VR46 Ducati rider Bezzecchi set the pole time with simply over three minutes to go in an exceedingly moist Q2 with a 2m15.359s, earlier than he crashed on the Vale chicane whereas on one other fast flying lap.
That point proved sufficient, although, along with his nearest rival KTM’s Jack Miller 0.270 seconds adrift as Alex Marquez disregarded a crash to finish the entrance row.
In a fall-filled Q2, championship chief Francesco Bagnaia additionally bought caught out by the situations, although the manufacturing unit Ducati rider held onto fourth.
Sodden situations led to early drama in qualifying, as 2021 British GP winner Quartararo didn’t get out of Q1 and can begin final on the grid.
A scare for Quartararo on the Vale chicane halfway via the 15-minute session hindered his progress, and will do nothing to shut the seven-second deficit to his Q1-topping Yamaha team-mate Franco Morbidelli.
Marc Marquez additionally didn’t comply with Morbidelli and Tech3 rookie Augusto Fernandez via to Q2, the Honda rider lining up 14th after his remaining effort challenged for a prime two place however fell quick.
Circumstances failed to enhance as Q2 bought below manner, with KTM’s Miller setting a shocking early tempo of 2m15.629s to go 1.5s away from the sphere.
Bagnaia reduce this benefit to his former team-mate to 0.466s a number of moments later earlier than throwing his Ducati on the Brooklands surroundings seconds later.
Alex Marquez was the following rider to edge nearer to Miller, slicing his result in 0.142s, earlier than the rear-end of his Gresini Ducati got here spherical on him on the way in which into Abbey with just below six minutes to go.
Miller’s time was lastly deposed by Bezzecchi with simply over three minutes remaining, the third-placed rider within the standings with a 2m15.359s.
Setting the timing screens ablaze on his subsequent flying lap, Bezzecchi’s Q2 got here to a untimely finish when he crashed at Vale.
However it proved inconsequential, with Bezzecchi holding agency for his second pole of the season forward of Miller and Marquez.
Bagnaia heads row two from Augusto Fernandez, who achieved his best-ever MotoGP qualifying consequence, whereas Luca Marini accomplished the highest six on his VR46 Ducati regardless of a late tumble.
Jorge Martin was seventh on the Pramac Ducati from Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales and the sister Pramac bike of Johann Zarco, with Brad Binder (KTM), Morbidelli and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) rounding out the highest 12.
Enea Bastianini was simply 0.087s outdoors of progressing into Q2 and can begin thirteenth on his manufacturing unit Ducati from Marc Marquez and the returning Pol Espargaro on the Tech3 KTM.
Miguel Oliveira was sixteenth on the RNF Aprilia from LCR Honda stand-in Iker Lecuona, Gresini’s Fabio DiGiannantonio – who suffered a Flip 1 crash – and Honda’s Joan Mir.
The sphere was accomplished by Raul Fernandez (RNF), Takaaki Nakagami (LCR) and Quartararo.
MotoGP British GP – Qualifying outcomes
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