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.

"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.

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.

"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.

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Czech Republic MotoGP - Full Qualifying Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax
1Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)2'2.753s7/7304k
2Jack MillerAUSPramac Ducati (GP19)+2.524s6/7303k
3Johann ZarcoFRARed Bull KTM Factory (RC16)+2.598s2/6299k
4Andrea DoviziosoITAMission Winnow Ducati (GP19)+2.837s5/6299k
5Pol EspargaroSPARed Bull KTM Factory (RC16)+2.957s5/6302k
6Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+3.419s2/6299k
7Valentino RossiITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+3.480s7/7291k
8Danilo PetrucciITAMission Winnow Ducati (GP19)+3.704s3/7302k
9Maverick ViñalesSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+3.873s2/6297k
10Fabio QuartararoFRAPetronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+3.895s2/7294k
11Cal CrutchlowGBRLCR Honda (RC213V)+4.370s3/7298k
12Franco MorbidelliITAPetronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)+6.651s2/5284k
 Qualifying 1:     
13Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)2'5.265s6/7296k
14Francesco BagnaiaITAPramac Ducati (GP18)*2'5.286s7/7301k
15Sylvain GuintoliFRASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)2'5.551s6/7298k
16Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*2'5.763s7/7298k
17Stefan BradlGERRepsol Honda (RC213V)2'5.974s5/7298k
18Aleix EspargaroSPAFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)2'6.284s6/6300k
19Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*2'6.554s2/7297k
20Karel AbrahamCZEReale Avintia Ducati (GP18)2'6.898s7/7296k
21Hafizh SyahrinMALRed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)2'7.155s6/6297k
22Tito RabatSPAReale Avintia Ducati (GP18)2'7.315s6/7294k
23Andrea IannoneITAFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)2'7.923s3/6298k

* 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)

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