Maverick Vinales topped MotoGP World Championship Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas.
Riding his factory Aprilia RS-GP, the Spaniard lapped the 20-turn, 3.4-mile (5.5 km) course in 2:03.294 to lead the field of 22 riders.
Jorge Martin was the best of the rest with a 2:03.443 on his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP24.
Rookie Sensation Pedro Acosta was third-fastest with a lap time of 2:03.606 on his Red Bull Tech3 GASGAS.