Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Valencia
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Valencia

Valencia MotoGP - The most important qualifying of the season as it happened

Jorge Martin in pole position for the Valencia M✨otoGP!

Fabio Quartararo must win Sunday's race and hope Francesco Bag🐽naia finishes P15 or lower to retain his title.

13:54
Three in a row for Martin

Jorge Martin will start the Valencia MotoGP on pole, his third in succession as Marquez and Mi⛄ller join him on the front♚ row. Quartararo will start fourth. 

13:51

Quartaraꦚro is of𓃲f. The Yamaha rider has run wide at turn two.

13:50

Johann Zarco has also crashed.

13:49
Miller is out of contention

Jack Miller is out of qualifying after sufferingꦫ a crജash. 

13:48

What a stunning lap from Marc Marqu⭕ez as he goes second.

13:47

Bagnaia move♋s up to seventh as Martin has gone even faster in sector one...

13:47

Bagnaia is impoving but it's not going to be enough for a front row at the moment. ღ;

13:46

That's a ve♓ry good lap from Vinale꧟s as he goes P4. 

13:43

Fabio Quartararo is currently fourܫth - five tenths down on Martin's effort. Fellowꦐ title contender Bagnaia is only 11th. 

13:40

It's th༺e fastest lap of the weekend so far as Martin goes two tenths clear of Miller. 

13:39

Martin is on a monster lap...

13:35

Q2 is go in Valencia. 

13:27

Vinales and Rins have advanced to Q2.

13:24

Bastianini is out in Q1. The Gresini rider🅺 had gone back into second before crashing at turn two - Rins has moved back ahead of him. 

13:23

Great lap from Vinales as he goes fastest, narrowly missing out on a sub 1m 30😼s lap. 

13:21
Espargaro crashes!

Pol Espargaro's qualifying i🔯s over after a fall at turn two. 

13:20

Rins an🐭d Vinales are the two riders set to advance as it stands. The second and final time attacks of Q1 are just getting started. 

13:19

Alex Marquez has pulled off track o✱n his #1 bike with an a🎉pparent technical issue. 

13:18

Bastianini, who was inside top two positions, has been bumped down to third by Rins who has going quickest whilst using a soft front tyre - a surprisingꦕ choice as hard or medium has seemingly been the preffered fron tyre so far this weeeknd. 

13:14

Raul Fernand🌟ez is back on track after missing FP4. 

13:13

Enea Bastianini is the big name who's currently in Q1, while Rins, Oliveira, Vinales and Morbidelli are some of t𒁏he others looking♊ to advance.

13:11

Q1 is underway in Valencia!