MotoGP Silverstone, Qualifying: Marquez takes pole, Rossi tries to attack but finishes 2nd

GP Silverstone MotoGP Qualifying – Marc Marquez wins the pole of the British Grand Prix, on the Silverstone circuit, twelfth stage of the 2017 MotoGP world championship.

The Honda rider stopped the clock at 1:59.941, lowering his best pole of 2015. It is the 71st career pole for the five-time world champion.

Behind the Spaniard was an incredible Valentino Rossi, who in his last attempt, after three record sectors, lost all of his advantage in the fourth, stopping 84 thousandths behind the world championship leader.

Host Cal Crutchlow completes the front row.

Maverick Vinales opens the second row, followed by the pair of Official Ducati riders: Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso.

Slight improvement compared to practice for Dani Pedrosa who finished seventh fastest, ahead of Johann Zarco and Aleix Espargarò. Jonas Folger completes the top ten.

Not very good Andrea Iannone and Danilo Petrucci who will start in 15th and 18th position respectively.

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Second row: Vinales, Lorenzo and Dovizioso

Marquez will start from pole followed by Valentino Rossi and Cal Crutchlow

Checkered flag, no one will be able to improve Marquez's time

Provisional pole for Marquez, Rossi lost all the advantage in the last sector

Rossi has a 4 tenths advantage in the second sector

Marquez continues to improve, but Crutchlow Dovizioso and Rossi also score red helmets

Pol Espargarò crash, rider ok

They're all back on track

Currently, with 8 minutes left, the ranking says: Marquez, Vinales, Crutchlow, Folger, Pedrosa, Zarco, Lorenzo, Rossi, Espargarò, Dovizioso

End of first attempt for everyone

Vinales finishes second, three tenths behind Marquez, Pedrosa returns from the back and sets the fifth fastest time

Marquez continues to push, but comes wide with 2 corners to go. In the meantime, Folger and Vinales are improving

Behind the Spaniard: Crutchlow, Vinales, Lorenzo Rossi, Folger, Espargarò, Zarco Dovizioso, Pedrosa

Incredible first lap for Marc Marquez who immediately drops to 2:00.106, touching up his old best pole

All the drivers immediately on the track. The Silverstone track is very long, the drivers will only be able to do 2 runs

Green light begins Q2 🚦🚦

A few minutes until the start of Q2 which will award pole for the British Grand Prix

Tomorrow Rins will start from thirteenth place, followed by: Bautista, Iannone, Barberà, Miller, Petrucci, Smith, Abraham, Baz, Rabat, Lowes

Pedrosa and Folger go through

The penultimate sector cuts off the 2 Spaniards

For the moment Pedrosa and Folger are through, but Bautista and Barberà are improving

Checkered flag last attempt for many

Iannone finishes fourth

Pedrosa takes the first half

Excellent second sector from Pedrosa, but Iannone is flying

For now Bautista has the best time in the first sector

It's everyone else's time

He finishes with the fifth fastest time

The third sector is also “orange, 3 tenths behind

He loses something in the second sector, it might not be enough to get through

Red helmet in the first sector for Petrux

Last 4 minutes of fire, all riders on track

Danilo Petrucci returns to the track with 5 minutes to go until the end of the session

Folger and Pedrosa undermine the Suzukis

Incredible time for Rins, with Iannone behind him. For now there are 2 candidates who will go through

Meanwhile Baz is first, but Rins and Iannone are arriving with red helmets

Fall for Danilo Petrucci, rider ok

Great difficulties for Dani Pedrosa during all the free practices, and even at this moment he is unable to push

The first to cross the finish line will be Loris Baz, followed by Pedrosa and Lowes

All the riders on track immediately

Q1 starts with a green flag