Overview
- Marc Márquez set a new Sachsenring lap record of 1:19.041 to take pole after a three-attempt qualifying strategy that used short, soft-tyre runs to extract a single fast lap.
- Ducati filled the front row with Àlex Márquez second and Fabio Di Giannantonio third, underlining single-lap pace for the manufacturer despite questions over race-long speed.
- Marco Bezzecchi had a highside in Q2, was examined in the circuit medical centre and was diagnosed with a displaced fracture of his left clavicle that Aprilia says will be treated surgically in Italy.
- The Sprint on Saturday ran with only 20 starters because Bezzecchi will not start, and his absence hands Jorge Martín and other rivals a chance to widen gaps in the standings before the summer break.
- Bezzecchi’s injury is the latest in a run of setbacks that have interrupted his title bid, and teams will use the upcoming break and the next round at Silverstone to repair, reassess race pace and adjust strategies.