Fabio Quartararo has a steely focus on his own performance at the Valencia MotoGP even if he admitted that luck might be needed to edge Francesco Bagnaia.
Jorge Martin has taken his third consecutive MotoGP pole ahead of Marc Marquez and Jack Miller, despite the latter suffring a crash midway through Q2.
After a full season in IndyCar, Jimmie Johnson will make his return to NASCAR driving in a handful of races, beginning with the season-opening Daytona 500 in February.