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Barcelona MotoGP qualifying

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Marquez further improves to a 1m39.270s, while Rins leaps up to third and only just outside of Miller in second.
Stopwatch
Marquez cements top spot in Q1 with a 1m39.374s. He is half a second clear of the rest now.
Marquez has switched to a hard front tyre, and is now out on a fresh soft rear. He starts a flying lap now.
Syahrin has been into the pits and is heading back out now. He is only 0.146s outside of a Q2 place. A few more follow the Tech3 rider back out onto track.
Syahrin is third currently, with Aleix Espargaro, Morbideli, Smith, Bautista, Kallio, Nakagami, Rins, Abraham, Pol Espargaro, Guintoli, Luthi, Redding and Simeon your order with seven minutes remaining,
Stopwatch
Marquez goes top with a 1m39.439s, Miller trails him in second with a 1m39.876s.
Crash
Simeon has gone down at Turn 4, and does not look happy with the marshals. A crash in FP4 means this is the Belgian rider's only bike for this session.
Aleix Espargaro sets the early pace in this session with a 1m40.088s.
Interestingly, Marquez has headed out on a used soft slick. The rest are on fresh ones. Aleix Espargaro has opted for a used soft front tyre.
Green flag
Q1 is underway. Just a reminder, if you are joining us for the first time, the top two from this session will progress into Q2.
You may have noticed a couple of added names in that list of Q1 runners. Mika Kallio is making his second wildcard appearance of the year with KTM, while Sylvain Guintoli is back with Suzuki for the first time since last year's Barcelona race.
Marquez faces Q1 for the first time since Mugello 2015 after suffering a second crash of the weekend in FP3. He was flirting with the edge all FP4, so cruising into Q2 is not guaranteed for the Honda rider.
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If you thought FP4 was exciting, qualifying is set to be stunning. Here are your Q1 runners:
Marquez
Syahrin
A.Espargaro
P.Espargaro
Smith
Kallio
Guintoli
Rins
Simeon
Luthi
Morbidelli
Miller
Nakagami
Bautista
Redding
Abraham
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Meanwhile, Andrea Iannone tops final practice on his Suzuki, but it was Jorge Lorenzo on the Ducati who showed a pretty ominous pace in that session.
We are in the final seconds of FP4, and Marc Marquez has just had one of the greatest saves ever. He lost the front through the final corner, but somehow stayed upright! He will be in Q1 in a few minutes.
Green flag
Good afternoon and welcome to live text coverage of qualifying for the MotoGP Catalunya Grand Prix

By: Matt Beer

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