Brake problems again affected the factory Ducati rider who finished fourth in Sunday's Czech GP, despite starting on pole

Twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia claimed his first pole position of the season at the Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix on Saturday, edging out Ducati teammate Marc Marquez, who crashed on his final qualifying lap.

Italy's Francesco Bagnaia took pole position Saturday for the Czech MotoGP sprint and race as his teammate and runaway championship leader Marc Marquez crashed.