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 gathering data on the endurance of the soft rear 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 closing stages.
Qualifying 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 caused 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 Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
