Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) took a record-breaking pole and got down into the 1:59s for the first ever lap of SIlverstone under the two minute marker in qualifying for the British GP, but it was far from easy as the reigning Champion just beat Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) to the top by less than a tenth and the two key rivals painted the timesheets red in the final minutes of the session. For incredibly close company in third there’s home hero Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) – fastest on Friday and on pole last year – with the whole front row covered by a tenth and a half. Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) heads up the second row a further two tenths back on Crutchlow, just ahead of the fastest man in FP4, Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team). As on Friday, the number 99 was top Ducati at Silverstone in qualifying – just ahead of teammate Andrea Dovizioso in P6, 0.173 back. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) made the biggest leap forward on Saturday afternoon after a tough Friday and FP3, coming through Q1 to move up into seventh – and by only 0.006. Just behind Pedrosa in the middle of the third row is Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), with Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) completing Row 3 as he rides through the pain barrier. Jonas Folger (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), the second graduate from Q1, also managed to make some progress on Saturday afternoon and will start from tenth – just ahead of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Pol Espargaro. Through directly to Q2 after a stunning Friday, Espargaro suffered a crash in qualifying but nevertheless took eleventh for the British GP as KTM continue to impress. Scott Redding (Octo Pramac Racing) took P12 at a venue that has been a happy hunting ground for the Brit. Thirteenth on the grid belongs to Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) as the rookie shows some good pace at Silverstone, just ahead of Pull&Bear Aspar Team’s Alvaro Bautista, who begins his 250th race from P14. Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) locked out the fastest fifteen.

Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) was pretty convinced he’d be able to crack the two minute barrier at Silverstone, but was just marginally off after he says he made some small mistakes in Sector 3. But it’s still the front row, and with so many riders looking competitive for Sunday, that’s the best place to be to start your home GP.

Cal Crutchlow, P3:“I’m disappointed, I got up this morning and I wanted to go under two minutes but Marc was the only one to do it! But no I’m happy, pole last year in the wet and front row today in the dry. I thought pole would be a 59 and I was sure I could do it but I made some mistakes in Sector 3. All credit to Marc and Vale! When I saw Marc flying through the air yesterday and heard Vale had been ill I had been hoping I’d be in better shape! But I’m looking forward to tomorrow, the same guys who were fast last year are fast this year and I think it’s going to be a good Sunday. I felt a lot better yesterday to today, but it could have been the track conditions. The track and the wind can make it feel a lot different to the day before. Hopefully tomorrow will be good weather and the fans will see a good race.”

Results Q1 & Q2 combined:

Pos	Rider	Team	Fastest lap
1	Marc MARQUEZ	Repsol Honda Team	1’59.941
2	Valentino ROSSI	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	2’00.025
3	Cal CRUTCHLOW	LCR Honda	2’00.106
4	Maverick VIÑALES	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	2’00.341
5	Jorge LORENZO	Ducati Team	2’00.399
6	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Ducati Team	2’00.572
7	Dani PEDROSA	Repsol Honda Team	2’00.578
8	Johann ZARCO	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	2’00.622
9	Aleix ESPARGARO	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	2’00.764
10	Jonas FOLGER	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	2’00.829
11	Pol ESPARGARO	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	2’01.378
12	Scott REDDING	OCTO Pramac Racing	2’01.994
13	Alex RINS	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	2’01.285
14	Alvaro BAUTISTA	Pull&Bear Aspar Team	2’01.340
15	Andrea IANNONE	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	2’01.567
16	Hector BARBERA	Reale Avintia Racing	2’01.669
17	Jack MILLER	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	2’01.672
18	Danilo PETRUCCI	OCTO Pramac Racing	2’01.770
19	Bradley SMITH	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	2’02.017
20	Karel ABRAHAM	Pull&Bear Aspar Team	2’02.037
21	Loris BAZ	Reale Avintia Racing	2’02.185
22	Tito RABAT	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	2’02.211
23	Sam LOWES	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	2’02.787