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2023 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

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Race details
Race 3 of 20 races in the
2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
DateApril 16, 2023
Official nameRed Bull Grand Prix of the Americas
LocationCircuit of the Americas
Austin, Texas, United States
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.513 km (3.426 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Time 2:01.892
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Álex Rins Honda
Time 2:03.126 on lap 4
Podium
First Spain Álex Rins Honda
Second Italy Luca Marini Ducati
Third France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Italy Celestino Vietti Kalex
Time 2:09.432
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jeremy Alcoba Kalex
Time 2:09.465 on lap 6
Podium
First Spain Pedro Acosta Kalex
Second Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex
Third Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Spain Jaume Masià Honda
Time 2:16.250
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Iván Ortolá KTM
Time 2:16.356 on lap 7
Podium
First Spain Iván Ortolá KTM
Second Spain Jaume Masià Honda
Third Spain Xavier Artigas CFMoto

The 2023 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas (officially known as the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas) was the third round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on April 16, 2023.

Background

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MotoGP Championship standings before the race

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After starting off the season with a third place finish at Portuguese GP,[1] Marco Bezzecchi came in second for the sprint race and won the Grand Prix race at the Argentina GP.[2] This gave him a 9 point lead over his compatriot Francesco Bagnaia and a lead in the MotoGP standings with Bezzecchi having 50 points.[3]

Qualifying

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MotoGP

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Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Row
Q1[4] Q2[5]
1 1 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:01.892 1 1
2 42 Spain Álex Rins Honda Qualified in Q2 2:02.052 2
3 10 Italy Luca Marini Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:02.181 3
4 73 Spain Álex Márquez Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:02.242 4 2
5 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 2'02.523 2:02.268 5
6 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Qualified in Q2 2:02.539 6
7 20 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 2'02.749 7 3
8 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia Qualified in Q2 2:02.882 8
9 5 France Johann Zarco Ducati 2:02.387 2:03.062 9
10 43 Australia Jack Miller KTM Qualified in Q2 2'03.084 10 4
11 33 South Africa Brad Binder KTM Qualified in Q2 2:03.107 11
12 89 Spain Jorge Martín Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:03.292 12
13 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda 2:02.743 N/A 13 5
14 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 2:02.950 N/A 14
15 25 Portugal Miguel Oliveira Aprilia 2:03.065 N/A 15
16 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 2:03.350 N/A 16 6
17 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 2:03.403 N/A 17
18 51 Italy Michele Pirro Ducati 2'03.452 N/A 18
19 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Aprilia 2:03.527 N/A 19 7
20 37 Spain Augusto Fernández KTM 2:03.798 N/A 20
21 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Honda 2:03.907 N/A 21
22 94 Germany Jonas Folger KTM 2'07.597 N/A 21 8
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

MotoGP Sprint

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The MotoGP Sprint was held on April 15.

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 10 20:35.270 1 12
2 42 Spain Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda 10 +2.545 2 9
3 89 Spain Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 10 +4.706 12 7
4 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 10 +5.052 6 6
5 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 10 +8.175 11 5
6 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 10 +8.877 5 4
7 10 Italy Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 10 +9.453 3 3
8 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 10 +10.768 15 2
9 43 Australia Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 10 +12.448 10 1
10 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 10 +12.739 8
11 5 France Johann Zarco Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 10 +14.251 9
12 36 Spain Joan Mir Repsol Honda Team Honda 10 +14.988 13
13 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 10 +15.592 17
14 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 10 +16.534 14
15 25 Spain Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 10 +19.290 19
16 37 Spain Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 10 +23.128 20
17 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 10 +25.626 16
18 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 10 +25.787 21
19 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 10 +27.169 7
20 94 Germany Jonas Folger GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 10 +46.973 22
Ret 73 Spain Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 6 Accident 4
Ret 51 Italy Michele Pirro Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 5 Retired 18
Fastest sprint lap: Italy Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 2:03.082 (lap 5)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT

Race

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MotoGP

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Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 42 Spain Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda 20 41:14.649 2 25
2 10 Italy Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 20 +3.498 3 20
3 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 +4.936 7 16
4 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 20 +8.318 8 13
5 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 20 +9.989 15 11
6 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 20 +12.049 5 10
7 5 France Johann Zarco Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 20 +12.242 9 9
8 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 +20.399 14 8
9 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 20 +27.981 16 7
10 37 Spain Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 20 +28.217 20 6
11 51 Italy Michele Pirro Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 20 +32.370 18 5
12 94 Germany Jonas Folger GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 20 +1:08.065 22 4
13 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20 +1:23.012 11 3
Ret 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 18 Accident 21
Ret 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 11 Accident 17
Ret 36 Spain Joan Mir Repsol Honda Team Honda 8 Accident 13
Ret 1 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 7 Accident 1
Ret 43 Australia Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 6 Accident 10
Ret 25 Spain Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 6 Ride-Height Device 19
Ret 73 Spain Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 0 Collision 4
Ret 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 0 Accident 6
Ret 89 Spain Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 0 Collision 12
Fastest lap: Spain Álex Rins (Honda) – 2:03.126 (lap 4)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Moto2

