MotoGP - Japanese Grand Prix - Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan - October 20, 2018 Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso during qualifying REUTERS/Toru Hanai
TOKYO (Reuters) - Italian Andrea Dovizioso piled the pressure on championship leader Marc Marquez by qualifying in pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix while the Spaniard will start in sixth.
Honda's Marquez can win a fifth MotoGP title with a win at Motegi but Dovizioso, his closest rival in the championship race, showed he was not willing to give up without a fight as he set the fastest qualifying time of 1:44:590 seconds.
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