Raul Fernandez left it to the final 💙moments of qua𒆙lifying to pull out the fastest lap of the weekend and topple his Ajo team-mate, taking pole ahead of the Moto2 Americas Grand Prix, round fifteen of the championship.

The Red Bull KTM Kalex pair dominated the latter part of the session with championship leader Remy Gardner leading the way despite having his best lap removed as it was set under yellow ꦕflag conditions.

The Australian stalked rookie Raul Fernandez around his final run but was not near enough to prevent hi𝔍s colleague snatching up pole in the dying seconds of ꦏthe session, with a best of 2m 08.979s, only just outside setting a new lap record.

It is the number 25’s second successive pole and sixth of t💙he season. It came after leading the way in all three practice sessions. Fernandez converted his most recent pole to a race win last time out in Misano.

Th💙ird went to a resurgent run from Fabio Di Giannantonio. The Federal Oil Gresini rider looked back to the form that had seen him become a title contender earlier in the season.

Their performances saw Marco Bezzecchi drop back to fo🐠urth for Sky Racing Team VR46.

The Italian is joined on the second row by home rider Cameron Beaubier. The Californian blitzed his previous best qualifying of 14th (earned back at the Portugu𝐆ese round) by using his tꦉrack knowledge to put in a lap strong enough for fifth at COTA with the American Racing team.

Elf Marc VDS Racing’s Augusto Fernandez spent the session chipping away at his lap time while in a group with Q1 graduates Celestino Vietti (Sky🗹 Racing Team VR46) and Tony Arbolino (Liqui Moly IntactGP) to climb to sixth, finishing just ahead of Arbolino, who took seventh.

Ai Ogura workℱed hard to claim eighth for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia.

Alber🧔t Arenas set the next fastest lap on ﷽;the timesheets in ninth for Inde Aspar, and was the highest placing Boscoscuro rider.

Vietti found eno𝐆ugh pace in his on track group t🌠o complete the top ten best times.

Maܫrcos Ramirez (American Racing) came through Q1 with the best time and went on to pl꧂ace eleventh - the last rider to improve as the chequered flag waved.

It was a tough day for the Brits 𒆙with Jake Dixon going straight into Q1 but only managing 13th in the final part of qualifying for Petronas Sprinta Racing. 

Sam Lowes crashed in Q2 leaving him to drop to 16th on the s♐econd Marc VDS entry.

Marcel Schrotter was on pole last time Moto2 got the chance to speed arou﷽nd Austin in 2019, this time arou🐼nd the German was fifth in Q1 so lines up 19th on the grid.

Stefano Manzi was low on track time after being banned from FP1 And FP2 for riding in the World Supersport championship last week at Jerez without FIM permission. He went on to qualify 22nd for Flexbo꧒x HP40.

The second home rider in America, fellow Californian Joe Roberts, lacked his spark from earlier in the season. The Italtrans rider will line up in 26th on the grid๊.

A shoulder injury has kept Lorenzo Dalla Porta away from Texas. He is replaced by Tetsut🏅a Nagashima (21st) in the Italtrans team. 

Nicolo Bulega was also absent after a la🌊ck of strength in his leg lead to further ultrasound checks which revealed muscle bruising and he was declared unfit to race.