Rookie sensation Pedro Acosta was quickest in MotoGP Practice Two (P2) Saturday morning at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas.

Riding his Red Bull Tech3 GASGAS racebike, the reigning Moto2 World Champion covered the 3.4-mile (5.5 km) course in 2:02.243 to lead the field of 22 riders.

Defending MotoGP World Champion Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia was second-best with a time of 2:02.414 on his Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici GP24, while six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez was third at 2:02.440 on his Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP23.

The top 14 riders in the session were separated by less than one second.