Bagnaia on pole as Ducati dominate French Grand Prix qualifying
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Bagnaia on pole as Ducati dominate French Grand Prix qualifying
LE MANS (Reuters) - Ducati s Francesco Bagnaia claimed pole position for the French Grand Prix after he finished on top in Saturday s qualifying session, while world champion Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha could only manage fourth place on the grid in front of his home fans.
Bagnaia was fastest in Le Mans with a time of 1 minute 30.450 seconds, 0.069 seconds ahead of team mate Jack Miller as Ducati dominated the last qualifying session.
Aprilia s Aleix Espargaro will start third for Sunday s race after finishing 0.159 seconds behind Miller.
Six-times MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda was left frustrated after he finished 10th.