Alex Rins Wins MotoGP Americas, then Bagnaia Crashes Out of Lead

VIVA – LCR Honda racer, Alex Rins successfully becomes the winner of MotoGP Americas. He defeated Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Ducati) and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) – who also made it to the podium. 

In the race that took place at Circuit of the Americas (COTA), Rins recorded a time of 41 minutes 14.649 seconds. He achieved 3.498 seconds ahead of Luca Marini.

Then, for the second time in a row, defending champion Francesco Bagnaia had to fall. He had a similar mistake in the Argentine MotoGP. If before, he could continue the race, but this time Pecco failed to finish.

Three crashes then occurred in a short time. Starting with Joan Mir, then followed by Brad Binder and Takaaki Nakagami.

Marini showed incredible speed. With eight laps to go, he caught Fabio Quartararo and finished second.

Here are the full results of the 2023 MotoGP Americas:

OS    RIDER    NAT    TEAM    TIME/DIFF
1    Alex Rins    SPA    LCR Honda (RC213V)    41m 14.649s
2    Luca Marini    ITA    Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)    +3.498s
3    Fabio Quartararo    FRA    Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)    +4.936s
4    Maverick Viñales    SPA    Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23)    +8.318s
5    Miguel Oliveira    POR    RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22)    +9.989s
6    Marco Bezzecchi    ITA    Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)    +12.049s
7    Johann Zarco    FRA    Pramac Ducati (GP22)    +12.242s
8    Franco Morbidelli    ITA    Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)    +20.399s
9    Fabio Di Giannantonio    ITA    Gresini Ducati (GP22)    +27.981s
10    Augusto Fernandez    SPA    Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)*    +28.217s
11    Michele Pirro    ITA    Ducati Lenovo (GP23)    +32.370s
12    Jonas Folger    GER    Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)    +68.065s
13    Brad Binder    RSA    Red Bull KTM (RC16)    +83.012s
14    Stefan Bradl    GER    Repsol Honda (RC213V)    DNF

15     Takaaki Nakagami    JPN    LCR Honda (RC213V)    DNF
16    Joan Mir    SPA    Repsol Honda (RC213V)    DNF
17    Francesco Bagnaia    ITA    Ducati Lenovo (GP23)    DNF
18     Jack Miller    AUS    Red Bull KTM (RC16)    DNF
19     Raul Fernandez    SPA    RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22)    DNF
20     Alex Marquez    SPA    Gresini Ducati (GP22)    DNF
21    Aleix Espargaro    SPA    Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23)    DNF
22     Jorge Martin    SPA    Pramac Ducati (GP23)    DNF