The Portuguese Miguel Oliveira (KTM) will leave 18th position for the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas, the 15th race of the World Motorcycling World Championship, which takes place on Sunday, in Austin, USA.
The Almada rider had to pass through the first qualifying phase, Q1, after having been 11th in the third free practice session (the top 10 would qualify directly for Q2). He ended up being the victim of a fall, which made him lose some time before he could try again for a qualifying time, ending up being eighth, with 2,04,392 minutes.
Italian Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) secured his third consecutive pole position, becoming the first rider to beat Spaniard Marc Márquez (Honda) at the Texan circuit. The French Fábio Quartararo (Yamaha), leader of the championship, starts from the second position, followed by Márquez.
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