Ducati’s Marc Marquez produced a stunning final lap to snatch pole position in wet conditions in German MotoGP qualifying.
The session was affected by rain, which saw the field filter out onto the circuit early in order to set a representative lap time.
Maverick Vinales progressed through Q1, but was the first crasher in the treacherous conditions as the rain continued to pour.
Jack Miller also suffered a similar crash in the early stages of Q2, with the rain getting heavier in the final ten minutes of running.
The conditions continued to worsen as the lap times were set, with Marc Marquez setting the pace as the rain poured down.
As the riders began to feel more comfortable in the conditions, Johann Zarco moved up into second, just two hundredths away from Marquez’s best time.
On the final flying laps, it was a shootout between Marquez, Zarco and Marco Bezzecchi for pole positions as the clock ticked down.
With a time of 1:27.811, Marquez confirmed his seventh pole position of the campaign.
Zarco came close to the Spaniard’s time, but was forced to settle for second.
Bezzecchi completed the front row in third for his best qualifying result of the season so far.
Franco Morbidelli crashed at the end of the session, but headed the second row in fourth.
Pedro Acosta completed qualifying in fifth ahead of Alex Marquez in sixth.
Fabio Quartararo crossed the line for seventh, and was joined by Fabio Di Giannantonio in eighth on the third row.
Miller completed the lineup on row three after recovering from his early crash.
Brad Binder finished the session inside the top 10, as Francesco Bagnaia struggled and could only manage 11th.
Vinales did not set a lap time in the final qualifying session after his crash and finished 12th.
Miguel Oliveira narrowly missed out on Q2 in 13th ahead of Fermin Aldeguer in 14th.
Luca Marini was 15th on his return to MotoGP action after injury, while Raul Fernandez was 16th.
Joan Mir’s best time was only enough for 17th, as Alex Rins qualified 18th.
Ai Ogura struggled in the wet conditions in 19th, with Lorenzo Savadori completing the standings in 20th.
