BARCELONA :Gresini Racing's Alex Marquez claimed his first pole position in nearly 900 days when he stormed to a lap record in qualifying on home turf at the Catalan Grand Prix on Saturday.

Alex had last taken pole at the Argentine Grand Prix in April 2023 and he will be joined on the front row by Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo and Ducati's Marc Marquez, who leads younger brother Alex by 175 points in the championship.

"That was really special and really important to be in the front row today, especially because we had a really good pace during the weekend," said a beaming Alex, who has not had a podium finish in the last three rounds.

"Happy we put everything together but now comes the important moment - the sprint race and the long race where the points are there on the table. So we need t

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