Bagnaia with pole record in Austin

Francesco Bagnaia won the best starting position in Austin with a track record (2.01.892). Next to him, Alex Rins and Luca Marini will start the sprint and main race from the front row.

Fourth place was taken by Alex Marquez ahead of overall leader Marco Bezzechi and Aleix Espargaro.

Fabio Quartararo set the seventh time this time.

Maverick Vinales, Johann Zarco and Jack Miller completed the top ten.

The eleventh and twelfth times were set by Brad Binder and Jorge Martin. The Spaniard, who was sick all week, failed to join the fight for the top places after two falls.

The FIRST-EVER 2:01 lap of COTA! 🔥@PeccoBagnaia STEALS pole position away! ⚔️#AmericasGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/95Q2IDryB2

- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) April 15, 2023

Joan Mir will start the race from thirteenth place. Franco Morbidelli set the fourteenth time, and Miguel Oliveira, who returned from injury, was fifteenth.

The results:

pos	Racer	Country	The team	Time / Lag
1	Francis Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati (GP23)	2'1.892s
2	alex rins	SPA	Honda LCR (RC213V)	+ 0.160s
3	Luca marini	ITA	Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)	+ 0.289s
4	Alex Marquez	SPA	Gresini Ducati (GP22)	+ 0.350s
5	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)	+ 0.376s
6	Alex Espargaro	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23)	+ 0.647s
7	fabio quartararo	FRA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+ 0.857s
8	Maverick Vinales	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23)	+ 0.990s
9	Johann zarco	FRA	Bow Ducati (GP22)	+ 1.170s
10	Jack Miller	AUS	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+ 1.192s
11	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+ 1.215s
12	George Martin	SPA	Bow Ducati (GP23)	+ 1.400s
	Q1
13	Joan mir	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	2'2.743s
14	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	2'2.95s
15	Miguel Oliveira	POR	RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22)	2'3.065s
16	Fabio DiGiannantonio	ITA	Gresini Ducati (GP22)	2'3.35s
17	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	Honda LCR (RC213V)	2'3.403s
18	Michele Pirro	ITA	Ducati (GP23)	2'3.452s
19	Raul fernandez	SPA	RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22)	2'3.527s
20	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)*	2'3.798s
21	Stefan bradl	GER	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	2'3.907s
22	Jonas Folger	GER	Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)	2'7.597s

Marco Bezzecchi set a time of 2:02.523 in the slower qualifying group, which Johann Zarco managed to get close to.

https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1647267693790150657

The French racer was pushed out of second place two minutes before the end by Joan Mir.

https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1647269696461238277

But Zarco set the best time of 2:03.387 at the end of the first part.

https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1647270768659628032