Matteo Bertelle led Moto3 World Championship practice Saturday morning, at Circuit of The Americas, COTA, in Austin, Texas. Bertelle used his Pirelli-shod LEVELUP-MTA KTM to lap the 3.43-mile (5.51 km) track in 2:15.695 which led the field of 26 riders.

Angel Piqueras was second-best with a time of 2:15.976 on his FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI KTM. 

Bertelle’s teammate, Joel Kelso claimed the third and final spot on the front with a lap time of 2:16.218.