Coventry born Cal Crutchlow took the pole position for the the bwin Grand Prix České republiky.
The Monster Yamaha Tech3 rider will start alongside Alvaro Bautista and Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez with Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo making up the top five, after setting the fastest ever lap time on the track of 1’55.527.
Crutchlow, who will ride for Duccati next season, told MotoGP.com “It has not been an easy weekend while we have been working on improving the bike, but in every session we have progressed and got faster. I felt really good on that lap and to set the circuit best lap is a great achievement for the whole team to be proud of.”
“I feel this is more of a true pole as Jorge wasn’t in Assen, but this time it feels great to be fastest with everybody on track. I am looking forward to the race and the objective is to finish on the podium like last year.”