Marc Marquez claimed yet another 2025 pole position on Saturday at the Qatar Grand Prix, edging his brother Alex (Gresini Ducati) into a familiar second place.Two major shocks emerged from the baking hot afternoon session at Losail.

Marc Marquez snatched a fourth successive MotoGP pole in 2025 after beating Alex Marquez with a new lap record in Qatar Grand Prix qualifying, as Pecco Bagnaia crashed. Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez came into the Qatar weekend expecting to be behind team-mate Pecco Bagnaia and championship leader Alex Marquez.

Francesco Bagnaia says he is angry about ‘f***ing up’ his Qatar Grand Prix weekend with a qualifying crash on Saturday. Bagnaia had looked strong all weekend until he dropped his factory Ducati at Turn 4 on his final qualifying run, resulting in the Italian starting the race 11th.