ÁLEX MÁRQUEZ ON THE SIXTH ROW FOR SEASON OPENER IN QATAR

Álex Márquez will start Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix – the opening race of the 2022 MotoGP World Championship – from the sixth row at the Losail International Circuit. The LCR Honda CASTROL rider again struggled for front-end feeling on Saturday and had to settle for 18^th position on the grid after a tough qualifying session.

Sitting in 16^th overnight, the Spaniard was unable to force his way directly into Q2 with the third free practice session producing slower lap times than Friday’s evening FP2. Álex battled to finish 17^th fastest in FP4 and then snatched a spot on the sixth row with his final lap in a hard-fought Q1 session.