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MotoGP Americas GP: Vinales beats Acosta to pole as Martin crashes
In an exciting Q2 session at the Circuit of the Americas, Vinales secured pole position on his factory Aprilia with a groundbreaking sub-2m01s lap time of 2m00.864s, marking his first pole since Valencia last year. Despite initial strong performance by Martin, who suffered two falls and ended up in sixth on his Pramac Ducati, Tech3 rookie Pedro Acosta surprised by qualifying in second place, his first front row start in MotoGP. Marc Marquez will start third on his Gresini Ducati, aiming for his eighth victory at COTA. Vinales set a new lap record early in Q2, with Marquez closely following. Martin’s strong start was marred by crashes, ultimately finishing in sixth. Vinales secured pole with a 0.328s lead, with Acosta and Marquez starting alongside him for the race.
