Valencia MotoGP, Ricardo Tormo - Full Qualifying Results
Morbidelli takes pole position for the Valencia MotoGP and will be joined on an all-satellite front row by Miller and Nakagami.
With spots of rain in the air throughout qualifying, world championship leader Mir could only manage 12th and last in Q2.
However, his nearest title rivals also couldn't make an impact with Quartararo (who, like Binder, only had one new soft tyre left) starting 11th after having to fight through Qualifying 1 and Rins down in 14th.
Morbidelli takes pole position for the Valencia MotoGP and will be joined on an all-satellite front row by Miller and Nakagami.
With spots of rain in the air throughout qualifying, world championship leader Mir could only manage 12th and last in Q2.
However, his nearest title rivals also couldn't make an impact with Quartararo (who, like Binder, only had one new soft tyre left) starting 11th after having to fight through Qualifying 1 and Rins down in 14th.
Mir starts the penultimate round with a 37-point lead over Rins and Quartararo, 41-point lead over Vinales and 45-point advantage over Morbidelli and Dovizioso. Mir will be crowned world champion on Sunday if he has a title lead of at least 26-points.
Iker Lecuona hoped to return on Saturday morning after being forced to miss last weekend's round and self-isolate due to a positive Covid test for his brother and assistant, but has also now tested positive.
HRC test rider Bradl is replacing injured reigning world champion Marc Marquez, who won't return until 2021.
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| Valencia MotoGP - Full Qualifying Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'30.191s | 7/8 | 317k |
| 2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +0.096s | 7/9 | 329k |
| 3 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.222s | 9/9 | 320k |
| 4 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | +0.329s | 8/9 | 323k |
| 5 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.362s | 7/9 | 323k |
| 6 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.454s | 6/8 | 320k |
| 7 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.466s | 6/7 | 323k |
| 8 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +0.480s | 9/9 | 329k |
| 9 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16)* | +0.546s | 10/10 | 323k |
| 10 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.590s | 8/9 | 326k |
| 11 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.673s | 4/10 | 320k |
| 12 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.797s | 9/9 | 318k |
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| 13 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 1'31.159s | 8/9 | 326k |
| 14 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 1'31.594s | 7/9 | 320k |
| 15 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | 1'31.601s | 3/8 | 323k |
| 16 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'31.604s | 6/8 | 317k |
| 17 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | 1'31.606s | 8/9 | 329k |
| 18 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 1'31.831s | 7/9 | 326k |
| 19 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | 1'32.063s | 6/7 | 327k |
| 20 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V)* | 1'32.205s | 3/4 | 324k |
| 21 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | 1'32.237s | 3/8 | 318k |
* Rookie.
Official Valencia MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda1m 31.116s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha1m 29.401s (2016)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
