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The 2026 United States motorcycle Grand Prix[a] (officially known as the Red Bull Grand Prix of the United States) was the third round of the 2026 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. All races were held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on March 29, 2026.

DateMarch 29, 2026
Official nameRed Bull Grand Prix of the United States
LocationCircuit of the Americas
Austin, Texas, United States
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.513 km (3.426 mi)
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Race details
Race 3 of 22 races in the
2026 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
DateMarch 29, 2026
Official nameRed Bull Grand Prix of the United States
LocationCircuit of the Americas
Austin, Texas, United States
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.513 km (3.426 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati
Time 2:00.136
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Ai Ogura Aprilia
Time 2:02.037 on lap 9
Podium
First Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia
Second Spain Jorge Martín Aprilia
Third Spain Pedro Acosta KTM
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Belgium Barry Baltus Kalex
Time 2:05.347
Fastest lap
Rider Colombia David Alonso Kalex
Time 2:06.456 on lap 6
Podium
First Australia Senna Agius Kalex
Second Italy Celestino Vietti Boscoscuro
Third Spain Izan Guevara Boscoscuro
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Spain Álvaro Carpe KTM
Time 2:12.107
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Guido Pini Honda
Time 2:13.417 on lap 6
Podium
First Italy Guido Pini Honda
Second Spain Máximo Quiles KTM
Third Spain Álvaro Carpe KTM
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Qualifying

MotoGP

Fastest session lap
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Pos. No. Rider Team Constructor Q1 Q2 Final
grid		 Row
1 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati Qualified to Q2 2:00.136 1 1
2 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Aprilia Qualified to Q2 2:00.329 4[b] 2
3 37 Spain Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM Qualified to Q2 2:00.485 2 1
4 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Qualified to Q2 2:00.563 3
5 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda HRC Castrol Honda 2:01.210 2:00.591 5 2
6 93 Spain Marc Márquez Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Qualified to Q2 2:00.637 6
7 89 Spain Jorge Martín Aprilia Racing Aprilia Qualified to Q2 2:00.696 7 3
8 73 Spain Álex Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati Qualified to Q2 2:00.765 8
9 10 Italy Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol Honda Qualified to Q2 2:00.891 11[b] 4
10 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 2:00.977 2:01.014 9 3
11 79 Japan Ai Ogura Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia Qualified to Q2 2:01.419 10 4
12 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM Qualified to Q2 2:01.477 12
13 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 2:01.228 N/A 13 5
14 11 Brazil Diogo Moreira Pro Honda LCR Honda 2:01.306 N/A 14
15 5 France Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR Honda 2:01.445 N/A 15
16 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 2:01.553 N/A 16 6
17 7 Turkey Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 2:01.745 N/A 17
18 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 2:01.865 N/A 18
19 43 Australia Jack Miller Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 2:01.893 N/A 19 7
20 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 2:02.117 N/A 20
21 42 Spain Álex Rins Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 2:02.366 N/A 21
Official MotoGP Qualifying 1 Report
Official MotoGP Qualifying 2 Report
Official MotoGP Grid Report
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Moto2

