In the MotoGP Americas GP, the winner was Maverick Viñales from Aprilia, while in second place was Pedro Acosta on a Red Bull GasGas Tech3 KTM. It is necessary to go back to the third-place finisher, Enea Bastianini, to find the best Ducati.
The reader may wonder why this is a relevant fact. Let us explain. It’s because since November 6, 2022, at that year’s Valencia GP, Ducati had not been surpassed by two constructors in the same race. In other words, it had been about a year and a half. In that race, Álex Rins (at the time on Suzuki) won ahead of Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM).
To find a race where Ducati did not finish in one of the top two places, you have to go back less in time: until September 3 of last year, when Aprilia achieved a 1-2 finish with Aleix Espargaró in first and Viñales in second.
What has also not been very common is seeing Ducati losing a race. Between the factory team and the satellite teams, the Borgo Panigale manufacturer had always ended victorious between last year’s San Marino GP and the Portugal GP in March.
