Luca Marini has gained his first pole in Moto2 ahead of the Czech Moto2 Gr𒀰and Prix as the progress of his rivalℱs was halted at Brno.

The Italian, who rides for his brother Valentino Rossi’s Sky Racing VR46 team, set his best lap very early in the session with his top tim📖e of 2m 02.244s being posted with just ten minutes of ꦇthe session completed as the track temperature rose.

W♑ith progress virtually halted due to the hot conditions it meant Marini was able to build on his first front row secured in Assen and his first podium finish from second on the grid at the Sachse♏nring.

The all-Kalex front row will be completed by Alex Marquez for EG 0,0 Marc VDS in second and Mattia Pasini in third for Italtrans, with both riders having briefly ꧑topped the timesheets before Marini took over at the top.

The unusually slow🧜 session saw Miguel Oliveira claim his best qualifying position🦂 of the season on fourth for Red Bull KTM Ajo.

Marcel Schrotter continued his strong form into the second half of the season byಞ taking fifth on the grid for Dynavolt Intact GP, with the second row completed by championship leader Francesco Bagnaia on the second Sky Racing VR46 entry.

Brad Binder lapped with team-mate Oliveira as they tried to find a wℱay to chip off some time b𝕴ut neither improved, leaving him in seventh.

Xavi Vierge posted the eighth best time on the second Dynavolt entry, only just fas🐼ter than Domini🤡que Aegerter for his Kiefer outfit in ninth.

Lorenzo ꦑBaldassarri refused to give up on finding extra pace but he pushed too hard and went slightly wide and into the gravel trap at turn three. The lack of action saw him remain tenth, his bike was also repaired and back on track before the end of the session.

Elsewhere Joan Mir(🦋EG 0,0 Marc VꦓDS) was top rookie in twelfth.

Anyone who missed out on a fast lap at the start was left high-and -dry with no chance to make the time back up, both Brits Sam Lowes (Swiss Innovative Investors) and Danny Kent (Speed Up) suffered - Lowes had his worst Moto2 qualifying of the season in 22^nd with Kent down in 25^th.

Eric Granado and Khairul Idham Pawi continued to find the gravel again in qualifying, the Brazilian did not set a time while Pawi had done enough before his fall for 20^th.

Federico Fuligni misses t💛he race𓄧 after fracturing his right clavicle in training, he is not replaced by Tasca Racing.

Isaac Vinales is replaced in the SAG Team by Alejandro Medina who took the flag in 32^nd.

There are also two wildcard entries for the Brno round - the experienced Xavi Cardelus (Team Stylobike) and de🐼butant ⛦Sheridan Morais (Willi Race Racing Team).

Morais fared better and starts 29^th with Cardelus 31^st.