Viñales bags pole for Emilia Romagna race as Bagnaia penalised


MotoGP - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano, Italy - September 19, 2020 Monster Energy Yamaha's Maverick Vinales during practice REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

(Reuters) - Yamaha's Maverick Viñales took pole position for Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after a dramatic final qualifying session on Saturday in which Pramac Racing's pace-setter Francesco Bagnaia was penalised for exceeding track limits.

Viñales, whose all-time Misano lap record set before last week's San Marino race was then erased by Bagnaia in the third free practice, blazed the circuit during the final qualifying session to set another new mark of one minute, 31.077 seconds.

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