Will Be Talked About For Years: Results of the CotA USGP MotoGP Race
The only thing that can beat Marquez is Marquez ...
Pos.RiderTeamBikeTime/Gap
1Francesco BagnaiaDucati LenovoDucati39:00.191
2Alex MarquezGresiniDucati2.089
3Fabio Di GiannantonioVR46Ducati3.594
4Franco MorbidelliVR46Ducati10.732
5Jack MillerPramacYamaha11.857
6Marco BezzecchiAprilia FactoryAprilia12.238
7Enea BastianiniTech 3KTM12.815
8Luca MariniHondaHonda15.646
9Ai OguraTrackhouse RacingAprilia16.344
10Fabio QuartararoYamahaYamaha18.255
11Alex RinsYamahaYamaha24.256
12Raul FernandezTrackhouse RacingAprilia27.938
13Augusto FernandezTech3KTM35.740
14Maverick VinalesTech 3KTM42.724
15Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia RacingAprilia46.397
16Somkiat ChantraLRCHonda1:03.601
17Johann ZarcoLCR HondaHonda1:03.701
DNFFermin AldeguerGresiniDucati- - -
DNFBrad BinderKTM FactoryKTM- - -
DNFMarc MarquezDUCATI FACTORYDucati- - -
DNFJoan MirHondaHonda- - -
DNFPedro AcostaKTMKTM- - -
This was one of the more bizarre MotoGP races in recent memory.

It began with Fabio Quartararo crashing his Yamaha on the sighting lap and culminated with Marc Marquez crashing out of a big lead in a dry race.

Then the Safety Car was being driven very aggressively and powerslid into the barriers in turn 15 on the warm-up lap.

Just before the scheduled start Marc Marquez bolted from the grid like he was about to be served papers by a divorce lawyer. Most of the grid, who were not on slicks, followed him and chaos reigned for a few minutes until the race start could be resumed. Riders, in leathers and helmets, were running down the pitlane to get their dry bikes.

Marquez was the first one to run and he must have had a plan as he pushed his umbrella girl away from his spot on the grid a few minutes before he broke and ran.

Total chaos ensued. Riders and teams were trying to drag motorcycles hither and yon. Afterwards, the majority of the grid started the race on slicks.

Marquez crashed out with a huge lead, re-mounted, but with the right footpeg sheared off, pulled in after a few laps. He DNF'd the race.

Francesco Bagnaia won the race by over two seconds.
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