Marc Marquez dominated qualifying at Phillip Island, while Valentino Rossi slumped to his worst starting position in five years. Marquez was in a class of his own during qualifying, the World Champion playing a strategic masterstroke by sitting out the first part of Q2 despite the constant threat of rain. Having assessed conditions on his out lap at the very beginning of the session, Marquez elected to return to the pits and play the waiting game until the track was dry enough for slicks. It was ultimately a cracking decision, Marquez emerging from the pits with nine minutes to go and going fastest with a 1m32.239s. Cal Crutchlow had an answer for that time, but he had nothing for the...
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