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Next stop Spain: who s coming out on top at the carnival? A fiesta like no other awaits as the hillsides of Jerez prepare to come alive with MotoGP™ Monday, 22 April 2024 COTA promised a lot and it certainly delivered, but maybe not in the way most were expecting. After the rollercoaster ignited the Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) vs Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) rivalry, saw Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) get on the podium AND Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) head into Round 3 with a very nice lead indeed as heartbreak hit for Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing), it seemed Texas could stage a showdown between a few candidates. But the biggest answer of all after drama on the Algarve came from Viñales, who came out the blocks with an almighty advantage in Austin. And he converted that into a triple: pole, Tissot Sprint win and Grand Prix victory, becoming the first rider in the MotoGP™ era to win with three diff
Due to the cancellation of the Argentina GP, originally scheduled for April 7th, the MotoGP paddock had two consecutive weekends off. This weekend they get back down to business in Texas, the only remaining stop in the American continent.