Fastest session lap
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Pos. No. Rider Team Constructor Q1 Q2 Final
grid		 Row
1 7 Belgium Barry Baltus Reds Fantic Racing Kalex Qualified to Q2 2:05.347 1 1
2 21 Spain Alonso López Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex Qualified to Q2 2:05.363 2
3 36 Spain Ángel Piqueras QJMotor – Galfer – MSi Kalex 2:05.911 2:05.454 3
4 13 Italy Celestino Vietti HDR SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro Qualified to Q2 2:05.500 4 2
5 81 Australia Senna Agius Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex Qualified to Q2 2:05.524 5
6 11 Spain Álex Escrig Klint Racing Team Forward 2:06.197 2:05.535 6
7 28 Spain Izan Guevara Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro Qualified to Q2 2:05.569 7 3
8 95 Netherlands Collin Veijer Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex Qualified to Q2 2:05.596 8
9 18 Spain Manuel González Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex Qualified to Q2 2:05.803 9
10 16 United States Joe Roberts OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex Qualified to Q2 2:05.978 10 4
11 12 Czech Republic Filip Salac OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex Qualified to Q2 2:05.979 11
12 44 Spain Arón Canet Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro 2:06.236 2:06.147 12
13 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Reds Fantic Racing Kalex Qualified to Q2 2:06.240 13 5
14 17 Spain Daniel Muñoz Italtrans Racing Team Kalex Qualified to Q2 2:06.284 14
15 96 Spain Daniel Holgado CFMoto Power Electronics Aspar Team Kalex 2:05.814 2:06.472 15
16 99 Spain Adrián Huertas Italtrans Racing Team Kalex Qualified to Q2 2:06.583 16 6
17 80 Colombia David Alonso CFMoto Power Electronics Aspar Team Kalex Qualified to Q2 Lap times cancelled 17[c]
18 4 Spain Iván Ortolá QJMotor – Galfer – MSi Kalex Qualified to Q2 No time set 18
19 64 Indonesia Mario Aji Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex 2:06.594 N/A 19 7
20 54 Spain Alberto Ferrández Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro 2:06.835 N/A 20
21 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex 2:06.915 N/A 21
22 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Klint Racing Team Forward 2:06.922 N/A 22 8
23 84 Netherlands Zonta van den Goorbergh Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex 2:07.022 N/A 23
24 72 Japan Taiyo Furusato Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex 2:07.167 N/A 24
25 3 Spain Sergio García Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex 2:07.188 N/A 25 9
26 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro 2:07.260 N/A 26
27 8 Italy Dennis Foggia HDR SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro 2:07.406 N/A 27
28 98 Spain José Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 2:07.439 N/A 28 10
Official Moto2 Qualifying 1 Report
Official Moto2 Qualifying 2 Report
Official Moto2 Grid Report
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Moto3

Fastest session lap
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Pos. No. Rider Team Constructor Q1 Q2 Final
grid		 Row
1 83 Spain Álvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM Qualified to Q2 2:12.107 1 1
2 67 Republic of Ireland Casey O'Gorman Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda Qualified to Q2 2:12.519 2
3 73 Argentina Valentín Perrone Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM Qualified to Q2 2:12.526 3
4 9 Indonesia Veda Pratama Honda Team Asia Honda Qualified to Q2 2:12.813 4 2
5 94 Italy Guido Pini Leopard Racing Honda Qualified to Q2 2:12.837 5
6 78 Spain Joel Esteban LevelUp – MTA KTM Qualified to Q2 2:12.869 6
7 31 Spain Adrián Fernández Leopard Racing Honda Qualified to Q2 2:12.917 7 3
8 28 Spain Máximo Quiles CFMoto Valresa Aspar Team KTM Qualified to Q2 2:12.996 8
9 27 Finland Rico Salmela Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM Qualified to Q2 2:13.005 9
10 19 United Kingdom Scott Ogden CIP Green Power KTM 2:14.137 2:13.244 10 4
11 66 Australia Joel Kelso Gryd – MLav Racing Honda Qualified to Q2 2:13.324 11
12 32 Japan Zen Mitani Honda Team Asia Honda 2:14.142 2:13.534 12
13 18 Italy Matteo Bertelle LevelUp – MTA KTM Qualified to Q2 2:13.554 13 5
14 51 Spain Brian Uriarte Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM Qualified to Q2 2:13.561 14
15 11 Spain Adrián Cruces CIP Green Power KTM 2:14.202 2:13.651 15
16 10 Italy Nicola Carraro Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 2:14.401 2:13.663 16 6
17 8 United Kingdom Eddie O'Shea Gryd – MLav Racing Honda Qualified to Q2 2:13.688 17
18 97 Argentina Marco Morelli CFMoto Valresa Aspar Team KTM Qualified to Q2 2:14.646 18
19 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Aeon Credit – MT Helmets – MSi KTM 2:14.609 N/A 19 7
20 54 Spain Jesús Ríos Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 2:14.611 N/A 20
21 88 Spain Marcos Uriarte Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM 2:14.723 N/A 21
22 14 New Zealand Cormac Buchanan Code Motorsports KTM 2:14.950 N/A 22 8
23 21 South Africa Ruché Moodley Code Motorsports KTM 2:15.080 N/A 23
24 5 Austria Leo Rammerstorfer Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda 2:15.595 N/A 24
25 13 Malaysia Hakim Danish Aeon Credit – MT Helmets – MSi KTM No time set N/A 25 9
Official Moto3 Qualifying 1 Report
Official Moto3 Qualifying 2 Report
Official Moto3 Grid Report
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MotoGP Sprint

The MotoGP Sprint was held on March 28, 2026.

