Jorge Martin ‘risked a lot’ for Valencia MotoGP pole

Martin claimed the fourth pole of his rookie season when he snatched top spot in qualifying away from Ducati stablemate Francesco Bagnaia by 0.036 seconds after both Bagnaia and his team-mate Jack Miller crashed late on.

It marked the 11th pole of Ducati’s 2021 campaign and ensured it completed its perfect run of having at least one bike on the front row at all 18 rounds this season.

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