Czech Republic MotoGP - Full Qualifying Results
Marquez takes pole position on a drying track at Brno after making a brave switch to slicks work, while Zarco hands KTM its first MotoGP front row!
Marquez and the likes of second-place Miller picked slicks for the end of the session, but conditions were very much borderline with the Australian falling on his last lap.
Marquez takes pole position on a drying track at Brno after making a brave switch to slicks work, while Zarco hands KTM its first MotoGP front row!
Marquez and the likes of second-place Miller picked slicks for the end of the session, but conditions were very much borderline with the Australian falling on his last lap.
"It was too much risk!" Marquez admitted afterwards.
Zarco, who came through Qualifying 1, stuck with wet tyres - as did the likes of Italian veterans Rossi and Dovizioso.
Marquez and Rins had a tussle in pit lane earlier in the session.
Jorge Lorenzo is again absent after fractures to his vertebrae at Assen and replaced by HRC test and wild-card rider Bradl, while Suzuki test rider Guintoli has his latest wild-card entry.
| Czech Republic MotoGP - Full Qualifying Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 2'2.753s | 7/7 | 304k |
| 2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP19) | +2.524s | 6/7 | 303k |
| 3 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +2.598s | 2/6 | 299k |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +2.837s | 5/6 | 299k |
| 5 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +2.957s | 5/6 | 302k |
| 6 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +3.419s | 2/6 | 299k |
| 7 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +3.480s | 7/7 | 291k |
| 8 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +3.704s | 3/7 | 302k |
| 9 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +3.873s | 2/6 | 297k |
| 10 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +3.895s | 2/7 | 294k |
| 11 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +4.370s | 3/7 | 298k |
| 12 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +6.651s | 2/5 | 284k |
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| 13 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 2'5.265s | 6/7 | 296k |
| 14 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | 2'5.286s | 7/7 | 301k |
| 15 | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 2'5.551s | 6/7 | 298k |
| 16 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 2'5.763s | 7/7 | 298k |
| 17 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 2'5.974s | 5/7 | 298k |
| 18 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | 2'6.284s | 6/6 | 300k |
| 19 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* | 2'6.554s | 2/7 | 297k |
| 20 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | 2'6.898s | 7/7 | 296k |
| 21 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 2'7.155s | 6/6 | 297k |
| 22 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | 2'7.315s | 6/7 | 294k |
| 23 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | 2'7.923s | 3/6 | 298k |
* Rookie.
Fastest Friday Time:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 55.802s(FP2)
Official Brno MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda1m 54.596s (2016)
Fastest race lap:
Dani Pedrosa SPA Honda1m 56.027s (2014)
