MotoGP Thailand Buriram Q2: 4th pole position and record for Fabio Quartararo!

At the end of a first day marked by the violent fall of Marc Márquez and the domination of Fabio Quartararo, FP3 this morning on a drying track did not allow the drivers to continue their acclimatization to the Thai track and they are therefore Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Viñales, Franco Morbidelli, Jack Miller, Valentino Rossi, Marc Márquez, Aleix Espargaró, Andrea Dovizioso, Joan Mir and Alex Rins who qualified for Q2, much to the chagrin of Danilo Petrucci and Cal Crutchlow.

The Ducati rider, however, got back into Q1, just like Pol Espargaror.

The 12 drivers will be able to benefit from this 2-minute Q15 to determine the order of the first 4 rows of the starting grid and thus prepare for a race which we still do not know whether it will take place in the dry or the wet...

In the meantime, the sun has returned and temperatures are 30° in the air and 47° on the ground.

Buriram MotoGP™	2018	2019
FP1	1'31.220 Maverick Viñales (See here)	1'30.979 Maverick Viñales (See here)
FP2	1'31.090 Andrea Dovizioso (See here)	1'30.404 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
FP3	1'30.399 Andrea Dovizioso (See here)	1'36.250 Andrea Dovizioso (See here)
FP4	1'30.693 Andrea Dovizioso (See here)	1'30.755 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
Q1	1'30.031 Marc Márquez (See here)	1'30.685 Danilo Petrucci (See here)
Q2	1'30.088 Marc Márquez (See here)	1'29.719 Fabio Quartararo (New record)
warm up	1'30.863 Marc Márquez (See here)
Course	Márquez, Dovizioso, Vinales (See here)
All time lap record	1'30.031 Marc Márquez (2018)

When the track opens, Marc Márquez goes first in front Joan miras Fabio Quartararo et Valentino Rossi expect each other.

All drivers chose the soft rear tire while all three options were retained for the front.

From his first lap launched Maverick Vinales achieves 1'30.332, the fastest lap of the weekend so far, but in stride Marc Márquez improves to 1'30.109, a few hundredths off the track record.

Valentino Rossi, which followed Fabio Quartararo, minor fall in turn #5.

The Italian driver hurries back to his box while the Frenchman takes provisional pole position in 1'29.920, a new track record!

At the end of the first run, fabio quartararo precede Marc Márquez et Maverick Vinnales which seems to be in an offbeat strategy. Franco Morbidelli completes the good performance of the Yamahas ahead Jack Miller Joan Mir, Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci.

On resumption, fabio quartararo there is a little heat but during the final rush, The Devil is ahead after the first two sectors which are the least favorable to him, before beating his new record in 1'29.719.

Marc Márquez then tries to overtake the Frenchman but falls without seriousness in turn five.

Ironically, fabio quartararo will do the same a few seconds later, at the next bend, fortunately also without gravity!

MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix Q2 standings:

MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix Q1 standings:

Credit rankings: MotoGP.com