Zarco snatches shock Japan MotoGP pole, Marquez third
Yamaha Tech3 rider Johann Zarco of France powers his machine during the third practice round of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi, Tochigi prefecture.
Image: Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP
Yamaha's Johann Zarco produced a sizzling lap Saturday to claim a surprise pole for the Japanese Grand Prix with MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez qualifying in third.
With only a minute remaining in a wet Motegi session, the Frenchman Zarco clocked a quickest time of one minute, 53.469 seconds for his second career pole in the MotoGP class, pipping Ducati's Danilo Petrucci and championship leader Marquez.
Petrucci finished 0.3 seconds behind Zarco with Marquez a further tenth off the pace to complete the front row, followed by Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro, Ducati's Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa's Honda.
Starting grid
Rider Grid Qual time
J. Zarco
Yamaha·#5
1 1:53.469
D. Petrucci
Ducati·#9
2 1:53.787
M. Márquez
Honda·#93
3 1:53.903
A. Espargaró
Aprilia·#41
4 1:53.947
J. Lorenzo
Ducati·#99
5 1:54.235
D. Pedrosa
Honda·#26
6 1:54.342
B. Smith
KTM·#38
7 1:54.872
P. Espargaró
KTM·#44
8 1:54.906
A. Dovizioso
Ducati·#4
9 1:55.064
Á. Rins
Suzuki·#42
10 1:55.483
A. Iannone
Suzuki·#29
11 1:55.617
V. Rossi
Yamaha·#46
12 1:57.786
L. Baz
Ducati·#76
Source: https://www.timeslive.co.za
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Yamaha Tech3 rider Johann Zarco of France powers his machine during the third practice round of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi, Tochigi prefecture.
Image: Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP
Yamaha's Johann Zarco produced a sizzling lap Saturday to claim a surprise pole for the Japanese Grand Prix with MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez qualifying in third.
With only a minute remaining in a wet Motegi session, the Frenchman Zarco clocked a quickest time of one minute, 53.469 seconds for his second career pole in the MotoGP class, pipping Ducati's Danilo Petrucci and championship leader Marquez.
Petrucci finished 0.3 seconds behind Zarco with Marquez a further tenth off the pace to complete the front row, followed by Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro, Ducati's Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa's Honda.
Starting grid
Rider Grid Qual time
J. Zarco
Yamaha·#5
1 1:53.469
D. Petrucci
Ducati·#9
2 1:53.787
M. Márquez
Honda·#93
3 1:53.903
A. Espargaró
Aprilia·#41
4 1:53.947
J. Lorenzo
Ducati·#99
5 1:54.235
D. Pedrosa
Honda·#26
6 1:54.342
B. Smith
KTM·#38
7 1:54.872
P. Espargaró
KTM·#44
8 1:54.906
A. Dovizioso
Ducati·#4
9 1:55.064
Á. Rins
Suzuki·#42
10 1:55.483
A. Iannone
Suzuki·#29
11 1:55.617
V. Rossi
Yamaha·#46
12 1:57.786
L. Baz
Ducati·#76
Source: https://www.timeslive.co.za
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