Looking to bounce baꦉck from his mistake in Argentina, Bagnaia made an early sta♐tement as he went three tenths clear of Maverick Vinales.

Bagnaia then improved by nearly four tenths o🥀n his next𝄹 effort before Alex Marquez set an identical lap time.

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Courtಌesy of setting his lap first, Bagnaia was the rider holding onto provisional pole ahe🐻ad of the final runs. 

Prior to Bagnaia and Marquez lapping identicallyꦉ, Jorge Martin, who was one of the favourites for pole, crashed at turn 11. 

Having already crashed three times prior ඣto Q2, Miller made it four 🔯as he tumbled at turn 1 to start the final runs. 

As Bagnaia and Marquez squabbled on-track with the lat🦂ter persistent in getting a tow, Rins went about his business on his own to grab provisional pole.

After failing to improve on his first lap, Marquez th🦋en crashed as did fellow Ducati rider Martin for the second time in the session. 

With ꧂no rider close to him as he started his final effort, Bagnaia showed just why he’s the world champion by setting the first-ever sub 2m 2s lap. 

Miller’s disastrous weekend continued as he crashed for a fifth time after the🍌 chec💝kered flag came out.

Ducati's dominance continues in MotoGP Q1 at COTA

Keen to make his first lap count, Bezzecchi was extremel🔴y loose on the approach to turn 12, a corner he’s already crashed at this weekend.

However, the championship leader made the apex in impressive ♒fashion before setting the first flyiꦺng lap of the session. 

Mi🐬guel Oliveira went second fastest behind the Ducati ride✅r, while Jonas Folger suffered an early fall in the final sector. 

Johann Zarco made itꦅ a Ducati 1-2 on his second flyi💖ng lap, although the Pramac rider was still two tenths shy of Bezzecchi’s lightning effort. 

Fifth after the opening runs, Joan Mir was th☂e rider on a charge to begin the final flying la😼ps. The Repsol Honda rider was a tenth down for much of the lap before replacing Zarco in second. 

Raul Fernandez caused a yellow flag in sector one when he crashed at tur🍌n two, and although Q1 was into the final stages, Zarco was clear of the incident as went fastest in sector one.

The Frenchman then lost time in sector three before gaining it back and some during sector four as he eclipsed Beཧzzecchi’s time.

Favourites to do so prior to the session getting underway, Zarco and Bezzecchi remained inside the top🐟 two and 𓂃advanced to Q1.