More, from a press release issued by Dorna: Zarco steals late pole from Mir in a mad dash Q2 in Portugal Slick tyres, a drying track, last minute flying laps and some big names well down the order: Saturday served up a storm Saturday, 23 April 2022 With great risk often comes great reward is an adage all 12 MotoGP™ riders in Q2 were following as they tackled a patchy Algarve International Circuit with slick tyres. In a thrilling final 30 seconds that saw four riders provisionally sitting at the top of the pile, pole position, in the end, went the way of the final man to cross the line: experienced Frenchman Johann Zarco. The Pramac Racing rider denied Team Suzuki Ecstar s Joan Mir a debut MotoGP™ pole, with Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) then sneaked his way onto the front row just seconds after. Q1 Q1 was was pure drama as the premier class riders rolled the