Video: Remember the duel between Valentino Rossi and Álex Rins at the Americas GP back in 2019

The year 2019 came when the GP of the Americas saw an interesting duel between two riders who were fighting for victory at the time: Valentino Rossi, wearing the factory Yamaha colors, vs. Álex Rins, riding Suzuki.

With four laps remaining in Sunday’s race – at the time there was no Sprint on Saturday – the Italian (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) faced the Spaniard, then with Team Suzuki Ecstar, with the two swapping positions a few times.

The battle was intense until the end, with Rins beating Rossi by 0.462s, on a day when Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) was third.

In that race, riders like Marc Márquez, Cal Crutchlow, Jorge Lorenzo and Aleix Espargaró did not reach the finish. Check out a bit of the battle between Rins and Rossi in the following video:

Your first #MotoGP win or a battle on track with @ValeYellow46? @Rins42: BOTH ‍#AmericasGP pic.twitter.com/wer7pgTK6n
— MotoGP™ (@MotoGP) March 24, 2025

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