Marco Bezzecchi takes pole position at the San Marino Grand Prix after smashing the lap record. He clocks 1:29.982, becoming the first rider to break the 1:30 barrier, and leads the grid for the race.
The result is presented as a major milestone for both Bezzecchi and Aprilia. CNA and Free Malaysia Today both describe the performance as a lap-record effort on Aprilia’s home turf, with Marquez named as the rider immediately behind him in the qualifying running order. While the outlets focus on the record-breaking nature of the lap, they align on the key outcome: Bezzecchi posts a new benchmark time to secure pole and is followed by Marquez.
Neither source disputes the timing or the podium-order implication from qualifying, and both frame the session around Bezzecchi’s under-1:30 breakthrough rather than any controversy or alternative interpretation.
