The championship leaders will fight it out from the front of the grid with Pedro Acosta taking pole just ahead of Tony Arbolino ahead of the German Moto2 race at the Sachsenring.
Ayumu Sasaki was peerless as he smashed his own lap record to take pole position in qualifying for the German Moto3 race at the Sachsenring, round seven of the championship.
Francesco Bagnaia put in a strong early lap to sit on top of the timesheets as late crashes for Johann Zarco and Marc Marquez caused lap cancellations aplenty at the Sachsenring.
NASCAR returns to Daytona International Speedway for the 65th running of the Daytona 500 on February 19. The full week of practice, qualifying, and Duel races begins on February 15.