Miguel Oliveira started the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas with the 17th fastest time in the first free practice session. It was a discreet start in Austin for the Portuguese rider from Trackhouse Racing, although he briefly made it into the top ten.
The first timed lap by the Almada driver was not very representative, as he stayed in 17th place. Then, improvements were noticeable, allowing him to get into the top ten. After three flying laps and about 12 minutes, Oliveira headed to the pits and dropped to 12th place.
It was a short stop in the garage, lasting less than five minutes, but enough for #88 to drop further down the table, out of the top 15. When he improved his time, he climbed to 13th. Despite another improvement in time, Oliveira returned to the pits with 16 minutes remaining when he was 16th in the standings.
In his final outing on track, “Falcão” managed to improve his time again, entering the 2m04s range. However, it was not enough to go beyond 17th place, 1.220s behind leader Maverick Viñales (Aprilia). As for the Noale manufacturer, only Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia) finished behind the Portuguese rider, whose teammate Raúl Fernández was 12th.
Run 1: Soft front tire and medium rear tire
Lap 1: Pit exit
Lap 2: 2m11.333s
Lap 3: 2m06.737s
Lap 4: 2m05.758s
Lap 5: Pit entry
Run 2: Soft front tire and medium rear tire
Lap 6: Pit exit
Lap 7: 2m06.384s
Lap 8: 2m05.489s
Lap 9: 2m05.511s
Lap 10: 2m09.027s
Lap 11: 2m05.209s
Lap 12: Pit entry
Output 3: Soft tire in the front and medium tire in the back
Lap 13: Pit exit
Lap 14: 2m08,731s
Lap 15: 2m04,514s
Lap 16: 2m08,714s
Lap 17: 2m06,619s (end of session)
