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MotoGP Americas GP: What to look forward to this weekend.
MotoGP Americas GP Weekend Preview
Itās time for another high-octane weekend of MotoGP action as we head to the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Texas for round 3, the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas! Here’s the lowdown of what to expect from the weekend ahead.
The “Horsepower Rodeo” Awaits
COTA is a wild ride for both the riders and the spectators. With its elevation changes, fast left-right-left sequence, and long, straight, bumpy sections that can surprise even the best, it’s no wonder they call it the “Horsepower Rodeo.” This year, some key sections ā turns 2, 9-11, 12, and 16-1 ā have been resurfaced to smoothen things a bit.
Michelin’s New Rubber
To handle the unique COTA challenge, Michelin is bringing a brand new tire compound.
Piero Taramasso, manager of the Michelin Two-Wheel competition, explains:
“We know COTA well, but the new compounds add some unknowns. We’ve chosen symmetrical front tyres in three options (soft, medium, and hard) and two asymmetrical rear options (soft and medium).”
Can Marquez Reclaim His Crown?
Marc Marquez, the former “King of COTA” with the most wins ( 7 wins in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021) on this track, has been let down by his machinery lately. His uncompetitive Honda in recent years has opened the door for others.
Alex Rins (Suzuki in 2019, LCR Honda in 2023), Enea Bastianini (Gresini Ducati in 2022), and others have taken the “Sheriff’s Crown” from Marquez.
This season, however, the initial 2 weekends have been solid for Marquez in terms of how good his pace has been on the Gresini Ducati. Despite his crash in the last race with Bagnaia, Marquez was the fastest GP23 on the track and was fighting in the Top competitive Spots.
Marquez scored a Sprint podium in Portimao, when asked about Qatar – which has been a strong track, he mentioned that he would at Max – Sign a podium rather than estimating a race win.
“Obviously, we arrive at a good race track for my riding style,
In the past, we achieved many good results. But right now still, as I saw in Portimao, there are three, four riders faster than me.ā
“So, let’s see if here I can be a bit closer.ā
“If today you say you will achieve your first podium, I would sign [for it]. Before a victory, the podium must arrive [first]. So, let’s see step by step.”
– Marquez in the Pre Race press conference
Championship Picture Heats Up
The championship standings have shuffled after the race-ending crash in Portugal involving Marquez and Bagnaia. Jorge Martin leads by a comfortable 18 points over Brad Binder (2nd) and Enea Bastianini (3rd). While these are early days, every point counts.
Martin is a qualifying beast, but can he deliver on Sundays? Binder and Bagnaia, on the other hand, have proven to be strong on race day.
Will Martin extend his lead, or will there be another surprising twist in the championship battle?
Trackhouse Racing’s Home Turf
The American team, Trackhouse Racing, will be racing in front of their home crowd for the first time.
Trackhouse Racing joined the MotoGP grid in 2024, it proved some intent when it made a star signing of Davide Brivio as their Team Principal.
Davideās reputation and achievements at the very pinnacle of two-wheel World Championship racing are recognized across the racing world. Brivio led Suzuki to the title with Joan Mir in 2020 and was team manager for the factory Yamaha outfit when MotoGP great Valentino Rossi was the star rider.
The team should expect passionate home fan support this weekend.
Rins or the Beast?
After his surprise victory at COTA last year on the LCR Honda, Alex Rins is back with a new challengeāriding for Yamaha. Despite Yamaha struggling for pace, Alex Rins also struggles to keep up with Fabio Quartararo. However, COTA can be full of surprises, and if Alex wins or challenges to win, that might be the start of a challenge for Quartararo.
Will he adapt quickly enough to claim another victory on his favorite track?
Enea Bastianini is another strong contender for the COTA challenge, Having won in 2022 with a great pace, he has been fast as the season started – having achieved a P2 in the Portimao Grand Prix, he is someone who shouldnāt be discounted.
More Shark Attack?
Pedro Acosta has the spotlight on him, after scoring a podium in his 2nd ever MotoGP Race and some impressive fights in the Sprints of the first 2 Races and the Qatar Grand Prix.
