Alex Rins (Yamaha): In 365 Tagen vom Hero to Zero / MotoGP

Having bid farewell to the Suzuki factory team in 2022 with two wins in the last three Grands Prix, Alex Rins knew less glorious times would now follow.

The 28-year-old moved to the LCR Honda team for the 2023 season and the infamous Honda RC213V. Rins made an impressive debut with a top 10 finish and topped these figures with his victory at last year’s Austin GP. However, the Spaniard’s fortunes suddenly turned three races later when he suffered a broken tibia and fibula in the Mugello Sprint.

Rins was out for most of the season before returning with ninth place in the Indonesian GP. But the pain in his right leg was still great, which is why the Honda driver decided to rest again. Returning to the season finale in Valencia, Rins crashed out of the race.

In his short Honda appearance, Rins managed four top-10 finishes, including his memorable Austin victory. A switch to the Yamaha factory team followed for 2024. In the six weekends so far, Rins has only managed to finish in the points once (Portimão – 13th).

His victory last year was followed by disappointment at the 2024 Austin GP in the form of a 16th place finish in the race and a crash in Sunday’s race. “I had a good start where I was able to get eight places,” Rins said, looking for something positive. “However, our chosen racing set-up was a big mistake. Our bike is very sluggish when changing direction. But with this set-up it was more difficult to ride the bike around corners. “I made a mistake when I was 15 years old, which caused me to lose a wheel front and fell,” the father said in summary of the tragedy.

The 2020 World Cup third seed is currently 19th overall. He can only dream of victory at the moment. “We are gathering a lot of information. But we are still far behind. I still believe in the project, but we have to accept what is available to us and what we can work with.

Results Austin GP, ​​April 14, 2024:

1. Maverick Viñales, Aprilia, 20 Rdn. In 41:09,503 minutes
2. Pedro Acosta, KTM, +1,728
3. Enea Bastianini, Ducati, +2.703
4. Jorge Martín, Ducati, +4,690
5. Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, +7,392
6. Fabio Di Giannantonio, Ducati, +9,980
7. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, +12.208
8. Marco Bezzecchi, Ducati, +13,343
9. Brad Binder, KTM, +14,931
10. Raúl Fernandez, Aprilia, +16,656
11. Miguel Oliveira, Aprilia, +18,542
12. Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha, +22,899
13. Jack Miller, KTM, +24,011
14. Augusto Fernandez, KTM, +27,652
15. Alex Márquez, Ducati, +32,855
16. Luca Marini, Honda, +33.528

World Drivers’ Championship after 6 of 42 races:

1. Martin 80 points
2. Bastianini 59
3. Vinales 56
4. Acosta 54
5. Bagnaia 50
6. Fastener 49
7. Espargaro 39
8. Marc Marquez 36
9. And Giannantonio 25
10. Miller 22
11. Bezzecchi 20
12. Every quarter
13. Alex Márquez 14
14. Oliveira 13
15. Raúl Fernández 7
16. Augusto Fernandez 7
17. Mir 7
18. Zarco 5
19. When 3
20. Nakagami 2
21. Morbidelli 0
22. Marini 0

World Builders Championship:
1. Ducati 96
2. KTM 76
3. April 72
4. Yamaha 19
5. Honda 8

World Cup Team:
1. Ducati Lenovo 109
2. April 95
3. Pramac 80
4. KTM 71
5. YEAR 61
6. Grease 50
7. VR46 45
8. Yamaha 22
9. Trackhouse 20
10. Honda 7
11. LCR 7