Jakartakita.com – Pebalap Ducati Francesco Bagnaia meraih pole position MotoGP Amerika Serikat 2023 usai mencatatkan waktu tercepat 2 menit 1,892 detik dalam sesi Q2 babak kualifikasi yang berlangsung di Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, Minggu (16/4/2023) dini hari WIB.
Pole position yang diraih merupakan yang ke-12 bagi pebalap Italia tersebut di ajang MotoGP, yang pertama musim ini.
Pebalap tim LCR Honda Alex Rins start dari posisi kedua dalam balapan yang berlangsung Senin (17/4/2023) dini hari WIB usai mencatatkan waktu lebih lambat 0,16 detik dari Bagnaia di Q2.
Pebalap tim VR46 Ducati Luca Marini start dari posisi ketiga, sedangkan pebalap tim Gresini Ducati Alex Marquez start dari posisi keempat. Rekan setim Marini, Marco Bezzecchi, start dari urutan kelima.
Dalam sprint race, Bagnaia keluar sebagai juara usai menuntaskan 10 putaran dalam waktu 20 menit 35,27 detik. Rins di peringkat kedua dengan torehan waktu lebih lambat 2,545 detik dari Bagnaia.
Pebalap tim Pramac Ducati Jorge Martin finis di peringkat ketiga, sedangkan pebalap Aprilia Aleix Espargaro finis di peringkat empat. Pebalap tim Red Bull KTM Brad Binder finis di urutan kelima.
| MOTOGP OF THE AMERICAS, AUSTIN – FULL QUALIFYING RESULTS | ||||||
| POS | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | TIME/DIFF | LAP | MAX |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | 2’1.892s | 7/7 | 339k |
| 2 | Alex Rins | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.160s | 6/7 | 338k |
| 3 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +0.289s | 7/7 | 340k |
| 4 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +0.350s | 3/6 | 340k |
| 5 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +0.376s | 5/6 | 344k |
| 6 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +0.647s | 7/7 | 343k |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.857s | 7/7 | 335k |
| 8 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +0.990s | 2/6 | 340k |
| 9 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +1.170s | 6/6 | 340k |
| 10 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.192s | 3/7 | 340k |
| 11 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.215s | 7/7 | 343k |
| 12 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +1.400s | 2/3 | 338k |
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| 13 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 2’2.743s | 5/7 | 338k |
| 14 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 2’2.95s | 6/6 | 339k |
| 15 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | 2’3.065s | 5/6 | 341k |
| 16 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | 2’3.35s | 7/7 | 335k |
| 17 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 2’3.403s | 2/6 | 332k |
| 18 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | 2’3.452s | 3/6 | 340k |
| 19 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | 2’3.527s | 2/5 | 340k |
| 20 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* | 2’3.798s | 5/6 | 338k |
| 21 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 2’3.907s | 2/6 | 339k |
| 22 | Jonas Folger | GER | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) | 2’7.597s | 4/5 | 334k |
| 2023 MOTOGP OF THE AMERICAS, AUSTIN – SPRINT RACE RESULTS | ||||
| POS | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | TIME/DIFF |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | 20m 35.270s |
| 2 | Alex Rins | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +2.545s |
| 3 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +4.706s |
| 4 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +5.052s |
| 5 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +8.175s |
| 6 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +8.877s |
| 7 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +9.453s |
| 8 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | +10.768s |
| 9 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +12.448s |
| 10 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +12.739s |
| 11 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +14.251s |
| 12 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +14.988s |
| 13 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +15.592s |
| 14 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +16.534s |
| 15 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | +19.290s |
| 16 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* | +23.128s |
| 17 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +25.626s |
| 18 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +25.787s |
| 19 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +27.169s |
| 20 | Jonas Folger | GER | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) | +46.973s |
| Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | DNF | |
| Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | DNF | |