Acostaās bold overtake on Pecco Bagnaia at Portimao earned him a lot of praise as the paddock already raved about how the rookie has shaken up the MotoGP world with extremely quick and ferocious battles in the limited outings he has had till now.
Pedro can be a contender for the weekend and spring up some surprises challenging the seasoned riders with his pace.
Honda & Yamaha: Struggles & Hope
Yamaha fans can breathe a sigh of relief with Fabio Quartararo re-signing and shutting down Aprilia rumors. He signed a 2-year extension with the Yamaha Team.
āOf course we talked to different manufacturers,ā he started. āThe decision was not easy. But in Portugal we had a great meeting with top management of Yamaha, engineers, about the project from now until the end of the year and 2025 and 2026.
āThere are some really interesting things, which are still confidential in Yamaha, new people, and the project is going to be huge. So, the decision was made in Portugal.ā
– Quartararo at the Pre race Press conference
It was reported that Aprilla offered Fabio a 4 Million Dollar a year deal. Yamaha, on the other hand, Counter offered 3x salary, a whopping 12 million Dollar deal, making him the highest-paid rider in the paddock. Quartararo admits it will take time to transform the M1 into a competitive machine again but thinks 2025 is a realistic aim.
Honda, however, is still searching for answers. Joan Mir was their highest finisher last time out.
Silly season and the word around
Some Reports suggest that Prima Pramac Racing may be Interested in changing its machinery from Ducati, the best bike right now, to Yamaha machinery.
There are rumors that Ducati has set June 2 as the deadline for a decision on activating the teamās option to renew, there has been a June 2 deadline from Yamaha too for the Prima Pramac team
Regarding the possible move to Yamaha for Pramac, Martin tells a tale of caution:
āI think I wonāt stay here. Well, at the moment I am more attached to Ducati than with Pramacā
āIt has been like this for all my MotoGP career. Everybody knows what my priority isā
Martin has been aiming for the Factory seat at the Ducati team for a while now, this possible change of manufacturers increases the urgency and hunger for Martin to perform at levels that get Ducati factory Bosses to turn around and pay attention to their last yearās Title rival.
Who will reign supreme at COTA? Will Marquez reclaim his crown, or will a new rider rise to the challenge? Or are we in for a shock win again? Stay tuned to find out!
Schedule for the Weekend
You can watch all the sessions live on Jio Cinema.
MotoGP made its way to Aragon, a place that is known as Marc Marquez’s backyard. Marquez demonstrated why exactly. A complete dominance from the Spaniard that saw him take the Pole and sprint win on Saturday, and then a win and the fastest lap of the GP on Sunday. Alex Marquez continued to be at the tail of his brother, finishing second, and Francesco Bagnaia scored a P3 on Sunday, a podium that will do a world of good to the confidence of the Italian before we head to his home turf in Mugello.
Read More: MotoGP Heads to Marquezās Backyard in Aragon
Marquez Takes his 4th Win of MotoGP 2025
It’s not often you get to see a masterclass live, in Aragon, that is what everyone watching the Aragon GP witnessed. Marc Marquez had a perfect weekend, leading every session and every lap of the race. This win felt a long time coming, as this was Marquez’s first win since Qatar, which was all the way back in April. But before Qatar was Austin, where Marquez made a big mistake that resulted in him retiring from the race, Marc explained how those mistakes start to creep in and build doubts in the head.
āIf we want to fight for the Championship, we cannot have a weekend where we repeat mistakes like we did in Austin. The other ones, okay, but Austin was a big mistake and then today I was very focused. With six or seven laps remaining, I started to think about that mistake. I asked myself, āhow should I manage the situation?ā But then I was looking the lap time and I was riding on low: 47s without full concentration. Then I decided to increase the speed to be focused again.”
