Motorsport: Johann Zarco leads qualifying for Grand Prix of Czech Republic

Johann Zarco took a shock MotoGP pole position for Avintia Ducati at the Czech Grand Prix on Saturday after a late crash for Fabio Quartararo, while Andrea Dovizioso was only 18th. Zarco put the KTM on the front row at Brno one year ago in wet conditions, but a week later had quit the Austrian marque amidst a miserable season on the RC16. Signed to ride for the underfunded Avintia squad on a year-old Ducati, Zarco stunned with his first pole since his Tech3 days - having last started from pole in Malaysia 2018 - to lead a French 1-2 in qualifying. Quartararo crashed at the penultimate corner on his final effort and had to settle for second - a position he was promoted to after KTM's Pol Espargaro had his best lap scrubbed having set it under yellow flags.