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Record 13th pole for Marquez

NEWLY crowned world champion Marc Marquez of Spain clinched a record 13th pole in the MotoGP season at the Malaysian Grand Prix yesterday.

Marquez, who sealed his title defense in Japan two weeks ago, also set a record time of one minute, 59.791 seconds at Sepang to finish nearly two-tenths of a second ahead of Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa. Australians Mick Doohan and Casey Stoner had held the previous record of 12 pole positions in a season.

Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo completed the front row, while Stefan Bradl and Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso qualified on the second row. Pol Espargaro of Yamaha broke his foot in a heavy crash during practice but will be assessed this morning to see whether he could race.




 

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