Jorge Lorenzo claimed his first MotoGP pole position for Ducati in qualifying for the Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona. Lorenzo, who had recorded his first win with Ducati last time out at Mugello, beat the resurgent Marc Marquez by 0.066s late on in the Q2 decider. Marquez had been consigned to his second-ever Q1 appearance in MotoGP by a late crash in third practice, but made short work of advancing to the pole shoot-out. He ended his first run in the opening segment with a comfortable lead, and gradually improved his time with several successive laps late on, never threatened by any of the other Q1 riders. As Q2 kicked off, Lorenzo took the initial lead, only for Marquez to fire in a...
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