"It's true that on a quali lap I take too much risk, and I was slower because I was exaggerating and I was trying to be faster than the tyres and the bike allowed,” Marquez explained. “Then you are against the bike and start to slide and are shaking everywhere, and it was not the best lap honestly speaking – but enough to be on pole position.

Gold went the way of Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) despite a dramatic opening half a lap, but it was intense – and tense – behind as the Championship leader claimed his seventh Sprint victory of the season at Aragon.

Marc Marquez has clinched his seventh Aragon pole position with a new all-time lap record during the 2025 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix. His brother and championship rival, Alex Marquez, finished in second,