Maverick Vinales claimed Qatar Grand Prix pole with a new Losail MotoGP lap record, while Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi was just 14th. Vinales put himself out of reach straight away in Q2, and cemented pole with a 1:53.546s. Rossi failed to make it out of Q1, and will line-up 14th ahead of Honda's Jorge Lorenzo, who crashed once again. Rookie Fabio Quartararo set the early pace in Q2 on his Sepang Racing Team Yamaha with a 1:54.972s, before Q1 graduate Takaaki Nakagami usurped him with a 1:54.588s on his LCR Honda. Vinales guided his Yamaha to a 1:53.844s on his first flying lap, which put him seven tenths clear of Nakagami.  The Yamaha rider managed to improve on this at...
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