Looking to bounce back from his mistake in Argentina, Bagnaia made an early state🌄ment as he went three tenths cl🐷ear of Maverick Vinales.

Bagnaia then improved by nearl✤y four tenths on his next effort before Alex Marquez🤡 set an identical lap time.

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Courtesy of settin✃g his lap first, B💞agnaia was the rider holding onto provisional pole ahead of the final runs. 

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

Having already crashed three times prior to Q2, Miller made it four as he tumbled at turn 1 to start the fina✨l runs. 

A♕s Bagnaia and Marquez squabbled on-track with the latter persistent in getting a tow, Rins went about his business on his own to grab ♍provisional pole.

After failing toꦜ improve on his firs💮t lap, Marquez then 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, B🔯agnaia showed just why he’s the world champion by setting the first-ever sub 2m 2s lap. 

Miller’s disastrous weekend continued as he crashꦚed for a fifth time after the checkered flag came out.

Ducati's dominance continues in MotoGP Q1 at COTA

Keen to make his first lap count, ꦑBezzecchi was extremely loose on the approach to turn 12, a corner he’s already crashed at th෴is weekend.

However, the championship l𝓰eader made the apex in impressive fashion before setting the first flying lap of the session. 

Miguel Oliveira went second fastest behind the Ducati rider, wh🐎ile Jonas Folger suffered an early fall in the final sector. 

Jo🌞hann Zarco made it a Ducati 1-2 on his second flying lap, although the Pramac rider was still two tenths shy of B♕ezzecchi’s lightning effort. 

Fifth after the opening runs,𓆉 Joan Mir was the rider on a charge to begin the final fl𓃲ying laps. 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 turn two, and although Q1 was into the final stages, Zarco 𝓰was clear of the incident as went✱ fastest in sector one.

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

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