Fabio Di Giannantonio secured his pole position in MotoGP qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas on Saturday. Riding a Ducati Desmosedici GP26 in the Pertamina Enduro VR46 race on the 3.43-mile (5.51 km) track, Di Gianntonio won in 2:00.136. Not only was it good enough to top the field of 22 riders, it was also good enough to eclipse Maverick Vinales’ 2024 all-time lap record of 2:00.864.
Marco Bezecchi took the third and final spot on the front row with 2:00.329 on the Aprilia Racing RS-GP26, and Pedro Acosta on the Red Bull KTM Factory RC16 with 2:00.485.
Row two qualifiers included Lenovo Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia (2:00.563), Honda HRC’s Joan Mir (2:00.591) and Bagnaia’s team-mate Marc Marquez (2:00.637).
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 track, Di Giannantonio turned a 2:00.136. Not only was that good enough to top the 22-rider field it was also good enough to eclipse Maverick Viñales’s 2024 All-Time Lap Record of 2:00.864. Marco Bezzecchi was the best of the rest with a 2:00.329 on his Aprilia Racing RS-GP26, and Pedro Acosta claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 2:00.485 on his Red Bull KTM Factory RC16. Row-two qualifiers included Lenovo Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia (2:00.563), Honda HRC's Joan Mir (2:00.591) and Bagnaia's teammate, Marc Marquez (2:00.637). ){kind=link}