FP-2
1   =   Marc Marquez   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)   2'04.164s   16/17   342k
2   =   Jack Miller   AUS   Ducati Team (GP21)   +0.015s   17/17   346k
3   ^12   Fabio Quartararo   FRA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.202s   15/17   342k
4   ^1   Pol Espargaro   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)   +0.388s   16/16   344k
5   ^11   Takaaki Nakagami   JPN   LCR Honda (RC213V)   +0.448s   13/16   342k
6   ^2   Francesco Bagnaia   ITA   Ducati Team (GP21)   +0.499s   16/16   341k
7   ^12   Jorge Martin   SPA   Pramac Ducati (GP21)*   +0.513s   14/15   341k
8   Ë...5   Johann Zarco   FRA   Pramac Ducati (GP21)   +0.559s   14/15   346k
9   Ë...2   Alex Rins   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   +0.638s   16/18   339k
10   ^8   Enea Bastianini   ITA   Avintia Ducati (GP19)*   +0.672s   16/16   342k
11   Ë...2   Brad Binder   RSA   Red Bull KTM (RC16)   +0.688s   15/16   342k
12   Ë...1   Luca Marini   ITA   Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)*   +0.769s   16/16   343k
13   Ë...1   Joan Mir   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   +0.930s   15/15   341k
14   ^7   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.973s   14/15   339k
15   ^2   Franco Morbidelli   ITA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +1.132s   13/14   339k
16   Ë...10   Alex Marquez   SPA   LCR Honda (RC213V)   +1.450s   16/16   341k
17   ^3   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +1.467s   16/16   338k
18   Ë...14   Miguel Oliveira   POR   Red Bull KTM (RC16)   +1.518s   9/14   341k
19   Ë...5   Aleix Espargaro   SPA   Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   +2.045s   10/12   345k
20   Ë...7   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   KTM Tech3 (RC16)   +2.071s   13/14   335k
21   Ë...11   Iker Lecuona   SPA   KTM Tech3 (RC16)   +2.093s   16/16   342k

Friday in Austin.

https://youtu.be/f6QVNbP8fBU

Watching some of the on-board and slow-mo from free practice, it's wild just how bumpy the surface is in some of those corners. Maybe it's how they roll in Texas, but those ponies are bucking - Let's Rodeo!

Pecco for the qualifying hat trick!

AUSTIN MOTOGP, COTA - FULL QUALIFYING RESULTS
POS   RIDER   NAT   TEAM   TIME/DIFF   LAP   MAX
1   Francesco Bagnaia   ITA   Ducati Team (GP21)   2'2.781s   6/7   344k
2   Fabio Quartararo   FRA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.348s   6/7   342k
3   Marc Marquez   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)   +0.428s   3/6   342k
4   Jorge Martin   SPA   Pramac Ducati (GP21)*   +0.497s   2/6   346k
5   Takaaki Nakagami   JPN   LCR Honda (RC213V)   +0.511s   6/6   343k
6   Johann Zarco   FRA   Pramac Ducati (GP21)   +0.598s   3/7   350k
7   Alex Rins   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   +0.672s   6/7   341k
8   Joan Mir   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   +0.747s   3/6   338k
9   Luca Marini   ITA   Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)*   +0.765s   2/3   341k
10   Jack Miller   AUS   Ducati Team (GP21)   +0.939s   2/6   342k
11   Brad Binder   RSA   Red Bull KTM (RC16)   +1.000s   6/6   343k
12   Pol Espargaro   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)   +1.094s   3/6   345k
   Qualifying 1:                   
13   Franco Morbidelli   ITA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   2'3.872s   5/6   339k
14   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)   2'4.044s   7/7   342k
15   Alex Marquez   SPA   LCR Honda (RC213V)   2'4.1s   7/7   346k
16   Enea Bastianini   ITA   Avintia Ducati (GP19)*   2'4.118s   6/6   346k
17   Iker Lecuona   SPA   KTM Tech3 (RC16)   2'4.324s   6/7   343k
18   Miguel Oliveira   POR   Red Bull KTM (RC16)   2'4.392s   6/6   341k
19   Aleix Espargaro   SPA   Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   2'4.419s   5/5   345k
20   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)   2'4.699s   3/6   343k
21   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   KTM Tech3 (RC16)   2'4.829s   6/7   339k

A beautiful fight for pole position!  I wonder what happened to Jack, who was flying in FP3 & 4?  

Edit: It sounds like Miller only got in ONE flying lap in the whole session. ?!?!?

Quick-fire qualifying

https://youtu.be/_AeZOkmR3eo

The pole lap. 

https://youtu.be/NX3k3HDR0K8

Bagnaia is just incredible. He has a winning attitude that Dovi sadly never did.

MM owns COTA.

Moto2 footnote, Cameron Beaubier finished 5th, Roberts 18th. Cam may make it to MotoGP before Joe.

Cameron had a great race.

https://youtu.be/V-1Ze-MQcJI

https://youtu.be/LpY63NnSaOk

https://youtu.be/IAYskJWQL34