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Qualifying report

Misano MotoGP: Top 5 quotes after qualifying

Masterful 1-2 for Yamaha MOTOGP in Misano qualifying

Polesitter Jorge Lorenzo, Yamaha Factory Racing

Polesitter Jorge Lorenzo, Yamaha Factory Racing

Yamaha MotoGP

Polesitter Jorge Lorenzo, Yamaha Factory Racing
Polesitter Jorge Lorenzo, Yamaha Factory Racing, second place Valentino Rossi, Yamaha Factory Racing, third place Maverick Viñales, Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP
Valentino Rossi, Yamaha Factory Racing
Maverick Viñales, Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP
Maverick Viñales, Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP
Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team
Michele Pirro, Ducati Team
Pos.#DriverBikeTimeGap
1 99 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1'31.868  
"I‘m very happy. I was delighted with these lap times because already the first one was unbelievable, a 1‘32.0s, but with riding over the limit more than normal I was able to improve this lap time by two tenths. When I saw I got pole I was delighted and very proud and I probably made the best lap ever for me. We made great progress with the setting, improving the bike little by little in all the corners, and in qualifying I had a great bike. Let‘s try to improve the small details for tomorrow, but I think we have a great pace to fight at least for the podium and let‘s see if we can fight for the win." 
2 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1'32.216 0.348
"It was a difficult qualifying as always. This weekend we found different performances from one tyre to the other and with the first one I spun a lot so I thought “I hope the second one is better”. In fact with the second one I had better grip, so I could push more. Already on the first lap I was 0.6s faster, but I was able to do a little bit better. 1‘32.216s is a good lap time and especially second place is very important. Starting from front row tomorrow is good and now we have to concentrate to fix all the details and then we‘ll see."
3 25 Maverick Viñales Suzuki 1'32.381 0.513
“Today wasn’t easy at all because usually with hot temperatures we struggle, but the team made extraordinary work between FP3 and qualifying and also I made a step, and so I could make a very effective lap. It is very important because the front row will allow me to be immediately at the front and fight for a good race. We have been pretty consistent in our improvements and finally we got within the fastest, we developed many solutions for the set-up and my crew found a very good setting. Now we also have some more ideas to work on tomorrow to see if we can find that little more that I believe we are still missing in our potential, as this will allow me to improve the pace which is the most important thing for the race.” 
4 93 Marc Marquez Honda 1'32.443 0.575
“I’m happy because I felt strong throughout the day, especially in FP3 and FP4. Actually, I was most comfortable in FP4, which is when you set your race pace. In the qualifying session I felt quite good with the first tyre, but we couldn’t make the most of the second one because there was a lot of traffic and I wasn’t able to put in a perfect lap. The important thing is that we’re on the second row, close to Jorge and Valentino, and have a good pace going into the race, so we’ll try to fight for the podium.” 
5 51 Michele Pirro Ducati 1'32.467 0.599
“First of all I want to congratulate the guys in my team because after Iannone, who I hope makes a speedy recovery, was declared unfit, they really outdid themselves today. After FP3 I switched from being a wild-card rider to replacement rider and in two hours they had to move into the factory team’s box and work on Andrea’s two bikes. Despite this we all did a great job and obtained a great result. I improved on my time from last year and I am close to the best riders. Tomorrow it will be another story, and even though I don’t take part in all the rounds of the world championship, I’m starting up at the front and my Desmosedici GP is working really well, so I’m confident about the race and ready to give it a go.” 

 

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