MotoGP: Tissot Sprint Race Results From COTA

MotoGP: Tissot Sprint Race Results From COTA

© 2024, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts.

Circuit of The Americas. Photo courtesy Michelin.

Maverick Vinales won the MotoGP World Championship Tissot Sprint Race Saturday at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas. Riding his factory Aprilia RS-GP, the Spaniard started from pole position and won the 10-lap race by 2.294 seconds.

Maverick Vinales (12) leads Marc Marquez (93), Pedro Acosta (31), Enea Bastianini (behind Marquez), and Jorge Martin (89) during the MotoGP Tissot Sprint Race at COTA. Photo by Michael Gougis.

Six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez was the runner-up on his Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP23, and Jorge Martin bounced back from two crashes earlier in the day to score third on his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP24.

Rookie sensation Pedro Acosta was fourth on his Red Bull Tech3 GASGAS, less than 0.2 second ahead of Vinales’ teammate Aleix Espargaro in fifth.

MotoGP Sprint Race

MotoGP points after Sprint Race