Ducati’s reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia has smashed the circuit lap document to take pole place for the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
The pole was the Italian’s first of the season, and 12th of his profession, after beginning the earlier two races in Portugal and Argentina on the entrance row and taking a double victory within the opening spherical.
His previous teammate within the Ducati manufacturing facility, Jack Miller, the Australian rider who’s moved to KTM, completed 10th in qualifying on Saturday, leaving him with a troublesome activity to get among the many factors.
Bagnaia’s finest lap of two minutes 01.892 seconds, at a mean pace of 162.eight kph, secured pole for Saturday’s later dash and Sunday’s race on the Circuit of the Americas.
It was the primary time a rider had lapped the circuit inside two minutes and two seconds.
LCR Honda’s Alex Rins, second however 0.161 off the pole tempo, and VR46 Ducati’s Luca Marini accomplished the entrance row.
