2019 Jerez MotoGP Qualifying Results
Yamaha has eight premier class wins at the Jerez Angel Nieto Circuit, the last one claimed three years ago by nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi.
Rossi finished second in the past two races in Texas and Argentina, and was a favorite heading into this weekend’s action at Jerez for round four of 19 in 2019 MotoGP.
But it would not be his Monster Energy Yamaha YZF-R1 that showed up first Saturday in qualifying, and neither was it his teammate’s Maverick Viñales’ prototype.
Quartararo set the pole with a 1:36.880 lap time on his second run, which became a new fastest lap at the 2.75-mile circuit. Joining Quartararo on the front row is his teammate Franco Morbidelli, who finished 0.082 of a second behind. Claiming the final podium position was Repsol Honda Team RC213V pilot Marc Marquez; last year’s Jerez winner finished 0.090 of a second behind Quartararo.
“I want to thank them for making this possible. In addition to being fast over a single lap, I think our race pace is good, so I hope to be able to fight for a great result. This pole and Franky’s second position are very special for the team. We are a new team in the class and it is incredible to achieve a 1-2 at only the fourth round of the year. I hope we can achieve this more often during the season.”
His teammate Morbidelli is also anticipating Sunday’s Spanish GP: “I am very happy with Q2 today here in Jerez; I had a lot of fun. It was down to a great job by the team. We worked very well and we have been fast throughout the weekend so far. We have been improving little by little and finding what we’re looking for to go forward, lap after lap. We had already progressed in FP3, getting straight into Q2 with the times very close.
“I was able to find a good reference to follow in qualifying, setting the time that took us into second place. When I finished the lap, looked at the circuit’s video screen and saw all the members of the team celebrating it, I couldn’t believe it. Then I saw that Fabio [Quartararo] had taken pole position too, which was more than deserved. It’s a great day for PETRONAS Yamaha SRT. Tomorrow we will have to finish it off.”
The other factory Ducati GP19 pilot Danilo Petrucci heads up row three, and the Italian will be joined by LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami and Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins, the man who won three weeks ago at Circuit of the Americas in Texas.
The Spanish GP at Jerez gets underway Sunday. For US TV times, visit 2019 MotoGP TV Schedule and US Race Times.
2019 Jerez MotoGP Qualifying Results
Pos. | Rider | Manufacturer | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | FRA | 01’36.880 |
2 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | ITA | 01’36.962 |
3 | Marc Marquez | Honda | ESP | 01’36.970 |
4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | ITA | 01’37.018 |
5 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | ESP | 01’37.112 |
6 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | GBR | 01’37.175 |
7 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati | ITA | 01’37.209 |
8 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | JPN | 01’37.332 |
9 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | ESP | 01’37.351 |
10 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | ITA | 01’37.384 |
11 | Jorge Lorenzo | Honda | ESP | 01’27.496 |
12 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | ESP | 01’37.514 |
13 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | ITA | 01’37.371 |
14 | Stefan Bradl | Aprilia | DEU | 01’37.406 |
15 | Jack Miller | Honda | AUS | 01’37.605 |
16 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | ESP | 01’37.625 |
17 | Pol Espargaro | KTM | ESP | 01’37.798 |
18 | Johann Zarco | KTM | FRA | 01’37.820 |
19 | Bradley Smith | KTM | GBR | 01’38.357 |
20 | Tito Rabat | Honda | ESP | 01’38.403 |