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Pos. No. Biker Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 37 Spain Pedro Acosta Kalex 16 34:42.879 2 25
2 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex 16 +0.146 8 20
3 64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 16 +5.851 4 16
4 52 Spain Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 16 +6.049 10 13
5 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač Kalex 16 +7.462 3 11
6 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 16 +7.668 11 10
7 21 Spain Alonso López Boscoscuro 16 +7.715 5 9
8 40 Spain Arón Canet Kalex 16 +8.078 7 8
9 13 Italy Celestino Vietti Kalex 16 +11.114 1 7
10 18 Spain Manuel González Kalex 16 +12.561 9 6
11 35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex 16 +13.607 15 5
12 75 Spain Albert Arenas Kalex 16 +14.001 13 4
13 22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex 16 +20.054 18 3
14 71 Italy Dennis Foggia Kalex 16 +22.990 14 2
15 79 Japan Ai Ogura Kalex 16 +28.820 16 1
16 16 United States Joe Roberts Kalex 16 +31.893 17
17 84 Netherlands Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 16 +34.734 21
18 4 United States Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex 16 +34.934 22
19 33 United Kingdom Rory Skinner Kalex 16 +42.540 24
20 72 Spain Borja Gómez Kalex 16 +49.973 26
21 28 Spain Izan Guevara Kalex 16 +51.470 27
22 98 Spain David Sanchis Forward 16 +1:05.224 28
23 2 Japan Soichiro Minamimoto Kalex 16 +1:44.447 29
Ret 11 Spain Sergio García Kalex 9 Retired 20
Ret 24 Spain Marcos Ramírez Forward 8 Throttle 25
Ret 7 Belgium Barry Baltus Kalex 7 Accident 12
Ret 19 Italy Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 3 Accident 19
Ret 3 Germany Lukas Tulovic Kalex 0 Accident 23
DNS 96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon Kalex Did not start 6
DNS 15 South Africa Darryn Binder Kalex Did not start
Fastest lap: Spain Jeremy Alcoba (Kalex) – 2:09.465 (lap 6)
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
  • Jake Dixon crashed on the warm up lap and was unable to start.
  • Darryn Binder withdrew from the race after suffering a fractured right hand during practice 3.

Moto3

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Pos. No. Biker Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 48 Spain Iván Ortolá KTM 14 32:01.062 3 25
2 5 Spain Jaume Masià Honda 14 +0.457 1 20
3 43 Spain Xavier Artigas CFMoto 14 +0.558 9 16
4 10 Brazil Diogo Moreira KTM 14 +0.567 4 13
5 96 Spain Daniel Holgado KTM 14 +0.657 5 11
6 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü KTM 14 +9.493 14 10
7 38 Spain David Salvador KTM 14 +9.547 12 9
8 80 Colombia David Alonso Gas Gas 14 +9.663 22 8
9 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Gas Gas 14 +9.975 7 7
10 99 Spain José Antonio Rueda KTM 14 +10.085 11 6
11 27 Japan Kaito Toba Honda 14 +12.430 15 5
12 64 Indonesia Mario Aji Honda 14 +15.789 25 4
13 95 Netherlands Collin Veijer Husqvarna 14 +15.967 21 3
14 19 United Kingdom Scott Ogden Honda 14 +16.179 23 2
15 54 Italy Riccardo Rossi Honda 14 +16.214 17 1
16 55 Italy Romano Fenati Honda 14 +23.833 13
17 92 Spain David Almansa CFMoto 14 +24.204 28
18 7 Italy Filippo Farioli KTM 14 +24.401 20
19 16 Italy Andrea Migno KTM 14 +24.676 24
20 72 Japan Taiyo Furusato Honda 14 +24.913 19
21 22 Spain Ana Carrasco KTM 14 +35.940 26
Ret 44 Spain David Muñoz KTM 13 Accident 16
Ret 82 Italy Stefano Nepa KTM 13 Accident 6
Ret 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna 12 Accident Damage 2
Ret 18 Italy Matteo Bertelle Honda 6 Accident 8
Ret 63 Malaysia Syarifuddin Azman KTM 5 Accident 18
Ret 24 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 4 Accident 10
DNS 70 United Kingdom Joshua Whatley Honda Did not start 27
Fastest lap: Spain Iván Ortolá (KTM) – 2:16.356 (lap 7)
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
  • Joshua Whatley crashed on the warm up lap and was unable to start.

Championship standings after the race

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Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[6][7][8]

MotoGP

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Moto2

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Moto3

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References

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  1. ^ "Reigning champ Bagnaia wins MotoGP opener after Marquez's 'really big mistake' sparks chaos". Fox Sports. AFP. March 26, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  2. ^ McLaren, Peter (April 2, 2023). "MotoGP Argentina, Termas - Race Results". Crash. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  5. ^ "Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
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2023 Argentine Grand Prix
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2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Previous race:
2022 Grand Prix of the Americas
Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas Next race:
2024 Grand Prix of the Americas