Bagnaia takes Czech MotoGP pole as Marquez crashes

Bagnaia, on a Ducati, had to go through qualifying one after a slow start in Brno but regained composure to earn his first pole position of the season. "Luckily I had this 15 minutes more in qualifying. Then I understood better the way to push in this track," he said. "We just did a little adjustment that helped a lot," the 2022 and 2023 world champion added. Marquez will start from the second spot after losing control at turn 13 in the last qualifying lap -- a blow for the Spaniard as split times suggested he would top Bagnaia easily.