Spain’s world champion Marc Marquez secured his sixth successive pole position in six races this season as he timed fastest in qualifying for Sunday’s Italian MotoGP at Mugello.

The 21-year-old Honda rider, who has won the opening five races, recorded the 43rd pole position of his career in edging out Italian Andrea Iannone and Spain’s two-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo on a Yamaha.

Ducati rider Iannone established a new official top speed record for the MotoGP world championship of 349.6km/h.