Marc Marquez dominated right from day 1, leading almost all the practice sessions except for one. His reversion to the 2014 chassis has proven to be a great decision, as the Reigning world champion found his long lost form right from Assen. His astonishingly fast lap earned him a fifth consecutive pole position at Indianapolis (2x Moto2, 3x MotoGP), with a 1:31.884 lap.
It was double delight for Repsol Honda, as Dani Pedrosa too secured a front row start from second place. His 1:32.055 was the only laptime that was close to Marc Marquez's scorching pole lap. His Laptime is just 0.171 seconds above the pole lap.
Jorge Lorenzo had a good pace throughout the weekend, but struggled in the initial stages of the Qualifying round. His final stint was a 1:32.186, three-tenths of a second behind the pole sitter, Locking him onto the final spot on the first row.
The row 2 begins with the CWM LCR Honda of Cal Crutchlow, in His best Qualifying session of the season. He's Joined by Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech3) who qualified in sixth.
Perhaps the Surprise package of the weekend is - Danilo Petrucci. The Octo Pramac Racing rider will start from the middle of the second row in fifth. He out qualified both of the Factory Ducati riders who ride the superior Desmosedici GP15, while on Last year's GP14.2.
Valentino Rossi struggled all weekend, as he couldn't have enough front end feel and confidence to push to the limits. The 36 year old, 9 times world champion and the championship leader will start today's race from eighth place of the grid.
Mixed Reactions for the Factory Ducati team, as Andrea Dovizioso had to battle out in Qualifying 1 after a disastrous Free practice 3 session, which forced to use an extra soft tire from his allocation. Whereas Andrea Iannone had a decent run, qualifying in 7th place ahead of Valentino Rossi.
Tune into Ten Sports at 23:30 IST for the Indianapolis GP. Live stream can be found at www.tensports.com, Happy weekend!
By: Suraj
*** Picture Credit Marc Marquez Official Fan Club Malta
It was double delight for Repsol Honda, as Dani Pedrosa too secured a front row start from second place. His 1:32.055 was the only laptime that was close to Marc Marquez's scorching pole lap. His Laptime is just 0.171 seconds above the pole lap.
*** Dani Pedrosa #DP26
Jorge Lorenzo had a good pace throughout the weekend, but struggled in the initial stages of the Qualifying round. His final stint was a 1:32.186, three-tenths of a second behind the pole sitter, Locking him onto the final spot on the first row.
*** Jorge Lorenzo #JL99
The row 2 begins with the CWM LCR Honda of Cal Crutchlow, in His best Qualifying session of the season. He's Joined by Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech3) who qualified in sixth.
Perhaps the Surprise package of the weekend is - Danilo Petrucci. The Octo Pramac Racing rider will start from the middle of the second row in fifth. He out qualified both of the Factory Ducati riders who ride the superior Desmosedici GP15, while on Last year's GP14.2.
*** Danilo Petrucci at the German GP, Sachsenring. (Note the different Exhaust layout on the last year's Ducati GP 14.2)
Valentino Rossi struggled all weekend, as he couldn't have enough front end feel and confidence to push to the limits. The 36 year old, 9 times world champion and the championship leader will start today's race from eighth place of the grid.
Mixed Reactions for the Factory Ducati team, as Andrea Dovizioso had to battle out in Qualifying 1 after a disastrous Free practice 3 session, which forced to use an extra soft tire from his allocation. Whereas Andrea Iannone had a decent run, qualifying in 7th place ahead of Valentino Rossi.
Tune into Ten Sports at 23:30 IST for the Indianapolis GP. Live stream can be found at www.tensports.com, Happy weekend!
By: Suraj