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Marc Marquez says he didn’t expect to see Jorge Lorenzo battling with the front-runners in Jerez but felt his rival's pace and style became a key tool to his victory.

Marc Marquez has stormed to victory at Jerez after front-running rivals Andrea Dovizioso, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa all crashed out together which sees the defending MotoGP world champion claim the riders’ championship lead.

Marc Marquez put his name at the top of the time sheets in an eventful MotoGP warm-up session for his Repsol Honda team, as both the reigning world champion and team-mate Dani Pedrosa suffered falls on Sunday morning at Jerez.

Soon after his worst ever qualifying performance at the Spanish Grand Prix, Marc Marquez acknowledged his strategy for Saturday afternoon’s MotoGP Q2 shootout was the wrong one, but still goes into race day feeling ‘confident’ of his victory chances.

Cal Crutchlow sees his first pole position in over a year as reward to his LCR Honda squad after struggling in qualifying in recent races as he eyes a second win of the 2018 MotoGP season.

Dani Pedrosa says keeping his rhythm and race pace on his Repsol Honda will be vital to his chances for victory at Jerez despite being out performed in qualifying by LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow.

Full Jerez MotoGP qualifying results here Cal Crutchlow has stormed to his first MotoGP pole position since 2016 at Silverstone seeing of fellow Honda rider Dani Pedrosa at Jerez.

Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the 2018 Spanish MotoGP at Jerez, round 4 of 19. Jerez has been resurfaced since the 2017 event. Kallio has his first wild-card appearance of the season.

Click here for full BSB FP1 results from Oulton Park

Full free practice one results for the third round of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Oulton Park. 1. Jason O’Halloran AUS Honda Racing CBR1000RR 1m 35.030s 2 . Shane Byrne GBR Be Wiser Ducati Panigale R 1m 35.038s

Cal Crutchlow was hesitant to state whether Honda’s riders are is possession of a distinct advantage around Jerez, and feels their rivals will find a way to close in after he ended the first day of MotoGP free practice at Jerez on the top of the time sheets.

Johann Zarco has taken the biggest decision of his MotoGP career by choosing to join KTM next season, rather than reigning champion's Honda.

Cal Crutchlow has revealed he is considering a possible offer from a rival manufacturer despite possessing an HRC contract that runs until the end of 2019.

With Johann Zarco ruled out of becoming Marc Marquez's 2019 team-mate by signing for KTM, the reigning four-time MotoGP champion was asked who he would like alongside him in the Repsol Honda garage next season.

After 'letting his riding do the talking' with a sixth successive MotoGP win in Austin, Marc Marquez arrives for the first of his home Spanish rounds - at Jerez this weekend - just one-point shy of Andrea Dovizioso and the world championship lead.

Marc VDS Honda MotoGP rookies Franco Morbidelli and Thomas Luthi head for the start of the European season at Jerez needing a step forward with the set-up of their RC213Vs.

Red Bull and Honda have entered official negotiations into a potential deal to see the Japanese manufacturer become its power unit supplier from 2019.

Three-time British Superbike champion Ryuichi Kiyonari will stand-in for the injured Dan Linfoot at the Oulton Park round this weekend for Honda Racing to mark an eye-catching return.

Halfords Yuasa Racing's Dan Cammish says there is 'more to come' from him after the British Touring Car Championship rookie secured his first ever podium in the series at Donington Park.

BTC Norlin Racing's Chris Smiley has admitted he was 'a bit disappointed' to miss out on pole position during yesterday's British Touring Car Championship qualifying at Donington, despite a career high of second on the grid.

Halfords Yuasa Racing's Dan Cammish has maintained his impressive start to life in the British Touring Car Championship by narrowly setting the pace during opening practice at Donington Park.

1. Dan Cammish Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R 1 minute 19.925 seconds 2. Josh Cook Power Maxed TAG Racing Vauxhall Astra 1 minute 19.952 seconds

Halfords Yuasa Racing’s Dan Cammish has set his sights on avenging his Brands Hatch qualifying disappointment at this weekend’s Donington Park British Touring Car Championship round.

Brendon Hartley feels he needs just 10 laps of the Baku City Circuit to get up to speed ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Toro Rosso.