Brno MotoGP qualifying

16:09 That's a wrap for our qualifying coverage, as Andrea Dovizioso claimed a rare pole at a track where Ducati has not historically excelled.

It's an outcome that may be promising in terms of a competitive race, but Marquez's FP4 pace was terrifying, so it will take something special to stop the championship leader tomorrow.

Qualifying report

16:06 Dovizioso: "Too happy, really happy. I didn't expect. I felt good but not like this. When I start the last lap, I felt a really good support from the bike, was able to brake really hard, and the bike answered in a perfect way.

"During the lap I started to think the intermediate [sector times] was wrong because the laptime was too fast. Sometimes happens.

"Really happy about that, really happy about the way we work. Is very important to start in the first practice with a good speed, to be able to work for the race.

"I don't know about the race, if we can really fight for victory, but the feeling is good."

16:03 Rossi: "Is true, is very difficult with this temperature. I know that I can be quite competitive with the new tyre, because already this morning I did a good lap. But this afternoon I was able to improve, I push that bit more, I ride very much at the limit, brake and enter.

"54.9 is a great laptime, I am very happy, especially with this temperature.

"For the race for tomorrow it's very important to start from the front row. In the race pace I am not fantastic, after some lap I have to suffer - but for sure we will try."

16:01 Marquez: "Of course I already see this morning a little bit that for one lap will be hard, because the set-up, what we found this weekend, when the tyres drop I feel really good, but with the new tyres as well I feel a little bit not so comfortable.

"The laptime was fast, I was alone, this is important. Dovi is very fast here, he has a very good pace, but then both Ducati riders are very fast, and then also Valentino will be there.

"Will be a nice race, but the most important is, one more time, in a circuit that we [used to] struggle we are there."

15:57

15:54 This is Dovizioso's first pole since Sepang 2016. He had only one MotoGP win before that Saturday, as opposed to the nine he has now.

15:53 Q2 results: 1 Dovizioso; 2 Rossi; 3 Marquez; 4 Lorenzo; 5 Crutchlow; 6 Petrucci; 7 Zarco; 8 Iannone; 9 Rins; 10 Pedrosa; 11 Rabat; 12 Vinales.

15:52 Rossi, who has followed Dovizioso, shoots up from 12th to second on his final lap. Marquez will make up the front row.

15:52 Andrea Dovizioso fires in a 1m54.689s to take pole position for the Czech Republic Grand Prix!

15:51 Dovizioso almost a quarter of a second up with one sector left...

15:51 Chequered flag waves, but this isn't over yet - not by a long shot.

15:51 All of a sudden, Zarco and Dovizioso are up by a couple of tenths in the first sector.

15:50 But Marquez is quicker. He breaks the 1m55s barrier with a 1m54.961s. Crutchlow up to third, one more attempt for all of them.

15:49 Lorenzo improves with a minute left on the clock, 1m55.038s.

15:49 Lorenzo is up on his provisional pole time after two sectors - and so are Marquez and Crutchlow.

15:48 Marquez has tucked in behind Dovizioso, and has Crutchlow following him in turn. Pace-setter Lorenzo is towing Rabat.

15:46 Vinales was first out for his second run and is already circulating, while Rins now leads the main pack out of the pits with five minutes to go.

15:45 The heat looks to be doing a number on the Yamaha YZR-M1s, with morning pace-setter Rossi nowhere near what he managed in FP3.

15:43 Current order:1 Lorenzo; 2 Crutchlow; 3 Marquez; 4 Dovizioso; 5 Rins; 6 Pedrosa; 7 Iannone; 8 Zarco; 9 Petrucci; 10 Vinales; 11 Rossi; 12 Rabat.

15:42 That really was a scintillating effort from Lorenzo. Plenty of riders improve on their second attempts, and Crutchlow does depose Marquez for second, but the Ducati rider's lead remains a mammoth 0.438s.

15:41 Certainly not in comparison to Jorge Lorenzo, who was last to emerge from the pits but now goes top, posing a 1m55.059s. Exactly five tenths up on Marquez, and it's the new fastest lap of the weekend.

15:40 Marquez shakes off his pursuers to fire in a 1m55.559s. That's not mega fast.

15:39 The flying laps are underway now, with Marquez kicking off the show. There are a few riders running in his wheeltracks, but none close enough to benefit.

15:36 The green light is on for the 15-minute pole position decider.

15:33 Q2 line-up: Rossi; Petrucci; Lorenzo; Marquez; Iannone; Pedrosa; Crutchlow; Zarco; Rabat; Dovizioso; Vinales; Rins.

15:30

15:29 Some strong efforts from a number of riders left behind in Q1 - the SIC Yamaha-bound Franco Morbidelli did well to line up 13th, while KTM outcast Bradley Smith has handed a pretty heavy defeat to teammate Pol Espargaro.

15:28 Q1 results: 1 Vinales; 2 Rins; 3 Morbidelli; 4 Bautista; 5 Smith; 6 Syahrin; 7 Miller; 8 Bradl; 9 P Espargaro; 10 Nakagami; 11 Guintoli; 12 Luthi; 13 Abraham; 14 A Espargaro; 15 Redding; 16 Simeon.

15:27 Rins doesn't improve on his final lap after a quick start, but it matters not. He and Vinales progress to Q2.

15:26 Bautista is on it! He is just five hundredths behind Vinales after two sectors - but he can't keep up the pace and crashes out!

15:25 Rins looks like he should retake the spot... and he does, by just under a couple of tenths. Still another lap in it for both.

15:24 A minute and a half left, Bautista slots in to second place over Alex Rins, although he is almost half a second behind Vinales.

15:24 Abraham also down.

15:24 It should be especially good enough given that Miller, who was on a fast lap himself, has crashed out at Turn 9.

15:23 Vinales improves to a 1m55.538s, Huge laptime gain, and that should be good enough.

15:22 Vinales is rapid on his first lap, and has managed to shake off former teammate Aleix Espargaro - who was tagging along before suddenly coasting into the gravel with what might've been a mechanical issue.

15:20 Five minutes left, a few riders are back out already for their second runs of the session - with Vinales chief among them.

15:19 Current order: 1 Vinales; 2 Rins; 3 Bautista; 4 Miller; 5 Morbidelli; 6 Smith; 7 Nakagami; 8 Syahrin; 9 Bradl; 10 P Espargaro; 11 Abraham; 12 A Espargaro; 13 Guintoli; 14 Simeon; 15 Luthi; 16 Redding.

15:18 And now Rins slots into second, 0.072s behind Vinales. Encouraging stuff from the Suzuki rider, provided he can make a step on the soft tyre later on (assuming he runs it).

15:17 Bautista slots in between Vinales and Miller as the Aussie fails to improve with his second effort.