Maverick Vinales continued his strong recent run of form by topping the MotoGP warmup session Sunday morning at the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas.
Riding his factory Aprilia RS-GP on Michelin control tires, the Sprint race winner led the 22-rider field with a time of 2:02.341 around the 3.4-mile (5.5 km), 20-turn circuit.
Six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez was second-best with a 2:02.517 on his Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP23, and Raul Fernandez jumped up the order to third with a time of 2:02.795 on his Trackhouse Racing Aprilia RS-GP.
The full-length MotoGP race is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. Central Time.
