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2023 Motorcycle Grand Prix Of The Americas
The 2023 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas (officially known as the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas) was the third round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on April 16, 2023. Background MotoGP Championship standings before the race After starting off the season with a third place finish at Portuguese GP, Marco Bezzecchi came in second for the sprint race and won the Grand Prix race at the Argentina GP. This gave him a 9 point lead over his compatriot Francesco Bagnaia and a lead in the MotoGP standings with Bezzecchi having 50 points. Qualifying MotoGP MotoGP Sprint The MotoGP Sprint was held on April 15. Race MotoGP Moto2 *Jake Dixon crashed on the warm up lap and was unable to start. *Darryn Binder withdrew from the race after suffering a fractured right hand during practice 3. Moto3 *Joshua Whatley crashed on the warm up lap and was unable to start. Championship standings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Bull
Red Bull is a brand of energy drinks created and owned by the Austrian company Red Bull GmbH. With a market share of 43%, it is the most popular energy drink brand as of 2020, and the third most valuable soft drink brand, behind Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Since its launch in 1987, more than 100 billion cans of Red Bull have been sold worldwide, including over 12.6 billion in 2024. Originally available only in a single nondescript flavour sold in a tall and slim silver and blue can, called Red Bull Energy Drink, the drink added #Variants, numerous variants over time. Its slogan, "Red Bull Gives You Wings", is considered one of the most popular and memorable advertising slogans in the world. Rather than following a traditional marketing approach, Red Bull has generated awareness and created a "brand myth" through proprietary extreme sport event series such as Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Red Bull Air Race, Crashed Ice, Red Bull Crashed Ice and standout stunts such as the Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaume Masià
Jaume Masià Vargas (born 31 October 2000) is a Spanish motorcycle rider competing in the 2025 Supersport World Championship for Orelac Racing Verdnatura team. He most notably won the 2023 Moto3 World Championship. Career Early career Between 2015 and 2017 Masia competed in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior Championships finishing 2nd overall to Dennis Foggia in his final season. He previously competed in the 2014 Red Bull Rookies Cup. Moto3 World Championship Masia made his Moto3 World Championship debut as a replacement for the injured Darryn Binder during the 2017 season. In his first ever Grand Prix he managed to set a fastest lap. His impressive debut in Moto3 earned him a ride for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. 2019 saw his first pole position and win at the second round in Argentina. Leopard Racing (2020) In 2020 he moved to the Leopard Racing team in what was considered a promotion with the team having won the championship in 2019. Red Bull KTM Ajo (2021–2022) For t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Binder
Brad Binder (born 11 August 1995) is a South African Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing. He is the 2016 Moto3 season, 2016 Moto3 World Champion. Previously, he had competed in the Moto2 class during 2019, with the Ajo KTM team,KTM 2020 shake-up: Binder to factory MotoGP team, Lecuona Tech3 crash.net, 24 October 2019, Retrieved 21 November 2019 finishing the championship in second place. Prior to moving up into Grand Prix level, Binder contested three seasons of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, with a best finish of fifth overall in the championship standings. At the 2016 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix in Jerez, Binder became the first South African to win a motorcycl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Miller (motorcyclist)
Jack Peter Miller (born 18 January 1995) is an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer who rides for the Pramac Racing, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP. He was the German 2011 IDM 125cc International Champion. Miller has won four races in the premier class, his first at the 2016 Dutch TT#MotoGP, 2016 Dutch TT on a Marc VDS Racing Team#Motorcycle Grand Prix era, Marc VDS Honda, his second and third in consecutive weekends of May 2021, at Jerez, Spain, and Le Mans, France on a Ducati Corse, Ducati, and his fourth at the 2022_Japanese_motorcycle_Grand_Prix, 2022 Motul Grand Prix of Japan, also on a Ducati. He has finished as the championship runner-up in the 2014 Moto3 World Championship. Miller now uses the nickname 'Thriller', whereas earlier in his career he was known as 'Jackass'. Career Early career Born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Miller grew up on a property outside the city. A tropical city where he made his own fun, riding his motorbike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Zarco
Johann Sylvain Pierre Zarco (born 16 July 1990) is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racer, best known for winning the and Moto2 World Championships with his 2015 triumph being a record points total for the intermediate class. He is a MotoGP race winner, and currently rides for Castrol Honda LCR in MotoGP. Zarco is also a former runner-up and race winner in 125 cc class (now converted to Moto3) in . And won the rookie and top independent rider of the year in MotoGP in with Monster Yamaha Tech3 finishing 6th with 3 podiums and 2 Pole Positions. With 18 Grand Prix victories across all classes and two Moto2 championships, Zarco is one of the most successful French riders in Grand Prix racing history. Career Early career Born in Cannes, Zarco progressed up the motorcycling ladder and moved into minimoto championships in 2004, mainly based in Italy. In 2005, Zarco finished as runner-up in the Senior Mini European Championship and in 2006, he was runner-up in the European Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maverick Viñales
Maverick Viñales Ruiz (; born 12 January 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Red Bull KTM Tech3 in the MotoGP class. He won the 2013 Moto3 World Championship. After five seasons as a MotoGP factory rider with the Yamaha Motor Racing, Yamaha Factory Racing team, his contract was terminated by mutual consent midway through the 2021 MotoGP World Championship, 2021 season. He raced with the Aprilia Racing team in the 2022-2024 seasons before moving to Red Bull KTM Tech3 in 2025. Career Early career Born in Figueres, Alt Empordà, Viñales began competitive racing at the age of three in minimotos before moving onto motocross and eventually to circuit racing in 2002, competing in the Catalan 50cc Championship, before several successful seasons in 70cc "metrakit" bikes. In 2007, he became champion of the Catalan 125cc Championship, and repeated the feat in 2008, as well as winning the Mediterranean Trophy. Also in 2008, he competed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprilia
Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle and Scooter (motorcycle), scooter manufacturer in Noale, Italy, founded by Alberto Beggio. History Early days Aprilia, named after the Pre-war automobile, pre-war Lancia Aprilia, was founded after the Second World War by Cavaliere Alberto Beggio as a bicycle production factory at Noale, Italy, in the province of Venice. Alberto's son, Ivano Beggio, took over the helm of the company in 1968 and constructed a 50 cc "motorcycle". The first production Aprilia mopeds were named Colibrì, Daniela, and Packi. Aprilia later produced a motocross bike in 1970 called the Scarabeo. Produced until the end of the 1970s, the Scarabeo came in 50 and 125 cc versions. In 1977, Ivan Alborghetti from Milan, Italy won the Italian 125 and 250 cc motocross championships on Aprilia motorcycles. In 1978, Alborghetti closed the season with two third places in individual races and sixth place in the World Championship. In the 1980s, Aprilia added enduro, trials and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleix Espargaró
Aleix Espargaró Villà (; born 30 July 1989) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He was the Spanish 2004 FIM CEV 125cc International Champion and has competed since 2017 in the MotoGP class using Aprilia Racing, Aprilia machines. He retired from Grand Prix racing at the end of the 2024 season and signed as a test rider for Honda Racing Corporation. Career Espargaró was born in Granollers, Spain. Aleix is the older brother of fellow MotoGP rider Pol Espargaró, Pol Espargaro. Espargaró had his breakthrough in the MotoGP season with Forward Yamaha finishing 7th in the championship with the highlight being a 2nd-place finish in 2014 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix, Aragon. This earned him a move to the Suzuki MotoGP, factory Suzuki team in 2015. In 2017 he switched to Gresini Racing, Aprilia Racing Team Gresini. 125cc International Championship In 2004, he won the Spanish FIM CEV International Championship 125 cc class with one win, two po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álex Márquez
Álex Márquez Alentà (born 23 April 1996) is a Grand Prix motorcycle rider from Spain racing for Ducati satellite team BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP. He has competed in MotoGP since the 2020 season, having previously become World Champion in the 2019 Moto2 World Championship. He also won the 2014 Moto3 World Championship, and the 2012 CEV Moto3 season's title. Álex currently races alongside Fermín Aldeguer on the BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP team. His brother Marc Márquez also races in MotoGP and is currently on the Ducati team. In 2014, when Marc won the premier class, and Álex won Moto3, they became the first pair of brothers to win world titles in motorcycle racing in the same year, a feat they would also repeat in 2019, when Marc won the premier class, and Álex won Moto2. Career Early career He began the 2010 season in the CEV Buckler 125cc championship, competing with the Monlau Competición team, along with Álex Rins and Niklas Ajo. Márquez did not participate i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Bezzecchi
Marco Bezzecchi (born 12 November 1998) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing for Aprilia Racing in the 2025 MotoGP World Championship. Career Junior career Bezzecchi won the Italian Moto3 championship in 2015, and also made his debut in the 2015 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship that season. He ended the year 16th in the standings, with 29 points, finishing in the top-10 on three occasions. The 2016 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship was very similar for him, finishing in the top-10 three times, this time scoring 31 points, enough for 18th in the standings. Moto3 World Championship Bezzecchi made his debut in the 2015 Moto3 World Championship, with two wild-card appearances, finishing 26th in Qatar, and retiring in his home Grand Prix of Italy. Mahindra Racing (2016) In the 2016 season, he again competed in two races, retiring in Austria and finishing 24th in Great Britain. CIP (2017) Bezzecchi competed full time in the 2017 Moto3 World Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Portuguese Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2023 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Grande Prémio Tissot de Portugal) was the first round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimão on 26 March 2023. Background Riders' entries At the Practice session in the MotoGP class, there were two red flags. The first was raised due to a power outage in the race control room. Then, the red flag flew again due to a severe accident that befell GasGas Tech3 Factory Racing rider Pol Espargaró. Based on information from MotoGP, Pol had an accident at turn 10. The GasGas Tech3 rider was rushed to hospital with back and chest trauma. Meanwhile, Ducati Lenovo rider Enea Bastianini was forced to pull over and did not participate in this race. He had to get on the operating table due to a fractured shoulder blade. Bastianini got this problem after an accident in the 2023 Portuguese MotoGP sprint race the day before. He fell after his motorbike wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Season
The 2023 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 75th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season, the highest level of competition in motorcycle road racing. The season saw the introduction of sprints on Saturdays, a short-form race of approximately half the length of the main event, in addition to the traditional Grand Prix event on Sundays. Francesco Bagnaia successfully defended his Riders' Championship at the final race in Valencia, marking the first repeat Riders' Champion for Ducati since the manufacturer entered the series. Winning 17 of 20 Grands Prix and 16 of 19 sprints, Ducati secured their fifth (and fourth consecutive) Constructors' Championship. Ducati satellite team Pramac Racing won the Teams' Championship. The season was notable for having eight different Grand Prix winners and no back-to-back Grand Prix winners for the first time since the inaugural season in 1949. Manufacturer Yamaha failed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
