Moto3 Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas at the Circuits of The Americas in Austin, Texas

Moto3 Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas at the Circuits of The Americas in Austin, Texas on October 3, 2021. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)

The Spanish rookie led over the line before the first red flag, Foggia on the podium, Acosta involved in second incident. Izan Guevara (Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team) was declared the Moto3 race winner at the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas after a double red-flagged race. The reigning Junior World Champion was P1 when the initial red flags were shown eight laps into the lightweight class race, before a frightening multi-rider incident caused the red flags to be shown for a second time.

Thankfully, Jeremy Alocba (Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3), Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) and World Championship leader Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) were able to walk away from the crash, with podiums going the way of second in the Championship Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) and John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing).

Xavier Artigas was the rider to get the holeshot from the second row, but it was for good reason, the Spaniard had jumped the start, meaning Leopard Racing rider was handed a double Long Lap Penalty. Polesitter Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) got away well, as did Guevara and Alocba. Foggia slipped down the pack on the opening lap but the Italian immediately climbed his way back up to P4, Acosta was making steady progress from 15th on the grid.

At the beginning of Lap 8 though, the red flags were then shown after Filip Salač (CarXpert PrüstelGP) crashed on the exit of Turn 11. The Czech rider was conscious, but Salač had to be stretchered away after a nasty highside. A quick restart procedure was confirmed, a new race distance of five laps were coming up with grid positions based on the standings as of Lap 7 – your front row was Guevara, Foggia and McPhee, with Acosta launching from P8.

Guevera made no mistake from P1 but Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech3) was getting busy on the opening lap. Darryn Binder and Petronas Sprinta Racing teammate McPhee were inside the top four before disaster struck for Guevara, a mechanical issue ended the Spaniard’s race halfway around Lap 2. This left McPhee leading from Binder, Masia was now P3 with Foggia P4. Acosta was at the back of the lead group in P10. Then, an unbelievably scary incident occurred down the back straight. Contact between Öncü and Alcoba saw the latter go down. Unable to avoid Alcoba’s stricken Honda, Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) and Acosta crashed. Thankfully, we repeat, thankfully, Alcoba, Migno and Acosta were able to walk away from a terrifying incident. Immediately, the red flags were then shown.

After lengthy discussions between Race Direction and team representatives, the decision was made to declare the final results taken at the time of the first red flag. This meant Guevara went from retiring to a maiden Grand Prix victory, Foggia was second to cut Acosta’s title lead down to 30 points, with McPhee taking his first podium since his 2019 Misano victory.

Masia, Öncü and Alcoba take home P4, P5 and P6 respectively, with Binder seventh. Acosta sees his advantage slashed in the Championship, but the Spaniard still holds a healthy advantage heading into the final three races. Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and Mingo finish 9th and 10th respectively. 30 points in it, three races to go. Acosta heads back to Misano with Foggia hunting him down, as the Moto3 title race begins to hot up. (Source: MotoGP)

Moto3 Red Bull Grand Prix Race Results

Pos	Points	Num	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	28	Izan GUEVARA	SPA	Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team	GASGAS	145.0	15'57.747
2	20	7	Dennis FOGGIA	ITA	Leopard Racing	Honda	144.9	+0.385
3	16	17	John MCPHEE	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	144.9	+0.499
4	13	5	Jaume MASIA	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	144.9	+0.706
5	11	53	Deniz ÖNCÜ	TUR	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	144.8	+1.266
6	10	52	Jeremy ALCOBA	SPA	Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3	Honda	144.8	+1.271
7	9	40	Darryn BINDER	RSA	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	144.8	+1.391
8	8	37	Pedro ACOSTA	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	144.8	+1.543
9	7	24	Tatsuki SUZUKI	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	144.7	+1.820
10	6	16	Andrea MIGNO	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	144.6	+2.480
11	5	82	Stefano NEPA	ITA	BOE Owlride	KTM	144.6	+2.683
12	4	55	Romano FENATI	ITA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	Husqvarna	144.5	+3.257
13	3	71	Ayumu SASAKI	JPN	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	144.5	+3.492
14	2	43	Xavier ARTIGAS	SPA	Leopard Racing	Honda	144.5	+3.652
15	1	23	Niccolò ANTONELLI	ITA	Avintia VR46	KTM	144.1	+6.086
16		20	Lorenzo FELLON	FRA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	143.7	+8.944
17		73	Maximilian KOFLER	AUT	CIP Green Power	KTM	143.6	+9.529
18		99	Carlos TATAY	SPA	Avintia Esponsorama Moto3	KTM	143.5	+9.977
19		67	Alberto SURRA	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	143.5	+10.130
20		54	Riccardo ROSSI	ITA	BOE Owlride	KTM	143.4	+10.536
21		31	Adrian FERNANDEZ	SPA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	Husqvarna	142.9	+14.107
22		6	Ryusei YAMANAKA	JPN	CarXpert PruestelGP	KTM	142.9	+14.228
23		27	Kaito TOBA	JPN	CIP Green Power	KTM	142.8	+14.637
24		19	Andi Farid IZDIHAR	INA	Honda Team Asia	Honda	142.8	+14.794
25		92	Yuki KUNII	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	142.8	+14.968

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Circuit of The Americas
Circuit of The Americas (COTA) is the premier destination for world-class motorsports and entertainment in the United States. Just outside downtown Austin, Circuit of The Americas has hosted the biggest names in racing, action sports and music. At its heart is a 3.41-mile racetrack that was designed to challenge the world's most exacting competitors while providing a thrilling spectacle for audiences.

The 20-turn, counterclockwise circuit takes advantage of the naturally undulating landscape, including an intimidating 133-foot hill at Turn 1. It has hosted the Formula 1 United States Grand Pix, MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas, ESPN's X Games, the FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Pirelli World Challenge and more. Nestled within the track is Germania Insurance Amphitheater, the largest permanent outdoor amphitheater in Central Texas, and its 251-foot signature observation tower.

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