MotoGP: Marc Marquez and Takaaki Nakagami make it into Q2 battle

The Championship leader topped Q1, with Takaaki Nakagami joining him in Q2.

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was the fastest man in the first qualifying session at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, setting a quickest time of 1:39.217 to finish ahead of fellow Honda rider Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) – the Japanese rider making it into Q2 for the first time.

Xavier Simeon (Reale Avintia Racing), Alvaro Bautista (Angel Nieto Team) and Mika Kallio (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) crashed – all the listed riders are ok.