Cal Crutchlow didn't have a solid run up to the San Marino Grand Prix, as the Brit sliced one of his fingers on the Monday preceding the round - but that didn't stop him taking P4 in qualifying.

Heading up the second row is a great starting point for the two-time GP winner, top Independent Team rider on Saturday and looking to repeat the feat in the race - if not get on the rostrum.

"We’re obviously happy with the qualifying session, I’d wanted to be on the front row, but today it wasn’t possible." Said the Briton

"That’s something to try for again in the next races, but for now I’m happy with fourth place. I think we’ve done a good job as a team all weekend so far, the crew have worked very hard for me."

"It hasn’t been an easy run-up to this Grand Prix, so to be in good shape for Sunday’s race has been difficult. However, I feel we’ve got the pace to be there, maybe not to win, but perhaps we can aim for the podium. Top five I would be happy, but I have to look towards the rostrum." He added

Maverick Viñales denied Andrea Dovizioso pole position in front of his home crowd, by swooping in over the checkered flag with a stunning lap that pushed him to the top, knocking Dovizioso down to second.

Of course, there was the small matter of Q1 first, which saw the two Aspar Ducatis of Alvaro Bautista and Karel Abraham through to Q2. All was not straightforward however, as laps were being cancelled across the grid for exceeding track limits.

Jack Miller was first to fall victim to this, after exceeding track limits at turn eleven and having his lap - that saw him sitting in second and ready to go through to Q2, cancelled. Jonas Folger had put in a fantastic flying lap which saw him sitting in first. However, his flying lap was cancelled in what could be described as a harsh penalty from the stewards and he was pushed back to sixth.

As we all know, anything can happen in qualifying. But it all comes down to the closing minutes, once all riders had come into the pits to change tyres. 

With one and a half minutes to go, Dovizioso set a lap that pushed him into provisional pole, but he was denied it once Viñales took the flag. Marc Marquez rounds out the front row of the grid, despite having a lap time cancelled and a crash in the last minute of the session at turn thirteen. Cal Crutchlow also had a lap cancelled, but he will still start from fourth on the grid for the race tomorrow. 

Jorge Lorenzo had an incredible run, and will start from fifth. He briefly led the session and was constantly improving on his times, but unfortunately for the Spaniard he couldn't match the pace of those in front.

Top ten:

1. Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) - 1:32.439
2. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) +0.162
3. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) +0.197
4. Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) +0.329
5. Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) +0.353
6. Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) +0.446
7. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) +0.553
8. Danilo Petrucci (OCTO Pramac Racing) +0.558
9. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) +0.710
10. Alvaro Bautista (Pull&Bear Aspar Team) +0.978

Pasini put it on pole in Brno, Austria and Silverstone and now he's done it again in Misano for the fourth time in a row. He set the pace early on and controlled the rhythm of the session, with only Franco Morbidelli looking like the only one who could match him. You could see how hard Morbidelli was trying, and he ended up less than a tenth behind Pasini, with Dominique Aegerter rounding out the front row.

Moto2 was no different when it came to exceeding track limits with Jorge Navarro, Axel Pons and Luca Marini all coming under fire for running onto the red. 

A last ditch attempt from Lorenzo Baldassari saw him shoot up to fourth, and he will head up the second row of the grid in tomorrow's race. Silverstone winner Takaaki Nakagami will start from fifth, with Francesco Bagnaia closely behind in sixth.

Miguel Oliveira recovered from his 22nd place finish in FP3, putting in a lap that will see him start from ninth, behind Thomas Luthi in seventh and Simone Corsi in eighth. Luthi hasn't performed at his best this weekend, and although he sits second in the championship just 29 points behind Morbidelli, he needs to pull out something incredible in the race to keep his title hopes alive.

Top ten:

1. Mattia Pasini (Italtrans Racing Team) 1:37.390
2. Franco Morbidelli (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) +0.083
3. Doninique Aegerter (Kiefer Racing) +0.333
4. Lorenzo Baldassari (Forward Racing Team) +0.344
5. Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) +0.387
6. Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46) +0.499
7. Thomas Luthi (CarXpert Interwetten) +0.547
8. Simone Corsi (Speed Up Racing) +0.550
9. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +0.593
10. Fabio Quartararo (Pons HP40) +0.666

Home hero Enea Bastianini took pole position in the closing minutes of Moto3 qualifying, ahead of Jorge Martin and championship leader Joan Mir. 

Fabio Di Giannantonio set a new qualifying lap record on his way to sealing the temporary top spot, but got pushed back to fourth once all riders came back out the pits in the final ten minutes. Nicolo Bulega was put under immense pressure as his fastest lap time was cancelled due to exceeding track limits at turn six, and he dropped from eighth to eleventh. As he came back out of the pits, he pushed hard but just couldn't keep up and qualified in tenth.

Aron Canet has been extremely impressive this weekend, topping two out of the three sessions. But a huge crash on the entry to turn fifteen saw him whisked off to the medical centre, and just as it looked as if he wouldn't make it out for the rest of the session, he entered his garage ready to qualify. He only managed an eleventh place start, but he'll still be one to watch come race day.

Moto3 qualifying was the usual tow-fest, with all riders exiting pit lane painstakingly slow waiting for tows. Because it took them so long to come out, it meant they only had time for one fast lap after their out lap. And as the checkered flag came out, Bastianini crossed the line a tenth quicker than his closest rival Martin. Mir hasn't looked comfortable at Misano this weekend, but qualifying on the front row of the grid is sure to do his confidence at the Italian track some good.

All attention was drawn away from the line as Gabriel Rodrigo and Livio Loi exited the final corner. Rodrigo lost control of the RBA BOE machinery and his bike went flying into the path of an unsuspecting Loi, who was hurled into the air and landed on the track side of pit lane. Both riders were up and ok, and Loi was extremely lucky to walk away from the incident relatively unscathed. 

Top ten:

1. Enea Bastianini (Estrella Galicia 0,0) - 1:42.147
2. Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) +0.173
3. Joan Mir (Leopard Racing) +0.225
4. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) +0.244
5. Romano Fenati (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers) +0.326
6. Gabriel Rodrigo (RBA BOE Racing Team) +0.338
7. Ayumu Sasaki (SIC Racing Team) +0.428
8. Niccolo Antonelli (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +0.447
9. Bo Bendsneyder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +0.448
10. Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) +0.489

Full results at motogp.com