MotoAmerica, Petrucci and Ducati challenge the Yamahas of Gagne and Petersen in Brainerd

It's clear by now: in MotoAmerica, Danilo Petrucci's main opponent is Jake Gagne. At Brainerd, in the first practice session, the 2021 series dominator placed his Yamaha R1 Attack Performance ahead of that of his teammate Cameron Petersen, with Petrux third at just over three tenths.

A small gap taking into account that the fourth place finisher, Hector Barbera took eight tenths on his BMW, ahead of PJ Jacobsen on the same bike. Sixth is Scholtz at one and a half seconds.

Official qualifying at 9:10 p.m. Italian time on the MotoAmerica Live+ streaming service