Cal Crutchlow will start Sunday’s Monster Energy Czech Republic Grand Prix from the second row of the grid after setting the fifth fastest time in a sweltering qualifying session at the Brno circuit. The LCR Honda CASTROL man, riding in new Flex-Box livery this weekend, was in line for a front row start until late laps from his opponents relegated him to row two.
#35 Cal Crutchlow – 5th (1’55.055)
“We’re happy enough with the second row of the grid, because we have a bit of trouble managing the front tyre in the hot conditions this weekend, and we know that if the other rival manufacturers are using the hard tyre we know we are up against it. We did the best job we could, and I enjoyed the qualifying session.”
Results Q1 & Q2 combined:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap |
| 1 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 1’54.689 |
| 2 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1’54.956 |
| 3 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 1’54.961 |
| 4 | Jorge LORENZO | Ducati Team | 1’55.038 |
| 5 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 1’55.055 |
| 6 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Alma Pramac Racing | 1’55.203 |
| 7 | Johann ZARCO | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1’55.221 |
| 8 | Andrea IANNONE | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’55.270 |
| 9 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’55.431 |
| 10 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 1’55.474 |
| 11 | Tito RABAT | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’55.686 |
| 12 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1’55.823 |
| 13 | Franco MORBIDELLI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’56.029 |
| 14 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Angel Nieto Team | 1’56.031 |
| 15 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’56.218 |
| 16 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1’56.285 |
| 17 | Jack MILLER | Alma Pramac Racing | 1’56.316 |
| 18 | Stefan BRADL | HRC Honda Team | 1’56.330 |
| 19 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’56.353 |
| 20 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 1’56.512 |
| 21 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’57.037 |
| 22 | Thomas LUTHI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1’57.208 |
| 23 | Karel ABRAHAM | Angel Nieto Team | 1’57.217 |
| 24 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’57.250 |
| 25 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’57.438 |
| 26 | Xavier SIMEON | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’58.048 |
Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc