MotoGP
Jorge Lorenzo has qualified on pole position for the third time this season and the 68th in his Grand Prix career. This is Lorenzo’s first back-to-back pole position since joining Ducati in 2017 and his first overall since the final race of 2015 and the opening race of 2016.
This is the first back-to-back pole position for Ducati since the final race of 2009 and the opening race of 2010, both with Casey Stoner.
This is the third pole position from a Ducati rider in the MotoGP™ class at Misano, along with Casey Stoner in both 2007 and 2008. On Jorge Lorenzo’s last three pole positions at Misano in the premier class, he finished on the podium twice with a second place in 2014 and a third in 2016.
Dani Pedrosa, in 2010, is the last rider to win the MotoGP™ race at the San Marino GP after qualifying in pole position.
Jack Miller starts from second on the grid as the top Independent Team rider, which is his best qualifying result since he was on pole in Argentina earlier this year and his second front-row start on what is his 60th Grand Prix race in the premier class.
With Jorge Lorenzo and Jack Miller, this is the fifth Ducati 1–2 in the MotoGP™ class and the first in back-to-back Grand Prix events.
The highest-placed Yamaha rider on the grid is Maverick Viñales in third place. This is his best qualifying result since he was also third at Mugello earlier this year.
Heading the second row on the grid is Andrea Dovizioso, who crossed the line in third place last year at the San Marino GP.
Marc Márquez has qualified in fifth place on the grid, which is his worst qualifying result at Misano since he stepped up to the MotoGP™ class in 2013.
This is the sixth time this year he failed to qualify on the front row, equalling his highest tally from 2016. He won the race last year at the San Marino GP in wet-weather conditions, taking the lead on the final lap.
Cal Crutchlow completes the second row on the grid, which is his worst qualifying result since he was the seventh-fastest qualifier in Germany earlier this year.
Heading the third row is Valentino Rossi, who is back at Misano after missing the race last year due to a leg injury. This is Rossi’s worst qualifying at his home track since 2011 when he was 11th on the grid riding a Ducati.
Danilo Petrucci, who fought for the win until the final lap last year at Misano from eighth on the grid, has also qualified eighth this year.
Third Yamaha rider on the grid, Johann Zarco starts from ninth. He scored one point last year at Misano after pushing his bike across the line to finish in 15th place.
The highest-placed Suzuki rider is Álex Rins, 10th on the grid for the third successive time. Rins won twice in the Moto3™ at the San Marino GP, in 2013 and 2014.
After passing through Q1 for the fifth time this year, Dani Pedrosa, who won in both 2010 and 2016 at Misano, has qualified in 11th place on the grid.
Franco Morbidelli, who starts from 12th on the grid, is the second of the five rookies this year – along with Takaaki Nakagami – to have joined Q2 more than once.
Moto2
Francesco Bagnaia has qualified on pole position for the fifth time this year. On his four previous pole positions, he went on to win the race three times; his fourth pole position was at Silverstone two weeks ago but the race was cancelled.
Marcel Schrötter starts from second on the grid, which is his sixth front-row start on what is his 105th Grand Prix race in the Moto2™ class. This is Schrötter’s best qualifying result since he was second in Assen earlier this season.
Mattia Pasini, who won the 125cc race at Misano in 2007 and was on pole at the venue last year, has qualified in third place, which is his best qualifying result since he was third at Brno earlier this year.
Heading the second row on the grid is Fabio Quartararo, which is his best qualifying since he was third in Austria this year and the best from a Speed Up rider in the Moto2™ class at Misano.
Brad Binder, who won the Moto3™ race at Misano two years ago, is the highest-placed KTM rider on the gird in fifth place. This is his best qualifying result since he was also fifth in Barcelona earlier this season.
Jorge Navarro completes the second row on the grid, which is his best qualifying result since he was fourth in Austria.
Second in the Championship, Miguel Oliveira has qualified in 9th on the grid, which is the fifth time this year he has qualified within the first three rows on the grid.
Moto3
Jorge Martín has qualified on pole position for the eighth time this year and the 17thtime overall in his Grand Prix career. This is also his 11th front-row start of the season – one less than the whole 2017 season; his worst qualifying result being ninth in Argentina earlier this year. He crashed out of the race at Misano last year while fighting for third place.
This is the 11th pole position for Honda so far this season. Only three riders have won from pole position at the San Marino GP in the Moto3™ class: Sandro Cortese (2012), Enea Bastianini (2015) and Brad Binder (2016).
Gabriel Rodrigo, who has failed to score any points over his four visits at Misano, starts from second on the grid, which is his best qualifying result since he was also second at Phillip Island last year. This is his third front row start this season so far.
Arón Canet completes the front row on the grid, which is his best qualifying result since he was second in Austin earlier this year. He crashed out of the race last year at Misano on Lap 21 while sitting in fourth place.
Heading the second row is Fabio Di Giannantonio, who crossed the line in third place last year at the San Marino GP. This is Di Giannantonio’s best qualifying result since he was the third-fastest qualifier in Jerez earlier this year.
Enea Bastianini, who took the first of his three Grand Prix victories at Misano back in 2015, is the only rider in the current field to have won at this track in the Moto3™ class. He starts from fifth, which is his best qualifying result since he was third at the Sachsenring this season.
Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi has qualified in sixth on the grid, which is his best qualifying result since he was on pole position in Austria. He crashed out of the race last year at the San Marino GP.
Niccolò Antonelli, who crossed the line in third in 2015 at Misano, has qualified in 15th place on the grid, which is his worst qualifying result since he was 19th in Germany earlier this year.
