MotoGP, Austin Championship: Ducati riders are no longer alone

This Grand Prix in Austin was America, without a doubt, with a warm atmosphere brought to incandescence by a volcanic race in which the Ducati riders, for the first time in ages, did not take the spotlight . On the other hand, Pedro Acosta on the GASGAS RC16 leaving the KTM factory and Maverick Viñales, superhero, literally and figuratively, on the handlebars of an Aprilia that we will now think twice before refusing, have won all the votes...

By the way, the new captain Liberty Medium was confirmed in his investment and at home please, which always bodes well. Otherwise, this championship that we took for granted from the start Pecco Bagnaia takes a very different turn.

The reigning double world champion is only fifth in the general classification on the evening of this third round of the year with 30 points behind first position. He returns four points to the rookie Peter Acosta, already in the leading square completed by Maverick Vinales, uncompromising in Texas and who went down in history as the one who achieved success in MotoGP with three different manufacturers. Either Suzuki, Yamaha and, therefore, Aprilia.

Top Gun follows Enea Bastianini at two lengths. The leader remains George Martin, which is ahead of 21 points still the “Bestia” that he would like to oust from his Ducati red. If bagnaia left feathers there this weekend, Marc Marquez is perhaps to be identified as the big loser of the Texas round. His fall, when he had just taken control of the race to the ringworm Acosta, now relegates it to eighth place, behind Aleix Espargaró, and 44 units from the head of operations.

Maverick Viñales and Pedro Acosta didn't make the trip to Austin for nothing

If not, Fabio DiGiannantonio is the one who led the rest of the peloton until the arrival of this Grand Prix of the Americas. In the Top Ten, we also find Aleix Espargaró on the second Aprilia official, Marco Bezzecchi on the second Desmosedici GP 23 of the VR46 Racing Team, Brad Binder on the KTM, and Raul Fernandez on the Aprilia RS-GP 23 from TrackHouse Racing.

Other riders like Miguel Oliveira, Fabio Quartararo, Jack Miller, Augusto Fernandez, and Alex Marquez also scored points, although some crashed before getting back on their bikes.

Luca marini finished at the back of the pack, more than 33 seconds behind the winner, being the only Honda to cross the finish line. Other drivers Honda as Takaaki Nakagami, Johann Zarco, and Joan Mir, as well as Alex Rins on Yamaha and Franco Morbidelli on Ducati Pramac all crashed. Next meeting in Jerez, from April 26 to 28, for a Spanish Grand Prix that Jorge Lorenzo already predicted like the deadline where Peter Acosta will open his MotoGP victory counter…

MotoGP, Austin Championship: classification after Austin (3/21)

Credit classification motogp.com