Rossi gets new motorcycle track record time
Movistar Yamaha’s Rossi silenced the doubters by smashing Casey Stoner’s previous pole record from 2012 by over a second to claim his 61st career pole position. The nine-time World Champion set a 1’32.627, the fastest ever time on a motorbike around the 4.5km track.
1 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA Q2 1'32.627 8 9 313.0
2 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI Q2 1'32.858 6 8 0.231 0.231 300.5
3 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA Q2 1'32.886 8 8 0.259 0.028 314.5
4 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA Q2 1'32.987 8 9 0.360 0.101 314.2
5 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA Q2 1'33.013 7 8 0.386 0.026 311.2
6 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ducati Team DUCATI Q2 1'33.016 7 8 0.389 0.003 315.8
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR CWM LCR Honda HONDA Q2 1'33.028 7 8 0.401 0.012 311.8
8 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA Q2 1'33.042 7 8 0.415 0.014 308.3
9 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI Q2 1'33.076 6 7 0.449 0.034 304.4
10 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team DUCATI Q2 1'33.112 5 7 0.485 0.036 317.9
11 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Octo Pramac Racing DUCATI Q2 1'33.126 5 7 0.499 0.014 308.9
12 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA Q2 1'33.236 6 8 0.609 0.110 311.8
13 6 Stefan BRADL GER Athinà Forward Racing YAMAHA FORWARD Q1 1'33.789 2 7 (*) 0.409 305.3
68 Yonny DUCATI 14 HERNANDEZ COL Octo Pramac Racing Q1 1'33.875 5 6 (*) 0.495 0.086 304.5
15 76 Loris BAZ FRA Athinà Forward Racing YAMAHA FORWARD Q1 1'33.999 2 7 (*) 0.619 0.124 301.0
16 45 Scott REDDING GBR EG 0,0 Marc VDS HONDA Q1 1'34.071 8 8 (*) 0.691 0.072 302.6
17 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing DUCATI Q1 1'34.223 7 7 (*) 0.843 0.152 312.7
18 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Avintia Racing DUCATI Q1 1'34.289 2 6 (*) 0.909 0.066 306.0
19 50 Eugene LAVERTY IRL Aspar MotoGP Team HONDA Q1 1'34.428 3 7 (*) 1.048 0.139 301.5
20 43 Jack MILLER AUS CWM LCR Honda HONDA Q1 1'34.645 6 8 (*) 1.265 0.217 302.6
21 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini APRILIA Q1 1'34.736 2 7 (*) 1.356 0.091 303.3
22 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Aspar MotoGP Team HONDA Q1 1'34.972 2 8 (*) 1.592 0.236 300.7
23 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM E-Motion IodaRacing Team ART Q1 1'35.189 3 8 (*) 1.809 0.217 293.3
24 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini APRILIA Q1 1'36.376 3 8 (*) 2.996 1.187 302.6