Morbidelli fastest ahead of qualifying

Franco Morbidelli was fastest ahead of qualifying in Moto2 with title rivals Johann Zarco and Tito Rabat his closest pursuers but with the rest of the field half a second off the pace it was a commanding performance by the Italian who was also strong in Germany last year.

Sam Lowes was 13th fastest with the Speed Up rider reverting to his old chassis after testing an new one during FP2.