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2022 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

The 2022 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas (officially known as the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas) was the fourth round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on April 10, 2022.

United States  2022 Grand Prix of the Americas
Race details
Race 4 of 20 races in the
2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
DateApril 10, 2022
Official nameRed Bull Grand Prix of the Americas
LocationCircuit of the Americas
Austin, Texas
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.513 km (3.426 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Martín Ducati
Time 2:02.039
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Enea Bastianini Ducati
Time 2:03.521 on lap 14
Podium
First Italy Enea Bastianini Ducati
Second Spain Álex Rins Suzuki
Third Australia Jack Miller Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider United States Cameron Beaubier Kalex
Time 2:08.751
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Arón Canet Kalex
Time 2:09.312 on lap 2
Podium
First Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex
Second Japan Ai Ogura Kalex
Third United Kingdom Jake Dixon Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Italy Andrea Migno Honda
Time 2:15.814
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jaume Masià KTM
Time 2:16.179 on lap 7
Podium
First Spain Jaume Masià KTM
Second Italy Dennis Foggia Honda
Third Italy Andrea Migno Honda

Background edit

Riders' entries edit

In the MotoGP class, Marc Márquez returned to the track, after missing the Argentine GP due to a case of diplopia, once he was medically cleared.[1] In the Moto2 class, Keminth Kubo missed the Grand Prix, as he was denied a visa for this event in the United States.[2] Barry Baltus returned after missing the previous Grand Prix due to a broken right wrist he suffered during a qualifying race for the Indonesian Grand Prix.[3] In the Moto3 class, Gerard Riu replaced David Muñoz on the KTM of the Boé SKX team. David Salvador replaced John McPhee, driving the Husqvarna of the Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max team.[4]

MotoGP Championship standings before the race edit

Thanks to his first career victory in the Argentine GP, Aleix Espargaró takes the top spot (for the first time in his career) with 45 points, 7 more than Brad Binder 9 from Enea Bastianini and Álex Rins and 10 from Fabio Quartararo. In the constructors' championship standings, Ducati overtakes the KTM again (61 vs. 55 points). Aprilia is third with 45 points, followed by Suzuki at 37 points, 2 more than Yamaha; Honda closes the standings with 24 points. In the team championship standings, Team Suzuki Ecstar is the new leader with 69 points, followed by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing with 3 points behind. Followed by Aprilia Racing with 58 points, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP with 49 points and Pramac Racing with 44 points.

Moto2 Championship standings before the race edit

Celestino Vietti, winner of the previous Grand Prix, confirms himself as leader of the drivers' standings with 70 points and increases his advantage over his rivals: 21 points over Arón Canet, 25 over Somkiat Chantra, 34 over Ai Ogura and more than 35 over Sam Lowes. In the constructors' championship standings, led by Kalex with full points with 75 points, with Boscoscuro still at 10 points, it is worth mentioning that MV Agusta scored their first points this season, with 1 point gained from the fifteenth place in Argentina by Marcos Ramírez. In the team championship standings, Idemitsu Honda Team Asia tops the standings with 81 points, followed by Mooney VR46 Racing Team, Elf Marc VDS Racing Team and Flexbox HP40 at 11, 17 and 20 points respectively. Red Bull KTM Ajo is fifth with 44 points.

Moto3 Championship standings before the race edit

Sergio García beats Dennis Foggia in the Argentine Grand Prix, overtaking him in the drivers' championship standings (58 points for the former, 54 points for the latter). The two have a wide advantage over their rivals: Izan Guevara, Kaito Toba and Deniz Öncü follow, separated by two points (28, 27 and 26 points respectively). In the constructors' championship standings, Honda leads with 70 points, with a 5-point lead over Gas Gas. KTM is third with 37 points, 7 more than CFMoto and 10 more than Husqvarna. The team championship standings see Solunion GasGas Aspar Team confirmed at the top of the standings with 86 points, with Leopard Racing second 15 points behind. Third is CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP with 40 points, followed by MT Helmets - MSI (36 points) and CIP Green Power (34 points).

Free practice edit

MotoGP edit

Combined Free Practice 1-2-3 edit

The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.

