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UPDATE: Marquez loses pole position due to a grid penalty .

Marc Marquez has shrugged off the coincidence of a third retirement during the Australian MotoGP race directly after sealing the world title the round before in Japan and had been confident of having the pace to win at Phillip Island.

Johann Zarco says as ‘sportsmen we totally understood each other’ after apologising to Marc Marquez following their collision during the Australian MotoGP which took both riders out of the race.

Full MotoGP race results from Phillip Island

Johann Zarco's fifth place in Thailand was not only his best MotoGP result since Jerez in May, but also put him within five points of top Independent rider Cal Crutchlow (LCR) in the world championship standings.

While Johann Zarco has been ‘given a smile and happiness’ from Yamaha’s unexpected speed turnaround in Thailand, he is still bracing for a challenging race given the demands on the tyres in the hot conditions.

When Johann Zarco packed up and left the Buriram MotoGP test in February, he was on top of the timesheets.

Johann Zarco admits he doesn't know what to expect at this weekend's Aragon MotoGP, a circuit where he has only taken two podiums during eight appearances across three different grand prix classes.

Zarco leads Saturday morning practice at the Misano MotoGP, as the Frenchman and Miller break into the combined top ten to secure direct access to Qualifying 2.

Full MotoGP FP3 times from Misano

Johann Zarco says he will continue to target the top five at Misano but concedes missing out on the recent test at the Italian track may hamper his efforts for Monster Yamaha Tech 3.

KTM motorsports director Pit Beirer is sure the factory's new 2019 MotoGP signing Johann Zarco 'will make us better'. And that includes helping team-mate Pol Espargaro 'use his full potential'. In return, Beirer believes Zarco can pick things up from Espargaro's 'talent'.

After a difficult Austrian MotoGP for Johann Zarco and his fellow Yamaha riders at the Red Bull Ring, the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider is eager to continue the team’s work to rediscover his pace at Silverstone.

KTM's plans to gain conclusive MotoGP race data with its 2019 machine have been thwarted by Mika Kallio's season-ending knee injury at Sachsenring.

Johann Zarco feels he’s on track to return to his sparkling form from the start of 2018 despite struggling for front-running pace with his Monster Yamaha Tech3 in Austria.

Johann Zarco feels Michelin’s special tyre specification for the Austrian MotoGP is hampering Yamaha’s progress even more than usual with less edge grip for him to exploit.

Johann Zarco says the post-Czech Republic round test acted as further opportunity to regain his confident feeling with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 having struggled over recent races.

Zarco goes fastest on his final lap of Free Practice 1 for the Czech Republic MotoGP at a scorching hot Brno, with the top 13 riders covered by 0.8s Morbidelli is returning from a fracture to his left hand at Assen, while Guintoli and Bradl are competing as wild-cards.

Full MotoGP FP1 results from Brno

After scoring 58 points during the opening four races of the 2018 MotoGP season, Johann Zarco has collected just 23 in the four that followed.

Johann Zarco says he’s eager “to understands what it needs to repeat it” having been stunned by former team-mate Jonas Folger’s spectacular podium at the Sachsenring 12 months ago for Monster Yamaha Tech3.

Johann Zarco led from pole position for the opening eleven laps of last year's Dutch TT. But when rain drops arrived, the rookie was spooked by the unknown situation and made the wrong call to a pit for his wet bike. 

Despite scoring just six out of a possible 50 points in the last two MotoGP races, Johann Zarco remains the top satellite rider and only eight points from second in the standings Valentino Rossi.

Johann Zarco says his record pole position at his home round came as a surprise while being washed over by emotion as he turns attention to a potential maiden MotoGP win.