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.
Background
Riders' entries In the MotoGP class, Marc Márquez returned to the track after missing the Argentine GP due to a case of diplopia. In the Moto2 class, Keminth Kubo missed the Grand Prix, as he was denied a visa for this event in the United States. 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. 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.
MotoGP Championship standings before the race. Due to his first career victory in the Argentine GP, Aleix Espargaró took first place (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. 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 a full 75 points). Boscoscuro was still at 10 points and in addition to this, 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. Sergio García claimed victory over Dennis Foggia at the Argentine Grand Prix, securing the lead in the drivers' championship standings with 58 points, compared to Foggia's 54. The two drivers hold a significant advantage over their closest competitors, Izan Guevara, Kaito Toba, and Deniz Öncü, who follow with 28, 27, and 26 points, respectively.
In the constructors' championship standings, Honda leads with 70 points, holding a five-point advantage over GasGas. KTM occupies third place with 37 points, followed by CFMoto (30 points) and Husqvarna (27 points).
In the team championship standings, the Solunion GasGas Aspar Team maintains its position at the top with 86 points, ahead of Leopard Racing, which trails by 15 points. CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP is third with 40 points, followed by MT Helmets - MSI (36 points) and CIP Green Power (34 points).
Free practice MotoGP Combined Free Practice 1-2-3 The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
BikersConstructorFP1FP2FP3120 Fabio QuartararoYamaha2:04.4502:02.884 2:02.361223 Enea BastianiniDucati2:04.5942:02.8842:02.420343 Jack MillerDucati2:04.4372:02.7892:02.447493 Marc MárquezHonda2:04.4692:03.0412:02.49055 Johann ZarcoDucati2:04.893 2:02.5422:03.513663 Francesco BagnaiaDucati2:05.0032:03.1872:02.621744 Pol EspargaróHonda2:04.5812:03.4382:02.798836 Joan MirSuzuki2:04.9002:03.1432:02.874930 Takaaki NakagamiHonda2:04.7442:04.0742:02.9081010 Luca MariniDucati2:05.1772:03.5622:02.9211141 Aleix EspargaróAprilia2:04.6862:03.3702:02.9971242 Álex RinsSuzuki 2:04.0072:03.0302:03.0721312 Maverick ViñalesAprilia2:04.0152:03.0852:03.3541421 Franco MorbidelliYamaha2:05.2872:04.6642:03.0861589 Jorge MartínDucati2:05.0502:03.3552:03.637164 Andrea DoviziosoYamaha2:05.3242:03.7062:03.3701733 Brad BinderKTM2:04.9832:03.5382:03.6221873 Álex MárquezHonda2:05.1462:03.7952:03.8331988 Miguel OliveiraKTM2:06.4452:05.3422:03.9492087 Remy GardnerKTM2:05.6722:04.5352:04.0992140 Darryn BinderYamaha2:06.1982:04.6792:04.2962272 Marco BezzecchiDucati2:05.3862:04.4632:04.3492349 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati2:06.4972:04.3672:04.5062425 Raúl FernándezKTM2:05.3262:04.7702:04.542 OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Fastest session lap Personal Best lap
Qualifying MotoGP
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2189 Jorge MartínDucati 2:02.487 2:02.0391 1243 Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q22:02.0422363 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q22:02.167345 Johann ZarcoDucati Qualified in Q22:02.5704 2523 Enea BastianiniDucati Qualified in Q22:02.5785620 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q22:02.6346742 Álex RinsSuzuki2:02.7232:02.6947 3836 Joan MirSuzuki Qualified in Q22:02.9478993 Marc MárquezHonda Qualified in Q22:03.03891030 Takaaki NakagamiHonda Qualified in Q22:03.05410 41110 Luca MariniDucati Qualified in Q22:03.059111244 Pol EspargaróHonda Qualified in Q22:03.096121341 Aleix EspargaróAprilia2:02.922N/A1351412 Maverick Viñales Aprilia2:03.121N/A14154 Andrea DoviziosoYamaha2:03.133N/A151672 Marco BezzecchiDucati2:03.328N/A1661733 Brad BinderKTM 2:03.467N/A171849 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati2:03.576N/A181921 Franco MorbidelliYamaha2:03.579N/A1972088 Miguel OliveiraKTM2:03.983N/A202125 Raúl FernándezKTM2:04.140N/A212287 Remy GardnerKTM2:04.185N/A2282373 Álex MárquezHonda2:04.229N/A232440 Darryn BinderYamaha2:04.646N/A24 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
Moto2
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q216 Cameron Beaubier Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:08.7511 1213 Celestino Vietti Kalex2:09.8072:09.0912340 Arón CanetKalex Qualified in Q22:09.2833414 Tony ArbolinoKalex Qualified in Q22:09.3294 2575 Albert ArenasKalex Qualified in Q22:09.3585696 Jake DixonKalex Qualified in Q22:09.434679 Jorge NavarroKalex Qualified in Q22:09.4627 3854 Fermín AldeguerBoscocuro Qualified in Q22:09.6148922 Sam LowesKalex Qualified in Q22:09.90091051 Pedro Acosta Kalex Qualified in Q22:09.92510 41179 Ai OguraKalex Qualified in Q22:10.003111264 Bo BendsneyderKalex 2:09.7912:10.020121323 Marcel SchrötterKalex Qualified in Q22:10.0691351442 Marcos Ramírez MV Agusta2:10.1542:10.127141552 Jeremy AlcobaKalex2:10.1572:10.152151616 Joe RobertsKalex Qualified in Q22:10.3251661735 Somkiat ChantraKalex Qualified in Q22:10.707171837 Augusto FernándezKalex Qualified in Q2No time181912 Filip SalačKalex2:10.209N/A197207 Barry BaltusKalex2:10.471N/A20215 Romano FenatiBoscoscuro2:10.599N/A212284 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex2:10.619N/A2282318 Manuel GonzálezKalex2:11.078N/A23242 Gabriel RodrigoKalex2:11.113N/A242519 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex2:11.288N/A2592661 Alessandro ZacconeKalex2:11.486N/A262728 Niccolò AntonelliKalex2:13.291N/A27284 Sean Dylan KellyKalex2:13.562N/A28102924 Simone CorsiMV Agusta2:17.038N/A29 OFFICIAL MOTO2 QUALIFYING RESULTS
