2022 MotoGP Americas GP: Full race results

Enea Bastianini took his second win of the 2022 MotoGP season in a thrilling Americas Grand Prix, taking the championship lead in the process.

2022 MotoGP Americas GP: Full race results

The Gresini rider passed long-time leader Jack Miller on the factory team Ducati late on to take his first podium since his debut win in the season opener in Qatar.

He is MotoGP’s first repeat winner in 2022 and takes a five-point lead in the championship.

Miller took the lead from poleman Jorge Martin off the line, but Bastianini steadily chipped away at the Australian’s lead before passing him on lap 16.

Suzuki’s Alex Rins pulled off a last-lap move on Miller into the penultimate corner to snatch second, moving into second in the standings.

His team-mate Joan Mir was just 1.6s away from the final podium spot in fourth as Bagnaia could only manage fifth having started from the front row.

After a lap one disaster, Marquez recovered to sixth at the chequered flag in a sublime charge through the pack.

Enea Bastianini, Gresini Racing

Enea Bastianini, Gresini Racing

Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images

Over the final few tours, Marquez and Quartararo engaged in a battle reminiscent of their 2019 race fights – though the pair nearly came to blows on the penultimate lap when Marquez had a moment rounding Turn 6 and almost touched Quartararo.

Marquez had taken sixth from the Yamaha rider on lap 14, with the Frenchman trying to fight back when they almost touched on lap 19.

The moment sent Quartararo out wide into Turn 7 and allowed Marquez to come back through to take sixth by just 0.143s.

Martin faded to a disappointing eighth in the end ahead of Zarco, while Maverick Vinales took top Aprilia honours from team-mate Aleix Espargaro in 10th late on.

2022 MotoGP Americas GP: Race results

Cla Rider Bike Gap Interval
1 Italy Enea Bastianini Ducati    
2 Spain Alex Rins Suzuki 2.058 2.058
3 Australia Jack Miller Ducati 2.312 0.254
4 Spain Joan Mir Suzuki 3.975 1.663
5 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 6.045 2.070
6 Spain Marc Marquez Honda 6.617 0.572
7 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 6.760 0.143
8 Spain Jorge Martin Ducati 8.441 1.681
9 France Johann Zarco Ducati 12.375 3.934
10 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia 12.642 0.267
11 Spain Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 12.947 0.305
12 South Africa Brad Binder KTM 13.376 0.429
13 Spain Pol Espargaro Honda 17.961 4.585
14 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 18.770 0.809
15 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 29.129 10.359
16 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 29.319 0.190
17 Italy Luca Marini Ducati 29.630 0.311
18 Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM 32.002 2.372
19 Spain Raúl Fernández KTM 37.062 5.060
20 Australia Remy Gardner KTM 42.442 5.380
21 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 42.887 0.445
22 South Africa Darryn Binder Yamaha 1'42.171 59.284
23 Spain Alex Marquez Honda    
24 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Ducati    
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