MotoGP: Ducati power wins another pole

Reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia claimed a first pole of the 2023 MotoGP season after smashing the lap record in qualifying for the Americas Grand Prix.

Qualifying quickly came around at the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, and as ever the premier class did not fail to entertain. The mind games were in full swing in Q2, but the number 1 plated Ducati of Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) held strong to set a new lap record and take pole position at the Circuit of the Americas with a stunning 2:01.892.

Alex Rins (LCR Honda Castrol) shocked the paddock as he flew the flag for Honda and secured the middle spot on the front row, with Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) lining up alongside him in P3.

Qualifying Results

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time	Behind
1	1	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	2m01.892s	0.000s
2	42	Alex Rins	Honda	2m02.052s	0.160s
3	10	Luca Marini	Ducati	2m02.181s	0.289s
4	73	Alex Marquez	Ducati	2m02.242s	0.350s
5	72	Marco Bezzecchi	Ducati	2m02.268s	0.376s
6	41	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	2m02.539s	0.647s
7	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	2m02.749s	0.857s
8	12	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia	2m02.882s	0.990s
9	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	2m03.062s	1.170s
10	43	Jack Miller	KTM	2m03.084s	1.192s
11	33	Brad Binder	KTM	2m03.107s	1.215s
12	89	Jorge Martin	Ducati	2m03.292s	1.400s
13	36	Joan Mir	Honda	2m02.743s	0.851s
14	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	2m02.950s	1.058s
15	88	Miguel Oliveira	Aprilia	2m03.065s	1.173s
16	49	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Ducati	2m03.350s	1.458s
17	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	2m03.403s	1.511s
18	51	Michele Pirro	Ducati	2m03.452s	1.560s
19	25	Raúl Fernández	Aprilia	2m03.527s	1.635s
20	37	Augusto Fernandez	KTM	2m03.798s	1.906s
21	6	Stefan Bradl	Honda	2m03.907s	2.015s
22	94	Jonas Folger	KTM	2m07.597s	5.705s