Moto3
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2116 Andrea MignoHonda Qualified in Q2 2:15.1841 127 Dennis Foggia Honda Qualified in Q22:15.8812343 Xavier ArtigasCFMoto 2:16.7192:16.0663453 Deniz ÖncüKTM Qualified in Q22:16.3304 255 Jaume MasiàKTM Qualified in Q22:16.4095610 Diogo MoreiraKTM Qualified in Q22:16.4166796 Daniel HolgadoKTM Qualified in Q22:16.5517 3827 Kaito TobaKTM Qualified in Q22:26.2828971 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna Qualified in Q22:16.60491028 Sergio GarcíaGas Gas Qualified in Q22:16.60910 41182 Stefano NepaKTM 2:17.0542:16.727111219 Scott OgdenHonda2:16.8712:16.856121323 Elia BartoliniKTM2:17.5902:16.90729101499 Carlos Tatay CFMoto Qualified in Q22:16.9461351511 Sergio GarcíaGas Gas Qualified in Q22:17.114141624 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda Qualified in Q22:17.515151754 Riccardo RossiHonda Qualified in Q22:17.6511661866 Joel KelsoKTM Qualified in Q22:17.771171931 Adrián FernándezKTM2:17.659N/A182018 Matteo BertelleKTM2:17.672N/A197216 Ryusei YamanakaKTM2:17.877N/A202248 Iván OrtoláKTM2:18.005N/A212387 Gerard RiuKTM2:18.345N/A2282438 David SalvadorHusqvarna2:18.407N/A232572 Taiyo FurusatoHonda2:18.481N/A242622 Ana CarrascoKTM2:19.699N/A2592770 Joshua WhatleyHonda2:19.935N/A26NC64 Mario AjiHondaNo timeN/A27NC20 Lorenzo FellonHondaNo timeN/A2810DNS67 Alberto SurraHondaDid not start OFFICIAL MOTO3 QUALIFYING RESULTS
Race MotoGP Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points123 Enea Bastianini Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati20 41:23.111525242 Álex Rins Team Suzuki EcstarSuzuki20 +2.058720343 Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati20 +2.312216436 Joan Mir Team Suzuki EcstarSuzuki20 +3.975813563 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati20 +6.045311693 Marc Márquez Repsol Honda TeamHonda20 +6.617910720 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha20 +6.76069889 Jorge Martín Pramac RacingDucati20 +8.4411895 Johann Zarco Pramac RacingDucati20 +12.375471012 Maverick Viñales Aprilia RacingAprilia20 +12.6421461141 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia RacingAprilia20 +12.9471351233 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM20 +13.3761741344 Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda TeamHonda20 +17.9611231430 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IdemitsuHonda20 +18.770102154 Andrea Dovizioso WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP TeamYamaha20 +29.3191511621 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha20 +29.129191710 Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati20 +29.630111888 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM20 +32.002201925 Raúl Fernández Tech3 KTM Factory RacingKTM20 +37.062212087 Remy Gardner Tech3 KTM Factory RacingKTM20 +42.442222149 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati20 +42.887182240 Darryn Binder WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP TeamYamaha20 +1:42.17124Ret73 Álex Márquez LCR Honda CastrolHonda5 Accident23Ret72 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati2 Accident16Fastest lap: Enea Bastianini (Ducati) – 2:03.251 (lap 14) Sources:
Moto2 BikerConstructorTime/RetiredPoints114 Tony ArbolinoKalex18 39:06.552425279 Ai OguraKalex18 +3.4391120396 Jake DixonKalex18 +4.787616423 Marcel SchrötterKalex18 +14.529131359 Jorge NavarroKalex18 +16.347711652 Jeremy AlcobaKalex18 +17.3881510764 Bo BendsneyderKalex18 +17.631129816 Joe RobertsKalex18 +19.784168937 Augusto FernándezKalex18 +24.595187107 Barry BaltusKalex18 +30.2912061175 Albert ArenasKalex18 +33.475551242 Marcos RamírezMV Agusta18 +34.7851441318 Manuel GonzálezKalex18 +34.9882331412 Filip SalačKalex18 +37.786192155 Romano FenatiBoscoscuro18 +38.4082111619 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex18 +1:19.99925 174 Sean Dylan KellyKalex18 +1:24.43728Ret6 Cameron BeaubierKalex17 Accident1Ret28 Niccolò AntonelliKalex12 Illness27Ret40 Arón CanetKalex7 Accident3Ret13 Celestino ViettiKalex4 Accident2Ret51 Pedro AcostaKalex3 Accident10Ret61 Alessandro ZacconeKalex3 Retired26Ret24 Simone CorsiMV Agusta2 Accident29Ret2 Gabriel RodrigoKalex0 Collision24 Ret35 Somkiat ChantraKalex0 Collision17Ret22 Sam LowesKalex0 Collision9 Ret54 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro0 Collision8Ret84 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex0 Collision 22Fastest lap: Arón Canet (Kalex) – 2:09.312 (lap 2) OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
Moto3