Jack Miller returned to the MotoGP podium for the first time since his wet 2016 Assen victory, courtesy of third place in Sunday's Austin round at COTA. The result marked the Australian's debut rostrum for Pramac Ducati and first in the dry since Valencia 2014 in the Moto3 class.
Jack Miller made the most of a fortuitous opportunity to follow COTA king Marc Marquez near the end of Friday afternoon's MotoGP FP2 in Austin, Texas.
Forced out of his Qatar MotoGP debut by a broken wing, Moto2 champion Francesco Bagnaia claimed his first premier-class points with 14th place in Argentina.
Jack Miller was in with a fighting chance of repeating last year's Argentina MotoGP pole position, this time in pure dry conditions, only for a 'big ole highside' moment to cost him valuable tenths.
On pole and fighting for the podium in Argentina one year ago, Jack Miller was again a front-running contender during Friday practice for the 2019 event.
Rookie Francesco Bagnaia thinks he has only understood 65% of what it takes to become a MotoGP rider, but that was still good enough to finish second fastest - under the all-time lap record - during this week's official Sepang test.
The completion of Andrea Dovizioso's new Ducati deal means the factory will now turn its attention to filling the remaining free places in its 2019 MotoGP line-up.
Since winning on its MotoGP debut in Qatar, Ducati's GP18 has come under threat from the previous 2017 model in Argentina and Austin. Pramac's Jack Miller was the top Ducati rider in Argentina, when Avintia's Tito Rabat finished right on the rear wheel of factory star Andrea Dovizioso.
Jack Miller has used the ten-day break since COTA to rebuild motion and strength in his arm, following a pre-Austin shoulder injury. The Pramac Ducati rider fell from a mountain bike the Friday before the American round, leaving him with bone and muscle damage.
Jack Miller came out the wrong side of a 'good clean battle' with former team-mate Tito Rabat over eighth place on the final lap of Sunday's Austin MotoGP.
How bad were the track conditions at COTA on day one of the Americas MotoGP? This is what the Pramac Ducati rider had to say following the diamond grinding to try and reduce the bumps ahead of this year's race.
At just 23-years-old, Jack Miller is one of the youngest riders on the MotoGP grid - and would freely admit he's not always the most mature. But on Thursday in Austin it was the Pramac Ducati rider who called for calm between riders, fans and media after the Argentina controversy.
Pramac has announced a sponsorship deal with both Mick Doohan and son Jack for the 2018 season. The agreement will see Pramac support Jack during this year's British F4 Championship and selected German and Italian F4 races.
While team-mate Jack Miller slid his way to a sensational pole position on last year's Ducati, GP18 rider Danilo Petrucci was left to look on from the pits. "I'm happy for Jack, who took a big risk [with slicks] but it paid off," he said.