Stunning Jorge Martin takes maiden Pole Position in Doha

Qualifying for the Doha MotoGP Grand Prix sees rookie Jorge Martin produce a sensational final lap to take his maiden pole position for Pramac Ducati.

The Spanish rider was fastest after the first runs in Q2, and after Maverick Vinales and Johann Zarco both jumped to the top on their final lap, a brilliant final sector resulted in Martin regaining first place.

Martin has gone from strength to strength in only his second MotoGP Grand Prix weekend, and topped off a perfect day for the Pramac team with a one-two for tomorrow’s race.

Starting third will be Qatar race one winner Vinales ahead of factory Ducati Jack Miller.

Fabio Quartararo will start the race from fifth, which is where he finished last Sunday’s race, while pole sitter from a week ago Francesco Bagnaia will line up sixth.

The third row consists of Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro in seventh and the two Suzuki's of Alex Rins and Joan Mir in eighth and ninth.

Looking for improvements during qualifying compared to round one, Mir made his way through a tense Q1 session with Miguel Oliveria joining him, but the world champion could only manage one place higher than his position from the opening round.

Rounding out the final row of the Q2 session was Franco Morbidelli for Petronas Yamaha, with Stefan Bradl and Oliveira 11th and 12th respectively.

Although he did not advance through Q1, it was an impressive day for Luca Marini who narrowly missed out on his first Q2 appearance and will instead start 13th.

It was not a good qualifying for the likes of Pol Espargaro, Takaaki Nakagami and Valentino Rossi, who all started inside the top twelve last week.

Espargaro was 15th and just ahead of the Japanese rider, while Rossi was 21st with only Lorenzo Savadori behind the nine-time world champion.

Sam Lowes took his second pole of the season after another consistent, fast qualifying session ahead of the Moto2 Doha Grand Prix.

On his timesheet topping lap the Elf Marc VDS rider slipped in behind Jake Dixon, his track position leaving him able to chase him around the Losail track for a pole lap of 1m59.055s. He had one final run at improving his time but pulled out of it, leaving his run behind his fellow Briton as his best.

The number 22’s return to the front spot of the grid in Doha marks his 13th time on pole in the Moto2 class.