Luca Marini kept focused amidst the chaos to produce an eighth-place finish in Austin, Joan Mir suffering an unfortunate fall on the second Honda HRC Castrol machine.

Wet, dry, wet and dry again – the minutes before the lights went out were some of the most unexpected in recent time, a dramatic start to what many had predicted to be a hot race as light but consistent rain fall saw half of the grid enact last-minute bike swaps moment before the sighting lap began. As a result, race direction red flagged the start and all riders returned to the grid with slicks as conditions continued to improve.

With the grid reset and the race distance reduced to 19 laps, Luca Marini lined up in seventh place and immediately went for the dry line. On tender hooks, the grid tipped in to Turn 1 and Marini’s race-long battle with his fellow Honda riders began. Marini, Zarco and Mir traded places as they closed in on the group ahead who were battling for the top five, arriving with the other riders during the mid-stages of the race. From here, the Italian focused on defending his spot in the top ten on soft tyres as the track continued to dry. Crossing the line in eighth place, his best Grand Prix result so far on the Honda RC213V, the #10 rises up to ninth in the World Championship standings and is five points shy of Zarco who leads the Honda quartet. Despite suffering in the closing stages, Marini and Honda HRC Castrol leave Austin pleased with the result and especially the improvements made.

Joan Mir’s race looked set to be one of his best as he overcame a last-minute decision to switch tyres and started in eighth place, giving as good as he got in the opening battle with Marini and Zarco. Able to stay with his Honda HRC Castrol teammate, Mir began to battle with Bastianini for tenth place. Turn 14 would see Mir suffer his third fall of the weekend, losing the front as he tried to hold off the KTM rider. He was unharmed in the fall. Mir was again left to rue what could have been.

36 points in hand, Honda hold second in the Constructor Championship in a tight battle with KTM and Aprilia. The Honda HRC Castrol team will now enjoy a brief respite before getting back on track for Round Four of the 2025 MotoGP World Championship at the Lusail International Circuit. Weather is not generally a concern at MotoGP’s only night race.

Luca Marini

Eighth

“We confirm that our package is improving with each GP, and I think we were able to make a good a good step with the setting. The bike is working better, and I am really enjoying riding it, especially in the entry phase. But there were some mistakes from my side which limited our performance. I went with the wrong tyre, I put soft-soft and it was not a mistake I have ever made before in this situation. The track was able to dry very quickly, unlike on Friday when it took a long time to dry. Even with the wrong tyre, we made a really good race so this is the positive that we have to focus on. If we can put everything together, we can achieve even more.”

Joan Mir

DNF

“It’s a real shame to crash out again while running up in a good position. It’s really frustrating to have this happen again because our potential is much more and especially this weekend. When riding alone I can be fast but when we are battling with other riders, I lose that feeling. I have to be very aggressive and then these things happen. The team and I need to work on this, our situation this year is very different to last year – we have the potential but we can’t get it out.”

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Race Round 3   Americas

Americas GP - Race Results

Mixed
Humidity
91%
Track Temp
28°C
Air Temp
22°C
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA 25 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 39'00.191
2 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 20 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 2.089
3 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 16 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 3.594
4 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 13 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 10.732
5 Miller Jack 43 AUS 11 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha 11.857
6 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 10 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 12.238
7 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 9 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 12.815
8 Marini Luca 10 ITA 8 Honda HRC Castrol Honda 25.646
9 Ogura Ai 79 JPN 7 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 16.344
10 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 6 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 18.255
11 Rins Alex 42 SPA 5 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 24.256
12 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 4 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 27.938
13 Fernandez Augusto 7 SPA 3 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha 35.740
14 Vinales Maverick 25 SPA 2 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 42.724
15 Savadori Lorenzo 32 ITA 1 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 46.397
16 Chantra Somkiat 35 THA 0 LCR Honda Honda 1'03.601
17 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 0 LCR Honda Honda +2 Laps
18 Aldegeur Fermin 54 SPA DNF Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati DNF
19 Binder Brad 33 RSA DNF Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM DNF
20 Marquez Marc 93 SPA DNF Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati DNF
21 Mir Joan 36 SPA DNF Honda HRC Castrol Honda DNF
22 Acosta Pedro 37 SPA DNF Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM DNF
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Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 87 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
2 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 86 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
3 Bagnaia Francesco 63 ITA 75 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
4 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 55 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati
5 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 44 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati
6 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 25 LCR Honda Honda
7 Ogura Ai 79 JPN 25 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia
8 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 24 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
9 Marini Luca 10 ITA 20 Honda HRC Castrol Honda
10 Miller Jack 43 AUS 19 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha
11 Binder Brad 33 RSA 19 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
12 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 16 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
13 Acosta Pedro 37 SPA 16 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
14 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 16 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM
15 Mir Joan 36 SPA 10 Honda HRC Castrol Honda
16 Rins Alex 42 SPA 10 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
17 Vinales Maverick 25 SPA 6 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM
18 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 5 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia
19 Aldegeur Fermin 54 SPA 3 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
20 Fernandez Augusto 7 SPA 3 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha
21 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 2 Prima Pramac Yamaha Yamaha
22 Savadori Lorenzo 32 ITA 1 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
23 Chantra Somkiat 35 THA 0 LCR Honda Honda
Location Information

The Circuit Of The Americas is the first purpose-built Grand Prix facility in the U.S. near Austin, Texas, with a 5.513km track and a capacity for 120,000 fans. Construction of the impressive 1000-acre facility was completed late in 2012, with MotoGP lining up at the track for the first time… read more.

Length 5.513 kilometres / 3.426 miles
Width 15 metres
Left corners 11
Right corners 9
Longest straight 1.2 kilometres / 0.746 miles
Constructed 2012
Modified 2018 (track repairs to the surface to smooth down bumps)

9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd Austin, TX 78617 - View in Google Maps

circuitoftheamericas.com

Records

Pole Position 2m 00.864s (164.2 km/h) Maverick Viñales (Aprilia, 2024)
Race Lap 2m 02.575s (161.9 km/h) Maverick Viñales (Aprilia, 2024)
Race Time 41m 09.503s (160.7 km/h) Maverick Viñales (Aprilia, 2024)
2025 Sprint Winner Marc Marquez (Ducati)
2025 Race Winner Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)