Pos. No. Bikers Constructor Free practice times
FP1[5] FP2[6] FP3[7]
1 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 2:04.450 2:02.884 2:02.361
2 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati 2:04.594 2:02.884 2:02.420
3 43   Jack Miller Ducati 2:04.437 2:02.789 2:02.447
4 93   Marc Márquez Honda 2:04.469 2:03.041 2:02.490
5 5   Johann Zarco Ducati 2:04.893 2:02.542 2:03.513
6 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 2:05.003 2:03.187 2:02.621
7 44   Pol Espargaró Honda 2:04.581 2:03.438 2:02.798
8 36   Joan Mir Suzuki 2:04.900 2:03.143 2:02.874
9 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda 2:04.744 2:04.074 2:02.908
10 10   Luca Marini Ducati 2:05.177 2:03.562 2:02.921
11 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 2:04.686 2:03.370 2:02.997
12 42   Álex Rins Suzuki 2:04.007 2:03.030 2:03.072
13 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia 2:04.015 2:03.085 2:03.354
14 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 2:05.287 2:04.664 2:03.086
15 89   Jorge Martín Ducati 2:05.050 2:03.355 2:03.637
16 4   Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 2:05.324 2:03.706 2:03.370
17 33   Brad Binder KTM 2:04.983 2:03.538 2:03.622
18 73   Álex Márquez Honda 2:05.146 2:03.795 2:03.833
19 88   Miguel Oliveira KTM 2:06.445 2:05.342 2:03.949
20 87   Remy Gardner KTM 2:05.672 2:04.535 2:04.099
21 40   Darryn Binder Yamaha 2:06.198 2:04.679 2:04.296
22 72   Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 2:05.386 2:04.463 2:04.349
23 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 2:06.497 2:04.367 2:04.506
24 25   Raúl Fernández KTM 2:05.326 2:04.770 2:04.542
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Fastest session lap

Personal Best lap

Qualifying edit

MotoGP edit

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid 		Row
Q1[8] Q2[9]
1 89   Jorge Martín Ducati 2:02.487 2:02.039 1 1
2 43   Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:02.042 2
3 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:02.167 3
4 5   Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:02.570 4 2
5 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:02.578 5
6 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 2:02.634 6
7 42   Álex Rins Suzuki 2:02.723 2:02.694 7 3
8 36   Joan Mir Suzuki Qualified in Q2 2:02.947 8
9 93   Marc Márquez Honda Qualified in Q2 2:03.038 9
10 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda Qualified in Q2 2:03.054 10 4
11 10   Luca Marini Ducati Qualified in Q2 2:03.059 11
12 44   Pol Espargaró Honda Qualified in Q2 2:03.096 12
13 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 2:02.922 N/A 13 5
14 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia 2:03.121 N/A 14
15 4   Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 2:03.133 N/A 15
16 72   Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 2:03.328 N/A 16 6
17 33   Brad Binder KTM 2:03.467 N/A 17
18 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 2:03.576 N/A 18
19 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 2:03.579 N/A 19 7
20 88   Miguel Oliveira KTM 2:03.983 N/A 20
21 25   Raúl Fernández KTM 2:04.140 N/A 21
22 87   Remy Gardner KTM 2:04.185 N/A 22 8
23 73   Álex Márquez Honda 2:04.229 N/A 23
24 40   Darryn Binder Yamaha 2:04.646 N/A 24
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Moto2 edit

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid 		Row
Q1[10] Q2[11]
1 6   Cameron Beaubier Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:08.751 1 1
2 13   Celestino Vietti Kalex 2:09.807 2:09.091 2
3 40   Arón Canet Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:09.283 3
4 14   Tony Arbolino Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:09.329 4 2
5 75   Albert Arenas Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:09.358 5
6 96   Jake Dixon Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:09.434 6
7 9   Jorge Navarro Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:09.462 7 3
8 54   Fermín Aldeguer Boscocuro Qualified in Q2 2:09.614 8
9 22   Sam Lowes Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:09.900 9
10 51   Pedro Acosta Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:09.925 10 4
11 79   Ai Ogura Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:10.003 11
12 64   Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 2:09.791 2:10.020 12
13 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:10.069 13 5
14 42   Marcos Ramírez MV Agusta 2:10.154 2:10.127 14
15 52   Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 2:10.157 2:10.152 15
16 16   Joe Roberts Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:10.325 16 6
17 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:10.707 17
18 37   Augusto Fernández Kalex Qualified in Q2 No time 18
19 12   Filip Salač Kalex 2:10.209 N/A 19 7
20 7   Barry Baltus Kalex 2:10.471 N/A 20
21 5   Romano Fenati Boscoscuro 2:10.599 N/A 21
22 84   Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 2:10.619 N/A 22 8
23 18   Manuel González Kalex 2:11.078 N/A 23
24 2   Gabriel Rodrigo Kalex 2:11.113 N/A 24
25 19   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 2:11.288 N/A 25 9
26 61   Alessandro Zaccone Kalex 2:11.486 N/A 26
27 28   Niccolò Antonelli Kalex 2:13.291 N/A 27
28 4   Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex 2:13.562 N/A 28 10
29 24   Simone Corsi MV Agusta 2:17.038 N/A 29
OFFICIAL MOTO2 QUALIFYING RESULTS

