Aleix Espargaro claimed Suzuki's first pole position since 2007 during qualifying at Catalunya on Saturday. Espargaro and team-mate Maverick Vinales made full use of the soft rear tyre to claim the factory's first one-two on the premier-class grid since 1993. Fastest on Friday, Espargaro led early in the Qualifying 2 pole position shootout, before Marc Marquez and then Jorge Lorenzo took over with new lap records. But fellow home star Espargaro wasn't finished and clocked a stunning 1m 40.546s on his 5th of 7 laps. Rookie Vinales, quickest on Saturday morning, then completed a dream day for the returning Suzuki team with a lap time just 0.083s slower. Suzuki has provided long-awaited...
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