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The Circuit of the Americas hosted the third sprint race of the MotoGP season on Saturday, in which Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) took victory. Marc Márquez (Ducati) and Jorge Martín (Ducati) completed the podium for an intense 10-lap race.
The remaining points scorers were: Pedro Acosta (GasGas), Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia), Enea Bastianini (Ducati), Jack Miller (Jack Miller), Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati), Raúl Fernández (Aprilia) and Franco Morbidelli (Ducati).
The premier class bikes will return to the track on Sunday for the Warm Up. The race itself gets underway at 2 p.m.
Bittersweet sprint race in Austin
Facing a difficult sprint race, the Repsol Honda Team riders took to the track with the intention of gathering valuable data for the main race of the weekend in the United States.
After an exchange of positions in the opening moments, Joan Mir suffered a small crash on the fifth lap, thus ending his contest early. His teammate, Luca Marini, crossed the finish line 17th.
Both will work hard with their respective crews to finetune aspects that will help improve their performance on Sunday.
Sprint Race Results: Americas GP (10 laps)
| RIDER | TEAM | TIME |
| 1. Maverick Viñales | DUCATI | 20:27.825 |
| 2. Marc Márquez | DUCATI | +2.294 |
| 3. Jorge Martín | DUCATI | +4.399 |
| 4. Pedro Acosta | KTM | +6.480 |
| 5. Aleix Espargaró | KTM | +6.657 |
| 6. Enea Bastianini | DUCATI | +8.621 |
| 7. Jack Miller | YAMAHA | +9.237 |
| 8. Pecco Bagnaia | APRILIA | +9.349 |
| 9. Raúl Fernández | APRILIA | +9.637 |
| 10. Franco Morbidelli | DUCATI | +9.894 |
| 11. Miguel Oliveira | APRILIA | +10.364 |
| 12. Brad Binder | KTM | +10.724 |
| 13. Marco Bezzecchi | DUCATI | +11.549 |
| 14. Álex Márquez | DUCATI | +15.468 |
| 15. Fabio Quartararo | YAMAHA | ´+15.574 |
| 16. Álex Rins | YAMAHA | +18.146 |
| 17. Luca Marini | REPSOL HONDA | +22.989 |
| DNF Joan Mir | REPSOL HONDA |
General Standings
| RIDER | TEAM | POINTS |
| 1. Jorge Martín | DUCATI | 67 |
| 2. Enea Bastianini | DUCATI | 43 |
| 3. Brad Binder | KTM | 42 |
| 4. Pecco Bagnaia | DUCATI | 39 |
| 5. Marc Márquez | DUCATI | 36 |
| 6. Pedro Acosta | GASGAS | 34 |
| 7. Maverick Viñales | APRILIA | 31 |
| 8. Aleix Espargaró | APRILIA | 30 |
| 9. Jack Miller | KTM | 19 |
| 10. Fabio Di Giannantonio | DUCATI | 15 |
| 15. Joan Mir | REPSOL HONDA | 7 |
Statements
Joan Mir
“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.”
Luca Marini
“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.”