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 in perfect conditions at the Circuit of the Americas, with lap times instantly beating 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.

FP2 results:

Cla	Rider		Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Johann Zarco		16	2'02.542			161.959
2	Jack Miller		15	2'02.789	0.247	0.247	161.633
3	Fabio Quartararo		16	2'02.837	0.295	0.048	161.570
4	Enea Bastianini		15	2'02.884	0.342	0.047	161.508
5	Alex Rins		19	2'03.030	0.488	0.146	161.316
6	Marc Marquez		17	2'03.041	0.499	0.011	161.302
7	Maverick Viñales		17	2'03.085	0.543	0.044	161.244
8	Joan Mir		17	2'03.143	0.601	0.058	161.168
9	Francesco Bagnaia		16	2'03.187	0.645	0.044	161.111
10	Jorge Martin		16	2'03.355	0.813	0.168	160.891
11	Aleix Espargaro		16	2'03.370	0.828	0.015	160.872
12	Pol Espargaro		17	2'03.438	0.896	0.068	160.783
13	Brad Binder		16	2'03.538	0.996	0.100	160.653
14	Luca Marini		16	2'03.562	1.020	0.024	160.622
15	Andrea Dovizioso		16	2'03.706	1.164	0.144	160.435
16	Alex Marquez		14	2'03.795	1.253	0.089	160.319
17	Takaaki Nakagami		17	2'04.074	1.532	0.279	159.959
18	Fabio Di Giannantonio		12	2'04.367	1.825	0.293	159.582
19	Marco Bezzecchi		14	2'04.463	1.921	0.096	159.459
20	Remy Gardner		15	2'04.535	1.993	0.072	159.367
21	Franco Morbidelli		15	2'04.664	2.122	0.129	159.202
22	Darryn Binder		16	2'04.679	2.137	0.015	159.183
23	Raúl Fernández		15	2'04.770	2.228	0.091	159.067
24	Miguel Oliveira		15	2'05.342	2.800	0.572	158.341
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What happened in COTA MotoGP FP1?

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		Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Alex Rins		2'04.007			160.045
2	Maverick Viñales		2'04.015	0.008	0.008	160.035
3	Jack Miller		2'04.437	0.430	0.422	159.492
4	Fabio Quartararo		2'04.450	0.443	0.013	159.476
5	Marc Marquez		2'04.469	0.462	0.019	159.451
6	Pol Espargaro		2'04.581	0.574	0.112	159.308
7	Enea Bastianini		2'04.594	0.587	0.013	159.291
8	Aleix Espargaro		2'04.686	0.679	0.092	159.174
9	Takaaki Nakagami		2'04.744	0.737	0.058	159.100
10	Johann Zarco		2'04.893	0.886	0.149	158.910
11	Joan Mir		2'04.900	0.893	0.007	158.901
12	Brad Binder		2'04.983	0.976	0.083	158.795
13	Francesco Bagnaia		2'05.003	0.996	0.020	158.770
14	Jorge Martin		2'05.050	1.043	0.047	158.710
15	Alex Marquez		2'05.146	1.139	0.096	158.589
16	Luca Marini		2'05.177	1.170	0.031	158.549
17	Franco Morbidelli		2'05.287	1.280	0.110	158.410
18	Andrea Dovizioso		2'05.324	1.317	0.037	158.363
19	Raúl Fernández		2'05.326	1.319	0.002	158.361
20	Marco Bezzecchi		2'05.386	1.379	0.060	158.285
21	Remy Gardner		2'05.672	1.665	0.286	157.925
22	Darryn Binder		2'06.198	2.191	0.526	157.267
23	Miguel Oliveira		2'06.445	2.438	0.247	156.959
24	Fabio Di Giannantonio		2'06.497	2.490	0.052	156.895
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