Australian MotoGP - Full Qualifying Results
Vinales continues his strong weekend with pole position for this afternoon's Australian MotoGP, during a rescheduled qualifying at Phillip Island.
Q1 and Q2 were cancelled on Saturday due to strong winds and moved to Sunday morning.
Oliveira, whose big accident in FP4 prompted the end of yesterday's track action, was declared unfit to ride due to a lack of strength in his heavily bruised hands.
Vinales continues his strong weekend with pole position for this afternoon's Australian MotoGP, during a rescheduled qualifying at Phillip Island.
Q1 and Q2 were cancelled on Saturday due to strong winds and moved to Sunday morning.
Oliveira, whose big accident in FP4 prompted the end of yesterday's track action, was declared unfit to ride due to a lack of strength in his heavily bruised hands.
Fellow rookie Quartararo suffered an ankle injury on Friday, before returning to action on Saturday morning and progressing through Qualifying 1 to claim an excellent second on the grid.
World champion Marquez will complete the front row after another big save, this time at the fast Turn 1.
Rossi had his best qualifying since Silverstone, but home hero Miller (riding in a special livery) will be disappointed with ninth.
Zarco is making his MotoGP comeback this weekend, for LCR Honda in place of Nakagami, who is undergoing shoulder surgery.
The Frenchman, who will ride the team's 2018-spec RCV in the last three rounds of this season, comfortably outqualified Lorenzo.
| Australian MotoGP - Full Qualifying Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'28.492s | 8/8 | 340k |
| 2 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +0.551s | 3/8 | 338k |
| 3 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.724s | 7/8 | 341k |
| 4 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.751s | 8/9 | 339k |
| 5 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Team (GP19) | +0.847s | 7/8 | 343k |
| 6 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.043s | 4/8 | 346k |
| 7 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.066s | 4/8 | 342k |
| 8 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.089s | 2/7 | 344k |
| 9 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP19) | +1.123s | 2/7 | 346k |
| 10 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP19) | +1.175s | 7/8 | 345k |
| 11 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.224s | 9/9 | 337k |
| 12 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +1.455s | 3/8 | 343k |
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| 13 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* | 1'29.712s | 8/8 | 340k |
| 14 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 1'30.008s | 7/8 | 341k |
| 15 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | 1'30.075s | 7/7 | 342k |
| 16 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | 1'30.165s | 7/7 | 346k |
| 17 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | 1'30.18s | 8/8 | 342k |
| 18 | Mika Kallio | FIN | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | 1'30.495s | 8/8 | 335k |
| 19 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 1'31.179s | 6/8 | 339k |
| 20 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 1'31.285s | 6/6 | 330k |
| 21 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | 1'31.941s | 8/8 | 334k |
* Rookie.
Fastest Practice Time:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 28.824s (FP2)
Official Phillip Island MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 27.899s (2013)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 28.108s (2013)
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