Jake Dixon got to grips with the Mandalika circuit and powered ahead of his rivals to claim a first Moto2 pole ahead of the return of the Indonesian Grand Prix.
Carlos Tatay brought home his first ever pole position as he is joined on the front row by two rookies ahead of the Moto3 Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika.
Yamaha Racing managing director Lin Jarvis thinks a decision on the future of ride-height devices will be made before the end of this weekend's Indonesian MotoGP.
A fast accident at the end of FP2 for the Indonesian MotoGP left Marc Marquez in just 22nd place heading into Saturday, with team-mate Pol Espargaro also in danger of a place in Qualifying 1.
After being forced to fight his way through the field due to a turn one incident in Qatar, Moto2 star rookie Pedro Acosta will have a penalty to overcome in Sunday's Mandalika round.
Valentino Rossi may not have been a frontrunner for his final seasons in MotoGP, but with seven premier-class titles and a record 89 race wins The Doctor's retirement was always going to leave a massive hole in Italian motorcycle racing.