Marc Marquez takes pole at Portugal GP after sensational final lap, practice leader Jack Miller suffers fall

Marc Marquez took pole position at the MotoGP Portugal Grand Prix after an outstanding performance in qualifying that set a new all-time lap record in the process. The 30-year-old rose from last in Q2 to pole position in his final lap to cap off two superb qualifying races.

Ad The Respol Honda rider's sensational time of 1:37.226 was 0.064 seconds faster than Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia, while Jorge Martin of Prima Pramac Racing came third at 0.228 seconds further back. Portugal Grand PrixMiller tops Portugal GP practice as multiple riders suffer crashes20 HOURS AGO Speaking after his qualifying victory, Marquez told BT Sport: “The main focus was on trying to pass from Q1 to Q2, but we have seen that new tyres were quite strong and lap time was good.

“We were so far ahead and we did an incredible lap, but we need to be calm because this afternoon and tomorrow will be very important. “This gives us an advantage heading into the race.

We know that we cannot fight for the podium because we don't have the rhythm, but we will try to follow the Ducati riders that are very strong.” Sprint races at this year's MotoGP will be 'very eventful', says Oliveira ‘We are not contenders today’ – Marquez doesn’t think Honda have turned corner yet 'An inspiration for me' — Federer leads Rossi tributes after final race Marquez and Miguel Oliveira advanced to Q2 after setting the fastest lap times in an exhilarating start to qualifying in Q1. It was an ideal recovery for Marquez, who was forced to go through Q1 after going down in the final two minutes of Friday’s practice session.