MotoGP champ Quartararo on pole as Marquez crashes twice in Indonesia

French rider Fabio Quartararo of Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP celebrates his pole position during the qualifying Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia at the Pertamina Mandalika Circuit in Mandalika, Lombok Island, Indonesia, Saturday, March 19, 2022. - AP

MANADALIKA, March 19, 2022 (AFP): MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo will start Sunday's first race in Indonesia in 25 years from pole position after a dramatic qualifying session that saw Marc Marquez twice crash out.

After waiting so long for top-class racing to return, Indonesia's motorbike-mad fans were given a treat in incident-packed qualifying on the steamy island of Lombok on Saturday.