Americas Moto2 Grand Prix, Austin - Race Results

Race results from the 2023 Americas Moto2 Grand Prix at COTA in Austin, Texas.

16 Apr 2023

2023 Americas Moto2 Grand Prix, Austin - Race Results
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Pedro Acosta	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	34m 42.879s
2	Tony Arbolino	ITA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	34m 43.025s
3	Bo Bendsneyder	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	34m 48.730s
4	Jeremy Alcoba	SPA	QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2	(Kalex)	34m 48.928s
5	Filip Salac	CZE	QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2	(Kalex)	34m 50.341s
6	Fermín Aldeguer	SPA	Beta Tools SpeedUp	(Boscoscuro)	34m 50.547s
7	Alonso Lopez	SPA	Beta Tools SpeedUp	(Boscoscuro)	34m 50.594s
8	Aron Canet	SPA	Pons Wegow Los40	(Kalex)	34m 50.957s
9	Celestino Vietti	ITA	Fantic Racing	(Kalex)	34m 53.993s
10	Manuel Gonzalez	SPA	Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46	(Kalex)	34m 55.440s
11	Somkiat Chantra	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	34m 56.486s
12	Albert Arenas	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	34m 56.880s
13	Sam Lowes	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	35m 2.933s
14	Dennis Foggia	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	35m 5.869s
15	Ai Ogura	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	35m 11.699s
16	Joe Roberts	USA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	35m 14.772s
17	Zonta Vd Goorbergh	NED	Fieten Olie Racing GP	(Kalex)	35m 17.613s
18	Sean Dylan Kelly	USA	American Racing	(Kalex)	35m 17.813s
19	Rory Skinner	GBR	American Racing	(Kalex)	35m 25.419s
20	Borja Gomez	SPA	Fantic Racing	(Kalex)	35m 32.852s
21	Izan Guevara	SPA	Asterius GASGAS Aspar M2	(Kalex)	35m 34.349s
22	David Sanchis	SPA	Forward Team	(Forward)	35m 48.103s
23	Soichiro Minamimoto	JPN	Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46	(Kalex)	36m 27.326s
	Sergio Garcia	SPA	Pons Wegow Los40	(Kalex)	DNF
	Marcos Ramirez	SPA	Forward Team	(Forward)	DNF
	Barry Baltus	BEL	Fieten Olie Racing GP	(Kalex)	DNF
	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	ITA	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	DNF
	Lukas Tulovic	GER	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Kalex)	DNF
	Jake Dixon	GBR	Asterius GASGAS Aspar M2	(Kalex)	DNS

Pedro Acosta wins a race-long duel with Tony Arbolino to take Moto2 victory in the 2023 Americas Grand Prix.

Arbolino held firm until three laps to go when a small mistake allowed Acosta to regain the lead. But a similar error by Acosta then handed the advantage back to the Italian.

The crucial moment between the title leaders came on the final lap when Acosta dived for the inside on the brakes at Turn 12, the end of the back straight. The Red Bull Ajo rider then held a defensive line through the last corner to ensure victory.

Almost four seconds behind, Bo Bendsneyder took his first Moto2 podium in third.

There was early drama for Jake Dixon, who looked to be caught out by a cold rear tyre and crashed out on the warm-up lap.

Americas Moto2 Grand Prix, Austin - Race Results

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