Andrea Iannone secured a well-fought third place podium at the Austin GP.
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ANDREA IANNONE SECURES HIS FIRST SUZUKI PODIUM

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 23.
Andrea Iannone: 3rd (+ 6.704)

Alex Rins: DNF
? Andrea Iannone takes excellent 3rd position.

? Alex Rins unfortunate crash while recovering strong.

? Back-to-back podiums important for Team SUZUKI ECSTAR. 

After mixed weather on Friday and Saturday, Austin and the Circuit of the Americas was bathed in welcome sunshine for race day. Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins were able to use the morning warm-up session to fine-tune bike settings and redefine their race setup, both riders found confidence and positivity ahead of the 20 lap race. They each opted to run the medium-front and hard-rear tyre combination. As the lights went out, Andrea Iannone was able to get an excellent start from his front row grid position and he led into the first turn. He lost the position to Marc Marquez on the first lap but continued to stay in contention, fighting hard and keeping a high pace. This consistency paid off as he briefly regained the lead on the third lap. The Italian then held 2nd place for a further two laps before Maverick Vi̱ales made a move. From 3rd place Andrea maintained and managed the gap and held firm Рhis perseverance and the hard work of all the team was richly rewarded with his first Suzuki podium. With this brilliant finish Andrea Iannone was able to gain 4 positions in the champ...