Marquez wins 2018 BMW M Award

Australian GP pole sees the seven-time World Champion take the qualifying accolade for the sixth time

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) stormed to a fifth consecutive pole position at Phillip Island and with it claimed the 2018 BMW M Award, with closest challenger Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) qualifying down in P9 at the Michelin® Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

Michelin® Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix: MotoGP™ Q2 27/10/2018

Q2 sees 12 riders taking to the track with the aim of setting the quickest lap time, with the fastest taking pole position on Sunday

This is the sixth consecutive time Marquez has claimed the award since arriving in the premier class, meaning he is given a brand-new BMW M car.

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