2018 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

2018 Grand Prix of the AmericasRace details

Race 3 of 19 races in the
2018 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date| 22 April 2018
Official name| Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas[1]
Location| Circuit of the Americas, Austin, United States
Course|

* Permanent racing facility
* 5.513 km (3.426 mi)

MotoGP
| Pole position

Rider|  Marc Márquez[N 1]|  Honda
Time|  2:03.658|
Fastest lap
Rider|  Marc Márquez|  Honda
Time|  2:04.605 on lap 5|
Podium
First|  Marc Márquez|  Honda
Second|  Maverick Viñales|  Yamaha
Third|  Andrea Iannone|  Suzuki
Moto2
| Pole position

Rider|  Álex Márquez|  Kalex
Time|  2:10.588|
Fastest lap
Rider|  Francesco Bagnaia|  Kalex
Time|  2:11.020 on lap 6|
Podium
First|  Francesco Bagnaia|  Kalex
Second|  Álex Márquez|  Kalex
Third|  Miguel Oliveira|  KTM
Moto3
| Pole position

Rider|  Jorge Martín|  Honda
Time|  2:18.629|
Fastest lap
Rider|  Enea Bastianini|  Honda
Time|  2:17.496 on lap 14|
Podium
First|  Jorge Martín|  Honda
Second|  Enea Bastianini|  Honda
Third|  Marco Bezzecchi|  KTM

The 2018 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas was the third round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on 22 April 2018.

## 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 | 20  | 41:52.002  | 4[N 2] | 25
2  | 25  |  Maverick Viñales | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20  | +3.560  | 1  | 20
3  | 29  |  Andrea Iannone | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 20  | +6.704  | 2  | 16
4  | 46  |  Valentino Rossi | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 20  | +9.587  | 5  | 13
5  | 4  |  Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati Team | Ducati | 20  | +13.570  | 8  | 11
6  | 5  |  Johann Zarco | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 20  | +14.231  | 3  | 10
7  | 26  |  Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 20  | +18.201  | 9  | 9
8  | 53  |  Tito Rabat | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 20  | +28.537  | 13  | 8
9  | 43  |  Jack Miller | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 20  | +28.671  | 18  | 7
10  | 41  |  Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 20  | +28.875  | 19  | 6
11  | 99  |  Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati Team | Ducati | 20  | +31.355  | 6  | 5
12  | 9  |  Danilo Petrucci | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 20  | +34.993  | 10  | 4
13  | 44  |  Pol Espargaró | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 20  | +37.264  | 15[N 2] | 3
14  | 30  |  Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 20  | +39.335  | 12  | 2
15  | 19  |  Álvaro Bautista | Ángel Nieto Team | Ducati | 20  | +40.887  | 21  | 1
16  | 38  |  Bradley Smith | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing  | KTM | 20  | +48.475  | 14  |
17  | 45  |  Scott Redding | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini  | Aprilia | 20  | +49.995  | 22  |
18  | 12  |  Thomas Lüthi | EG 0,0 Marc VDS  | Honda | 20  | +51.115  | 20  |
19  | 35  |  Cal Crutchlow | LCR Honda Castrol  | Honda | 20  | +59.055[N 3] | 7  |
20  | 10  |  Xavier Siméon | Reale Avintia Racing  | Ducati | 20  | +59.747  | 24  |
21  | 21  |  Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS  | Honda | 20  | +1:00.513  | 17  |
Ret  | 42  |  Álex Rins | Team Suzuki Ecstar  | Suzuki | 10  | Accident  | 11  |
Ret  | 55  |  Hafizh Syahrin | Monster Yamaha Tech 3  | Yamaha | 8  | Accident  | 16  |
Ret  | 17  |  Karel Abraham | Ángel Nieto Team  | Ducati | 8  | Rider In Pain  | 23  |
Sources: [1][2][3]
Marc Márquez, spraying the champagne 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  | 42  |  Francesco Bagnaia | Kalex | 18  | 39:30.016  | 4  | 25
2  | 73  |  Álex Márquez | Kalex | 18  | +2.464  | 1  | 20
3  | 44  |  Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 18  | +3.704  | 12  | 16
4  | 36  |  Joan Mir | Kalex | 18  | +5.376  | 5  | 13
5  | 27  |  Iker Lecuona | KTM | 18  | +6.867  | 13  | 11
6  | 41  |  Brad Binder | KTM | 18  | +6.876  | 16  | 10
7  | 54  |  Mattia Pasini | Kalex | 18  | +9.308  | 3  | 9
8  | 9  |  Jorge Navarro | Kalex | 18  | +10.510  | 19  | 8
9  | 77  |  Dominique Aegerter | KTM | 18  | +10.595  | 11  | 7
10  | 7  |  Lorenzo Baldassarri | Kalex | 18  | +11.497  | 17  | 6
11  | 32  |  Isaac Viñales | Kalex | 18  | +12.339  | 10  | 5
12  | 24  |  Simone Corsi | Kalex | 18  | +13.458  | 14  | 4
13  | 10  |  Luca Marini | Kalex | 18  | +14.282  | 6  | 3
14  | 5  |  Andrea Locatelli | Kalex | 18  | +14.548  | 21  | 2
15  | 20  |  Fabio Quartararo | Speed Up | 18  | +17.169  | 9  | 1
16  | 13  |  Romano Fenati | Kalex | 18  | +20.609  | 15  |
17  | 87  |  Remy Gardner | Tech 3 | 18  | +20.821  | 18  |
18  | 40  |  Héctor Barberá | Kalex | 18  | +27.068  | 20  |
19  | 45  |  Tetsuta Nagashima | Kalex | 18  | +27.245  | 26  |
20  | 64  |  Bo Bendsneyder | Tech 3 | 18  | +32.144  | 23  |
21  | 4  |  Steven Odendaal | NTS | 18  | +38.350  | 29  |
22  | 51  |  Eric Granado | Suter | 18  | +38.579  | 24  |
23  | 16  |  Joe Roberts | NTS | 18  | +44.257  | 27  |
24  | 22  |  Sam Lowes | KTM | 18  | +45.289  | 2  |
25  | 89  |  Khairul Idham Pawi | Kalex | 18  | +46.966  | 25  |
26  | 95  |  Jules Danilo | Kalex | 18  | +1:10.364  | 30  |
27  | 63  |  Zulfahmi Khairuddin | Kalex | 18  | +1:27.099  | 31  |
28  | 21  |  Federico Fuligni | Kalex | 18  | +1:27.257  | 32  |
Ret  | 97  |  Xavi Vierge | Kalex | 13  | Accident  | 7  |
Ret  | 62  |  Stefano Manzi | Suter | 11  | Accident Damage  | 28  |
Ret  | 23  |  Marcel Schrötter | Kalex | 6  | Accident  | 8  |
Ret  | 52  |  Danny Kent | Speed Up | 3  | Accident  | 22  |
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

