The Championship of Texas, formerly known as AutoParts4Less.com MotoAmerica Championship of Texas, for sponsorship reasons, is a MotoAmerica race[1] that was held for the first time in the 2015 season at Circuit of the Americas. It is usually the first or second race on the MotoAmerica schedule. MotoGP and MotoAmerica have raced in the same weekend at Circuit of the Americas from 2015-2019, were due to race again for the 2020 and 2021 season but it got cancelled.[2][3][4] For the 2022 season, MotoAmerica will act as a support event for the 2022 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas once again which is scheduled to be on April 8-10.[5]

Championship of Texas
MotoAmerica
VenueCircuit of the Americas
First race2015
Most wins (rider)Toni Elías (6)
Most wins (team)Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)Suzuki (8)

The 2020 race was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19.[6] The 2021 race was not added to the 2021 MotoAmerica Schedule.

Official names and sponsors

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  • 2015–2019: MotoAmerica Championship of Texas, 2022: AUTOPARTS4LESS.COM MotoAmerica Championship of Texas,[7] 2023-present: MotoAmerica Championship of Texas

Winners of the Championship of Texas

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Multiple winners (riders)

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# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
6   Toni Elías Superbike 2016 (Race 1 & 2), 2017 (Race 1 & 2), 2018 (Race 2)
4   Bobby Fong Superstock 1000 2016 (Race 1 & 2), 2017 (Race 1 & 2)
2   Jake Gagne Superstock 1000 2015 (Race 1 & 2)
2   J. D. Beach Supersport 2015 (Race 1), 2017 (Race 1)
2   Danilo Petrucci Superbike 2022 (Race 1), 2022 (Race 2)

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

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# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
8   Yamaha Superbike 2016 (Race 1 & 2), 2017 (Race 1 & 2), 2018 (Race 2)
Superstock 1000 2015 (Race 1 & 2)
Supersport 2015 (Race 1), 2016 (Race 1), 2017 (Race 1)
7   Suzuki Superbike 2016 (Race 1 & 2), 2017 (Race 1 & 2), 2018 (Race 2), 2019 (Race 1 & 2)
4   Kawasaki Superstock 1000 2016 (Race 1 & 2), 2017 (Race 1 & 2)
2   Ducati Superbike 2022 (Race 1 & 2)

By year

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Note: Results are by order from Supersport to Superbike. 2015/2016 Superstock 1000 results are not available on PDF.

Year Track Supersport Superstock 1000 Superbike Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
2023 Circuit of the Americas Not held Not held Not held Not held   Jake Gagne Yamaha

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Circuit of the Americas Not held Not held Not held Not held   Josh Herrin Ducati
2022 Circuit of the Americas Not held Not held Not held Not held   Danilo Petrucci Ducati [10]

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Circuit of the Americas Not held Not held Not held Not held   Danilo Petrucci Ducati
2021 Circuit of the Americas Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
2020 Circuit of the Americas Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
2019 Circuit of the Americas Not held Not held Not held Not held   Toni Elías Suzuki

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Circuit of the Americas Not held Not held Not held Not held   Josh Herrin Suzuki
2018 Circuit of the Americas Not held Not held Not held Not held   Mathew Scholtz Yamaha [14][15]
Circuit of the Americas Not held Not held Not held Not held   Toni Elías Suzuki
2017 Circuit of the Americas   J. D. Beach Yamaha   Bobby Fong Kawasaki   Toni Elías Suzuki [16][17][18][19][20]
Circuit of the Americas Not held Not held   Bobby Fong Kawasaki   Toni Elías Suzuki
2016 Circuit of the Americas   Garrett Gerloff Yamaha   Bobby Fong Kawasaki   Toni Elías Suzuki [21][22][23]
Circuit of the Americas Not held Not held   Bobby Fong Kawasaki   Toni Elías Suzuki
2015 Circuit of the Americas   J. D. Beach Yamaha   Jake Gagne Yamaha   Josh Hayes Yamaha [24][25][26]
Circuit of the Americas Not held Not held   Jake Gagne Yamaha   Cameron Beaubier Yamaha

References

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  1. ^ Kirby, Matt. "COTA". MotoAmerica. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ "CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS TO HOST AMA PRO FLAT TRACK IN 2016". MotoAmerica. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ "FIVE YEARS OF THRILLS: MOTOGP AND COTA". Circuit of the Americas. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ Ryan, Nate (8 July 2020). "MotoGP event at COTA canceled; Superbike rescheduling its finale". NBC Sports. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ^ "10 Events, 20 Races Set For Motoamerica". SpeedSport. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. ^ Carruthers, Paul (8 July 2020). "COTA ROUND OF MOTOAMERICA SERIES CANCELLED". MotoAmerica. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  7. ^ Carruthers, Paul. "MOTOAMERICA WELCOMES AUTOPARTS4LESS.COM AS TITLE SPONSOR OF 2022 AND 2023 MOTOAMERICA CHAMPIONSHIP". MotoAmerica. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  8. ^ "MotoAmerica Superbikes at Texas" (PDF). MotoAmerica. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  9. ^ "MotoAmerica Superbikes at Texas" (PDF). MotoAmerica. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  10. ^ "MotoAmerica Superbikes at Texas" (PDF). MotoAmericaRegistration. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  11. ^ "MotoAmerica Superbikes at Texas" (PDF). MotoAmericaRegistration. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  12. ^ "MotoAmerica Championship of Texas" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
  13. ^ "MotoAmerica Championship of Texas" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
  14. ^ "Superbike Championship of Texas" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
  15. ^ "Superbike Championship of Texas" (PDF).
  16. ^ "Championship of Texas" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
  17. ^ "Championship of Texas" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
  18. ^ "Championship of Texas" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
  19. ^ "Championship of Texas" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
  20. ^ "Championship of Texas" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
  21. ^ "M o t o A m e ri c a S u p e r bi k e C h a m pi o n s hi p o f T X" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
  22. ^ "M o t o A m e ri c a S u p e r bi k e C h a m pi o n s hi p o f T X" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
  23. ^ "M o t o A m e ri c a S u p e r bi k e C h a m pi o n s hi p o f T X" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
  24. ^ "Supersport Supersport Race 1 Results Sheet" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
  25. ^ "Superbike Superbike/Superstock 1000 Race 1 Results Sheet" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
  26. ^ "Superbike Superbike/Superstock 1000 Race 2 Results Sheet" (PDF). MotoAmerica Registration.
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