Listen to this article Having topped Saturday’s second practice session ahead of team-mate Maverick Vinales, Espargaro went on to take the front spot on Sunday’s grid, his first pole start since he was a Suzuki rider in 2015 at Barcelona. Joining him on the front row is Jorge Martin, who will line up second for Pramac, while MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi’s brother Marini gave VR46 its first front row in the premier class when he shot to third late on. Pol Espargaro took fourth for Honda, with Vinales in fifth and reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo in sixth on the only Yamaha in Q2. The big shock of qualifying came in Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia failing to exit Q1 having dropped into it in a frustrating FP2 session. Marc Marquez is replaced by reserve rider Stefan Bradl after the world champion suffered another spell of diplopia caused by a horrific crash during the warm-up session in Indonesia. Qualifying came late on Saturd …