Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez topped the timesheets after the first day of action at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin Texas on Friday (local time) the reigning champion finishing almost three tenths of a second faster than his nearest rival, Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rookie Johann Zarco.
Third up for the session was the man who has won the opening two races of the 2017 MotoGP season, Maverick Vinales followed by his teammate, Valentino Rossi.
Marquez' teammate, Dani Pedrosa rounded out the top five with the first Ducati of Andrea Dovizioso finishing sixth quickest overall, almost eight tenths off the pace.
GP of The Americas – Classification after day 1:
1. Marc MARQUEZ, Repsol Honda Team – 2'04.061
2. Johann ZARCO, Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – 2'04.347 +0.286
3. Maverick VIÑALES, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP – 2'04.451 +0.390
4. Valentino ROSSI, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP – 2'04.806 +0.745
5. Dani PEDROSA, Repsol Honda Team – 2'04.811 +0.750
6. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Ducati Team – 2'04.830 +0.769
7. Cal CRUTCHLOW, LCR Honda – 2'05.005 +0.944
8. Jonas FOLGER, Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – 2'05.033 +0.972
9. Scott REDDING, OCTO Pramac Racing – 2'05.116 +1.055
10. Andrea IANNONE, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR – 2'05.142 +1.081
11. Jorge LORENZO, Ducati Team – 2'05.282 +1.221
12. Danilo PETRUCCI, OCTO Pramac Racing – 2'05.284 +1.223
13. Jack MILLER, EG 0,0 Marc VDS – 2'05.463 +1.402
14. Aleix ESPARGARO, Aprilia Racing Team Gresini – 2'05.468 +1.407
15. Hector BARBERA, Reale Avintia Racing – 2'05.584 +1.523
16. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Pull&Bear Aspar Team – 2'05.602 +1.541
17. Tito RABAT, EG 0,0 Marc VDS – 2'05.943 +1.882
18. Alex RINS, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR – 2'06.155 +2.094
19. Loris BAZ, Reale Avintia Racing – 2'06.358 +2.297
20. Pol ESPARGARO, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – 2'06.503 +2.442
21. Karel ABRAHAM, Pull&Bear Aspar Team – 2'06.709 +2.648
22. Sam LOWES, Aprilia Racing Team Gresini – 2'06.741 +2.680
