Tag Archives: Qualification

🏁🇪🇸 Valencia GP Qualifying: Another pole for Fabio Quartararo

The young Frenchman makes a perfect weekend for the last Grand Prix of the season: after dominating the day of Friday, it is full with his pole position on [...]

November 16, 2019

🏁🇲🇾 Malaysia GP Qualifying: unstoppable Fabio Quartararo

No one was able to stop Fabio Quartararo, the author of the pole position at Sepang. Marc Marquez fell as he tried to take the wheel of the Frenchman. This [...]

November 2, 2019

🏁🇹🇭 Thai GP Qualify: Falls’ Ballet

All top contenders felt during the Q2: Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi, Fabio Quartararo... But Fabio Quartararo took nonetheless pole while Breaking Track [...]

October 5, 2019

🏁🇪🇸 Aragon GP Qualifying: None to Dislodge Marc Marquez

Despite a desperate fast last Lap from Fabio Quartararo, no one could dislodge Marc Marquez from Pole this Weekend... Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Viñales [...]

September 21, 2019

🏁🇸🇲 San Marino GP Qualifying: Yamaha and… KTM!

Viñales snatches pole from Pol Espargaro in Q2 stunner.. Yamaha man knocks KTM’s Espargaro off P1 on his final flying lap to secure pole number two of the [...]

September 14, 2019

🏁🇬🇧 British GP Qualifying: Marquez The Fox…

After a Q1 where Andrea Dovizioso and Alex Rins were promoted to Q2, Marc Marquez and Valentino played Fox and Chicken; Cat and Mouse or Whatever we call [...]

August 24, 2019

🏁🇦🇹 Austria GP Qualifying: Marquez… Who Knew?

With a tightly fought Q1 between the angered Cal Crutchlow, Francesco Bagnaia the good surprise, Morbidelli the unlucky , Tito Rabat and Joan Zarco. [...]

August 10, 2019

🏁🇨🇿 Czech GP Qualify: The Incredible Lucky Bet of Marquez

A sensational Q2 session sees the Championship leader take a huge gamble as Miller and Zarco complete the front row In an absolutely sensational Q2 session [...]

August 4, 2019

Germany GP Qualifying: Marc Marquez did it Right

Rossi and Nakagami through to Q2, Dovi out Injured Japanese rider knocks the Ducati man out of the top two with seconds to goValentino Rossi (Monster [...]

July 6, 2019

Assen GP Qualify: Quarteraro Crushes opposition…

Exceptional Fabio Quartararo who keeps on performing. He signed to Assen his third pole position in MotoGP, the second consecutive. Fabio Quartararo [...]

June 29, 2019

San Marino GP Qualifying: Solo Yamaha

Q1: Bautista & Abraham head through to Q2. Late drama as laptime cancellations hit Folger and Miller Alvaro Bautista (Pull&Bear Aspar Team) headed [...]

September 10, 2017

British GP Qualifying: Within a Tenth…

Marquez vs Rossi: #BritishGP pole split by less than a tenth. Silverstone shootout sees the classic rivalry split by less than a tenth after some record [...]

August 26, 2017

Austrian GP Qualifying: Against the Odd

Joker in the pack: Marquez overturns predictions for pole Repsol Honda rider heads the grid, Dovizioso and Lorenzo complete the front row Marc Marquez [...]

August 12, 2017

Czech GP Qualifying: Repsol Majority

Petrucci and Bautista through Q1, Folger misses out Italian and Spaniard graduate to Q2, with the German rookie losing out in the final push Danilo [...]

August 5, 2017

German GP Qualifying: 8 in a Row

Petrucci and Pol Espargaro push through in Q1 Rain beats down on Q1 as Italian and Spaniard master the conditions Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Racing) [...]

July 1, 2017

Assen GP Qualifying: The “Other” Yamaha…

Tour de force: Zarco stuns Assen for first MotoGP™ pole French rookie lights up the TT Circuit Assen for an incredible first premier class pole position [...]

