Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia took pole position for the season-ending Solidarity Grand Prix to pile the pressure on championship leader Jorge Martin, who was only fourth fastest on Saturday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Francesco Bagnaia of the Ducati Lenovo Team captured the last pole position of the year with a stunning 1:38.641 lap during an intense Q2 at the Grand Prix of Barcelona. Aleix Espargaro and Marc Marquez secured second and third spots.

The only possible scenario in which Francesco Bagnaia would end up winning his third world champion title in a row is for him to finish first and for Martín to finish tenth or worst. Sunday, November 17, a new, still undecided MotoGP champion will rise in memory of the victims of Valencia's floods.

Francesco Bagnaia clinched victory in the MotoGP Sprint race in Barcelona, keeping the championship fight alive heading into the season

Francesco Bagnaia reignited the MotoGP title contention by winning the sprint at the Solidarity Grand Prix, narrowing Jorge Martin's championship lead. With the final race in Barcelona deciding the champion,

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia extended the MotoGP title race into the final day of the season when the reigning champion won the sprint at the Solidarity Grand Prix on Saturday while championship leader Jorge Martin finished third.

Francesco Bagnaia produced a commanding performance to win Saturday's sprint at the Barcelona MotoGP, ensuring that the battle for the world championship title would go to the last race of the season.

Bagnaia takes victory in the Barcelona sprint but still faces a 19-point deficit to Martin in Sunday’s decider

Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia claimed a crucial pole position for the Barcelona Grand Prix, while championship leader Jorge Martin could only qualify fourth. Bagnaia set a time of 1m38.