Marc Marquez: Qualifying Crashes Continue to Hinder Race Success at Emilia Romagna

Marc Marquez stated, "Even if we had started from the front row, our finishing position would still have been fourth."

Marc Marquez remarked two weeks ago that their weekend was ruined by the qualifying crash, despite his effort to climb from ninth to fifth place in the San Marino Sprint race.

Marquez took advantage of a rain shower on Sunday to unexpectedly secure his second Ducati MotoGP win.

As the Emilia Romagna round took place this weekend at Misano, Marquez found himself in a familiar situation. He crashed during qualifying, resulting in a start from the third row, in seventh position.

“I’m not entirely at ease with the [new] tires, and we need to continue making progress to catch up with Pecco and Martin,” Marquez stated.

The Spanish rider secured fourth position in the afternoon's Sprint race. However, on this occasion, Marquez's starting spot was not a factor.

By the conclusion of the first of thirteen laps, Marquez had swiftly overtaken Brad Binder to secure fourth place.

Despite achieving a race time that could have secured victory in the earlier San Marino Sprint, Marquez wasn't fast enough to challenge the three GP24s in front.

Marquez ultimately lagged 5.386 seconds behind the race victor Francesco Bagnaia and had to defend his position against Pedro Acosta's KTM.

Marquez admitted that even if they had started in the front row, they would have still ended up in fourth place.

"The leading three competitors had an edge, as demonstrated today. I initially held fourth place, but they outpaced us."

It is anticipated that most racers will revert from using the soft rear tire to the medium one for Sunday's full-length grand prix. However, Marquez does not foresee any significant changes in the rankings.

“Our aim for tomorrow will likely be fourth place,” he stated.

Alex Marquez, who is both a brother and a teammate, was the sole rider to opt for the medium rear tire during the Sprint race. His starting position was 21st on the grid following a crash.

"Although our confidence has been shaken by these crashes, performing well in the sprint race and collecting data for tomorrow was crucial," he stated after finishing 14th.

"We began the race in the last position but managed to overtake several competitors by using the medium rear tire, aiming to gather valuable data for the upcoming race."

"I'm still undecided about what I'll choose for tomorrow, but we now have additional information to better compare the soft and medium options."

Results for the Emilia Romagna and San Marino Sprint Race (13 laps):

In Emilia Romagna, Francesco Bagnaia clinched the top spot with a time of 19'50.237. Close behind, Jorge Martin finished second at 19'50.522, and Enea Bastianini secured third with a time of 19'51.556. Marc Marquez followed in fourth, clocking in at 19'55.623. Jorge Martin also marked a notable performance in San Marino with a time of 19'56.502, placing him fifth overall. Pedro Acosta came in sixth in Emilia Romagna with 19'56.817, while Francesco Bagnaia took seventh in San Marino, finishing in 19'57.997. Franco Morbidelli, also racing in San Marino, completed the circuit in 19'58.334, earning eighth place. Brad Binder's time of 19'58.38 in Emilia Romagna placed him ninth. Enea Bastianini wrapped up the top ten in San Marino with a time of 19'58.543.

Fabio Quartararo finished eleventh in Emilia Romagna, clocking 19'58.642. Marco Bezzecchi followed closely in twelfth with 19'59.202. Franco Morbidelli's 19'59.508 earned him thirteenth place in Emilia Romagna. Maverick Viñales finished fourteenth in the same race with a time of 19'59.775. In fifteenth, Miguel Oliveira completed the circuit in Emilia Romagna with 20'1.779. Aleix Espargaro followed in sixteenth, finishing at 20'2.286. Marc Marquez, racing in San Marino, took seventeenth place with a time of 20'2.971. Pedro Acosta's 20'3.298 secured him eighteenth in San Marino. Brad Binder finished nineteenth in San Marino at 20'6.481. Alex Marquez's time of 20'6.803 placed him twentieth in Emilia Romagna.

In San Marino, Jack Miller took twenty-first place with a time of 20'7.228. Fabio Quartararo followed in twenty-second, clocking in at 20'7.517. Alex Marquez finished twenty-third in San Marino with a time of 20'7.854. Maverick Viñales' 20'8.160 earned him twenty-fourth place in San Marino. Aleix Espargaro followed in twenty-fifth, completing the circuit in 20'8.585. Jack Miller's time of 20'9.648 in Emilia Romagna placed him twenty-sixth. Luca Marini finished twenty-seventh in Emilia Romagna with a time of 20'10.338. Johann Zarco followed closely, taking twenty-eighth with 20'10.835. Raul Fernandez's 20'10.979 earned him twenty-ninth place in Emilia Romagna. Fabio Di Giannantonio completed the top thirty in Emilia Romagna with a time of 20'13.056.

Takaaki Nakagami's 20'15.631 placed him thirty-first in Emilia Romagna. Augusto Fernandez followed closely in thirty-second with 20'15.668. Joan Mir finished thirty-third in Emilia Romagna with a time of 20'17.445. Johann Zarco took thirty-fourth place in San Marino with a time of 20'17.621. Pol Espargaro followed in thirty-fifth, clocking in at 20'18.044. Miguel Oliveira's 20'18.497 earned him thirty-sixth place in San Marino. In thirty-seventh, Augusto Fernandez completed the San Marino circuit with 20'19.944. Raul Fernandez took thirty-eighth place in San Marino, finishing at 20'20.782. Luca Marini followed in thirty-ninth, completing the circuit in 20'21.249. Alex Rins' time of 20'21.375 earned him fortieth place in San Marino. Finally, Takaaki Nakagami finished forty-first in San Marino with a time of 20'21.656.

*Post-race penalty of 8 seconds.

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