Marquez grabs another sensational pole

Marquez grabs another sensational pole beating Lorenzo but 10milliseconds

Phenomenal Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda grabs another sensational pole in home turf Aragon beating World Champion compatriot Jorge Lorenzo on the Yamaha by just 10milliseconds at the last minute while team mate Dani Pedrosa completed the front row for home race denying Valentino Rossi a front row by 5milliseconds in what turned out to be a 4way hot pursuit for the pole.
 
Pedrosa (Honda) and Rossi (Yamaha) are just 0.130 secs off Marquez´s pole time while Bautista and Bradl join Rossi in the second row.

Lorenzo set the initial benchmark with 1’48.241 which was bettered by Bradl, but it was Pedrosa who broke Casey Stoner´s 2011 the lap record of 1´47.957 on his first run.

As the final heat began Lorenzo came back on a fresh rubber with 5minutes to go and set another stupendous lap of 1´47.814 while Marquez, Rossi and Pedrosa were also turning in fastest sector time to challenge for pole which ultimately gained by the marvelous Marc Marquez by just 0.010s while Pedrosa and Rossi came in 3rd and 4th in what turned out to be a 4way battle for the pole.

The real surprise of the qualifying was none other than the 7time champion Valentino Rossi who was quick from the word go and managed get a clear track and stay out of traffic after managing to alter the balance of the bike,

Rossi on his second run was turning out a fastest RED split sector time for the very first time this year and managed to cross the line in 4th just .005s off Repsol Honda´s Pedrosa thus so far the best qualifying of the season. 

Crutchlow made few unforced errors and clocked 7th ahead of Tech3 Yamaha team mate Smith while the Ducati´s of Dovizoso and Hayden sandwiched the ART CRT of Espargaro in 10th.

Results – Top 12 of Q2

Pos. Rider Nation Team Bike Time
1 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1´47.804
2 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1´47.814
3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1´47.957
4 Valentino ROSSI ITA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1´47.962
5 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1´48.128
6 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 1´48.302
7 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1´48.653
8 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1´48.854
9 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1´49.219
10 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 1´49.348
11 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 1´49.428
12 Andrea IANNONE ITA Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Ducati 1´50.094

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