Austin MotoGP, COTA, Texas - Full Qualifying Results

Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Austin MotoGP at the Circuit of the Americas, round 4 of the 2022 world championship.

Peter McLaren

09 Apr 2022

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
	Qualifying 1:
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.

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)