### Moto3

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

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1  | 88  |  Jorge Martín |  Honda | 17  | 39:12.869  | 1  | 25
2  | 33  |  Enea Bastianini | Honda | 17  | +1.451  | 6  | 20
3  | 12  |  Marco Bezzecchi | KTM | 17  | +4.112  | 9  | 16
4  | 16  |  Andrea Migno | KTM | 17  | +4.172  | 16  | 13
5  | 21  |  Fabio Di Giannantonio | Honda | 17  | +4.186  | 5  | 11
6  | 65  |  Philipp Öttl | KTM | 17  | +4.374  | 11  | 10
7  | 84  |  Jakub Kornfeil | KTM | 17  | +5.452  | 21  | 9
8  | 44  |  Arón Canet | Honda | 17  | +7.971  | 2  | 8
9  | 24  |  Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 17  | +8.287  | 4  | 7
10  | 11  |  Livio Loi | KTM | 17  | +8.711  | 26  | 6
11  | 71  |  Ayumu Sasaki | Honda | 17  | +10.909  | 8  | 5
12  | 19  |  Gabriel Rodrigo | KTM | 17  | +13.745  | 12  | 4
13  | 40  |  Darryn Binder | KTM | 17  | +14.532  | 15  | 3
14  | 17  |  John McPhee | KTM | 17  | +16.071  | 3  | 2
15  | 75  |  Albert Arenas | KTM | 17  | +16.181  | 24  | 1
16  | 10  |  Dennis Foggia | KTM | 17  | +19.895  | 7  |
17  | 72  |  Alonso López | Honda | 17  | +23.516  | 22  |
18  | 48  |  Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Honda | 17  | +23.757  | 17  |
19  | 76  |  Makar Yurchenko | KTM | 17  | +25.424  | 18  |
20  | 14  |  Tony Arbolino | Honda | 17  | +25.439  | 20  |
21  | 5  |  Jaume Masiá | KTM | 17  | +33.897  | 10  |
22  | 22  |  Kazuki Masaki | KTM | 17  | +38.352  | 27  |
23  | 41  |  Nakarin Atiratphuvapat | Honda | 17  | +38.362  | 13  |
24  | 23  |  Niccolò Antonelli | Honda | 17  | +59.078  | 19  |
Ret  | 42  |  Marcos Ramírez | KTM | 12  | Handling  | 14  |
Ret  | 8  |  Nicolò Bulega | KTM | 5  | Accident  | 23  |
Ret  | 7  |  Adam Norrodin | Honda | 2  | Accident Damage  | 25  |
Ret  | 27  |  Kaito Toba | Honda | 1  | Accident Damage  | 28  |
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

## Championship standings after the race

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### MotoGP

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| Pos. | Rider  | Points

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1  |  Andrea Dovizioso | 46
2  |  Marc Márquez | 45
3  |  Maverick Viñales | 41
4  |  Cal Crutchlow | 38
5  |  Johann Zarco | 38
6  |  Andrea Iannone | 31
7  |  Valentino Rossi | 29
8  |  Jack Miller | 26
9  |  Tito Rabat | 22
10  |  Danilo Petrucci | 21

### Moto2

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| Pos. | Rider  | Points

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1  |  Francesco Bagnaia | 57
2  |  Mattia Pasini | 47
3  |  Álex Márquez | 47
4  |  Miguel Oliveira | 43
5  |  Lorenzo Baldassarri | 39
6  |  Xavi Vierge | 28
7  |  Joan Mir | 27
8  |  Brad Binder | 20
9  |  Iker Lecuona | 16
10  |  Dominique Aegerter | 16

### Moto3

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| Pos. | Rider  | Points

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1  |  Jorge Martín | 55
2  |  Arón Canet | 48
3  |  Marco Bezzecchi | 43
4  |  Fabio Di Giannantonio | 37
5  |  Enea Bastianini | 33
6  |  Lorenzo Dalla Porta | 25
7  |  Andrea Migno | 22
8  |  Gabriel Rodrigo | 22
9  |  Niccolò Antonelli | 21
10  |  Jakub Kornfeil | 18

## Notes

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1. ^ Marc Márquez, who set the fastest time in qualifying, received a grid penalty which promoted Maverick Viñales to the pole position grid slot.
2. ^ a b 3-place grid penalty.
3. ^ 2.7-second penalty.

## References

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1. ^ a b "2018 Americas MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
2. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS · MotoGP Race Classification 2018". Motogp.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
3. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS · MotoGP Race Classification 2018" (PDF). Motogp.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

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