Marc Marquez takes pole at Phillip Island, Jorge Lorenzo unhappy at towing Andrea Iannone ahead of him to second (on exact same lap time), championship leader Valentino Rossi only seventh.

Rossi leads team-mate Lorenzo by 18 points with three rounds of the MotoGP season remaining.

Anthony West and fellow Australian Damian Cudlin are returning to MotoGP as replacements for the injured Karel Abraham and Alex de Angelis...

Qualifying 2:1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 28.364s [Lap 7/8] 338km/h (Top Speed)2. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 28.680s +0.316s [9/9] 347km/h 3. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 28.680s +0.316s [8/8] 333km/h 4. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 28.712s +0.348s [7/7] 332km/h 5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 28.912s +0.548s [6/7] 340km/h 6. Maverick Vi?ales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 28.932s +0.568s [6/8] 328km/h 7. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 29.014s +0.650s [6/7] 335km/h 8. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 29.015s +0.651s [3/3] 331km/h 9. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 29.222s +0.858s [3/7] 340km/h 10. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 29.267s +0.903s [6/7] 347km/h 11. Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 29.499s +1.135s [3/7] 338km/h 12. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 29.626s +1.262s [7/9] 337km/h



Qualifying 1:13. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 29.918s 335km/h 14. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 30.064s 335km/h 15. Jack Miller AUS LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)* 1m 30.104s 336km/h 16. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)* 1m 30.105s 329km/h 17. Yonny Hernandez COL Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 30.135s 339km/h 18. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 30.147s 332km/h 19. Loris Baz FRA Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)* 1m 30.173s 329km/h 20. Nicky Hayden USA Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS) 1m 30.376s 328km/h 21. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 30.634s 331km/h 22. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 30.959s 330km/h 23. Anthony West AUS AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS) 1m 31.205s 328km/h 24. Toni Elias SPA Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 1m 31.837s 331km/h 25. Damian Cudlin AUS E-Motion IodaRacing (ART) 1m 33.884s 315km/h

Blue Name = Factory - Official MotoGP ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.

20 litres of race fuel, 5 engine changes for the season. All engines identical throughout the year within the same team (development freeze). Black Name = Factory (with concessions) - Official MotoGP ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.

Applicable to Factory entries by a manufacturer that did not achieve a dry win in 2013 (Ducati) or any new MotoGP manufacturers (Suzuki and Aprilia).

22 litres of race fuel for Ducati, 24 litres for Suzuki and Aprilia. Same 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and extra testing opportunities as the Open Category. Red Name = Open - Full official MotoGP ECU, hardware and software.

24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and greater testing opportunities relative to Factory.* Rookie

Fastest practice time:

SPA Honda(FP3)