Austin MotoGP, COTA, Texas – Full Qualifying Results
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| Austin MotoGP, COTA – Full Qualifying Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | 2’2.039s | 5/6 | 339k |
| 2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | +0.003s | 5/6 | 343k |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | +0.128s | 5/6 | 340k |
| 4 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +0.531s | 6/7 | 346k |
| 5 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21) | +0.539s | 3/6 | 350k |
| 6 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.595s | 4/5 | 336k |
| 7 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.655s | 7/7 | 344k |
| 8 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.908s | 6/6 | 342k |
| 9 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.999s | 3/6 | 341k |
| 10 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.015s | 6/7 | 339k |
| 11 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +1.020s | 7/7 | 342k |
| 12 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.057s | 3/6 | 341k |
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| 13 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 2’2.922s | 2/4 | 338k |
| 14 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 2’3.121s | 6/7 | 339k |
| 15 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | 2’3.133s | 3/6 | 338k |
| 16 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* | 2’3.328s | 3/6 | 343k |
| 17 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 2’3.467s | 6/7 | 335k |
| 18 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21)* | 2’3.576s | 3/6 | 340k |
| 19 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 2’3.579s | 2/7 | 332k |
| 20 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 2’3.983s | 3/7 | 336k |
| 21 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 2’4.140s | 7/7 | 331k |
| 22 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 2’4.185s | 5/6 | 332k |
| 23 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 2’4.229s | 6/6 | 343k |
| 24 | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* | 2’4.646s | 3/4 | 335k |
* 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)
Jorge Martin takes pole position for the 2022 Americas MotoGP in Austin, Texas as Ducati riders dominate qualifying at COTA.
After fighting through Q1, Martin pinched pole from factory riders Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia on his final lap, with Pramac team-mate Johann Zarco and Gresini’s Enea Bastianini completing an all-Desmosedici top five.
Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo lowsided from his Yamaha just before the halfway stage of the 15-minutes, sending the Frenchman sprinting to get a lift back to the pits.
Quartararo made it back out for the last five minutes and was best of the rest after the Ducatis.
After joining Martin in fighting through Q1, Alex Rins had to settle for a subdued seventh, just ahead of Suzuki team-mate Joan Mir.
Marc Marquez, who will be seeking his eighth COTA victory on Sunday, could only manage ninth. The Repsol Honda rider had predicted the Ducati’s would be hard to beat in qualfiying but was second quickest to Bagnaia on race pace in the earlier FP4 session.
After a fall in Q1, world championship leader Aleix Espargaro will start from 13th on the grid, just ahead of Aprilia team-mate Maverick Vinales.
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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.
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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) |
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