In near perfect conditions Australia's MotoGP rider Jack Miller qualified 12th fastest for Sunday's final race of the season in Valencia.
Boosted by his impressive pace in free practice, Miller is targeting a top ten finish in the 30-lap race.
The Australian was ninth on the timesheets in FP3, just 0.7s off the pace of Honda factory rider Marc Márquez.
Miller was unfazed by a harmless tumble that saw an early end to his Q2 session when he crashed at the final turn while on target for his best lap of the session.
He is expected to start the 30-lap race from position 11, moving up one position because Pol Espargaro must start from pit lane.
“It has been a positive weekend so far in terms of my race pace, even though I've had three harmless crashes, and being ninth fastest in FP3 was a boost for me,” Jack said.
“In qualifying I got held up on the first tyre and still did a ‘131.1 lap and feeling comfortable. I was on target for a better time in my second run when I missed a downshift into the final corner and got off line and that was it, session over. A shame to end like that but I'm feeling confident for the race and looking to get away with the lead group.”
The Valencia race is the 18th and final round of the 2017 MotoGP World Championship
