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In 1996, racer Tadayuki Okada nabbed pole position in the bike’s public debut at the 1996 Grand Prix at Malaysia, beating out Mick Doohan and Àlex Crivillé on the more complex and heavier V4 ...

Before Bagnaia, you have to go back to Mick Doohan in 1998 to have done this, with Alex Criville in 2000 and Kenny Roberts Jr. in 2001 in the final years of the 500cc era failing in their pursuits.