Race Week
R81 GP
5–7 Jun

Cal Crutchlow sets fastest ever lap of Jerez to take pole

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Cal Crutchlow sets fastest ever lap of Jerez to take pole

Cal Crutchlow put in a great performance to take pole position at Jerez for tomorrow’s Spanish GP.

The Briton took pole with the fastest ever lap of the Spanish circuit, and will start on the front row for tomorrow’s race.

Second place will be Dani Pedrosa, with Johann Zarco rounding out the front row for the Spanish GP. Zarco will be celebrating his move to KTM, which was announced this week.

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Jorge Lorenzo was fourth, with Marc Marquez only managing fifth. Alex Rins put in a good performance to finish sixth, after placing second in FP4. Teammate Andrea Iannone was seventh.

Andrea Dovizioso was down in eighth but was only 0.3 seconds behind leader Dani Pedrosa. Danilo Petrucci was ninth, with Valentino Rossi tenth. Maverick Vinales was just behind Rossi in eleventh, with both Yamaha’s struggling. Jack Miller will start twelfth.

The race tomorrow get’s underway at 13:00 BST, with a shootout expected at the front.

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