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2022 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

2022 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

Fourth round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 2022 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas (officially known as the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas) was the fourth round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on April 10, 2022.

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Background

Riders' entries

In the MotoGP class, Marc Márquez returned to the track, after missing the Argentine GP due to a case of diplopia, once he was medically cleared.[1] In the Moto2 class, Keminth Kubo missed the Grand Prix, as he was denied a visa for this event in the United States.[2] Barry Baltus returned after missing the previous Grand Prix due to a broken right wrist he suffered during a qualifying race for the Indonesian Grand Prix.[3] In the Moto3 class, Gerard Riu replaced David Muñoz on the KTM of the Boé SKX team. David Salvador replaced John McPhee, driving the Husqvarna of the Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max team.[4]

MotoGP Championship standings before the race

Thanks to his first career victory in the Argentine GP, Aleix Espargaró takes the top spot (for the first time in his career) with 45 points, 7 more than Brad Binder 9 from Enea Bastianini and Álex Rins and 10 from Fabio Quartararo. In the constructors' championship standings, Ducati overtakes the KTM again (61 vs. 55 points). Aprilia is third with 45 points, followed by Suzuki at 37 points, 2 more than Yamaha; Honda closes the standings with 24 points. In the team championship standings, Team Suzuki Ecstar is the new leader with 69 points, followed by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing with 3 points behind. Followed by Aprilia Racing with 58 points, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP with 49 points and Pramac Racing with 44 points.

Moto2 Championship standings before the race

Celestino Vietti, winner of the previous Grand Prix, confirms himself as leader of the drivers' standings with 70 points and increases his advantage over his rivals: 21 points over Arón Canet, 25 over Somkiat Chantra, 34 over Ai Ogura and more than 35 over Sam Lowes. In the constructors' championship standings, led by Kalex with full points with 75 points, with Boscoscuro still at 10 points, it is worth mentioning that MV Agusta scored their first points this season, with 1 point gained from the fifteenth place in Argentina by Marcos Ramírez. In the team championship standings, Idemitsu Honda Team Asia tops the standings with 81 points, followed by Mooney VR46 Racing Team, Elf Marc VDS Racing Team and Flexbox HP40 at 11, 17 and 20 points respectively. Red Bull KTM Ajo is fifth with 44 points.

Moto3 Championship standings before the race

Sergio García beats Dennis Foggia in the Argentine Grand Prix, overtaking him in the drivers' championship standings (58 points for the former, 54 points for the latter). The two have a wide advantage over their rivals: Izan Guevara, Kaito Toba and Deniz Öncü follow, separated by two points (28, 27 and 26 points respectively). In the constructors' championship standings, Honda leads with 70 points, with a 5-point lead over Gas Gas. KTM is third with 37 points, 7 more than CFMoto and 10 more than Husqvarna. The team championship standings see Solunion GasGas Aspar Team confirmed at the top of the standings with 86 points, with Leopard Racing second 15 points behind. Third is CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP with 40 points, followed by MT Helmets - MSI (36 points) and CIP Green Power (34 points).

Free practice

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Combined Free Practice 1-2-3

The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.

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Fastest session lap

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Qualifying

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Race

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  • Alberto Surra was declared unfit for Sunday's race after a heavy crash in FP3 on Saturday morning.

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[17][18][19]

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Notes

  1. One-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
  2. One-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.

References

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2022 Argentine Grand Prix		 FIM Grand Prix World Championship
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2021 Grand Prix of the Americas		 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas Next race:
2023 Grand Prix of the Americas
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