Rins came away from COTA scoring the most points with a 2nd place in the Tissot Sprint and taking the Grand Prix victory, securing 35 points for his 2023 campaign. This moves the Spaniard up the pecking order in the Championship table as the Honda man leaps from 12th to 3rd in the standings. The big story in terms of the Championship fight however remains with the two Ducati men of Francesco Bagnaia and Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati). Despite taking the Tissot Sprint victory and putting himself back at the top of the standings on Saturday, with a non-score in the race the World Champion finds himself still trailing his close friend Bezzecchi who leaves Texas 11 points clear at the top of the pile scoring 14 points after finishing 6th in the Tissot Sprint and Grand Prix.