Relive the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas in live text

After another Sprint victory for Marc Márquez this Saturday, the Grand Prix of the Americas offers the Ducati rider a chance to win his sixth race in a row this season. Behind him, Álex Márquez and Francesco Bagnaia will be keen to beat him. Also watch out for Fabio Di Giannantonio, second on the grid and who may not have said his last word... Lights out at 21 p.m.!

MotoGP – Grand Prix of the Americas
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22h02 - Thank you for following us for this third Grand Prix of the season, see you in two weeks for the Grand Prix of Qatar in Losail!

Austin – Race: Marquez gives victory to Bagnaia

19 / 19 - For the first time in his career, Alex Márquez leads the world championship MotoGP following his brother's fall!

19 / 19 - 🏁 Pecco Bagnaia's first win this season, and his thirtieth career victory, finished ahead of Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio! Morbidelli and Miller completed the top five.

19 / 19 - Last lap for Pecco Bagnaia!

18 / 19 - Alex Márquez returns, but it will be too short, he has 2″7 left to go.

17 / 19 - 💥 Aldeguer also falls, it's a real shame for the rookie!

17 / 19 - 💥 And Johann Zarco's crash! The Frenchman was overtaken by Enea Bastianini and lost the front at the hairpin at the end of the back straight.

17 / 19 - Fermín Aldeguer moves into fifth position ahead of Jack Miller, an excellent race for the Gresini driver.

16 / 19 - Marco Bezzecchi takes the lead in turn over Johann Zarco, who is suddenly a little more in trouble.

16 / 19 - Pecco Bagnaia now has a three-second lead as he flies towards his first victory of the season, which would do a lot of good for morale!

15 / 19 - Fermín Aldeguer takes the lead over Johann Zarco, a very nice Grand Prix for the Spanish rookie.

14 / 19 - 📺 The moment when this Grand Prix of the Americas changed:

MORE DRAMA! 💥💥💥💥@marcmarquez93 HAS GONE DOWN! #AmericasGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/JWVRiiJYFt

- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) March 30, 2025

14 / 19 - Brad Binder retired due to mechanical problems.

14 / 19 - And meanwhile, Johann Zarco is having a superb race, he is now in sixth place!

12 / 19 - Overtaken by Somkiat Chantra, Marc Márquez returns to the pits and retires.

12 / 19 - Joan Mir, who was able to leave after his fall, abandoned.

12 / 19 - Francesco Bagnaia now has a 2-second lead over Alex Marquez, with the Italian still eight laps to go.

11 / 19 - 💥 Joan Mir crashes, missing out on a good result with his Honda, just like yesterday.

11 / 19 - Pedro Acosta retires after his fall and returns his KTM to the garage.

10 / 19 - Viñales and Savadori overtake the number 93, who obviously cannot drive properly without footrests.

10 / 19 - Marc Márquez continues without a windscreen or right footrest, and the Spaniard is not going to have a quiet end to the race.

9 / 19 - It is now Pecco Bagnaia who leads the debates in front of Álex Márquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio.

9/19 – 💥 FALL OF MARC MÁRQUEZ! The Spaniard fell in the esses of the first sector, he restarts but he is outside the points!

8 / 19 - fabio quartararo continues to fall in the ranking, he has fallen behind Marco Bezzecchi and is trying to keep Enea Bastianini and Ai Ogura behind him.

8 / 19 - 💥 Pedro Acosta crashed in the first corner, the Spanish driver was able to restart.

8 / 19 - The Grand Prix standings, as Marc Márquez continues to improve his fastest lap in the race, he now has a lead of more than two seconds:

6 / 19 - Bagnaia tries to increase his lead over Alex Márquez, but the Spanish driver holds firm! Di Giannantonio has lost ground, but he remains in fourth position.

5 / 19 - The Yamaha rider is now being overtaken by the two factory Hondas of Mir and Marini. At the front, Márquez now has a 1 second lead over Bagnaia and his brother Álex Márquez.

