Marc Marquez reels off third straight MotoGP pole in Texas, Binder 16th

Marc Marquez reels off third straight MotoGP pole in Texas, Binder 16th

Marc Marquez maintained his perfect start to the MotoGP season with a third consecutive pole at the Grand Prix of the Americas with Brad Binder finishing 16th in qualifying.

Marc Marquez reels off third straight MotoGP pole in Texas

AUSTIN: Marc Marquez maintained his perfect start to the MotoGP season with a third consecutive pole at the Grand Prix of the Americas on Saturday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Moto GP: Ducati’s Marc Marquez fastest at Americas Grand Prix for third consecutive pole

Marquez, a record seven-time winner at the Circuit of the Americas, had set the fastest lap in Q2, but his brother Alex of Gresini Racing briefly took top spot with just over a minute left in the session.

Marc Márquez also took pole position for this Sunday's race. Miguel Oliveira is out of this World Cup round.

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The Circuit of the Americas will have in the first row of grill the same two protagonists as in Thailand and Argentina: Marc and Àlex Márquez, with the Italian Fabio DiGiantonio as special guest in the third place. More information (Auto) Title news (Auto) 115822089Marc Márquez won in the COTA his third pole in three races, dominating the session practically from the beginning. Despite a bad start and a fall in Friday's free ones in the rain, Ce…