Moto3 edit

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid 		Row
Q1[12] Q2[13]
1 16   Andrea Migno Honda Qualified in Q2 2:15.184 1 1
2 7   Dennis Foggia Honda Qualified in Q2 2:15.881 2
3 43   Xavier Artigas CFMoto 2:16.719 2:16.066 3
4 53   Deniz Öncü KTM Qualified in Q2 2:16.330 4 2
5 5   Jaume Masià KTM Qualified in Q2 2:16.409 5
6 10   Diogo Moreira KTM Qualified in Q2 2:16.416 6
7 96   Daniel Holgado KTM Qualified in Q2 2:16.551 7 3
8 27   Kaito Toba KTM Qualified in Q2 2:26.282 8
9 71   Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna Qualified in Q2 2:16.604 9
10 28   Sergio García Gas Gas Qualified in Q2 2:16.609 10 4
11 82   Stefano Nepa KTM 2:17.054 2:16.727 11
12 19   Scott Ogden Honda 2:16.871 2:16.856 12
13 23   Elia Bartolini KTM 2:17.590 2:16.907 29 10
14 99   Carlos Tatay CFMoto Qualified in Q2 2:16.946 13 5
15 11   Sergio García Gas Gas Qualified in Q2 2:17.114 14
16 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda Qualified in Q2 2:17.515 15
17 54   Riccardo Rossi Honda Qualified in Q2 2:17.651 16 6
18 66   Joel Kelso KTM Qualified in Q2 2:17.771 17
19 31   Adrián Fernández KTM 2:17.659 N/A 18
20 18   Matteo Bertelle KTM 2:17.672 N/A 19 7
21 6   Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 2:17.877 N/A 20
22 48   Iván Ortolá KTM 2:18.005 N/A 21
23 87   Gerard Riu KTM 2:18.345 N/A 22 8
24 38   David Salvador Husqvarna 2:18.407 N/A 23
25 72   Taiyo Furusato Honda 2:18.481 N/A 24
26 22   Ana Carrasco KTM 2:19.699 N/A 25 9
27 70   Joshua Whatley Honda 2:19.935 N/A 26
NC 64   Mario Aji Honda No time N/A 27
NC 20   Lorenzo Fellon Honda No time N/A 28 10
DNS 67   Alberto Surra Honda Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 QUALIFYING RESULTS

Race edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 23   Enea Bastianini Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 20 41:23.111 5 25
2 42   Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 20 +2.058 7 20
3 43   Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 20 +2.312 2 16
4 36   Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 20 +3.975 8 13
5 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 20 +6.045 3 11
6 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 20 +6.617 9 10
7 20   Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 +6.760 6 9
8 89   Jorge Martín Pramac Racing Ducati 20 +8.441 1 8
9 5   Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati 20 +12.375 4 7
10 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 20 +12.642 14 6
11 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 20 +12.947 13 5
12 33   Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20 +13.376 17 4
13 44   Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda 20 +17.961 12 3
14 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 20 +18.770 10 2
15 4   Andrea Dovizioso WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha 20 +29.319 15 1
16[a] 21   Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 +29.129 19
17 10   Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 20 +29.630 11
18 88   Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20 +32.002 20
19 25   Raúl Fernández Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 20 +37.062 21
20 87   Remy Gardner Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 20 +42.442 22
21 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 20 +42.887 18
22 40   Darryn Binder WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha 20 +1:42.171 24
Ret 73   Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 5 Accident 23
Ret 72   Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 2 Accident 16
Fastest lap:   Enea Bastianini (Ducati) – 2:03.251 (lap 14)
Sources:[14][15][16]

