Silverstone MotoGP stats
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Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing)
Qualifying position: Pole – Tissot Sprint: 3
Winner last year at Silverstone, Espargaro has qualified on pole for the second time so far this year along with Catalunya, setting a new all-time lap record at Silverstone. He finished P3 in the Sprint for his third Sprint podium so far this year and he will now aim to stand on the GP podium for the first time since he won in Catalunya last year. On Sunday, he is set to become the rider with the third most Grand Prix starts after Valentino Rossi (432) and Andrea Dovizioso (346).
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Following Jorge Lorenzo (2018), Marc Marquez (2019), Pol Espargaro (2021), Johann Zarco (2022) and Marco Bezzecchi (2023), Espargaro becomes the sixth different polesitter over the last six GPs at Silverstone
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team)
Qualifying position: 2 – Tissot Sprint: Crash
Championship leader Bagnaia has qualified second, which is his fifth top three in qualifying so far this year in 10 Grands Prix. He crashed out in the Sprint, ending a sequence of three successive Sprint podiums, and will be aiming to take his fifth Grand Prix win in a row, something no one has done since Marc Marquez in 2019, from Misano to Australia.
Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team)
Qualifying position: 3 – Tissot Sprint: Win
Bastianini has qualified third equalling his second-best qualifying result from the opening Grand Prix in Qatar. He took his first Sprint win – which is also his first Sprint podium – and will now aim to take his sixth MotoGP™️ win and his first since Malaysia last year, when he also qualified third.
Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing)
Qualifying position: 4 – Tissot Sprint: 2
Second in the Championship, Martin has qualified fourth, which is only the third time so far this year he has failed to qualify within the top three. He finished P2 in the Sprint for his eighth Sprint podium so far this year and reduced the gap to one point with Bagnaia in the Championship. On Sunday, he will be aiming to take his eighth MotoGP™️ win.
Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™️)
Qualifying position: 5 – Tissot Sprint: 6
After passing through Q1, Marquez has qualified fifth equalling his second-best qualifying result so far this year from last time out in Sachsenring. He finished P6 in the Sprint and he will now aim to add to his premier class podium collection (two with Honda and three with Ducati so far) or to take his maiden MotoGP™️ win.
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There have been nine different winners in the last nine MotoGP™️ races at Silverstone: Lorenzo (2013), Marc Marquez (2014), Rossi (2015), Viñales (2016), Dovizioso (2017), Rins (2019), Quartararo (2021), Bagnaia (2022), Espargaro (2023). Another winner would become the 10th different winner in the last 10 races here
Any comments or questions please contact statscommunications@dorna.com Official statistics compiled by Dr. Thomas Morsellino
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)
Qualifying position: 6 – Tissot Sprint: 4
Binder has qualified sixth for his second-best qualifying result so far this year after Qatar, Spain and Catalunya when he qualified fourth. He finished P4 in the Sprint but will now be aiming to stand on the podium for the second time so far this year along with Qatar (P2), or to win for the first time since Austria in 2021.
A first at Silverstone?
KTM/GASGAS riders could take the factory’s first win at Silverstone. So far, their best result here is P3 in 2023
Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP)
Qualifying position: 7 – Tissot Sprint: Crash
Marquez has qualified seventh for his second-worst qualifying result in MotoGP™️ at Silverstone. He crashed out in the Sprint but will now be aiming to win for the first time since Emilia-Romagna 2021 (1015 days ago). It would be his first Grand Prix win with Ducati and Gresini, and his second Grand Prix win at this track.
Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing)
Qualifying position: 8 – Tissot Sprint: 8
Viñales, who crashed in Q2, has qualified eighth, and he also finished eighth in the Sprint. He will aim to take his 11th MotoGP™️ GP win and his second at the track in the class after 2016 when he took his maiden MotoGP™️ win (then with Suzuki).
Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3)
Qualifying position: 9 – Tissot Sprint: 5
After passing through Q1, rookie Acosta qualified ninth, which is his second-worst qualifying result so far this year. He finished P5 in the Sprint following contact with Binder in the early stages. Aged 20 years and 71 days old on Sunday, he can aim to become the second-youngest premier class winner after Marc Marquez (20 years and 63 days old in Austin in 2013).
Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team)
Qualifying position: 10 – Tissot Sprint: 9
Di Giannantonio has qualified 10th, which is the third time he missed out on the top nine in qualifying so far this year. He scored one point in the Sprint, finishing P9 after serving a Long Lap for exceeding track limits, and will now aim to take his second premier class win or his third premier class podium.
Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)
Qualifying position: 11 – Tissot Sprint: 7
Miller has qualified 11th for his best qualifying result since he qualified ninth in Catalunya this year. He finished P7 in the Sprint and will now be aiming to take a podium for the first time since his P3 in Spain last year.
Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team)
Qualifying position: 12 – Tissot Sprint: Crash
Bezzecchi has qualified 12th for the second successive time. He crashed out in the opening lap in the Sprint following contact from Morbidelli. On Sunday, he will be aiming to take his 10th premier class podium and his second so far this season along with Spain (P3).