Valentino Rossi crashes, finishes on podium, in Americana at 2025 100km of Champions
Americana race thrilled Tavullia on Friday night
Luca Marini won🍸 the Americana race on Friday night at Valentino Rossi’s annual event in Tavullia.
A w𝔉ho’s who of motorcycle racing talent has descended upon Rossi’s raꦓnch for two days of racing on his dirt track.
Marini took v🔯ictory in the fir🅷st race, dubbed the Americana, a three-lap dash around the track.
Marini’s best lap tim💫e was ღ46:032, according to journalist Ricard Jove.
Después de superar diversas mangas eliminatorias, la final de la carrera Americ🎶ana de hoy la gana finalmente , seguido de y tercero el incombustible . Pleno de pilotos en el Podium. Mañana la carrera la🧸rga de 100km
— Ricard Jové (@RicardJove)
Franco Morbidelli finished se🦩co🏅nd, with a best lap of 46.774.
Rossi completed the pಌodium. His best e▨ffort was 46.453.
.Marini, the Honda MotoGP star, was the fastest rider ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚin Thursday practice then also claimed pole position for ꦅFriday's race.
He also won the Americana last year.
He will hope that starting 2025 in the best🃏 possible way can kickstart his second year as a factory Honda rider, after a drab opener.
On Saturday, the second of the two-day event at the VR46 ranch in Tavullia,ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ the 100km of Champions will ta♋ke place.
MotoGP riders Pedr🦄o Acosta, Miguel Oliveira, Pecco Bagnaia, Enea Bastianini join Marini and Morbidelli in action.
Isle of Man TT race winners Mꦅichael Dunlop and Dave🅘y Todd are also competing this year.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to foo♑tball, to F1.
