Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia lowered the lap record at Austin to claim pole position for the AmericasGP, as Alex Rins surprised with the second-fastest time. Full qualifying report and results:
Front row in the opening two rounds, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia had so far come up short in the battle for MotoGP pole in 2023.
Bagnaia set the early pace in the pole shootout session at COTA with a 2m02.576s from Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales and the VR46 Ducati of championship leader Marco Bezzecchi – who had to come through Q1. Bagnaia would back out of the first flying lap on his second run having failed to find time through the first two sectors, which released Marquez.
He heads LCR Honda’s Alex Rins, who stunned on the troubled RC213V to secure his first front row start of the season. That came at the expense of a struggling Fabio Quartararo on the factory Yamaha, who will head row three in seventh from Vinales and Pramac’s Johann Zarco, who topped Q1.
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