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Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 89 Spain Jorge Martín Aprilia Racing Aprilia 10 20:19.546 7 12
2 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 10 +0.755 4 9
3 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 10 +3.199 12 7
4 73 Spain Álex Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 10 +3.638 8 6
5 10 Italy Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol Honda 10 +5.521 9 5
6 79 Japan Ai Ogura Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 10 +7.183 11 4
7 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 10 +8.634 13 3
8 37 Spain Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 10 +10.484[d] 3 2
9 5 France Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR Honda 10 +10.574 15 1
10 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 10 +12.860 10
11 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 10 +13.757 16
12 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 10 +14.567 18
13 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 10 +16.019 20
14 43 Australia Jack Miller Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 10 +17.006 19
15 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda HRC Castrol Honda 10 +18.785 5
16 42 Spain Álex Rins Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 10 +51.120 21
17 93 Spain Marc Márquez Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 9 +1 lap 6
Ret 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Aprilia 7 Accident 2
Ret 7 Turkey Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 4 Technical 17
Ret 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 4 Collision damage 1
Ret 11 Brazil Diogo Moreira Pro Honda LCR Honda 3 Clutch 14
DNS 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM Did not start
Fastest sprint lap: Spain Jorge Martín (Aprilia) – 2:01.268 (lap 2)
Official MotoGP Sprint Report
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Race

MotoGP

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Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Aprilia Racing Aprilia 20 40:50.653 4 25
2 89 Spain Jorge Martín Aprilia Racing Aprilia 20 +2.036 7 20
3 37 Spain Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20 +4.497 2 16
4 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 20 +6.972 1 13
5 93 Spain Marc Márquez Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 20 +8.100 6 11
6 23 Italy Enea Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 20 +8.243 12 10
7 73 Spain Álex Márquez BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 20 +11.253 8 9
8 25 Spain Raúl Fernández Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 20 +13.129 13 8
9 10 Italy Luca Marini Honda HRC Castrol Honda 20 +14.471 11 7
10 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 20 +14.544 3 6
11 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 20 +21.063 9 5
12 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20 +22.062 18 4
13 11 Brazil Diogo Moreira Pro Honda LCR Honda 20 +22.201 14 3
14 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati 20 +24.371 20 2
15 7 Turkey Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 +25.549 17 1
16 43 Australia Jack Miller Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 +26.309 19
17 20 France Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 20 +27.136 16
18 42 Spain Álex Rins Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Yamaha 20 +38.701 21
Ret 5 France Johann Zarco Castrol Honda LCR Honda 18 Accident damage 15
Ret 79 Japan Ai Ogura Trackhouse MotoGP Team Aprilia 15 Technical 10
Ret 36 Spain Joan Mir Honda HRC Castrol Honda 5 Accident 5
DNS 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM Did not start
Fastest lap: Japan Ai Ogura (Aprilia) – 2:02.037 (lap 9)
Official MotoGP Race Report
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Moto2

The race was scheduled to contest 16 laps, but was red-flagged following a multi-rider crash on the opening lap. The race was subsequently restarted and reduced to 10 laps.

