Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto3 arrive in the United States aiming to build on their strong weekend in Brazil.

After completing the first part of their double-header in Brazil with a positive feeling, Alvaro Carpe and Brian Uriarte move on to Austin and the United States Grand Prix this weekend. Following two more strong results in Goiânia, the Spanish pair is hoping to round off a successful weekend in Austin before returning to Europe.

Carpe arrives in Texas wanting to open his podium account for the season. The young Spanish rider, who is in good form, is hoping to get his first podium of the season in the United States. He has already secured two fourth-place finishes in Thailand and Brazil, just a tenth of a second from the rostrum on both occasions. The Red Bull KTM Ajo rider has fond memories from last year at Austin, where he finished sixth on his first visit. Carpe is currently fourth in the overall standings with a total of 26 points.

Uriarte will face a big challenge this weekend: he will have to adapt to one of the longest and most complex tracks on the calendar. However, the rookie is improving rapidly, as he demonstrated at unfamiliar circuits in Thailand and Brazil, where he achieved great results -including reaching Q2 and even topping a Free Practice session last Friday. The 5.5 km track length will make learning the racing line a challenge for the Spaniard, who sits eighth in the overall standings with 14 points.

Red Bull KTM Ajo are in second place in the Team standings with 40 points. In Austin, they won last year through a breakaway by Jose Antonio Rueda, and have two other victories with Jack Miller (2014) and Jaume Masia (2011), plus two third-place finishes from Luis Salom (2013) and Brad Binder (2016).

So, in just two days’ time, Alvaro Carpe and Brian Uriarte will begin riding in Austin. The Free Practice 1 will take place this Friday from 9am (local time). Sunday’s 14-lap race will begin at 12:15 p.m. 

Circuit information – Circuit of The Americas (COTA)
Length: 5.513 m. / 3.426 miles
Width: 15 m. / 49.21 ft.
Left corners: 11
Right corners: 9
Longest straight: 1.200 m. / 0.746 miles
Built: 2012

#83 ALVARO CARPE

“We’re coming off a difficult weekend, but we managed to turn things around starting from last Saturday afternoon, so we’re arriving in Austin motivated and knowing that we can be competitive -no matter the circumstances. Last year we learned a lot and got a good race result, so we’re going to try to replicate that weekend to match or improve on it. Austin is a difficult and long circuit, almost the opposite of Brazil, so we’ll need to reset to get up to speed as quickly as possible. We’ve been very close to the podium for the last two weeks, so the goal for this round is clear.”

#51 BRIAN URIARTE

“We’re heading to the United States with confidence after a complete weekend in Brazil, where we took away some positives. I’m really looking forward to Austin, a circuit everyone raves about and one of the longest on the calendar. I know it won’t be easy to adapt, as it has many different corners and sections, but I’ll try my best and build on what we learned this past week in Goiânia. I hope to get a good result at this final round before the series returns to Europe, and really enjoy another new experience.”