Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Saturday Sprint and main Sunday race at the Thai MotoGP at Buriram, round 17 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.
Alex Marquez and brother Marc, who grabbed a tow behind Jack Miller, lead Qualifying 1 and will now join the ten fastest riders on Friday in the pole position shootout.
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2023 MotoGP Thailand, Buriram – Qualifying (1) Results | |||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team |
1 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) |
2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) |
3 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) |
4 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) |
5 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
6 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) |
7 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) |
8 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
9 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) |
10 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) |
11 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) |
*Rookie.
Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia holds a 27-point lead over Jorge Martin heading into the Thai MotoGP, after the Pramac Ducati rider’s costly soft tyre gamble backfired on the final lap at Phillip Island.Miguel Oliveira took his final victory for KTM in last year’s wet Buriram race, ahead of Ducati team-mates Jack Miller and Bagnaia, with Martin just ninth. But it had been VR46 rookie Marco Bezzecchi who took pole position from Martin and Bagnaia in the dry.Wet weather is again a threat for all three days of this year’s grand prix weekend.Alex Rins, who withdrew from Phillip Island due to ongoing pain from his Mugello leg fractures, will miss Thailand after undergoing further surgery.
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