{
  "id": 13320045,
  "title": "MotoGP Indonesian GP: Raul Fernandez claims pole, Marc Marquez outqualifies Jorge Martin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/motogp-indonesian-gp-raul-fernandez-claims-pole-marc-marquez",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T03:53:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/motogp-indonesian-gp-raul-fernandez-claims-pole-marc-marquez-outqualifies-jorge-martin/10863655/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Raul Fernandez secured his debut pole position at the Indonesian MotoGP Grand Prix on Saturday, outperforming Marco Bezzecchi by a margin of just one-tenth of a second. Meanwhile, Marc Marquez narrowly outqualified his title rival, Jorge Martin, who qualified fourth. Fernandez's time of 1 minute 28.562 seconds surpassed Bezzecchi's previous best of 1 minute 28.961 seconds, thanks to fresh soft tyres. Bezzecchi's attempt at a quicker lap was cut short due to yellow flags triggered by Gresini's Fermin Aldeguer's crash on Turn 16. Marquez, who continued to race alongside Martin, managed to edge out the Spaniard by 0.034 seconds, securing fourth place on the grid. Meanwhile, Aldeguer held onto sixth place despite his late crash. The race also saw a crash fest during Q1, with five riders hitting the deck, including Ogura, Bastianini, Miller, Moreira, and Zarco.",
  "summary": "Raul Fernandez claimed his maiden MotoGP pole position at the Indonesian Grand Prix on Saturday, while Marc Marquez qualified fourth to edge out title rival Jorge Martin. Trackhouse rider Fernandez improved to a 1m28.562s on his final run to beat the factory Aprilia of Marco Bezzecchi by a tenth of a second, after the latter was forced to abandon his best lap due to yellow ... Keep reading",
  "key_points": [
    "Raul Fernandez claims debut pole at Indonesian GP",
    "Marc Marquez outqualifies Jorge Martin by 0.034 seconds",
    "Aldeguer crashes out during Q1, holds 6th place"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}