AUSTIN, Texas — Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) is back on the top step.
The No. 89 rider put in a stunning performance in the Tissot Sprint Saturday at Circuit of The Americas, hunting down early leader Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), making a brutal move for the lead on the last lap and then crossing the line with seven tenths in hand to take his first Sprint win since 2024 – and first with Aprilia.
In a Sprint that had already been dramatic, the No. 89 then added to it even more as he binned it after a celebratory wheelie, rider OK. That wasn’t the only drama in an eventful Sprint either.
Bagnaia took second after grabbing the early lead and only losing out on the last lap, with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) completing the Sprint rostrum – but under investigation for tire pressure.
Enea Bastianini got past Alex Marquez to take fourth in the closing laps, with Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) taking sixth in a little breathing space.
