Thailand Grand Prix: MotoGP leader Marc Marquez celebrated his 50th pole position


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 06-10-2018 14:42 IST | Created: 06-10-2018 13:37 IST
Thailand Grand Prix: MotoGP leader Marc Marquez celebrated his 50th pole position
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MotoGP leader Marc Marquez celebrated his 50th pole position at the inaugural Thailand Grand Prix on Saturday, holding off Valentino Rossi late in a pulsating qualifying.

Four-times world champion Marquez lapped the Buriram circuit in one minute 30.088 seconds on his Honda, pipping Yamaha's veteran Rossi by 0.011 seconds on a scorching hot day.

Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso took the third spot on the front row, with Yamaha-rider Maverick Vinales fourth.

Marquez, on 246 points, holds a commanding 72-point lead in the championship race ahead of second-placed Dovizioso with five races left in the series.

Ducati rider Jorge Lorenzo, fourth in the championship, earlier pulled out of the race weekend after injuring his wrist during a heavy fall in Friday's second practice.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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