2017 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

2017 Grand Prix of the AmericasRace details

Race 3 of 18 races in the
2017 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date| April 23, 2017
Official name| Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas[1][2][3]
Location| Circuit of the Americas
Course|

* Permanent racing facility
* 5.513 km (3.426 mi)

MotoGP
| Pole position

Rider|  Marc Márquez|  Honda
Time|  2:02.741|
Fastest lap
Rider|  Marc Márquez|  Honda
Time|  2:04.899 on lap 15|
Podium
First|  Marc Márquez|  Honda
Second|  Valentino Rossi|  Yamaha
Third|  Dani Pedrosa|  Honda
Moto2
| Pole position

Rider|  Franco Morbidelli|  Kalex
Time|  2:09.379|
Fastest lap
Rider|  Franco Morbidelli|  Kalex
Time|  2:09.948 on lap 7|
Podium
First|  Franco Morbidelli|  Kalex
Second|  Thomas Lüthi|  Kalex
Third|  Takaaki Nakagami|  Kalex
Moto3
| Pole position

Rider|  Arón Canet|  Honda
Time|  2:14.644|
Fastest lap
Rider|  Arón Canet|  Honda
Time|  2:15.583 on lap 2|
Podium
First|  Romano Fenati|  Honda
Second|  Jorge Martín|  Honda
Third|  Fabio Di Giannantonio|  Honda

The 2017 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas was the third round of the 2017 MotoGP season. It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on April 23, 2017.

## Classification

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### MotoGP

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Pos.  | No.  | Rider  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 93  |  Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 21  | 43:58.770  | 1  | 25
2  | 46  |  Valentino Rossi | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 21  | +3.069[N 1] | 3  | 20
3  | 26  |  Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 21  | +5.112  | 4  | 16
4  | 35  |  Cal Crutchlow | LCR Honda | Honda | 21  | +7.638  | 9  | 13
5  | 5  |  Johann Zarco | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 21  | +7.957  | 5  | 11
6  | 4  |  Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati Team | Ducati | 21  | +14.058  | 7  | 10
7  | 29  |  Andrea Iannone | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 21  | +15.491  | 11  | 9
8  | 9  |  Danilo Petrucci | Octo Pramac Racing | Ducati | 21  | +16.772  | 13  | 8
9  | 99  |  Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati Team | Ducati | 21  | +17.979  | 6  | 7
10  | 43  |  Jack Miller | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 21  | +18.494  | 12  | 6
11  | 94  |  Jonas Folger | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 21  | +18.903  | 8  | 5
12  | 45  |  Scott Redding | Octo Pramac Racing | Ducati | 21  | +28.735  | 10  | 4
13  | 53  |  Tito Rabat | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 21  | +30.041  | 16  | 3
14  | 8  |  Héctor Barberá | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 21  | +31.364  | 15  | 2
15  | 19  |  Álvaro Bautista | Pull&Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 21  | +1:06.547  | 19  | 1
16  | 38  |  Bradley Smith | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing  | KTM | 21  | +1:22.090  | 18  |
17  | 41  |  Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini  | Aprilia | 19  | +2 laps  | 22  |
Ret  | 22  |  Sam Lowes | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini  | Aprilia | 11  | Accident  | 20  |
Ret  | 44  |  Pol Espargaró | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing  | KTM | 9  | Clutch  | 21  |
Ret  | 76  |  Loris Baz | Reale Avintia Racing  | Ducati | 8  | Accident  | 14  |
Ret  | 25  |  Maverick Viñales | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP  | Yamaha | 1  | Accident  | 2  |
Ret  | 17  |  Karel Abraham | Pull&Bear Aspar Team  | Ducati | 1  | Accident  | 17  |
DNS  | 42  |  Álex Rins | Team Suzuki Ecstar  | Suzuki |  | Did not start  |  |
Sources: [4][5][6]

* Álex Rins suffered a broken forearm in a crash during Saturday practice and withdrew from the event.

Marc Márquez, holding his first place trophy on the podium after winning the MotoGP race.

