Marc Marquez powers to take pole in Australia
Reigning world champion Marc Marquez took a strong pole position in Philip Island for the Australian Grand Prix with Iannone and Lorenzo joining the front row.
Lorenzo (Yamaha) was upset as Iannone (Ducati) got a clean tow from using his slip stream and clocked an identical lap time and moved ahead in the standings.
Pedrosa (Honda), Vinales (Suzuki) & Crutchlow (Satelite Honda) share second row while Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) could only manage a 7th fastest grid position inspite of a world championship at stake and rival Lorenzo with the same bike is on the front row.
Aleix Espargaro (Suzuki) and Pol Espargaro (Satellite Yamaha) completed row 3 while Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso will start from 10th on the grid ahead of Scott Redding and Bradley Smith.
MotoGP 2015 Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying (Q2) Results
Pos |
Rider |
Nat |
Bike |
Lap Time |
Gap 1st / Prev |
1 |
Marc MARQUEZ |
SPA |
Honda |
1'28.364 |
|
2 |
Andrea IANNONE |
ITA |
Ducati |
1'28.680 |
0.316 / 0.316 |
3 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Yamaha |
1'28.680 |
0.316 |
4 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Honda |
1'28.712 |
0.348 / 0.032 |
5 |
Cal CRUTCHLOW |
GBR |
Honda |
1'28.912 |
0.548 / 0.200 |
6 |
Maverick VIÑALES |
SPA |
Suzuki |
1'28.932 |
0.568 / 0.020 |
7 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Yamaha |
1'29.014 |
0.650 / 0.082 |
8 |
Aleix ESPARGARO |
SPA |
Suzuki |
1'29.015 |
0.651 / 0.001 |
9 |
Pol ESPARGARO |
SPA |
Yamaha |
1'29.222 |
0.858 / 0.207 |
10 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
Ducati |
1'29.267 |
0.903 / 0.045 |
11 |
Scott REDDING |
GBR |
Honda |
1'29.499 |
1.135 / 0.232 |
12 |
Bradley SMITH |
GBR |
Yamaha |
1'29.626 |
1.262 / 0.127 |