San Marino MotoGP: Maverick Vinales breaks Misano lap record to take pole

MISANO ADRIATICO: Yamaha's Maverick Vinales broke the lap record at the Misano World Circuit to claim pole position ahead of the San Marino MotoGP. With the top four dominated by Yamaha, Vinales led the way with a 1:31.411, thus smashing the record of 1:31.629 by Jorge Lorenzo in 2018.

Vinales didn't make any mistake in the final half of the lap to take the chequered flag with a new Misano lap record, taking the accolade away from Lorenzo. Vinales' time was nearly four tenths faster than Morbidelli as the Italian settled for a sterling second on home soil, his best qualifying result of the season.

Petronas Yamaha pair Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo came second and third, 0.312 seconds and 0.380 seconds behind Vinales respectively. Vinales' team mate Valentino Rossi starts fourth while Jack Miller comes next after getting better of his injured Pramac Ducati teammate Francesco Bagnaia. IANS

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