June 24, 2017

Catalunya GP Qualifying: No Front Rows for Yamaha…

Q1: Viñales follows Folger to Q2 - Rossi out Nine-time World Champion just misses the cut in Qualifying 1 at the Catalan GP Jonas Folger (Monster Yamaha [...]

June 10, 2017

Italy GP Qualifying: Yamaha 1 2

Behind enemy lines: Viñales steals pole at Mugello Number 25 heads the grid from Rossi and Dovizioso at the Italian GP Championship leader Maverick Viñales [...]

June 3, 2017

French GP Qualifying: Yamaha Lock First Row

Viñales lights up qualifying as Zarco steals the spotlight Yamaha domination in France as Viñales takes pole, Zarco flies the flag – and Rossi starts from [...]

May 21, 2017

Spanish GP Qualifying

Iannone and Aleix Espargaro make it through Q1. Italian and Spaniard make it through to fight for the top twelve on the grid. Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki [...]

May 6, 2017

America GP Qualifying: Yamaha Chase Marquez

Miller and Lorenzo fight through to Q2 'Spartan' through to Q2 for the first time in red Jack Miller (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) topped the timesheets [...]

April 22, 2017

Argentina GP Qualifying: Marquez Back!

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) had a more muted #QatarGP after a wrong tyre choice – crossing the line in P4 – but the reigning Champion struck straight [...]

April 8, 2017

Qatar GP Qualifying: Cancelled!

Viñales: “It was too risky to go out” First pole in the premier class after Saturday gets rained off Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) starts the [...]

March 25, 2017

Valencia GP Qualifying: Por Fuera on a Mission

The final stand: Lorenzo demolishes the record in Valencia. ‘Spartan’ starts from pole in his last race for Yamaha; uncatchable and ominous ahead of race [...]

November 12, 2016

Malaysia GP Qualifying: Dovi Lead Yamaha Boys

Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) has taken a stunning pole position at Sepang International Circuit, as the Italian veteran sliced half a second off the time [...]

October 29, 2016

Australia GP Qualifying: The Blue Disaster

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) has taken pole position at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, as the new reigning World Champion chose the perfect moment [...]

October 22, 2016

Japan GP Qualifying: Out of Nowhere…

Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) will start from pole at the Twin Ring Motegi for the Japanese GP, as the Italian legend fought off Marc Marquez [...]

October 15, 2016

Aragon GP Qualifying: E Viva España!

The grey of Friday at MotorLand Aragon turned powder blue on Saturday, as qualifying day brought warmer temperatures and shining late September sun for the [...]

September 24, 2016

San Marino GP Qualifying: Lorenzo in a Yellow Haze

Pirro leads the Q1 charge, Wildcard turned Iannone-replacement tops the timesheets in Q1 Michele Pirro (Ducati Team) led the field in Q1 qualifying on his [...]

September 10, 2016

Czech GP Qualifying: Astonishing MM93

Pedrosa tops Q1, the Repsol Honda rider progresses to Q2, Smith close in P2 Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa topped Q1 in the Czech Republic after the [...]

August 20, 2016

German GP Qualifying: Is 7 a Lucky Number?

Marc Marquez takes pole position for the German MotoGP at Sachsenring ahead of a shock second for Avintia Ducati's Hector Barbera (who made the best of a [...]

July 16, 2016

Holland GP Qualifying: Red Behind… Red First…

Dovizioso delivers Ducati pole at The Cathedral Andrea Dovizioso will start from pole position as his teammate, Andrea Iannone, is scheduled to start from [...]

June 25, 2016

Catalunya GP Qualifying: Marquez takes Pole

The sun continued to beat down as MotoGP™ World Championship bikes roared out of pit lane for Q2. With an air temperature of 25.5°C and a ground [...]

June 4, 2016

Italy GP Qualifying: The GOAT sees RED

Fastest in Q1, Redding and Aleix Espargaro look set to throw their hats into the ring and get involved in the fight for pole. After the first runs of the [...]

May 21, 2016

French GP Qualifying: New Record Set

Having never stepped outside the top two all weekend, Jorge Lorenzo set a new pole record ahead of Marquez and Iannone. The atmosphere in Le Mans was tense [...]

May 7, 2016