Victory for Viñales in the GP of the Americas

The driver Maverick Viñales achieved victory in the Grand Prix of the Americasthird round of the championship, after an epic comeback in Austin, where he also became the first rider in the MotoGP era to win with three different manufacturers.

Viñaleswho started from pole position, dropped to ninth place in the game, while the rookie Pedro Acosta He took the top, but he would quickly be chased and exchanged the top with Jorge Martín and even Marc Márquez in one of the most exciting fights of the year for the lead of the race.

While the battle was intense ahead, Viñales came back to put himself in the fight for the last five laps in the podium area. The fall of Marc Márquez, who this year competes with a customer Ducati, paved the way for the Aprilia rider to lead the final attack on Acosta until taking victory from him.

The third position went to Enea Bastianinian official Ducati member, who attacked at the end to send Jorge Martín to fourth place while two-time champion Pecco Bagnaia finished fifth in a difficult weekend for him.

Martín maintains the lead for the Pramac team with 67 points in the championship while Brad Binder, ninth in the race, is second with 42 points. Enea Bastianini is third with 43, while Francesco Bagnaia is fourth with 39. The top five is closed by Pedro Acosta with 34 points.

The next event on the calendar is the Spanish Grand Prix on April 28.

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