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Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 81 Australia Senna Agius Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 10 21:10.744 5 25
1 13 Italy Celestino Vietti HDR SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro 10 +0.497 4 20
3 28 Spain Izan Guevara Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro 10 +0.908 7 16
4 80 Colombia David Alonso CFMoto Power Electronics Aspar Team Kalex 10 +1.843 17 13
5 18 Spain Manuel González Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 10 +2.729 9 11
6 7 Belgium Barry Baltus Reds Fantic Racing Kalex 10 +3.251 1 10
7 21 Spain Alonso López Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex 10 +5.003 2 9
8 11 Spain Álex Escrig Klint Racing Team Forward 10 +6.830 6 8
9 16 United States Joe Roberts OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex 10 +7.761 10 7
10 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Reds Fantic Racing Kalex 10 +8.740 13 6
11 4 Spain Iván Ortolá QJMotor – Galfer – MSi Kalex 10 +11.485 18 5
12 99 Spain Adrián Huertas Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 10 +11.828 16 4
13 44 Spain Arón Canet Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro 10 +12.152 12 3
14 17 Spain Daniel Muñoz Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 10 +14.246 14 2
15 98 Spain José Antonio Rueda Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 10 +20.119 28 1
16 96 Spain Daniel Holgado CFMoto Power Electronics Aspar Team Kalex 10 +21.206 15
17 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex 10 +25.265[e] 21
18 72 Japan Taiyo Furusato Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex 10 +26.356 24
19 8 Italy Dennis Foggia HDR SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro 10 +26.488 27
20 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro 10 +31.146 26
21 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex 10 +32.370 11
22 84 Netherlands Zonta van den Goorbergh Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team Kalex 8 +2 laps 23
Ret 64 Indonesia Mario Aji Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex 8 Accident 19
Ret 95 Netherlands Collin Veijer Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 3 Accident 8
Ret 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Klint Racing Team Forward 3 Accident 22
DNS 36 Spain Ángel Piqueras QJMotor – Galfer – MSi Kalex 0 Did not restart 3
DNS 54 Spain Alberto Ferrández Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Boscoscuro 0 Did not restart 20
DNS 3 Spain Sergio García Italjet Gresini Moto2 Kalex 0 Did not restart 25
Fastest lap: Colombia David Alonso (Kalex) – 2:06.456 (lap 6)
Official Moto2 Race Report
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Moto3

More information Pos., No. ...
Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 94 Italy Guido Pini Leopard Racing Honda 14 31:20.489 5 25
2 28 Spain Máximo Quiles CFMoto Valresa Aspar Team KTM 14 +0.056 8 20
3 83 Spain Álvaro Carpe Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 14 +0.254 1 16
4 73 Argentina Valentín Perrone Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 14 +0.445 3 13
5 27 Finland Rico Salmela Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 14 +15.075 9 11
6 51 Spain Brian Uriarte Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 14 +15.105 14 10
7 11 Spain Adrián Cruces CIP Green Power KTM 14 +14.914[f] 15 9
8 18 Italy Matteo Bertelle LevelUp – MTA KTM 14 +15.240 13 8
9 19 United Kingdom Scott Ogden CIP Green Power KTM 14 +15.570 10 7
10 8 United Kingdom Eddie O'Shea Gryd – MLav Racing Honda 14 +16.204 17 6
11 97 Argentina Marco Morelli CFMoto Valresa Aspar Team KTM 14 +17.274 18 5
12 13 Malaysia Hakim Danish Aeon Credit – MT Helmets – MSi KTM 14 +18.513 25 4
13 88 Spain Marcos Uriarte Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM 14 +20.559 21 3
14 54 Spain Jesús Ríos Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 14 +27.200 20 2
15 21 South Africa Ruché Moodley Code Motorsports KTM 14 +28.093 23 1
16 10 Italy Nicola Carraro Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 14 +28.099 16
17 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Aeon Credit – MT Helmets – MSi KTM 14 +28.332 19
18 14 New Zealand Cormac Buchanan Code Motorsports KTM 14 +37.244 22
19 5 Austria Leo Rammerstorfer Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda 14 +1:01.694 24
Ret 32 Japan Zen Mitani Honda Team Asia Honda 13 Technical 12
Ret 67 Republic of Ireland Casey O'Gorman Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda 11 Accident 2
Ret 78 Spain Joel Esteban LevelUp – MTA KTM 9 Accident damage 6
Ret 66 Australia Joel Kelso Gryd – MLav Racing Honda 8 Accident 11
Ret 9 Indonesia Veda Pratama Honda Team Asia Honda 4 Accident 4
DSQ 31 Spain Adrián Fernández Leopard Racing Honda Disqualified[g]
Fastest lap: Italy Guido Pini (Honda) – 2:13.417 (lap 6)
Official Moto3 Race Report
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Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[2][3][4]

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Notes

  1. [a]
    The Grand Prix was also mentioned as the 2026 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas in some sources as the previous year's race in the same circuit still carried the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas race title. MotoGP quietly changed the Grand Prix title for 2026.
  2. [b]
    2-place grid penalty on Sunday race due to impeding.
  3. [c]
    Qualified first but got lap times cancelled due to a technical infringement.
  4. [d]
    8-second penalty due to low tyre pressure.
  5. [e]
    6-second penalty for failing to comply with double long lap penalty.
  6. [f]
    2-place penalty for irresponsible riding.
  7. [g]
    Originally finished fifth but was disqualified from the first six races of the season for engine tampering.[1]

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