Reigning world champion PeccoBagnaia claimed a first pole of the 2023 MotoGP season after smashing the lap record in qualifying for the AmericasGP 🇺🇸 Full qualifying report ⬇️
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.
It came after Bagnaia aborted his penultimate effort as tried to shake off trailing traffic in the form of Gresini Ducati’sBagnaia 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 leaderAn improvement to a 2m02.242s on his second flying lap of the session cemented top spot for Bagnaia, but only because he had a fastest second-best lap.
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.But Marquez would crash on his final attempt, denying him a chance to fight for back-to-back poles and leaving him at the front of the second row in fourth.
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