Confidence Boost for Bagnaia Before Mugello
Bagnaia has been struggling with his GP25 from the start of the season, but the last two races have been very miserable. The Italian rider had a retirement and a 16th place in the previous two GPs, even in the sprint, he only had a lonely P6 in the previous one. However, a P3 in Aragon has done a world of good for Bagnaia. In his own words, he has a confidence boost heading to Mugello, a track where he has always been competitive.
Positives for Joan Mir and Honda
It was the first time for Joan Mir to get back-to-back points finishes riding a Honda. A P7 in Aragon was a very positive result for the factory Honda team, their best this season. It was also Joan’s best finish since his P5 finish at the Indian Grand Prix in 2023. After a few hard years, Honda now seems to be getting back to fighting for points more consistently. They would hope to continue this fight and soon move up the ladder.
Can't keep a good Mir down. Bouncing back with a race full of fights!
— Honda HRC Castrol – MotoGP (@HRC_MotoGP) June 8, 2025
š æļø7ļøā£ "I gave everything, used all the tools I had to battle with these guys" @JoanMirOfficial
š https://t.co/TCGhLRPGMo #AragonGP šŖšø pic.twitter.com/1bASO4NqT5
Championship Standings
As things stand, Marc currently sits 32 points clear of his brother Alex Marquez at the top of the standings.
š @marcmarquez93 extends his lead in the standings after the #AragonGP #MotoGP pic.twitter.com/AleE8DM0gz
— MotoGPā¢š (@MotoGP) June 8, 2025
Up Next
MotoGP heads to Mugello next from 20-22nd of June for the Round 9 of the world championship.
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MotoGP Heads to Marquez’s Backyard in Aragon
MotoGP returns after a weeks break, this time in Marc’s backyard in Aragon. Will we see him return to the top step or will we get another unpredictable winner?
The FIM MotoGP 2025 championship takes us to Spain for the Aragon GP, the eighth round of the Championship. Spaniard Marc Marquez, who won the 2024 Aragon GP, is heading back to what people call his backyard, currently leading the championship by 24 points. Marquez, famously known as āel tro de Cerveraā (Thunder of Cervera), has won 7 races at the iconic track since its inception, once for Moto 2 and 6 times for Moto GP, including 6 poles.
Marc Marquez Looking to Get Back to the Top Step at his backyard
Marc Marquez last won a Grand Prix back in April in Qatar. Since then, he has finished outside the points once and on the podium twice in the 3 races that followed. Coming to Aragon, he would be looking to return to the top step. This is also Marquezās spiritual home GP, as turn 10 has also been named after him to suggest his dominance at the track with his 7 wins and 4 consecutive wins in the years 2016, ā17, ā18, ā19.
Can Fabio get his first win of the year in Aragon?
Fabio Quartararo is on an insane qualifying run, the Frenchman has scored 3 pole positions in the last 3 rounds. Sadly for him, he has converted 0 of them to race wins, even retiring in the last 2. He comes to Aragon after a heartbreak in Silverstone, where he had to retire from a comfortable lead in the Grand Prix due to a technical issue with his holeshot device. Fabio will be looking to finally get himself on the top step of the podium this weekend.
Luca Marini’s Absence in Aragon
Honda Rider Luca Marini, who crashed and sustained multiple injuries during the testing for 8H of Suzuka and was left in intensive care, will not be returning for the Aragon GP. Honda has also decided not to call in any of their reserve drivers, instead, the team will run only Joan Mir for the Aragon GP.
Bagnaia continues to struggle
Pecco Bagnaia is yet to match Marc’s pace in the factory Ducati, but for the last 2 GPs, he is not matching his own standards. Bagnaia’s results in the previous 2 GPs are a 16th-place finish in Le Mans and a DNF in Silverstone. Bagnaia has struggled with the GP25 from the start of the year and is yet to find his feeling back with the bike again, as he mentioned to the press earlier. But, Bagnaia is still full of confidence as he mentions 2022 when he was 91 points behind the leader and still won the championship eventually. He would be looking to get back to the front this weekend.
