How Alex Rins’ Austin MotoGP win will change his role at Honda
Three days after demanding more attention from Honda regarding the development of its 2023 bike, Alex Rins brought out his best in Austin to take a resounding victory that will undoubtedly lead the Japanese marque to give him more prominence. No matter how well the Spaniard had done in the past at the Circuit of […]
Miller “felt victory was on offer” before his COTA MotoGP race crash
The Australian made a good start from 10th on the grid in Sunday’s grand prix and got up to third on the opening lap behind Francesco Bagnaia and eventual winner Alex Rins. As he tipped into Turn 7 on lap seven of 20, Miller slid out of the race, but feels the tyre conservation of […]
Rins vows to keep «feet on the floor» after COTA MotoGP win
Rins ended Honda’s victory drought dating back to the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP last Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas, when he capitalised on a crash for early leader Francesco Bagnaia to score his sixth career win. The result marked his first win for Honda, LCR’s first since Argentina 2018 with Cal Crutchlow and […]
10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix
Despite a woeful beginning to 2023 for Honda, LCR’s Alex Rins gave the Japanese marque some much-needed hope after claiming its first win since the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP last weekend in Texas. Rins is a Circuit of the Americas specialist and capitalised on yet another critical error for Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia. But that doesn’t […]
Ducati’s superior MotoGP top speed «difficult to accept»
Quartararo inherited second in Sunday’s 20-lap grand prix at the Circuit of the Americas when race leader Francesco Bagnaia crashed out. For the first 12 laps of the main race, Quartararo fended off VR46 Ducati rider Marini but could do nothing to stop the Italian from outdragging him on the back straight on the 13th […]
Bagnaia’s COTA MotoGP race crash “100% not my fault”
Bagnaia dominated the sprint race at the Circuit of the Americas on Saturday having taken pole with a new lap record, and was leading the grand prix on Sunday when he crashed at Turn 2 on lap eight of 20. It marked his second-successive grand prix crash, with Bagnaia throwing away 45 points in two […]
Americas GP 2023: Lap by lap visualization
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Rins takes first Honda win after Bagnaia crashes out of lead
Honda had gone winless in MotoGP since the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP, while LCR has gone without victory since the 2018 Argentina GP. While times have continued to be tough for Honda in 2023, Rins built on a podium in the sprint race on Saturday to score his sixth career grand prix victory on Sunday […]
Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results
The 14-lap Moto3 race kicked off Sunday’s grand prix proceedings and was a thriller down to the wire. Angeluss MTA rider Ivan Ortola took the chequered flag to score his maiden Moto3 victory after the 18-year-old Spaniard survived a massive scare going through Turn 2 on the opening lap. As Intact GP Husqvarna rider Ayumu […]