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2022 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix: Full practice results

Pramac’s Johann Zarco ended the first day of the Americas GP as the quickest rider, leading a Ducati 1-2 after a full day of practice.

Johann Zarco, Pramac Racing

Johann Zarco, Pramac Racing

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The Frenchman set a 2m02.542s to beat Ducati’s Jack Miller to the top spot by over 0.2s in FP2, with reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo leaping up to third late on with a 2m02.837s.

The second 45-minute session of the weekend took place under perfect conditions at the Circuit of the Americas, with lap times instantly surmounting the best from FP1.

Gresini’s Enea Bastianini continued Ducati’s strong afternoon with a run to fourth on his 2021-spec bike, while Suzuki’s Alex Rins ended the session fifth.

The returning Marc Marquez was sixth on the factory Honda, 0.499s off the pace, with Maverick Vinales the only Aprilia inside the top 10 currently at COTA in seventh.

The top 10 was completed by the sister Suzuki of Joan Mir, with Francesco Bagnaia on the factory team Ducati leading Pramac’s Jorge Martin – who didn’t run a fresh soft rear tyre at the end of FP2 and instead stayed with the medium - in ninth and 10th.

Argentina race winner Aleix Espargaro is currently in a provisional Q1 spot in 11th having missed the top 10 by 0.015s on his Aprilia – though conditions should allow for combined timesheet improvements in FP3 on Saturday morning.

Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team

Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team

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Earlier in the day, Rins topped FP1 despite a technical issue interrupting his session at around mid-distance, with his GSX-RR slowing on the exit of Turn 11 onto the back straight.

But the 2019 COTA race winner managed to get back out on track on his second Suzuki and lit the timing screens up in the dying stages with a run of three-successive sessions-topping times.

This run culminated in a 2m04.007s, which put him top of the pile at the chequered flag by just 0.008s.

A late charge from Maverick Vinales threatened Rins’ lap, but the Aprilia rider had to settle for second ahead of Miller.

Quartararo led the session in the early stages and was fourth at the chequered flag, 0.0443s off the pace, while Marquez completed 17 laps in fifth.

Aleix Espargaro leads the championship heading into the fourth round of the season, having taken his first MotoGP victory in Argentina last weekend.

The 2022 MotoGP Americas GP continues on Saturday at 9:55pm local time (2:55pm BST) with FP3.

FP1 results:

Cla Rider Bike Time Gap
1 Spain Alex Rins Suzuki 2'04.007  
2 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia 2'04.015 0.008
3 Australia Jack Miller Ducati 2'04.437 0.430
4 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 2'04.450 0.443
5 Spain Marc Marquez Honda 2'04.469 0.462
6 Spain Pol Espargaro Honda 2'04.581 0.574
7 Italy Enea Bastianini Ducati 2'04.594 0.587
8 Spain Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 2'04.686 0.679
9 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 2'04.744 0.737
10 France Johann Zarco Ducati 2'04.893 0.886
11 Spain Joan Mir Suzuki 2'04.900 0.893
12 South Africa Brad Binder KTM 2'04.983 0.976
13 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 2'05.003 0.996
14 Spain Jorge Martin Ducati 2'05.050 1.043
15 Spain Alex Marquez Honda 2'05.146 1.139
16 Italy Luca Marini Ducati 2'05.177 1.170
17 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 2'05.287 1.280
18 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 2'05.324 1.317
19 Spain Raúl Fernández KTM 2'05.326 1.319
20 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 2'05.386 1.379
21 Australia Remy Gardner KTM 2'05.672 1.665
22 South Africa Darryn Binder Yamaha 2'06.198 2.191
23 Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM 2'06.445 2.438
24 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 2'06.497 2.490

FP2 results:

Cla Rider Bike Time Gap
1 France Johann Zarco Ducati 2'02.542  
2 Australia Jack Miller Ducati 2'02.789 0.247
3 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 2'02.837 0.295
4 Italy Enea Bastianini Ducati 2'02.884 0.342
5 Spain Alex Rins Suzuki 2'03.030 0.488
6 Spain Marc Marquez Honda 2'03.041 0.499
7 Spain Maverick Viñales Aprilia 2'03.085 0.543
8 Spain Joan Mir Suzuki 2'03.143 0.601
9 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 2'03.187 0.645
10 Spain Jorge Martin Ducati 2'03.355 0.813
11 Spain Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 2'03.370 0.828
12 Spain Pol Espargaro Honda 2'03.438 0.896
13 South Africa Brad Binder KTM 2'03.538 0.996
14 Italy Luca Marini Ducati 2'03.562 1.020
15 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 2'03.706 1.164
16 Spain Alex Marquez Honda 2'03.795 1.253
17 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 2'04.074 1.532
18 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 2'04.367 1.825
19 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 2'04.463 1.921
20 Australia Remy Gardner KTM 2'04.535 1.993
21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 2'04.664 2.122
22 South Africa Darryn Binder Yamaha 2'04.679 2.137
23 Spain Raúl Fernández KTM 2'04.770 2.228
24 Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM 2'05.342 2.800

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