The 2025 Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin will go down in history as one of the craziest races in recent MotoGP history. Between last-minute strategies, surprise retirements, and spectacular comebacks, the Circuit of the Americas offered a completely unpredictable spectacle.
The race, declared wet, experienced its first twist before the start. Two minutes into the warm-up lap, several drivers including Marc Marquez, Bagnaia et By Giannantonio literally abandoned their bikes on the grid to run to the pits and change machines. It was a risky but necessary bet.", he will explain later bagnaiaFaced with this chaos, the race management had to postpone the start by 10 minutes to allow everyone to equip themselves properly.
From pole position, the Catalan seemed untouchable at the start of the race, quickly building a gap of 2,5 seconds. But on lap 8, the unthinkable happened in the famous Austin "S" corner. I just pushed a little too hard", Marc humbly admitted after losing the front of his DucatiForced to retire after losing a footrest, he let a victory slip away that seemed certain.
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Marc Marquez, from domination to fall in Austin
Taking full advantage of his rival's misfortune, Pecco Bagnaia assured like a boss. After Marc's fall, I knew I had to keep a cool head", confided the Turin native. This victory, his first of the season and his first at COTA in MotoGP, completely relaunches his season.
With his second place, the youngest of the Marquez becomes the new surprise leader of the championship. It's unexpected but deserved.", commented Alex, now one point ahead of his brother (87 against 86). A first in the history of the brothers Marquez.
We will also note the excellent performance ofAldeguer (Gresini) stopped dead in his tracks by a fall two laps from the finish, the honourable comeback of Quarterly (10th), however dominated by Miller on the M1 Pramac, despite the limitations of its Yamaha , the black weekend of KTM with Acosta et Casa Particular in Viñales out of points and Binder forced to abandon, and the beautiful regularity of By Giannantonio (3e) and Morbidely (4e).
Ce Grand Prix of the Americas will have lived up to all its promises in terms of suspense and twists. The battle for the title is taking an exciting turn with now three serious contenders. Next stop in Qatar from April 11 to 13, where Marc Marquez intends to reclaim what he considers his rightful place. A 2025 season that promises to be more exciting than ever!
Course MotoGP GP of the Americas: standings
MotoGP general classification after Austin:
