LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow secured seventh position on the grid for the German Grand Prix after a predictably tight day of qualifying at the Sachsenring on Saturday. The Briton made solid progress after a difficult opening day of free practice yesterday and was up alongside the leading riders in terms of race pace throughout.
#35 Cal Crutchlow – 7th (1’20.675)
“The team did a good job, I feel better with the bike than I did yesterday. Starting on the third row at the Sachsenring is never good, but I made a couple of mistakes which affected my performance. “But we have to take the positives, we’ve made progress today and I think we can battle tomorrow. The problem is we need to get up to the lead group straightaway because if something happens or breaks up it’s so difficult to come across here. But I look forward to trying to do a good job tomorrow.”
Results Q1 & Q2 combined:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 1’20.270 |
| 2 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Alma Pramac Racing | 1’20.295 |
| 3 | Jorge LORENZO | Ducati Team | 1’20.327 |
| 4 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1’20.441 |
| 5 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 1’20.444 |
| 6 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1’20.532 |
| 7 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 1’20.675 |
| 8 | Andrea IANNONE | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’20.682 |
| 9 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Angel Nieto Team | 1’20.700 |
| 10 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 1’20.831 |
| 11 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’20.847 |
| 12 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 1’20.938 |
| 13 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’20.972 |
| 14 | Johann ZARCO | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1’21.059 |
| 15 | Jack MILLER | Alma Pramac Racing | 1’21.183 |
| 16 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’21.242 |
| 17 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’21.287 |
| 18 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1’21.460 |
| 19 | Tito RABAT | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’21.546 |
| 20 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’21.749 |
| 21 | Stefan BRADL | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’21.802 |
| 22 | Thomas LUTHI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’22.012 |
| 23 | Karel ABRAHAM | Angel Nieto Team | 1’22.159 |
| 24 | Xavier SIMEON | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’22.709 |
Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc