Maverick Vinales shot to a dominant pole position for the Australian GP at Phillip Island, the Spaniard posting three times fast enough for his third pole of the season. Vinales-who has looked the man to beat come rain or shine throughout the weekend- immediately shot to the head of the times as the first flying runs of Q2 came to a close, the Yamaha pilot managing a 1:28.736 to put him three-tenths clear of Fabio Quartararo. He then went on to post three consecutive improvements on his final run on a new set of soft compound tyres-all quicker than anyone else could manage across the shootout. A 1:28.492 ended up as Vinales pole benchmark, a massive 0.551 quicker than second placed...
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