2018 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

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Flag of the United States.svg   2018 Grand Prix of the Americas
Race details
Race 3 of 19 races in the
2018 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Austin circuit.svg
Date22 April 2018
Official name Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas [1]
Location Circuit of the Americas, Austin, United States
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.513 km (3.426 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez [N 1] Honda
Time 2:03.658
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Honda
Time 2:04.605 on lap 5
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Honda
Second Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Yamaha
Third Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Iannone Suzuki
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Kalex
Time 2:10.588
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Kalex
Time 2:11.020 on lap 6
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Kalex
Second Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Kalex
Third Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira KTM
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Honda
Time 2:18.629
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Honda
Time 2:17.496 on lap 14
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Honda
Second Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Honda
Third Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bezzecchi KTM

The 2018 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas was the third round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on 22 April 2018.

Contents

Classification

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
193 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 2041:52.0024 [N 2] 25
225 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20+3.560120
329 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Iannone Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 20+6.704216
446 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20+9.587513
54 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 20+13.570811
65 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 20+14.231310
726 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 20+18.20199
853 Flag of Spain.svg Tito Rabat Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 20+28.537138
943 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 20+28.671187
1041 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 20+28.875196
1199 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Lorenzo Ducati Team Ducati 20+31.35565
129 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 20+34.993104
1344 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20+37.26415 [N 2] 3
1430 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 20+39.335122
1519 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Bautista Ángel Nieto Team Ducati 20+40.887211
1638 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Smith Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20+48.47514
1745 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Redding Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 20+49.99522
1812 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 20+51.11520
1935 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 20+59.055 [N 3] 7
2010 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Siméon Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 20+59.74724
2121 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 20+1:00.51317
Ret42 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 10Accident11
Ret55 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizh Syahrin Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 8Accident16
Ret17 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Abraham Ángel Nieto Team Ducati 8Rider In Pain23
Sources: [1] [2] [3]
Marc Marquez, spraying the champagne on the podium after winning the MotoGP race. Marc Marquez 2018 Austin.jpg
Marc Márquez, spraying the champagne on the podium after winning the MotoGP race.

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
142 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Kalex 1839:30.016425
273 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Kalex 18+2.464120
344 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira KTM 18+3.7041216
436 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir Kalex 18+5.376513
527 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Lecuona KTM 18+6.8671311
641 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder KTM 18+6.8761610
754 Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Pasini Kalex 18+9.30839
89 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Navarro Kalex 18+10.510198
977 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominique Aegerter KTM 18+10.595117
107 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 18+11.497176
1132 Flag of Spain.svg Isaac Viñales Kalex 18+12.339105
1224 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Corsi Kalex 18+13.458144
1310 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marini Kalex 18+14.28263
145 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Locatelli Kalex 18+14.548212
1520 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Speed Up 18+17.16991
1613 Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fenati Kalex 18+20.60915
1787 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Remy Gardner Tech 3 18+20.82118
1840 Flag of Spain.svg Héctor Barberá Kalex 18+27.06820
1945 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 18+27.24526
2064 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder Tech 3 18+32.14423
214 Flag of South Africa.svg Steven Odendaal NTS 18+38.35029
2251 Flag of Brazil.svg Eric Granado Suter 18+38.57924
2316 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Roberts NTS 18+44.25727
2422 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes KTM 18+45.2892
2589 Flag of Malaysia.svg Khairul Idham Pawi Kalex 18+46.96625
2695 Flag of France.svg Jules Danilo Kalex 18+1:10.36430
2763 Flag of Malaysia.svg Zulfahmi Khairuddin Kalex 18+1:27.09931
2821 Flag of Italy.svg Federico Fuligni Kalex 18+1:27.25732
Ret97 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi Vierge Kalex 13Accident7
Ret62 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Manzi Suter 11Accident Damage28
Ret23 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Kalex 6Accident8
Ret52 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Kent Speed Up 3Accident22
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
188 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Honda 1739:12.869125
233 Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Honda 17+1.451620
312 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bezzecchi KTM 17+4.112916
416 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Migno KTM 17+4.1721613
521 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda 17+4.186511
665 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Öttl KTM 17+4.3741110
784 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Kornfeil KTM 17+5.452219
844 Flag of Spain.svg Arón Canet Honda 17+7.97128
924 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 17+8.28747
1011 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Livio Loi KTM 17+8.711266
1171 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Sasaki Honda 17+10.90985
1219 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 17+13.745124
1340 Flag of South Africa.svg Darryn Binder KTM 17+14.532153
1417 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John McPhee KTM 17+16.07132
1575 Flag of Spain.svg Albert Arenas KTM 17+16.181241
1610 Flag of Italy.svg Dennis Foggia KTM 17+19.8957
1772 Flag of Spain.svg Alonso López Honda 17+23.51622
1848 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Dalla Porta Honda 17+23.75717
1976 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Makar Yurchenko KTM 17+25.42418
2014 Flag of Italy.svg Tony Arbolino Honda 17+25.43920
215 Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Masiá KTM 17+33.89710
2222 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Masaki KTM 17+38.35227
2341 Flag of Thailand.svg Nakarin Atiratphuvapat Honda 17+38.36213
2423 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Antonelli Honda 17+59.07819
Ret42 Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Ramírez KTM 12Handling14
Ret8 Flag of Italy.svg Nicolò Bulega KTM 5Accident23
Ret7 Flag of Malaysia.svg Adam Norrodin Honda 2Accident Damage25
Ret27 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Toba Honda 1Accident Damage28
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race

Notes

  1. Marc Márquez, who set the fastest time in qualifying, received a grid penalty which promoted Maverick Viñales to the pole position grid slot.
  2. 1 2 3-place grid penalty.
  3. 2.7-second penalty.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2018 Americas MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS · MotoGP Race Classification 2018". Motogp.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS · MotoGP Race Classification 2018" (PDF). Motogp.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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