MotoGP Qualifying Results: Ai Ogura takes sensational pole position in Brno
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Ai Ogura claimed a sensational first pole position of his MotoGP career, edging out Fabio Di Giannantonio and Francesco Bagnaia.
Q1 started with all the riders trying to follow Jorge Martin. The Aprilia man did his job emphatically and topped the session ahead of Franco Morbidelli. Maverick Vinales was unlucky to miss out on a Q2 position by just a few hundredths of a second.
It was a dramatic Q2 session as Marc Marquez had his first lap deleted and Diogo Moreira even temporarily led the session after following Ai Ogura. The lead changed hands several times as Di Giannantonio, Bagnaia and then Ogura again topped the timing sheets.
Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi could only manage P4, while Jorge Martin was left down in 10th a double long lap penalty to serve tomorrow.
MotoGP Czech Grand Prix Qualifying Results
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| Position | Rider (Team) | Time |
| 1. | Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Racing) | 1:51.139 |
| 2. | Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46) | +0.211 |
| 3. | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) | +0.244 |
| 4. | Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) | +0.289 |
| 5. | Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo) | +0.297 |
| 6. | Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda) | +0.552 |
| 7. | Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) | +0.633 |
| 8. | Pedro Acosta (KTM Factory Racing) | +0.682 |
| 9. | Franco Morbidelli (VR46) | +0.712 |
| 10. | Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) | +0.770 |
| 11. | Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Racing) | +0.905 |
| 12. | Joan Mir (Honda HRC) | +0.945 |
| 13. | Maverick Vinales (KTM Tech3) | (Q1) |
| 14. | Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing) | (Q1) |
| 15. | Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) | (Q1) |
| 16. | Luca Marini (Honda HRC) | (Q1) |
| 17. | Enea Bastianini (KTM Tech3) | (Q1) |
| 18. | Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) | (Q1) |
| 19. | Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha) | (Q1) |
| 20. | Brad Binder (KTM Factory Racing) | (Q1) |
| 21. | Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha) | (Q1) |
| 22. | Cal Crutchlow (Castrol Honda) | (Q1) |
Moto 2 Qualifying Results
David Alonso achieved his first pole position in the Moto2 class on his first flying lap, however he then crashed on his second lap and was sidelined for the majority of the session. Fortunately, he didn't need any further improvement and topped the grid ahead of Czechia's Filip Salac and his teammate Dani Holgado.
It was yet another tough qualifying da for Moto2 race winners Tony Arbolino, Aron Canet and Denis Oncu, all of which were eliminated in Q1.
| Position | Rider | Time/Gap |
| 1. | David Alonso | 1:57.718 |
| 2. | Filip Salac | +0.205 |
| 3. | Daniel Holgado | +0.389 |
| 4. | Manuel Gonzalez | +0.395 |
| 5. | Senna Agius | +0.419 |
| 6. | Ivan Ortola | +0.488 |
| 7. | Izan Guevara | +0.634 |
| 8. | Celestino Vietti | +0.737 |
| 9. | Alex Escrig | +0.754 |
| 10. | Joe Roberts | +0.850 |
| 11. | Zonta van den Goorbergh | +0.917 |
| 12. | Collin Veijer | +1.053 |
| 13. | Taiyo Furusato | +1.111 |
| 14. | Daniel Muñoz | +1.115 |
| 15. | Jose Antonio Rueda | +1.240 |
| 16. | Ayumu Sasaki | +1.511 |
| 17. | Luca Lunetta | +1.548 |
| 18. | Sergio Garcia | - |
| 19. | A.Huertas | (Q1) |
| 20. | Angel Piqueras | (Q1) |
| 21. | Tony Arbolino | (Q1) |
| 22. | Denis Oncu | (Q1) |
| 23. | Aron Canet | (Q1) |
| 24. | Milan Pawelec | (Q1) |
| 25. | Alberto Ferrandez | (Q1) |
| 26. | Jacob Roulstone | (Q1) |
| 27. | Xabi Zurutuza | (Q1) |
| DNQ | Barry Baltus | DNS |
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Moto 3 Qualifying Results
David Almansa made a statement by taking pole position ahead of championship leader Maximo Quiles, who was forced to retire from the session late on due to a mechanical issue.
Hakim Danish also had a great performance to put himself on the front row, while Eddie O Shea, Scott Ogden and Joel Kelso all made the front three rows.
The surprise elimination of Moto3 Q1 was Marco Morelli, who was nowhere near the pace and will be forced to start from P20.
| Position | Rider | Time/Gap |
| 1. | David Almansa | 2:04.069 |
| 2. | Hakim Danish | +0.017 |
| 3. | Maximo Quiles | +0.421 |
| 4. | Alvaro Carpe | +0.565 |
| 5. | Brian Uriarte | +0.574 |
| 6. | Eddie O'Shea | +1.071 |
| 7. | Scott Ogden | +1.110 |
| 8. | Veda Pratama | +1.201 |
| 9. | Joel Kelso | +1.371 |
| 10. | Casey O'Gorman | +1.371 |
| 11. | Matteo Bertelle | +1.377 |
| 12. | Guido Pini | +1.387 |
| 13. | Adrian Fernandez | +1.390 |
| 14. | Valentin Perrone | +1.445 |
| 15. | Jesus Rios | +1.448 |
| 16. | Marcos Uriarte | +1.497 |
| 17. | Joel Esteban | +1.568 |
| 18. | Rico Salmela | +2.028 |
| 19. | Ryusei Yamanaka | - (Q1) |
| 20. | Marco Morelli | - (Q1) |
| 21. | Adrian Cruces | - (Q1) |
| 22. | Ruche Moodley | - (Q1) |
| 23. | Leo Rammerstorfer | - (Q1) |
| 24. | Cormac Buchanan | - (Q1) |
| 25. | Zen Mitani | - (Q1) |
| 26. | Nicola Carraro | - (Q1) |
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