With the MotoE class not having raced at Le Mans before, experience proved vital and Jordi Torres used his to claim E-Pole ahead of the first of two races to decide the title in France.
Yuki Tsunoda stormed to his third Formula 2 pole position of the season as he saw off Carlin teammate Jehan Daruvala in a tightly-contested qualifying session at the Sochi Autodrom.
Tatsuki Suzuki snatched up pole position with record pace as the grand prix season got back on track in qualifying for round 2 of the world championship in Jerez
Alex Rins says his tussle with Marc Marquez during MotoGP qualifying at Brno last year was the moment he realised the reigning world champion viewed him as a rival.
Bennetts British Superbike championship organisers have made adjustments to its qualifying format for 2020 with the fastest six riders from free practice heading straight into Q2.