– Jorge Lorenzo secured pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix after setting a new lap record at Misano.Lorenzo clocked a time of 1:32.146 to edge out Honda rival Marc Márquez, while Valentino Rossi hauled himself up to third with a late lap.Dani Pedrosa completed the factory Yamaha/Honda lock-out up front, while fifth place went to Ducati wild card rider Michele Pirro.Bradley Smith will line-up from the second row of the grid, ahead of regular Ducati pair Andrea Iannone and Andrea Dovizioso.Danilo Petrucci led Aleix Espargaró, Cal Crutchlow and Pol Espargaró, the latter falling at Turn 10 during the early stages of the session.Scott Redding briefly topped Q1 but was shuffled...
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