Movistar Yamaha MotoGP's Maverick Viales showed his spirit in Q1 when he set the best time of the session on his very first flying lap. He improved his time further in Q2 to ultimately take 11th place on the grid. Teammate Valentino Rossi was unable to put his mark on the 15-minute Q1 shoot-out and will start tomorrow's race from the sixth row on the grid.