MotoGP Gp Sachsenring: Sunday Guide, pre-event statistics

Marc Marquez starts from pole for the ninth consecutive year at the Sachsenring, six consecutive years in the premier class. He will try to win his ninth consecutive victory on this track, his sixth in MotoGP.

This is the 48th pole position for Marc Marquez out of 99 GPs contested in the premier class (48,5%) and the 76th in his career.

Danilo Petrucci will start from second place on the grid for the second time in a row at the Sachsenring circuit, equaling his best qualifying result in the MotoGP class.

Jorge Lorenzo qualified in third position, his best qualifying result at the Sachsenring since 2015. He will aim to win his first ever Grand Prix at this track.

The best classified Yamaha rider is Maverick Viñales in fourth position. Last year, he finished fourth starting from eleventh place. He will try to become the first non-Honda rider to win at the Sachsenring in the premier class, which hasn't happened since 2009, when Valentino Rossi won.

Yamaha riders have not won since Assen 2017 (18 consecutive races), equaling their longest winless streak (included the last two races of 2002 and 16 races of 2003). The last time the house of the Three Diapasons had a longer fast was the sequence of 22 races including the 15 races of 1997 and the opening seven of 1998.

After having to compete in Q1, Andrea Dovizioso qualified fifth, his best qualifying result at the Sachsenring since fourth place in 2010.

Valentino Rossi, who crossed the finish line in fifth place at the Sachsenring last year, starts from sixth position and aims to reach the podium for the fifth time this year.

Cal Crutchlow, who stood on the podium at the Sachsenring twice in the premier class, in 2013 and 2016, qualified seventh and is Team Independent's second driver.

Andrea Iannone will start from the third row, it is the best qualifying result for Suzuki at the Sachsenring since Maverick Viñales' sixth place in 2016.

Alvaro Bautista qualified in ninth position, thus equaling his best qualification, Aragon 2017.

Dani Pedrosa, who has won four times at the Sachsenring in the premier class, starts from tenth place, it is his best qualifying result since Le Mans.

Takaaki Nakagami, 12th in qualifying, equals his best result in the MotoGP class, and is now the first of the five rookies to reach Q2 more than once.

Johann Zarco will open the fifth row, and had to contest Q1 for the second time in a row. He failed to get into Q2 for the first time since last year's German GP, ​​when he qualified in 19th place.