Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas
The Grand Prix of the Americas,[1] known as the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas for sponsorship reasons, is a Grand Prix motorcycle race that was held for the first time in the 2013 season at the Circuit of the Americas.[2] It became the third MotoGP round in the United States, alongside the Indianapolis Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (which lost its place on the calendar from 2015), and the United States Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (which lost its place on the calendar from 2014).[3]
Grand Prix motorcycle racing | |
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Venue | Circuit of the Americas (2013–2019, 2021–present) |
First race | 2013 |
Most wins (rider) | Marc Márquez (7) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Honda (11) |
The 2020 race was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19.[4]
The event is due to take place at the Circuit of the Americas until at least 2023.[5]
Winners of the Grand Prix of the Americas
Multiple winners (riders)
# Wins | Rider | Wins | |
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Category | Years won | ||
7 | Marc Márquez | MotoGP | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 |
4 | Álex Rins | MotoGP | 2019, 2023 |
Moto2 | 2016 | ||
Moto3 | 2013 | ||
2 | Romano Fenati | Moto3 | 2016, 2017 |
Multiple winners (manufacturers)
# Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | |
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Category | Years won | ||
11 | Honda | MotoGP | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023 |
Moto3 | 2015, 2017, 2018 | ||
8 | Kalex | Moto2 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
6 | KTM | Moto3 | 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
By year
Year | Track | Moto3 | Moto2 | MotoGP | Report | |||
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Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
2023 | Circuit of the Americas | Iván Ortolá | KTM | Pedro Acosta | Kalex | Álex Rins | Honda | Report |
2022 | Jaume Masià | KTM | Tony Arbolino | Kalex | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | Report | |
2021 | Izan Guevara | Gas Gas | Raúl Fernández | Kalex | Marc Márquez | Honda | Report | |
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns | |||||||
2019 | Arón Canet | KTM | Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | Álex Rins | Suzuki | Report | |
2018 | Jorge Martín | Honda | Francesco Bagnaia | Kalex | Marc Márquez | Honda | Report | |
2017 | Romano Fenati | Honda | Franco Morbidelli | Kalex | Marc Márquez | Honda | Report | |
2016 | Romano Fenati | KTM | Álex Rins | Kalex | Marc Márquez | Honda | Report | |
2015 | Danny Kent | Honda | Sam Lowes | Speed Up | Marc Márquez | Honda | Report | |
2014 | Jack Miller | KTM | Maverick Viñales | Kalex | Marc Márquez | Honda | Report | |
2013 | Álex Rins | KTM | Nicolás Terol | Suter | Marc Márquez | Honda | Report |
References
- "2013 Calendar". Dorna Sports. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- "Texas lands MotoGP from 2013". Dorna Sports. MotoGP.com. April 12, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- "2014 Calendar". Dorna Sports. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- Duncan, Lewis (July 8, 2020). "MotoGP cancels 2020 Austin visit". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- "Texas lands MotoGP from 2013". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. April 15, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- "2013 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
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