COTA MotoGP grid chaos: “Not fair, we need a clear rule”

BMW M5 MotoGP Safety Car Crashes at COTA in Austin

The 2025 MotoGP round at the Circuit of the Americas was already shaping up to be a spectacle before a single lap was completed. But few could’ve predicted that the first headline-grabbing moment of the race wouldn’t come from the grid—or even from a motorcycle. Instead, it came from the official MotoGP safety car, a brand-new G90 BMW M5, which lost control and plowed into the barriers during the warm-up. It all started with Marc Márquez, who th…

Unmissable: watch Marc Marquez decide on his grid gamble - and decide wrong

The #93 had a masterplan at COTA. Watch how they plotted it - and what they didn't consider before rolling the dice

What prompted bizarre MotoGP pit lane running race

Marc Marquez triggered a sudden sprint race that left commentators bewildered and forced officials to delay proceedings at Circuit of the Americas. The post What prompted bizarre MotoGP pit lane running race appeared first on Speedcafe.com.

COTA MotoGP grid chaos: “Not fair, we need a clear rule”

Marc Marquez’s gamble triggers grid exodus and controversial start delay at COTA MotoGP.

COTA MotoGP grid madness was deliberate Marquez tactic

Ducati MotoGP rider Marc Marquez has owned up to deliberately playing for an aborted start in the Grand Prix of the Americas when he suddenly ran off the grid into the pitlane for a change of bikes.The MotoGP broadcast had to interrupt its intro as it captured the delirious moments of Marquez abandoning the grid and several riders following suit just as the race was about to head into its warm-up lap.All but three riders on the grid had been pla…