Francesco Bagnaia earned pole position during MotoGP qualifying Saturday at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, in Spain. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP24 on the dry 2.90-mile (4.65 km) track, the two-time and defending World Champion turned a 1:38.641, was good enough to top the 23-rider field.
Aleix Espargaro was the best of the rest with a 1:38.696 on his factory Aprilia RS-GP, and Marc Marquez claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:38.798 on his Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici.
Row-two qualifiers included Jorge Martin (1:38.849) and his teammate Franco Morbidelli (1:38.886) on their Prima Pramac Racing Ducati, Pedro Acosta (1:38.949) on his Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 machine.