### Moto2

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Pos.  | No.  | Rider  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 21  |  Franco Morbidelli | Kalex | 19  | 41:20.078  | 1  | 25
2  | 12  |  Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | 19  | +2.633  | 5  | 20
3  | 30  |  Takaaki Nakagami | Kalex | 19  | +6.809  | 4  | 16
4  | 73  |  Álex Márquez | Kalex | 19  | +9.852  | 3  | 13
5  | 77  |  Dominique Aegerter | Suter | 19  | +10.927  | 6  | 11
6  | 44  |  Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 19  | +13.029  | 7  | 10
7  | 24  |  Simone Corsi | Speed Up | 19  | +13.335  | 17  | 9
8  | 23  |  Marcel Schrötter | Suter | 19  | +13.754  | 11  | 8
9  | 97  |  Xavi Vierge | Tech 3 | 19  | +18.079  | 12  | 7
10  | 10  |  Luca Marini | Kalex | 19  | +21.418  | 23  | 6
11  | 55  |  Hafizh Syahrin | Kalex | 19  | +21.430  | 19  | 5
12  | 40  |  Fabio Quartararo | Kalex | 19  | +21.736  | 16  | 4
13  | 19  |  Xavier Siméon | Kalex | 19  | +21.974  | 8  | 3
14  | 88  |  Ricard Cardús | KTM | 19  | +24.245  | 10  | 2
15  | 9  |  Jorge Navarro | Kalex | 19  | +24.863  | 13  | 1
16  | 42  |  Francesco Bagnaia | Kalex | 19  | +28.226  | 15  |
17  | 32  |  Isaac Viñales | Kalex | 19  | +28.443  | 22  |
18  | 49  |  Axel Pons | Kalex | 19  | +34.767  | 20  |
19  | 45  |  Tetsuta Nagashima | Kalex | 19  | +37.279  | 26  |
20  | 5  |  Andrea Locatelli | Kalex | 19  | +37.530  | 28  |
21  | 2  |  Jesko Raffin | Kalex | 19  | +38.953  | 24  |
22  | 54  |  Mattia Pasini | Kalex | 19  | +43.720  | 2  |
23  | 11  |  Sandro Cortese | Suter | 19  | +51.515  | 9  |
24  | 47  |  Axel Bassani | Speed Up | 19  | +1:07.841  | 30  |
25  | 89  |  Khairul Idham Pawi | Kalex | 19  | +1:08.137  | 27  |
Ret  | 57  |  Edgar Pons | Kalex | 2  | Accident  | 25  |
Ret  | 7  |  Lorenzo Baldassarri | Kalex | 0  | Accident  | 14  |
Ret  | 68  |  Yonny Hernández | Kalex | 0  | Accident  | 18  |
Ret  | 60  |  Julián Simón | Tech 3 | 0  | Accident  | 21  |
Ret  | 62  |  Stefano Manzi | Kalex | 0  | Accident  | 29  |
DNS  | 52  |  Danny Kent | Suter |  | Did not start  |  |
DNS  | 27  |  Iker Lecuona | Kalex |  | Did not start  |  |
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

* Lecuona pulled out of the race due to pain in the arm he'd broken during pre-season testing. Kent cited a pinched nerve in his back but later quit the team.

### Moto3

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The race, scheduled to be run for 18 laps, was red-flagged due to Kaito Toba's crash in Turn 14 and was later restarted over 12 laps.

