HOHENSTEIN-ERNSTTHAL (Germany), July 1 — World MotoGP champion Marc Marquez stormed to an incredible eighth successive German Grand Prix pole today, as he looks to give his title defence a boost.

The Spaniard, who has also won his last seven races across all three classes at the Sachsenring circuit, snatched the fastest time from Danilo Petrucci with just two minutes remaining of qualifying.

Italian Petrucci will line up second on the grid for Sunday’s race, with Marquez’s Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa completing the front row.

Marquez is fourth in the riders’ standings, trailing leader Andrea Dovizioso, who qualified 10th, by 11 points. — AFP