Martin claims Indonesia MotoGP pole by smashing lap record

In humid conditions at the Mandalika circuit, Ducati-Pramac's Martin sped round in 1min 29.088sec, smashing the record set just a day before by more than half a second. "I am so happy. Today I felt great. It went perfectly so this is always nice," Martin told reporters. He was 0.535 seconds ahead of Marco Bezzecchi, who survived a crash to secure a front row place on his final lap. Red Bull GasGaS's Pedro Acosta was third, a further 0.048sec behind. "I lost a bit of concentration and I crashed.