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MotoGP, Spain: Crutchlow sets track record at Jerez to take pole

Saturday, 5 May 2018, 17:29 Last update: about 7 years ago

Cal Crutchlow set a track record at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto to take pole position for the Spanish MotoGP on Saturday.

Crutchlow pushed his Honda to a lap time of 1 minute, 37.653 seconds on the recently repaved track for his first pole since the British GP in 2016.

The 2017 race winner, Dani Pedrosa, had the second best time ahead of Johann Zarco and Jorge Lorenzo.

Defending champion Marc Marquez will start Sunday's race from fifth on the grid, while points leader Andrea Dovizioso is eighth.

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Valentino Rossi only managed the 10th fastest time, just in front of Yamaha teammate Maverick Vinales.

Dovizioso has 46 points, one more than Marquez, after three races.

 

Full qualifying results

  1. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 37.653s
  2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 37.912s +0.259s 
  3. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 37.956s +0.303s 
  4. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 37.969s +0.316s 
  5. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 37.977s +0.324s 
  6. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 37.984s +0.331s 
  7. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)1m 37.987s +0.334s
  8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 38.029s +0.376
  9. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 1m 38.086s +0.433s
  10. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1)1m 38.267s +0.614s 
  11. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 38.281s +0.628s
  12. Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 1m 38.522s +0.869s 

Grid positions determined by Q1 results:

  1. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 38.389s 
  2. Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)*1m 38.481s 
  3. Franco Morbidelli ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 38.544s
  4. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 38.598s  
  5. Tito Rabat ESP Reale Avintia (GP17) 1m 38.610s 
  6. Thomas Luthi SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)*1m 38.752s  
  7. Mika Kallio FIN Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)1m 38.759s  
  8. Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17)1m 38.838s  
  9. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 38.961s 
  10. Hafizh Syahrin MAL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 39.135s 
  11. Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16)1m 39.146s
  12. Xavier Simeon ESP Reale Avintia (GP16)* 1m 39.708s  
  13. Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 39.918s 

* Rookie

Fastest Friday time:
Cal Crutchlow GBR Honda 1m 38.614s

Official Jerez MotoGP records:
Pole Position:
Cal Crutchlow GBR Honda 1m 37.653s (2018)
Fastest race lap:
Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 1m 38.735s (2015)

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