2023 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

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

Contents

Background

MotoGP Championship standings before the race

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

MotoGP

Fastest session lap
Pos.No.BikerConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Row
Q1 [4] Q2 [5]
11 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q22:01.89211
242 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Honda Qualified in Q22:02.0522
310 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marini Ducati Qualified in Q22:02.1813
473 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Ducati Qualified in Q22:02.24242
572 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 2'02.5232:02.2685
641 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Qualified in Q22:02.5396
720 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q22'02.74973
812 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Aprilia Qualified in Q22:02.8828
95 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Ducati 2:02.3872:03.0629
1043 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller KTM Qualified in Q22'03.084104
1133 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder KTM Qualified in Q22:03.10711
1289 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Ducati Qualified in Q22:03.29212
1336 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir Honda 2:02.743N/A135
1421 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 2:02.950N/A14
1588 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Miguel Oliveira Aprilia 2:03.065N/A15
1649 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 2:03.350N/A166
1730 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami Honda 2:03.403N/A17
1851 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Pirro Ducati 2'03.452N/A18
1925 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández Aprilia 2:03.527N/A197
2037 Flag of Spain.svg Augusto Fernández KTM 2:03.798N/A20
216 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl Honda 2:03.907N/A21
2294 Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Folger KTM 2'07.597N/A218
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

MotoGP Sprint

The MotoGP Sprint was held on April 15.

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 1020:35.270112
242 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda 10+2.54529
389 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 10+4.706127
441 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 10+5.05266
533 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 10+8.175115
672 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 10+8.87754
710 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 10+9.45333
888 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 10+10.768152
943 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 10+12.448101
1012 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 10+12.7398
115 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 10+14.2519
1236 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir Repsol Honda Team Honda 10+14.98813
1330 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 10+15.59217
1421 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 10+16.53414
1525 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 10+19.29019
1637 Flag of Spain.svg Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 10+23.12820
1749 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 10+25.62616
186 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 10+25.78721
1920 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 10+27.1697
2094 Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Folger GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 10+46.97322
Ret73 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 6Accident4
Ret51 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Pirro Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 5Retired18
Fastest sprint lap: Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 2:03.082 (lap 5)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT

Race

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
142 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda 2041:14.649225
210 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 20+3.498320
320 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20+4.936716
412 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 20+8.318813
588 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 20+9.9891511
672 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 20+12.049510
75 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 20+12.24299
821 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20+20.399148
949 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 20+27.981167
1037 Flag of Spain.svg Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 20+28.217206
1151 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Pirro Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 20+32.370185
1294 Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Folger GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 20+1:08.065224
1333 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20+1:23.012113
Ret6 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 18Accident21
Ret30 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 11Accident17
Ret36 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir Repsol Honda Team Honda 8Accident13
Ret1 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 7Accident1
Ret43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 6Accident10
Ret25 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 6Ride-Height Device19
Ret73 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 0Collision4
Ret41 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 0Accident6
Ret89 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 0Collision12
Fastest lap: Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins (Honda) – 2:03.126 (lap 4)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Moto2

Pos.No.BikerConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
137 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Acosta Kalex 1634:42.879225
214 Flag of Italy.svg Tony Arbolino Kalex 16+0.146820
364 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 16+5.851416
452 Flag of Spain.svg Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 16+6.0491013
512 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Salač Kalex 16+7.462311
654 Flag of Spain.svg Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 16+7.6681110
721 Flag of Spain.svg Alonso López Boscoscuro 16+7.71559
840 Flag of Spain.svg Arón Canet Kalex 16+8.07878
913 Flag of Italy.svg Celestino Vietti Kalex 16+11.11417
1018 Flag of Spain.svg Manuel González Kalex 16+12.56196
1135 Flag of Thailand.svg Somkiat Chantra Kalex 16+13.607155
1275 Flag of Spain.svg Albert Arenas Kalex 16+14.001134
1322 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes Kalex 16+20.054183
1471 Flag of Italy.svg Dennis Foggia Kalex 16+22.990142
1579 Flag of Japan.svg Ai Ogura Kalex 16+28.820161
1616 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Roberts Kalex 16+31.89317
1784 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 16+34.73421
184 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex 16+34.93422
1933 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rory Skinner Kalex 16+42.54024
2072 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Gómez Kalex 16+49.97326
2128 Flag of Spain.svg Izan Guevara Kalex 16+51.47027
2298 Flag of Spain.svg David Sanchis Forward 16+1:05.22428
232 Flag of Japan.svg Soichiro Minamimoto Kalex 16+1:44.44729
Ret11 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García Kalex 9Retired20
Ret24 Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Ramírez Forward 8Throttle25
Ret7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Barry Baltus Kalex 7Accident12
Ret19 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 3Accident19
Ret3 Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Tulovic Kalex 0Accident23
DNS96 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Dixon Kalex Did not start6
DNS15 Flag of South Africa.svg Darryn Binder Kalex Did not start
Fastest lap: Flag of Spain.svg Jeremy Alcoba (Kalex) – 2:09.465 (lap 6)
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.BikerConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
148 Flag of Spain.svg Iván Ortolá KTM 1432:01.062325
25 Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Masià Honda 14+0.457120
343 Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Artigas CFMoto 14+0.558916
410 Flag of Brazil.svg Diogo Moreira KTM 14+0.567413
596 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Holgado KTM 14+0.657511
653 Flag of Turkey.svg Deniz Öncü KTM 14+9.4931410
738 Flag of Spain.svg David Salvador KTM 14+9.547129
880 Flag of Colombia.svg David Alonso Gas Gas 14+9.663228
96 Flag of Japan.svg Ryusei Yamanaka Gas Gas 14+9.97577
1099 Flag of Spain.svg José Antonio Rueda KTM 14+10.085116
1127 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Toba Honda 14+12.430155
1264 Flag of Indonesia.svg Mario Aji Honda 14+15.789254
1395 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Collin Veijer Husqvarna 14+15.967213
1419 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Ogden Honda 14+16.179232
1554 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Rossi Honda 14+16.214171
1655 Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fenati Honda 14+23.83313
1792 Flag of Spain.svg David Almansa CFMoto 14+24.20428
187 Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Farioli KTM 14+24.40120
1916 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Migno KTM 14+24.67624
2072 Flag of Japan.svg Taiyo Furusato Honda 14+24.91319
2122 Flag of Spain.svg Ana Carrasco KTM 14+35.94026
Ret44 Flag of Spain.svg David Muñoz KTM 13Accident16
Ret82 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Nepa KTM 13Accident6
Ret71 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna 12Accident Damage2
Ret18 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Bertelle Honda 6Accident8
Ret63 Flag of Malaysia.svg Syarifuddin Azman KTM 5Accident18
Ret24 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 4Accident10
DNS70 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joshua Whatley Honda Did not start27
Fastest lap: Flag of Spain.svg Iván Ortolá (KTM) – 2:16.356 (lap 7)
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race

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

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

References

  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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2022 Grand Prix of the Americas
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