Zarco snatches a shock pole position for the Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno! Quartararo falls on his final lap trying to overturn his fellow Frenchman's time while team-mate Morbidelli completes the front row.
Reflecting on Johann Zarco's surprise pole position on a 2019-spec Ducati at Brno, Valentino Rossi highlighted that newer does not always mean better when it comes to MotoGP technology.
Pol Espargaro thought he claimed KTM's first front row of the season as he rocketed to second on the grid in the closing stages of Saturday's MotoGP qualifying at Brno. But he hadn't seen yellow flags being waved at Turn 9 in the wake of an accident for Cal Crutchlow.
After an impressive race debut for the Suzuki holeshot device last time at Jerez, Alex Rins will try it again at the start of Sunday's Brno MotoGP round.
Johann Zarco lands a shock pole position for the Czech Republic MotoGP in Brno for the privateer Avintia Racing team, while Andrea Dovizioso can only manage 18th
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Rins and Binder now progress to the Q2 pole position shootout, where they will join the ten fastest riders after third practice. Nakagami loses the top spot after running over the green paint on corner exit. Disaster for Dovizioso who is left 18th on the grid.
Quartararo returns to the top during final practice for the Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno, finishing ahead of KTM's Espargaro and Petronas Yamaha team-mate Morbidelli, who fell during the session.
Valentino Rossi produced his best FP3 performance of the season so far at Brno, where a fifth place on the 'unbelievably' close timesheets allowed him to safely sail through to Qualifying 2.
Morbidelli moves to the top during FP3 for the Czech Republic MotoGP, while the likes of Dovizioso and Miller miss out on the top 10 (covered by just 0.257s) and will need to go to Qualifying 1.
Slow progress in its negotiations with star rider Andrea Dovizioso has seen Ducati recently admit that Francesco Bagnaia might move to the official team next year, should no agreement be reached with the #4.
MotoGP title leader Fabio Quartararo experiments with operating the Yamaha ride-height system on corner exit during Friday practice at Brno, Danilo Petrucci uses the proven Ducati system "three times per lap".