Moto2 edit

Pos. No. Biker Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 14   Tony Arbolino Kalex 18 39:06.552 4 25
2 79   Ai Ogura Kalex 18 +3.439 11 20
3 96   Jake Dixon Kalex 18 +4.787 6 16
4 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 18 +14.529 13 13
5 9   Jorge Navarro Kalex 18 +16.347 7 11
6 52   Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 18 +17.388 15 10
7 64   Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 18 +17.631 12 9
8 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 18 +19.784 16 8
9 37   Augusto Fernández Kalex 18 +24.595 18 7
10 7   Barry Baltus Kalex 18 +30.291 20 6
11 75   Albert Arenas Kalex 18 +33.475 5 5
12 42   Marcos Ramírez MV Agusta 18 +34.785 14 4
13 18   Manuel González Kalex 18 +34.988 23 3
14 12   Filip Salač Kalex 18 +37.786 19 2
15 5   Romano Fenati Boscoscuro 18 +38.408 21 1
16 19   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 18 +1:19.999 25
17 4   Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex 18 +1:24.437 28
Ret 6   Cameron Beaubier Kalex 17 Accident 1
Ret 28   Niccolò Antonelli Kalex 12 Illness 27
Ret 40   Arón Canet Kalex 7 Accident 3
Ret 13   Celestino Vietti Kalex 4 Accident 2
Ret 51   Pedro Acosta Kalex 3 Accident 10
Ret 61   Alessandro Zaccone Kalex 3 Retired 26
Ret 24   Simone Corsi MV Agusta 2 Accident 29
Ret 2   Gabriel Rodrigo Kalex 0 Collision 24
Ret 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex 0 Collision 17
Ret 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 0 Collision 9
Ret 54   Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 0 Collision 8
Ret 84   Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 0 Collision 22
Fastest lap:   Arón Canet (Kalex) – 2:09.312 (lap 2)
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3 edit

Pos. No. Biker Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Jaume Masià KTM 17 38:58.286 5 25
2 7   Dennis Foggia Honda 17 +0.172 2 20
3 16   Andrea Migno Honda 17 +0.394 1 16
4 71   Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna 17 +0.490 9 13
5 53   Deniz Öncü KTM 17 +1.113 4 11
6 43   Xavier Artigas CFMoto 17 +1.576 3 10
7 28   Izan Guevara Gas Gas 17 +2.887 10 9
8 99   Carlos Tatay CFMoto 17 +8.208 13 8
9 54   Riccardo Rossi Honda 17 +8.370 16 7
10 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 17 +8.478 15 6
11 48   Iván Ortolá KTM 17 +10.084 21 5
12 19   Scott Ogden Honda 17 +10.272 12 4
13 82   Stefano Nepa KTM 17 +10.424 11 3
14 31   Adrián Fernández KTM 17 +17.967 18 2
15 20   Lorenzo Fellon Honda 17 +18.088 27 1
16 72   Taiyo Furusato Honda 17 +20.563 24
17 6   Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 17 +21.433 20
18 66   Joel Kelso KTM 17 +21.959 17
19 23   Elia Bartolini KTM 17 +29.099 29
20 87   Gerard Riu KTM 17 +34.336 22
21[b] 64   Mario Aji Honda 17 +34.295 28
22 38   David Salvador Husqvarna 17 +39.396 23
23 22   Ana Carrasco KTM 17 +1:02.131 25
Ret 96   Daniel Holgado KTM 16 Collision 7
Ret 27   Kaito Toba KTM 16 Collision 8
Ret 10   Diogo Moreira KTM 15 Accident 6
Ret 18   Matteo Bertelle KTM 15 Accident 19
Ret 11   Sergio García Gas Gas 12 Accident Damage 14
Ret 70   Joshua Whatley Honda 5 Illness 26
DNS 67   Alberto Surra Honda Did not start
Fastest lap:   Jaume Masià (KTM) – 2:16.179 (lap 7)
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
  • Alberto Surra was declared unfit for Sunday's race after a heavy crash in FP3 on Saturday morning.

Championship standings after the race edit

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[17][18][19]

MotoGP edit

Moto2 edit

Moto3 edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ One-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
  2. ^ One-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.

References edit

  1. ^ Sports, Dorna. "MotoGP". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
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  3. ^ "Moto2: riecco Barry Baltus, RW Racing al completo ad Austin". Corsedimoto (in Italian). 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
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  5. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  7. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 3 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  8. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  9. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  10. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  11. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  12. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS Moto3 Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  13. ^ "RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS Moto3 Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  14. ^ "2022 Americas MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
  15. ^ S.L, Dorna. "motogp.com · GP RESULTS - 2022 GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS MotoGP RAC Classification". motogp.com. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  16. ^ "OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  17. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

External links edit


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