09
Mar
2022
Martin grabs first 2022 pole, Quartararo 11th
Ahead of the weekend, Ducati announced it would not be running full 2022-spec engines in the bikes of Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia, as the Pramac riders remained with the 2022 motor.
But Martin made the full 2022 package work in a scintillating opening qualifying of the season to snatch his fifth MotoGP pole.
Marc Marquez came straight out of the blocks with a 1m53.566s on his…