Andrea Dovizioso beat Johann Zarco to MotoGP pole for the Japanese Grand Prix by 0.068 seconds, while champion-elect Marc Marquez was only sixth.  Marquez took over provisional pole with a minute remaining, but found himself shuffled off the front row in the space of a few seconds, while Dovizioso grabbed top spot at the death with a 1:44.590s. The factory Yamaha duo of Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales set the early pace in Q2, with the former posting the benchmark of 1:45.804s, before Marquez - who had just one bike at his disposal after a late fall in FP4 - made his first play for pole with a 1:45.182s. Honda stablemate Cal Crutchlow almost instantly demoted him, however, the...
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