Marc Marquez reasserted himself at the top of MotoGP pecking order during the timed practice session at the Circuit of the Americas this afternoon.
Marquez, who suffered a scary high speed crash in the FP1 session, showed his resilience and detemination once again to come out on top of a highly competitive session.
Ai Ogura was very impressive for trackhouse in second, and it appears that the Ducati-Aprilia battle will be very competitive throughout the weekend.
It was a crash-filled session all round with incidents for Jorge Martin, Di Giannantonio, Bastianini, Morbidelli, Toprak, Alex Marquez, Binder, Acosta and Ogura. Fortunately, none of the incidents were serious and all riders remain uninjured.
Maverick Vinales did not take part in the session and has wtihrawn from the remainder of the weekend due to a recurring shoulder injury.
MotoGP USA Grand Prix Timed Practice Results
| Position | Rider (Team) | Time/Gap |
| 1. | Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo) | 02:00.927 |
| 2. | Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Racing) | +0.053 |
| 3. | Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46) | +0.187 |
| 4. | Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) | +0.200 |
| 5. | Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing) | +0.286 |
| 6. | Pedro Acosta (KTM Factory Racing) | +0.323 |
| 7. | Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) | +0.338 |
| 8. | Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) | +0.444 |
| 9. | Luca Marini (Honda HRC) | +0.567 |
| 10. | Enea Bastianini (KTM Tech3) | +0.652 |
| 11. | Joan Mir (Honda HRC) | +0.684 |
| 12. | Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Racing) | +0.729 |
| 13. | Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) | +0.854 |
| 14. | Johann Zarco (Castrol Honda) | +1.025 |
| 15. | Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +1.110 |
| 16. | Jack Miller (Pramac Yamaha) | +1.315 |
| 17. | Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda) | +1.380 |
| 18. | Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha) | +1.446 |
| 19. | Brad Binder (KTM Factory Racing) | +1.510 |
| 20. | Franco Morbidelli (VR46) | +1.629 |
| 21. | Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha) | +2.111 |
| DNS | Maverick Vinales (KTM Tech3) | – |
MotoGP returns to the iconic Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas this weekend as Marc Marquez looks to secure his first win of the season and catch up to Aprilia riders Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin.Check out the full weekend schedule as well as where to watch the all the action here.