Pos.  | No.  | Rider  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 5  |  Romano Fenati | Honda | 12  | 27:15.841  | 3  | 25
2  | 88  |  Jorge Martín | Honda | 12  | +4.504  | 5  | 20
3  | 21  |  Fabio Di Giannantonio | Honda | 12  | +4.527  | 6  | 16
4  | 33  |  Enea Bastianini | Honda | 12  | +4.673  | 7  | 13
5  | 8  |  Nicolò Bulega | KTM | 12  | +4.968  | 4  | 11
6  | 58  |  Juan Francisco Guevara | KTM | 12  | +5.618  | 13  | 10
7  | 17  |  John McPhee | Honda | 12  | +5.687  | 9  | 9
8  | 36  |  Joan Mir | Honda | 12  | +5.852  | 2  | 8
9  | 65  |  Philipp Öttl | KTM | 12  | +6.594  | 15  | 7
10  | 40  |  Darryn Binder | KTM | 12  | +12.709  | 11  | 6
11  | 19  |  Gabriel Rodrigo | KTM | 12  | +13.240  | 14  | 5
12  | 16  |  Andrea Migno | KTM | 12  | +13.285  | 19  | 4
13  | 95  |  Jules Danilo | Honda | 12  | +13.290  | 21  | 3
14  | 23  |  Niccolò Antonelli | KTM | 12  | +13.412  | 8  | 2
15  | 11  |  Livio Loi | Honda | 12  | +13.491  | 16  | 1
16  | 42  |  Marcos Ramírez | KTM | 12  | +23.922  | 20  |
17  | 12  |  Marco Bezzecchi | Mahindra | 12  | +24.347  | 26  |
18  | 71  |  Ayumu Sasaki | Honda | 12  | +24.650  | 17  |
19  | 7  |  Adam Norrodin | Honda | 12  | +24.795  | 25  |
20  | 14  |  Tony Arbolino | Honda | 12  | +25.166  | 24  |
21  | 75  |  Albert Arenas | Mahindra | 12  | +26.811  | 22  |
22  | 6  |  María Herrera | KTM | 12  | +27.431  | 24  |
23  | 84  |  Jakub Kornfeil | Peugeot | 12  | +37.960  | 23  |
24  | 41  |  Nakarin Atiratphuvapat | Honda | 12  | +41.408  | 32  |
25  | 96  |  Manuel Pagliani | Mahindra | 12  | +43.789  | 29  |
26  | 48  |  Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Mahindra | 12  | +44.004  | 28  |
27  | 4  |  Patrik Pulkkinen | Peugeot | 12  | +51.071  | 30  |
28  | 18  |  Gabriel Martínez-Ábrego  | KTM | 12  | +51.438  | 31  |
Ret  | 24  |  Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 9  | Out Of Fuel  | 18  |
Ret  | 44  |  Arón Canet | Honda | 3  | Accident  | 1  |
Ret  | 27  |  Kaito Toba | Honda | 3  | Accident  | 27  |
DNS  | 64  |  Bo Bendsneyder | KTM | 0  | Did not start  | 10  |
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

## Championship standings after the race

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### MotoGP

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Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round three has concluded.[7]

Riders' Championship standings
| Pos. | Rider  | Points

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1  |  Valentino Rossi | 56
2  |  Maverick Viñales | 50
3  |  Marc Márquez | 38
4  |  Andrea Dovizioso | 30
5  |  Cal Crutchlow | 29

Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos. | Constructor  | Points

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1  |  Yamaha | 70
2  |  Honda | 54
3  |  Ducati | 43
4  |  Suzuki | 16
5  |  Aprilia | 10

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

### Moto2

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Pos. | Rider  | Points

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1  |  Franco Morbidelli | 75
2  |  Thomas Lüthi | 56
3  |  Miguel Oliveira | 43
4  |  Takaaki Nakagami | 32
5  |  Xavi Vierge | 25
6  |  Álex Márquez | 24
7  |  Lorenzo Baldassarri | 21
8  |  Luca Marini | 20
9  |  Simone Corsi | 19
10  |  Dominique Aegerter | 18

### Moto3

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Pos. | Rider  | Points

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1  |  Joan Mir | 58
2  |  Jorge Martín | 52
3  |  John McPhee | 49
4  |  Romano Fenati | 45
5  |  Andrea Migno | 25
6  |  Fabio Di Giannantonio | 24
7  |  Philipp Öttl | 20
8  |  Arón Canet | 18
9  |  Juan Francisco Guevara | 17
10  |  Livio Loi | 15

## Notes

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1. ^ 0.3 second penalty.

## References

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1. ^ "2017 Americas MotoGP". 13 June 2017.
2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2017 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Circuit of the Americas - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
4. ^ "2017 Americas MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
5. ^ "motogp.com · RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS · MotoGP Race Classification 2017". www.motogp.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
6. ^ "Classification" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2015.
7. ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-25.

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