Unpredictable as ever: 5 Different Riders have won the last 5 races
When the season started, everyone thought it would be a walk in the park for Marc Marquez after looking at his utter domination early on this year. But, MotoGP has lived up to its unpredictable nature, and we have seen 5 different riders take the win in the last 5 races. It is also important to note that we have also seen 3 different manufacturers take the win as well, including a satellite Honda, something not a lot of people would have placed their bets on. As we head into Aragon, will we get a 6th different winner?
It's #AragonGP šweek! š¤©š§±#MotoGP pic.twitter.com/57SlB38Fo6
— MotoGPā¢š (@MotoGP) June 2, 2025
Where to Watch MotoGP in India
You can watch all the action live in India on Fancode or Eurosport. The detailed schedule in IST is given below:
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MotoGP British GP: Bezzecchi Capitalizes as Quatraro’s Search for a Win Continues
Marco Bezzecchi makes the most of Fabio Quartararo’s misfortunes as he takes the win in MotoGP British GP.
Fabio Quartararo did something that many thought would be impossible at the start of the year: he scored a hat-trick of pole positions riding the Factory Yamaha bike. However, he is yet to convert it into a victory. Despite starting 6 races from the front (3 Grand Prix and 3 Sprints), he is yet to stand on the top step of the podium. Meanwhile, Marco Bezzecchi made the most of Quartararo’s misfortune to take his first win of the season.
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Hattricks of Poles and a Brace of DNFs for Quartararo
When the season started, anyone, even Fabio for that matter, would not have expected to get 3 back-to-back pole positions on his Factory Yamaha, a bike that has not been the most competitive in the recent past. But to his surprise, and everyone else’s, Fabio put in a storming lap to go 3 tenths clear of the rest of the field and get his third Pole Position of the season. But, as fate would have it, he also scored a back-to-back DNF in the Grand Prix.
In Silverstone, it was looking good for the Frenchman, as he was leading the race ahead of Bezzecchi, but a ride height issue in the middle of the race forced the Yamaha rider to retire from the race. He tried half a lap to fix the issue, but to no success.
Bezzecchi Gets His First Win of The Season
Starting from 11th on the grid, not a lot of people would have had Marco Bezzecchi on their cards to win the British Grand Prix. But the Aprilia rider slowly and steadily picked off riders one by one to climb up to second position, and when Quartararo’s misfortunes hit, Bezzecchi was at the perfect place to make the most of it and cross the finish line in first.
A season with lacklustre results for the Italian driver, this win would do him a world of good. Before this race, his best finish was 6th; now the win has shot him to 7th in the standings.
Another Weekend of Struggle for the Factory Ducati
Riding on a wave of success at the start of the season, the Factory Ducatis have been struggling of late. Marc Marquez is no longer the dominating force, as he has lost out on Pole Position in the last 3 races, and in the most recent one, he wasn’t even on the front row. Marquez has still managed to salvage the Sprint races, winning every single one of them this year except the one on British GP Saturday, where he finished second to his brother Alex Marquez. Meanwhile Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the race after struggling throughout and dropping down the order before he went down.
Marquez struggled throughout this weekend, this has been a circuit where he does not go well historically either. His qualifying run put him on the second row in P4, Sprint was better as he managed to finish P2. The struggle paused for 2 laps at the start of the main race, where he took the lead of the race, before eventually crashing out of the race. A red flag due the another incident further meant the race would be restarted, but even then Marquez could only manage P3, after he dropped down the order outside the Top 10, then made a recovery ride to finish on the podium.
Back-to-Back Grand Prix Podiums for Zarco and Honda
Johann Zarco has been having a very underrated season this year. The last 2 races specifically, the French rider has managed to put the Honda on the top step of the podium in Le Mans and in second place in Silverstone. Throughout this season, Zarco has only been out of the points in one race. He currently sits fifth in the Riders’ standings with 97 points; for comparison, the next Honda rider is Luca Marini on 38 points in 13th.
Championship Standings
As things stand, the Marquez brothers still sit at the top of the standings with Marc ahead of Alex by 24 points.
Up Next for MotoGP
After a small break, MotoGP will now head to Aragon for Round 8 of the world championship from 6-8 June.
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