Johann Zarco

MotoGP 2021: Frenchman Johann Zarco claims German GP pole despite fall

Ducati-Pramac rider Zarco, currently second in the overall rankings, edged out compatriot and the championship leader so far this season, Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha.

MotoGP 2021: KTM's Miguel Oliveira holds off late surge from Johann Zarco to win Catalonia MotoGP

Australian Jack Miller took third after championship leader Fabio Quartararo was hit with a three-second penalty for straying off the track a few laps from the end.

MotoGP 2021: Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo claims season's fifth successive pole in Montmelo

Yamaha's French rider is joined on the front row of Sunday's race in Montmelo by Australian Jack Miller's Ducati and Johann Zarco on Ducati's satellite Pramac bike.

Italian MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo claims fourth straight pole in Mugello with 'best lap ever'

The French Yamaha rider took pole in style, lowering the record Bagnaia set only hours earlier, with a new fastest time at the circuit of 1min 45.187sec.

French MotoGP: Ducati's Jack Miller conquers the rain to clinch victory at Le Mans

Miller, who won the last race in Spain, finished ahead of French pair Johann Zarco, riding for Ducati's satellite Pramac team, and Fabio Quartararo, on a Yamaha.

MotoGP 2021: Fabio Quartararo takes pole at Portuguese MotoGP, Marc Marquez to start on second row

Marquez has wasted no time getting back in the thick of things nine months after his crash in the Spanish Grand Prix which ruled him out of the entire 2020 season, and the first two races this year.

MotoGP 2021: Fabio Quartararo wins Doha race with Johann Zarco completing French double

Spanish rookie Jorge Martin, the teammate of Zarco, was third after starting the race on pole position.

MotoGP 2021: Maverick Vinales wins season-opening Qatar in windy, sandy conditions

Francesco Bagnaia on another Ducati came third on his first ride in the factory team after starting on pole, beating reigning champion Joan Mir of Suzuki back into fourth in the final moments of the race

MotoGP 2021: Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia takes first pole of season in Qatar pipping Fabio Quartararo

Another Yamaha rider, Spaniard Maverick Vinales completed the front row after nudging out Italian veteran Valentino Rossi of Yamaha satellite team SRT, late in the session.

MotoGP: Ducati sign new deal with promoters Dorna Sports, guarantee presence on grid until 2026

Based in Bologna, Italy, Ducati entered MotoGP in 2003, securing the riders' world title with Casey Stoner in 2007.