MADRID, 13 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish driver Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) took pole this Saturday at the Grand Prix of the Americas after a tight session where he set the circuit record to start the race ahead of Pedro Acosta (KTM) and Marc Márquez (Ducati) .
Viñales clocked a time of 2:00.864 in his last attempt, a perfect lap as the record for the circuit in Austin, Texas (United States). The one from Figueres took a step forward in search of cutting positions with the top zone of the World Championship, from the sprint race this Saturday and on Sunday in the GP.
Behind the Catalan was Acosta who also flew, with the checkered flag, to achieve his best classification in the premier category. The rookie improved in the facet he was missing, the battle against the clock on Saturday, and will start second ahead of Marc Márquez who also wants to show his teeth.
The one from Cervera seems to be getting closer and closer to messing with the Ducati, with good pace and fast on one lap, and will start third, in a weekend that can also take advantage of a misstep by Jorge Martín (Duacati). The World Championship leader crashed in Q2 and will start sixth, making his rivals sharpen their knives.
The times are in less than a second, yes. The current world champion, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), will start fourth, while the also Italian Enea Bastianini (Ducati) will start fifth. On the other hand, Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia) was not as good as his teammate Viñales and will start seventh after suffering a fall. Álex Márquez (Ducati) will do twelfth.
2024-04-13 16:49:24
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