{
  "id": 8440689,
  "title": "Martin edges title rival Marquez for Austrian MotoGP pole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/martin-edges-title-rival-marquez-for-austrian-motogp-pole-8440689",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T10:08:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/19/martin-edges-title-rival-marquez-for-austrian-motogp-pole"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Championship rivals Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez are currently tied at the top of the MotoGP standings with 274 points each. (EPA Images pic) In a thrilling qualifying session for the upcoming Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, Martin edged out his rival Marquez by a mere 0.015 seconds to claim pole position. Pedro Acosta rounded out the front row, starting third after a strong performance in Friday's practice. Italian Marco Bezzecchi secured fourth place, followed by Japan's Ai Ogura, and Alex Marquez, who qualified sixth despite suffering a crash late in the session. While both Martin and Marquez are tied on points, Marquez currently leads the championship standings with an advantage of 33 points after securing five victories in the last seven races following a challenging start to the season. Bezzecchi currently sits in third place overall.",
  "summary": "Jorge Martin secured his third pole of the season, beating Marc Marquez by just 0.015 seconds in a closely fought qualifying session.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Martin edges title rival Marquez for Austrian MotoGP pole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/martin-edges-title-rival-marquez-for-austrian-motogp-pole",
        "published": "2026-09-19T10:08:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Aprilia's Martin beats title rival Marquez to Austrian MotoGP pole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/aprilias-martin-beats-title-rival-marquez-to-austrian-motogp-pole",
        "published": "2026-09-19T10:46:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Martin edges title rival Marquez for Austrian MotoGP pole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/martin-edges-title-rival-marquez-for-austrian-motogp-pole-8448751",
        "published": "2026-09-19T11:20:14.000Z"
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  "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."
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