MotoGP Spanish pilot Marc Márquez (Ducati) went to the ground this Sunday at the Grand Prix of the Americas in a final abrupt to the Haader of Fairy Dressed in Red, who took advantage of his partner, the Italian Francesco Bagnaia, champion in the level, and his brother Álex Márquez (Gresini), new leader of the World Cup.
After a perfect start with all triumphs in Thailand and Argentina, the third assault of the championship brought the first error of a Marc Márquez who fell on Tour 9 of 19, when he headed the race. The Cervera tried to continue on track with a very damaged motorcycle that did not allow him much more.
The conditions, the changes in the grill, affected the pilots on a Sunday of many falls. The appointment at the Cota began with an output drill, with rain tires and an escape to the ‘pit-lane’ to try to start from there, until the organization took out the red flag and delayed the beginning. In the second attempt, Marc was the best and rode towards his plenary.
However, the seven -time winner in Austin failed in the intertwined curves and gave a free way to a Bagnaia who had already undone of Álex Márquez. The Italian, questioned at the great level of his partner and also from the other Ducatis, recovered the taste of victory, which he enjoyed on eleven occasions last season, to claim his status as double world champion.
However, again on the podium as the most regular, Álex Márquez took the leadership of the championship with 87 points for the 86 of his brother Marc, while Bagnaia (75) is still third but with the classification much more tight and with a lot of cloth than to cut into the longest World Cup in history: 22 races.
Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Racing Team) completed the podium in the A Americas appointment, ahead of his partner Franco Morbidelli. The falls also affected the Spaniards Pedro Acosta (KTM) and a Fermín Aldeguer (Gresini) who found a strong rhythm in the final stretch until he went to the ground when he was fifth.
Meanwhile, in Moto2, the British Jake Dixon (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) culminated a perfect weekend with the victory this Sunday despite the rain, sending from the beginning to place himself at the head of the World Cup. Tony Arbolino (Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2) and Alonso López (Supp Racing) completed the podium, while the Spanish Manuel González (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) suffered a bad strategy (22º) and ceded the leadership.
In the small category, the World Cup leader José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull Ktm garlic) took the victory with absolute domain. The Emotion in Moto3 was behind, with the great debut of also Spanish maximum quiles (cfmoto Aspar Team), fifth, recently turned 17. Joel Kelso (Levelup – MTA) and Matteo Bertelle (Levelup – MTA) completed the podium.