2022 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix: Full practice results

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

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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	Alex Rins		Suzuki	2'04.007
2	Maverick Viñales		Aprilia	2'04.015	0.008
3	Jack Miller		Ducati	2'04.437	0.430
4	Fabio Quartararo		Yamaha	2'04.450	0.443
5	Marc Marquez		Honda	2'04.469	0.462
6	Pol Espargaro		Honda	2'04.581	0.574
7	Enea Bastianini		Ducati	2'04.594	0.587
8	Aleix Espargaro		Aprilia	2'04.686	0.679
9	Takaaki Nakagami		Honda	2'04.744	0.737
10	Johann Zarco		Ducati	2'04.893	0.886
11	Joan Mir		Suzuki	2'04.900	0.893
12	Brad Binder		KTM	2'04.983	0.976
13	Francesco Bagnaia		Ducati	2'05.003	0.996
14	Jorge Martin		Ducati	2'05.050	1.043
15	Alex Marquez		Honda	2'05.146	1.139
16	Luca Marini		Ducati	2'05.177	1.170
17	Franco Morbidelli		Yamaha	2'05.287	1.280
18	Andrea Dovizioso		Yamaha	2'05.324	1.317
19	Raúl Fernández		KTM	2'05.326	1.319
20	Marco Bezzecchi		Ducati	2'05.386	1.379
21	Remy Gardner		KTM	2'05.672	1.665
22	Darryn Binder		Yamaha	2'06.198	2.191
23	Miguel Oliveira		KTM	2'06.445	2.438
24	Fabio Di Giannantonio		Ducati	2'06.497	2.490
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FP2 results:

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