Ducati domination
In the end, Martin's 0.003sec advantage was enough to beat Miller as Bagnaia joined Ducatis GP22 duo on the front row.
Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) and Qatar GP winner Enea Bastianini, in P4 and P5, made it a Ducati demolition on Saturday in Texas.
Quiet session
Behind the five Ducatis is defending world champion Fabio Quartararo lining up in P6, how much did that crash affect the Yamaha rider's pole position hunt?
Alex Rins and Joan Mir head up the third row ahead of Marc Marquez, the six-time world champion, who had a quiet session in Austin.
Under the radar
Marquez has an impressive record in COTA, having won seven out of the eight races here, but it remains to be seen if he can rule the circuit again. Fellow Honda rider Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) rounded out the top 10 to equal his best of the season so far, with Argentina front row hero Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) and an under the weather Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) just behind, set to launch from P11 and P12 respectively.
It was a frantic and ferocious pair of qualifying sessions in Austin, and we now turn our attention to race day. Can anyone stop Ducati from claiming victory in Texas? And what can the 2022 FIM MotoGP World Championship leader muster up from P13?
Historic race
So, Spaniard Martin has claimed a second pole position of 2022; Ducati has locked out the top five, Quartararo crashed and Marquez struggled!
What's in store on Sunday? Tune in at 1pm local time (11.30pm IST). Indian audience can catch all the action live from the #AmericasGP -- the historic 500th Grand Prix of motorcycle racing on Eurosport channel.