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 MotoGP Championship standings before the race After starting off the season with a third place finish at Portuguese GP, Marco Bezzecchi came in second for the sprint race and won the Grand Prix race at the Argentina GP. This gave him a 9 point lead over his compatriot Francesco Bagnaia and a lead in the MotoGP standings with Bezzecchi having 50 points. Qualifying
MotoGP Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q211 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q2 2:01.8921 1242 Álex RinsHonda Qualified in Q22:02.0522310 Luca MariniDucati Qualified in Q22:02.181 3473 Álex MárquezDucati Qualified in Q22:02.2424 2572 Marco BezzecchiDucati2'02.5232:02.2685641 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Qualified in Q22:02.5396720 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q22'02.7497 3812 Maverick ViñalesAprilia Qualified in Q22:02.882895 Johann ZarcoDucati 2:02.3872:03.06291043 Jack MillerKTM Qualified in Q22'03.0841041133 Brad BinderKTM Qualified in Q22:03.107111289 Jorge MartínDucati Qualified in Q22:03.292121336 Joan MirHonda2:02.743N/A13 51421 Franco MorbidelliYamaha2:02.950N/A141588 Miguel OliveiraAprilia2:03.065N/A151649 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati2:03.350N/A1661730 Takaaki NakagamiHonda2:03.403N/A171851 Michele PirroDucati2'03.452N/A181925 Raúl FernándezAprilia2:03.527N/A1972037 Augusto FernándezKTM2:03.798N/A20216 Stefan BradlHonda2:03.907N/A212294 Jonas FolgerKTM2'07.597N/A218 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
MotoGP Sprint The MotoGP Sprint was held on April 15. Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points11 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati 1020:35.270 112242 Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda10 +2.54529389 Jorge Martín Prima Pramac RacingDucati 10 +4.70612 7441 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia RacingAprilia10 +5.0526 6 533 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM10 +8.175115672 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati10 +8.87754710 Luca MariniMooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati10 +9.45333888 Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia10 +10.768152943 Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM10 +12.44810 11012 Maverick Viñales Aprilia RacingAprilia10 +12.7398 115 Johann Zarco Prima Pramac RacingDucati10 +14.2519 1236 Joan Mir Repsol Honda TeamHonda10 +14.98813 1330 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda10 +15.59217 1421 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha10 +16.53414 1525 Raúl FernándezCryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia10 +19.29019 1637 Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM10 +23.12820 1749 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati10 +25.62616 186 Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda10 +25.78721 1920 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha10 +27.1697 2094 Jonas Folger GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM10 +46.97322 Ret73 Álex MárquezGresini Racing MotoGPDucati6 Accident4 Ret51 Michele Pirro Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati5 Retired18 Fastest sprint lap: Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) – 2:03.082 (lap 5) OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT
Race MotoGP Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points142 Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda20 41:14.649225210 Luca MariniMooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati20 +3.498320320 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha20 +4.9367 16412 Maverick Viñales Aprilia RacingAprilia20 +8.318813588 Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia20 +9.9891511672 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati20 +12.04951075 Johann Zarco Prima Pramac RacingDucati20 +12.24299821 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha20 +20.399148949 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati20 +27.981167 1037 Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM20 +28.21720 61151 Michele Pirro Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati20 +32.37018 51294 Jonas Folger GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM20 +1:08.06522 41333 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM20 +1:23.012113Ret6 Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda18 Accident21 Ret30 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda11 Accident17 Ret36 Joan Mir Repsol Honda TeamHonda8 Accident13 Ret1 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati 7 Accident1 Ret43 Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM6 Accident10 Ret25 Raúl FernándezCryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia6 Ride-Height Device19 Ret73 Álex MárquezGresini Racing MotoGPDucati0 Collision4 Ret41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia RacingAprilia0 Accident6 Ret89 Jorge Martín Prima Pramac RacingDucati 0 Collision12 Fastest lap: Álex Rins (Honda) – 2:03.126 (lap 4) OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
