Repsol Honda Team – MotoGP
MotoGP 2024
Sprint Race Round 3   Americas

Marini takes important guidance from Austin Sprint

Luca Marini worked to take profit from an arduous Sprint race as his Repsol Honda Team teammate was once again the victim of early contact. Both riders aiming for more on Sunday.

Free Practice 2 gave both Luca Marini and Joan Mir time to assess more changes to their respective Honda RC213V machines after overnight work. Progress continued for them both as Qualifying approached. Difficulties continued for the Repsol Honda Team pairing during Q1, both able to improve on their best lap times but unfortunately unable to make major improvements to their positions.

Marini would end the Sprint in 17th place as he encountered never-before-seen chatter which severely limited his potential. Despite this, the #10 diligently completed the race in order to gather as much information as possible and improve on Sunday and in the future. Marini and his team already have ideas on how to improve their package for Sunday’s Grand Prix.

For Joan Mir the Sprint race was compromised early as heavy contact from another rider left his RC213V with serious damage. Although able to stay upright during the contact, Mir would crash several laps later due to the damage and the subsequent effects on the handling. He was unharmed in the fall.

Both riders will get a chance to test further improvements on Sunday in the 20-lap Grand Prix of the Americas, scheduled to start at 14:00 Local Time.

Luca Marini

17th

“It was a complicated race for us. I have never had this feeling with the chattering on the bike but I think the team and I can fix it for tomorrow. In the position we are in, the best thing we can do is keep trying different settings and making the most of the track time. Now we will work again with the team to understand what we can do on Sunday and also how we can work on the development in the coming weeks.”

Joan Mir

DNF

“I made quite a good start but then I suffered a big contact with another rider and all of the wings and fairing on the left side of the bike was damaged. It was very hard to control in the change of direction and in braking and finally I fell. I am OK and we will be able to go again tomorrow. It’s clear there is still a lot to do, so we need to keep our head down and do the work in front of us.”

MotoGP 2024
Sprint Race Round 3   Americas

Grand Prix of the Americas - Sprint Result

Dry
Humidity
50%
Track Temp
40°C
Air Temp
26°C
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA 12 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 20'27.825
2 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 9 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 2.294
3 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 7 Pramac Racing Ducati 4.399
4 Acosta Pedro 31 SPA 6 Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 KTM 6.480
5 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA 5 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 6.657
6 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 4 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 8.621
7 Miller Jack 43 AUS 3 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 9.237
8 Bagnaia Francesco 1 ITA 2 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 9.349
9 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 1 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 9.637
10 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 0 Pramac Racing Ducati 9.894
11 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 0 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia 10.364
12 Binder Brad 33 RSA 0 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 10.724
13 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 0 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 11.549
14 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 0 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 15.468
15 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 0 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 15.574
16 Rins Alex 42 SPA 0 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 18.146
17 Marini Luca 10 ITA 0 Repsol Honda Team Honda 22.989
18 Zarco Johann 5 FRA DNF LCR Honda Honda DNF
19 Mir Joan 36 SPA DNF Repsol Honda Team Honda DNF
20 Fernandez Augusto 37 SPA DNF Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 KTM DNF
21 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN DNF LCR Honda Honda DNF
22 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA DNF Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati DNF
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Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 67 Pramac Racing Ducati
2 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 43 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
3 Binder Brad 33 RSA 42 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
4 Bagnaia Francesco 1 ITA 39 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
5 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 36 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
6 Acosta Pedro 31 SPA 34 Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 KTM
7 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA 31 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
8 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA 30 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
9 Miller Jack 43 AUS 19 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
10 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 15 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati
11 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 15 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
12 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 13 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
13 Bezzecchi Marco 72 ITA 12 Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati
14 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 8 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia
15 Mir Joan 36 SPA 7 Repsol Honda Team Honda
16 Fernandez Augusto 37 SPA 5 Red Bull GASGAS Tech 3 KTM
17 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 5 LCR Honda Honda
18 Rins Alex 42 SPA 3 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
19 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN 2 LCR Honda Honda
20 Fernandez Raul 25 SPA 1 Trackhouse Racing Aprilia
21 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 0 Pramac Racing Ducati
22 Marini Luca 10 ITA 0 Repsol Honda Team 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)
2024 Sprint Winner Maverick Viñales (Aprilia)
2024 Race Winner Maverick Viñales (Aprilia)
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