Pedro Acosta ticks off more milestones as he closes in on first MotoGP win at COTA

Pedro Acosta proved his celebrated run to a maiden MotoGP podium last time out in Portugal was to be no flash in the pan as he notched up more milestones at Grand Prix of The Americas en route to hard-fought second place finish.

The GasGas Tech3 rider built on his top three performance in the Sprint Race at Circuit of The Americas with a pulsating performance that once more belied his novice status as he spent several stints out in the lead for the first time.

Getting the hole-shot off the line from second on the grid, Acosta soaked up substantial pressure from Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez over the first-half of the race, regularly responding to their attempts to pass by then coming back at them with more overtakes.

While his hopes of a superb victory was ultimately dashed when a charging Maverick Vinales powered through with seven laps to go, Acosta held his nerve to take second place at the flag for another new personal best and Tech 3 Racing’s best MotoGP result since 2020.