30
Sep
2023

Martin smashes lap record for pole
Martin posted a 1m43.198s on his first run in Q2 on Saturday morning to beat Brad Binder’s Friday benchmark, which in turn surpassed Jorge Lorenzo’s 2015 record, by almost three tenths of a second.
It gives Martin a second pole in the last three races, as well as a 10th in a row for Ducati.
Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia emerged as Martin’s closest…