Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP COTA 2023
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP COTA 2023

As it happened: Francesco Bagnaia wins the MotoGP Sprint at COTA

Francesco Bagnaia denied Alex Rins pole position with a new lap record which also included a first-ever sub 2m 2s lap at COTA.

There were various crashes in qualifying as Jack Miller took his tally for the weekend up to five, while Jorge Martin also crashed twice in Q2.

Stay tuned as Crash.net brings you all the latest news and updates throughout the weekend. 

15 Apr 2023
16:10
Third and in great form - Alex Rins

Alex Rins, Grand Prix of the Americas, 14 April
Alex Rins, Grand Prix of the Americas, 14 April

16:00
Bagnaia was second but had great race pace

Francesco Bagnaia , MotoGP, Grand Prix Of The Americas, 14 April
Francesco Bagnaia , MotoGP, Grand Prix Of The Americas, 14 April

15:58
Jorge Martin in action during P2

Jorge
Jorge

15:50

Good afternoon and welcome to Sprint race day at the MotoGP of America. Up first is P3 before the battle for pole. P3 gets underway at 16:10 UK time. 

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