2022 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas
The 2022 Motorcycle 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.
Background
Riders' entries
In the MotoGP class, Marc Márquez returned to the track after missing the Argentine GP due to a case of diplopia. In the Moto2 class, Keminth Kubo missed the Grand Prix, as he was denied a visa for this event in the United States. 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. 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.MotoGP Championship standings before the race.
Due to his first career victory in the Argentine GP, Aleix Espargaró took first place 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. 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. Boscoscuro was still at 10 points and in addition to this, 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 claimed victory over Dennis Foggia at the Argentine Grand Prix, securing the lead in the drivers' championship standings with 58 points, compared to Foggia's 54. The two drivers hold a significant advantage over their closest competitors, Izan Guevara, Kaito Toba, and Deniz Öncü, who follow with 28, 27, and 26 points, respectively.In the constructors' championship standings, Honda leads with 70 points, holding a five-point advantage over GasGas. KTM occupies third place with 37 points, followed by CFMoto and Husqvarna.
In the team championship standings, the Solunion GasGas Aspar Team maintains its position at the top with 86 points, ahead of Leopard Racing, which trails by 15 points. CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP is third with 40 points, followed by MT Helmets - MSI and CIP Green Power.
Free practice
Combined Free Practice 1-2-3
The top ten riders qualified in Q2.'''Personal Best lap'''
Race
Moto3
- 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.MotoGP
;Riders' Championship standings| Rider | Points | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 |  Moto2;Riders' Championship standings
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