4 / 19 - After a good start, Fabio Quartararo was in difficulty, being overtaken by Johann Zarco to gain tenth place.

4 / 19 - Pecco Bagnaia had said he needed to improve at the start of the race, and he did so as he overtook Alex Márquez for second place! 1 seconds behind Marc Márquez now.

3 / 19 - The top four have taken to their heels. Behind them, the battle rages between Morbidelli, Miller, Binder, Aldeguer, Quartararo, and Acosta.

2 / 19 - Morbidelli overtakes the Australian at the end of the lap, while ahead, Marc Márquez already has a 1″1 lead over his brother.

2 / 19 - Excellent start to the race for Jack Miller, who is in fifth place with his Yamaha Pramac.

2 / 19 - Fabio Quartararo is seventh, Johann Zarco eleventh, a very good start for the two French drivers.

1 / 19 - Bagnaia attacks Alex Márquez at the end of the long straight, the battle between the two men allows Marc Márquez to escape, as his brother passes!

1 / 19 - 🟢 And it's finally off to Austin, another excellent start from the Márquez brothers who lead ahead of Bagnaia, Di Giannantonio and Acosta.

21h16 - And mechanical problem for Maverick Viñales who pushes his bike towards the pits!

21h15 - The bikes are returning to the grid, we are finally going to have the start of this Grand Prix of the Americas!

21h14 - 📺 The moment Marc Márquez decided to run towards the pit lane, followed by his brother, Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio Di Giannantonio in particular.

Looking back at this moment 👀 @marcmarquez93 wasn't sat on the bike and decided to bolt back to the pits #AmericasGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/1SxFj03R5u

- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) March 30, 2025

21h13 - Now it's time for the formation lap.

21h12 - The drivers arrive on the starting grid, the race will be 19 laps instead of the 20 initially planned.

21h10 - The grid lap begins, everyone is on slicks.

21h07 - Several team personnel are seen talking to officials in the pit lane, everyone a little confused by this procedure, which will see Marc Márquez reclaim his place on pole position.

21h06 - It's a quick procedure that will be adopted at 21:10 p.m., with fewer mechanics on the grid.

21h03 - The situation reminded us of the 2018 Argentine Grand Prix, where Jack Miller was the only driver to choose slick tires, leaving the other 23 drivers to start at the back of the grid.

21h02 - Ai Ogura, for example, was on the grid on slick tires, so he would have started in front of all the drivers who were at the end of the pit lane, he would have done a very good job.

21h00 - 🔴 Red flag, the start is delayed! The drivers who remained on the grid are furious, as everyone can now choose their tires again.

21h00 - Maverick Viñales runs and takes back his bike which was in the pits, very confusing situation in Austin!

20h59 - As everyone was about to start on wet tires, a few riders, including Marc Márquez, ran back to their pits to grab a bike with slick tires!

20h55 - The starting grid for this third Grand Prix of the season:

20h50 - The factory Ducatis will start on wet tyres, but Davide Tardozzi expects some riders further down the grid to take the gamble of starting on slick tyres.

20h47 - Fabio Quartararo is replaced, he returns to the starting grid.

20h45 - 🌧️ The Moto2 race took place on a drying track but a downpour arrived on the Austin circuit, the riders are expected to start on wet tires, but with the possibility of changing bikes during the race.

20h44 - The 2021 world champion is fine but runs to his garage to change, his leathers are quite damaged.

20h42 - 💥 Fabio Quartararo crashes! The Nice driver lost control on his grid lap, the conditions are very tricky!

Drama and the Grand Prix hasn't even started! Quartararo has crashed in his 2nd sighting lap 💥#AmericasGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/rUkpHPeBDL

- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) March 30, 2025

20h40 - Good evening everyone, welcome to AUTOhebdo.fr to follow the third Grand Prix of the 2025 MotoGP season, in Austin, Texas!