Senna Agius won the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday at Circuit Of The Americas, in Texas. Riding his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex on Pirelli control tires, Agius won the 10-lap race by 0.497 second.
The race was red-flagged following a crash involving multiple riders and was subsequently reduced from 16 laps to 10.
Celestino Vietti was the runner-up on his HDR SpeedRS Boscoscuro.
Izan Guevara was a close third on his Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Boscoscuro.
David Alonso finished fourth on his CFMOTO Power Electronics Aspar Kalex.
Agius’ teammate and championship point leader, Manuel Gonzalez took fifth.
American Joe Roberts finished Sunday’s race in 9th on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Manuel Gonzalez leads the championship with 39.5 points, 3.5 ahead of Izan Guevara who has 36 points. Daniel Holgado is third with 33 points.
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More from a press release issued by MotoGP:
Agius fends off Vietti for Moto2 honours at COTA. The Australian got the job done during a red-flagged Grand Prix in the USA.
Having had a difficult opening couple of rounds, Senna Agius (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) put in a determined ride to take a third career victory in Moto2. The #81 resisted a late charge from Celestino Vietti (HDR SpeedRS Team) with the #13 taking a first podium of the season whilst the rostrum was completed by Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2).
The holeshot honours went to Alonso Lopez (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) but all eyes were behind as a collision at Turn 1 ended Championship leader Daniel Holgado’s (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) and Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team) Grand Prix. However, there was then a big incident at Turn 11 on the opening lap involving Filip Salac (OnlyFans American Racing Team), Angel Piqueras (QJMOTOR – GALFER – MSI), David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team), Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Sergio Garcia (ITALJET Gresini Moto2), Daniel Muñoz (Italtrans Racing Team) and Alberto Ferrandez (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2), bringing out the red flag. All riders were reported conscious and the Grand Prix restarted for 10 laps – all riders who crashed were eligible to restart but Piqueras and Ferrandez were taken to the medical centre.
Ahead of the restart, a raft of contenders were handed Long Lap Penalties – Holgado for causing a crash at Turn 1 whilst Muñoz and Barry Baltus (REDS Fantic Racing) for unsafe changes of direction from the original start. Elsewhere, Deniz Öncü (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) crashed on the sighting lap but did start. On the restart itself, Lopez grabbed the holeshot before Baltus came through on him at Turn 13 but still had to serve his Long Lap Penalty. Behind, Agius made his move to get into P2 ahead of Lopez before pouncing on leader Baltus on Lap 3 into Turn 12.
Onto Lap 4, Vietti was on the charge and having dispatched of Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2), he got ahead of Lopez at Turn 1, the Spaniard now dropping back. On Lap 5, Baltus briefly took the lead back at Turn 12 on Agius but then came into serve his LLP, slotting back into P7 and just ahead of Alonso, with the Colombian soon getting ahead of the Belgian before he also got ahead of Lopez and was now sitting in fifth with four to go. A lap later at Turn 1, the #80 got into fourth, a stunning comeback from 17th on the grid.
Back at the front and Vietti took over at the front on the run down the 1.2km backstraight, only for Agius to attempt to respond at Turn 19 but he was unable to make it stick. Two laps to go, the gloves had come off as Agius pulled a bold move to hit the front going into Turn 3 and then the Australian pulled the pin to start the final lap of the Grand Prix. Despite a mega final lap from Vietti, it was Agius who took an emotional third career victory ahead of the Italian, whilst Guevara put in a cracking performance to bag a second podium of 2026 in P3.
17th to fourth, a fine Sunday for Alonso whilst Gonzalez was a solid fifth, enough to assume the Championship lead. After his Long Lap Penalty, Baltus was sixth ahead of Lopez whilst Alex Escrig (KLINT Racing Team) fended off home-hero Roberts for eighth, with the #16 restarting to get his best result of the season whilst it was Tony Arbolino (REDS Fantic Racing) rounded out the top ten.
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