2022 Austin MotoGP, COTA - Free Practice (4) Results
| Austin MotoGP, COTA - Free Practice (4) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 2'02.983s | 9/13 | 339k |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.132s | 9/12 | 342k |
| 3 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21) | +0.186s | 7/10 | 346k |
| 4 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.376s | 9/12 | 331k |
| 5 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +0.390s | 10/12 | 344k |
| 6 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +0.438s | 9/12 | 345k |
| 7 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +0.553s | 9/12 | 338k |
| 8 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.692s | 9/13 | 340k |
| 9 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.723s | 9/12 | 340k |
| 10 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +0.729s | 8/10 | 335k |
| 11 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.909s | 10/12 | 340k |
| 12 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | +0.912s | 10/12 | 341k |
| 13 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.069s | 10/11 | 329k |
| 14 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.158s | 7/10 | 339k |
| 15 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +1.303s | 6/14 | 336k |
| 16 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.319s | 9/13 | 338k |
| 17 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* | +1.371s | 9/10 | 338k |
| 18 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.438s | 5/12 | 335k |
| 19 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.555s | 9/13 | 331k |
| 20 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | +1.556s | 11/12 | 331k |
| 21 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +1.890s | 4/12 | 329k |
| 22 | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* | +2.149s | 12/13 | 339k |
| 23 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +2.241s | 7/10 | 330k |
| 24 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21)* | +2.391s | 5/9 | 334k |
* Rookie
Fastest Practice time:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 2m 2.361s
Official COTA MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 2m 2.135s (2015)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 2m 3.575s (2014)
Francesco Bagnaia sets the pace from Enea Bastianini and Marc Marquez during final practice for the Americas MotoGP in Austin, Texas, a session that saw most riders ga꧂thering data on the endurance of the soft r🌜ear tyre.
While the hard front tyre is the obvious choice for the race, the ꧂rear is less clear. The soft offers a notable performance advantage but, unlike the medium, comes with the risk of a big drop in grip in the cl🐭osing stages.
Qualify𒈔ing 1 - for those outside the top ten after third free practice, including Alex Rins, Aleix Espargaro, Maverick Vinales and Jorge Martin - will now get underway.
Marc Marquez is returning to action after missing the Mandalika race and following Argentine weekend due to a new episode of double vision cau♚sed by his huge warm-up accident in Indonesia.
COTA is one of his most successful circuits, having won seven of the eight 🍌MotoGP races held at the Texan track, falling while leading in 2019, 🐭when Suzuki's Alex Rins took victory.
Subsurface soil movement means large bumps have been a persistent issue at COTA, resulting in✅ the latest partial resurfacing for the 2022 event, covering Turns 2-10 and 12-16.
Track schedule in UK time - 2022 Austin MotoGP
Friday
3pm-3.40pm: Moto2 Free Practice 1
3.55pm-4.40pm: MotoGP Free Practice 1
4.55pm-5.35pm: Moto3 Free Practice 3
7.15pm-7.55pm: Moto2 Free Practice 2
8.10pm-8.55pm: MotoGP Free Practice 2
9.10pm-9.50pm: Moto3 Free Practice 2
Saturday
3pm-3.40pm: Moto2 Free Practice 3
3.55pm-4.40pm: MotoGP Free Practice 3
4.55pm-5.35pm: Moto3 Free Practice 3
6.35pm-6.50pm: Moto2 Qualifying 1
7pm-7.15pm: Moto2 Qualifying 2
7.30pm-8pm: MotoGP Free Practice 4
8.10pm-8.25pm: MotoGP Qualifying 1
8.35pm-8.50pm: MotoGP Qualifying 2
9.10pm-9.25pm: Moto3 Qualifying 1
9.35pm-9.50pm: Moto3 Qualifying 2
Sunday
3.20pm-3.30pm: Moto2 warm-up
3.40pm-4pm: MotoGP warm-up
4.10-4.20pm: Moto3 warm-up
5.20pm: Moto2 race
7pm: MotoGP race
8.30pm: Moto3 race
| Termas: MotoGP World Championship standings | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Points | Diff. | |
| 1 | ^5 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 45 | |
| 2 | = | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 38 | (-7) |
| 3 | ˅2 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21) | 36 | (-9) |
| 4 | ^4 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 36 | (-9) |
| 5 | ˅2 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 35 | (-10) |
| 6 | ^3 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 33 | (-12) |
| 7 | ˅3 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 28 | (-17) |
| 8 | ˅3 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | 24 | (-21) |
| 9 | NA | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | 20 | (-25) |
| 10 | ^5 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 20 | (-25) |
| 11 | = | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 15 | (-30) |
| 12 | ˅2 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 14 | (-31) |
| 13 | ^3 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 13 | (-32) |
| 14 | ^6 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 12 | (-33) |
| 15 | ˅3 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 11 | (-34) |
| 16 | ˅2 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 10 | (-35) |
| 17 | ˅2 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | 10 | (-35) |
| 18 | NA | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* | 7 | (-38) |
| 19 | = | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* | 6 | (-39) |
| 20 | ˅3 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 4 | (-41) |
| 21 | ˅3 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | 2 | (-43) |
| 22 | ˅3 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 1 | (-44) |
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront🦹 of the Suzuki exit story and Mar✤c Marquez’s injury issues.
