Having been fastest in all three practice sessions, Bezzecchi beat Ducati factory rider Francesco Bagnaia and his own team-mate Luca Marini as the Italian marque sealed the front row.
The Pramac Ducati team had a terrible start to Q2, with Johann Zarco wheeling an apparently hobbled bike away from the track and Jorge Martin losing the rear end at the Turn 5 hairpin behind the pits. But evidently uninjured, the Spaniard got back to the garage and took on another bike while Zarco, who had progressed through Q1, was also able to continue.
By the 10-minute mark, with most contenders in the pits following a first run, Bezzecchi had set a benchmark time at 1m31.874s. His nearest challenger at that point was Bagnaia, almost exactly two tenths behind and also having run a hard front tyre.
As the riders headed back out for a final flurry of laps, Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo laid down the first serious time with a 1m31.770s.
Bezzecchi then hit back with a 1m31.472s four minutes from the end. His time would prove good enough for pole, withstanding Bagnaia's effort of 1m31.704s moments later. But the world champion then ran off the track and ultimately failed to improve.
Marini set a 1m31.630s lap to complete the front row, but then ended his session in the gravel after dropping his VR46 Ducati.
Once again, that meant yellow flags were a feature at the end of the session, helping Bezzecchi to keep his place at the top.
Quartararo delivered on the promise of some decent pace in FP3 by coming in fourth-fastest, an encouraging starting position in the context of the team’s year.
Source: Autosport