Marquez Takes Pole Position for Australian MotoGP
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Marc Marquez got pole position for the Australian MotoGP race.
Pole position means he will start first in the race.
Johann Zarco will start in the first row too. This is a good position.
Fabio Quartararo had a bad day. He will start almost last.
Marquez spoke after the qualifying session. He said people expected the Aprilia bikes to be fast there.
Marco Bezzecchi had the fastest lap time of the session. But he also had a crash.
A crash means a rider falls off the bike.
MotoGP is a sport with fast motorbikes. Riders race around a track.
This race is happening in Australia.
Many fans want to see who wins on race day.
Vocabulary8 words
- pole position
- the best starting place in a race, at the front
- qualifying
- a practice session before a race that decides starting places
- lap time
- the time it takes to go around the track one time
- crash
- when a vehicle hits something or falls
- track
- the road where races happen
- MotoGP
- a top racing sport with fast motorbikes
- first row
- the front line of starting positions in a race
- grid
- the starting positions for all riders in a race
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1. Marc Marquez 2. He will start almost last 3. He had the fastest lap but also crashed
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Marc Marquez got _____ for the Australian MotoGP race.
Pole position means he will start _____ in the race.
Johann Zarco will start in the _____ too.
Fabio Quartararo had a bad day. He will start almost _____.
Marquez said people expected the _____ bikes to be fast there.
Marco Bezzecchi had the fastest _____ of the session.
But he also had a _____.
A crash means a rider _____ off the bike.
MotoGP is a sport with fast _____.
This race is happening in _____.
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