Moto2 BikerConstructorTime/RetiredPoints137 Pedro AcostaKalex1634:42.879225214 Tony ArbolinoKalex16 +0.146820 364 Bo BendsneyderKalex16 +5.851416 452 Jeremy AlcobaKalex16 +6.0491013512 Filip SalačKalex16 +7.462311654 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro16 +7.6681110721 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro16 +7.71559840 Arón CanetKalex16 +8.07878913 Celestino ViettiKalex16 +11.114171018 Manuel GonzálezKalex16 +12.561961135 Somkiat ChantraKalex16 +13.6071551275 Albert ArenasKalex16 +14.0011341322 Sam LowesKalex16 +20.0541831471 Dennis FoggiaKalex16 +22.9901421579 Ai OguraKalex16 +28.8201611616 Joe RobertsKalex16 +31.89317 1784 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex16 +34.73421 184 Sean Dylan KellyKalex16 +34.93422 1933 Rory SkinnerKalex16 +42.54024 2072 Borja GómezKalex16 +49.97326 2128 Izan GuevaraKalex16 +51.47027 2298 David SanchisForward16 +1:05.22428 232 Soichiro MinamimotoKalex16 +1:44.44729 Ret11 Sergio GarcíaKalex9 Retired20Ret24 Marcos RamírezForward8 Throttle25Ret7 Barry BaltusKalex7 Accident12Ret19 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex3 Accident19Ret3 Lukas TulovicKalex0 Accident23 DNS96 Jake DixonKalex Did not start6 DNS15 Darryn BinderKalex Did not start Fastest lap: 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 BikerConstructorTime/RetiredPoints148 Iván OrtoláKTM14 32:01.06232525 Jaume MasiàHonda14 +0.457120 343 Xavier Artigas CFMoto14 +0.558916410 Diogo MoreiraKTM14 +0.567413596 Daniel HolgadoKTM14 +0.657511653 Deniz ÖncüKTM14 +9.4931410738 David SalvadorKTM14 +9.547129880 David AlonsoGas Gas14 +9.66322896 Ryusei YamanakaGas Gas14 +9.975771099 José Antonio RuedaKTM14 +10.0851161127 Kaito TobaHonda14 +12.4301551264 Mario AjiHonda 14 +15.7892541395 Collin VeijerHusqvarna14 +15.967213 1419 Scott OgdenHonda14 +16.1792321554 Riccardo RossiHonda14 +16.214171 1655 Romano FenatiHonda14 +23.83313 1792 David AlmansaCFMoto14 +24.20428 187 Filippo FarioliKTM14 +24.401201916 Andrea MignoKTM14 +24.67624 2072 Taiyo FurusatoHonda14 +24.91319 2122 Ana CarrascoKTM14 +35.94026Ret44 David MuñozKTM13 Accident16 Ret82 Stefano NepaKTM13 Accident 6 Ret71 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna12 Accident Damage2 Ret18 Matteo BertelleHonda6 Accident8 Ret63 Syarifuddin AzmanKTM5 Accident18 Ret24 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda4 Accident10 DNS70 Joshua WhatleyHonda Did not start27 Fastest lap: 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 Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.
MotoGP
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Marco Bezzecchi 64 2 Francesco Bagnaia 53 9 3 Álex Rins 47 1 4 Maverick Viñales 45 2 5 Johann Zarco 44
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Ducati 103 3 2 Honda 54 3 Aprilia 51 2 4 KTM 49 1 5 Yamaha 43
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Mooney VR46 Racing Team 102 2 Prima Pramac Racing 73 1 3 Aprilia Racing 63 3 4 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 63 5 Ducati Lenovo Team 58
Moto2
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Tony Arbolino 61 1 2 Pedro Acosta 54 1 3 Arón Canet 41 1 4 Filip Salač 33 1 5 Alonso López 29
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Kalex 75 2 Boscoscuro 33
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 79 1 2 Red Bull KTM Ajo 73 1 3 Pons Wegow Los40 53 4 QJmotor Gresini Moto2 52 1 5 Beta Tools Speed Up 43
Moto3
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Daniel Holgado 49 2 Diogo Moreira 49 4 3 Xavier Artigas 32 6 4 Jaume Masià 31 2 5 Tatsuki Suzuki 27
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 KTM 70 2 Honda 56 3 CFMoto 32 1 4 Gas Gas 15 1 5 Husqvarna 13
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 2 1 Leopard Racing 58 1 2 MT Helmets – MSi 54 1 3 Red Bull KTM Tech3 49 4 4 Angeluss MTA Team 44 5 CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP 39
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