Phillip Island, Australia, Oct 18, 2025 (AFP) - Quartararo grabs pole at Australian MotoGP as Alex Marquez crashes

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Fabio Quartararo edged Marco Bezzecchi to clinch pole position Saturday for the Australian MotoGP sprint race and grand prix, but needed a new white-knuckle lap record to beat the Italian. In chilly conditions but with the track dry after early rain, the French Yamaha rider surged round the waterfront circuit with a flying lap at the death of 1min 26.465sec. It was enough to topple Bezzecchi by just 0.031sec, after the Aprilia rider had clocked 1......

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