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Saturday at Phillip Island with Tony Goldsmith

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Marc Marquez will start from pole position for tomorrow’s Australian Grand Prix.

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A 2nd place start for Andrea Iannone on his ridiculous looking Ducati. What are the odds on Ducati picking up some sponsorship from a certain Austrian energy drink?

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Jorge Lorenzo grabbed 3rd place on the grid with his final lap of qualifying.

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Maverick Vinales has had a strong weekend so far and will start from 6th place.

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Dani Pedrosa will start the Australian Grand Prix from the front of the 2nd row.

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Valentino Rossi will need to find something in warm-up if he is to challenge at the front. I wouldn’t bet against him though, as he usually does.

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Pol Espargaro on his way into Lukey Heights. He’ll start from 9th place.

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Eugene Laverty leaves his pit box during FP4.

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Yonny Hernandez during Q1. He didn’t make it through to Q2, and thus starts from 17th place.

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Jorge Lorenzo will be hoping to eat into Valentino Rossi’s 18 point lead in tomorrow’s race.

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Marc Marquez in front of his fan club. His pole position was his 8th of the season.

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Cal Crutchlow has had good pace all weekend. He’ll start from 5th place, which is his best qualifying performance since Indianapolis.

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Andrea Dovizioso is struggling to match the pace of his teammate and will start from 10th place.

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Valentino Rossi on the approach to the MG Hairpin during FP3.

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Scott Redding’s crew prepare his factory Honda for qualifying.

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Marc Marquez gets it sideways on the exit of turn 11. His foot is off the footpeg and check out the black line he’s left on the track.

Photos: © 2015 Tony Goldsmith / www.tonygoldsmith.net – All Rights Reserved

Tony Goldsmith is an Isle of Man based freelance motorcycle racing photographer specialising in MotoGP and the Isle of Man TT races. His website can be found at www.tonygoldsmith.net. He can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

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