Motorsport: Marquez grabs pole for MotoGP of Spain

Marc Marquez during qualifying of the MotoGP of Spain. Photo / Getty Images

Championship leader Marc Marquez has taken a dominant pole position for Honda at Spain's MotorLand Aragon circuit, with MotoGP's run of eight different winners in eight races looking likely to end on Monday.

The Spaniard was joined on the front row for the 14th round of the season on Sunday by compatriots Maverick Vinales, for Suzuki, and Yamaha's reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo.

Marquez's qualifying time of one minute 47.117 seconds was 0.631 faster than Vinales' best.

The top three feature in the streak of eight winners but Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso, who has yet to win this season, qualified fourth ahead of LCR Honda's British rider Cal Crutchlow and Yamaha's Valentino Rossi.

The pole was the 64th of Marquez's career, equalling the record set by Lorenzo at the previous San Marino Grand Prix, and sixth of the season.

Former world champion Nicky Hayden of the US, returning as a stand-in for injured Australian Jack Miller, qualified 19th and last but one on his non-works Marc VDS Honda.

With five races remaining, Marquez has 223 points to Rossi's 180 and Lorenzo's 162.