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 of the Americas
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
VenueCircuit of the Americas (2013–2019, 2021–present)
First race2013
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]

Official names and sponsors

  • 2013–2019, 2021–present: Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas[6]

Winners of the Grand Prix of the Americas

Multiple winners (riders)

# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
7 Spain Marc Márquez MotoGP 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
4 Spain Álex Rins MotoGP 2019, 2023
Moto2 2016
Moto3 2013
2 Italy Romano Fenati Moto3 2016, 2017

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
11 Japan Honda MotoGP 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023
Moto3 2015, 2017, 2018
8 Germany Kalex Moto2 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
6 Austria KTM Moto3 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023

By year

Year Track Moto3 Moto2 MotoGP Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2023 Circuit of the Americas Spain Iván Ortolá KTM Spain Pedro Acosta Kalex Spain Álex Rins Honda Report
2022 Spain Jaume Masià KTM Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex Italy Enea Bastianini Ducati Report
2021 Spain Izan Guevara Gas Gas Spain Raúl Fernández Kalex Spain Marc Márquez Honda Report
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
2019 Spain Arón Canet KTM Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex Spain Álex Rins Suzuki Report
2018 Spain Jorge Martín Honda Italy Francesco Bagnaia Kalex Spain Marc Márquez Honda Report
2017 Italy Romano Fenati Honda Italy Franco Morbidelli Kalex Spain Marc Márquez Honda Report
2016 Italy Romano Fenati KTM Spain Álex Rins Kalex Spain Marc Márquez Honda Report
2015 United Kingdom Danny Kent Honda United Kingdom Sam Lowes Speed Up Spain Marc Márquez Honda Report
2014 Australia Jack Miller KTM Spain Maverick Viñales Kalex Spain Marc Márquez Honda Report
2013 Spain Álex Rins KTM Spain Nicolás Terol Suter Spain Marc Márquez Honda Report

References

  1. "2013 Calendar". Dorna Sports. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  2. "Texas lands MotoGP from 2013". Dorna Sports. MotoGP.com. April 12, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  3. "2014 Calendar". Dorna Sports. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  4. Duncan, Lewis (July 8, 2020). "MotoGP cancels 2020 Austin visit". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. "Texas lands MotoGP from 2013". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. April 15, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  6. "2013 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
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