Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) pinched top spot ahead of Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) in the first qualifying session at the Qatar Grand Prix at Lusail International Circuit. The South African had already sat inside the Q2 places, but his seventh and final lap saw him move ahead of the reigning World Champion with a 1:53.512.
By the end of the first runs, Quartararo and the KTM man both occupied the Q2 places, and it remained that way with just a minute remaining on the clock. That’s when the on track action began to heat up, with Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) in the red as he posted a time attack, but unfortunately for the Frenchman, he passed through the yellow flags after a Darryn Binder (WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team) crash at Turn 2.
There were also late attempts from Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and rookie Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), but neither ride could find those few extra tenths to get themselves into the top two on the timesheets.
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