Zarco, the fastest in a crazy second test in Texas

At the end of training, the Frenchman completed a dizzying lap that placed him at the top of the table, two tenths below the record set by Jack Miller, second, and three tenths ahead of Fabio Quartararo, third.

Enea Bastianini was positioned fourth, just ahead of Alex Rins (fifth), one of the most consistent on this first day at the Circuit of the Americas.

Marc Márquez, who also led the practice depending on the moment, finished with the sixth best lap and was half a second behind Zarco, while Maverick Viñales confirmed the step forward he has taken in recent dates, by placing the seventh.

Joan Mir managed to get eighth, and Pecco Bagnaia (ninth) and Jorge Martín (tenth) closed the group that provisionally has guaranteed access to the second qualifying screen (Q2).

Waiting to check the weather, especially the cold, in which the third training session will be held this Saturday morning, Aleix Espargaró (eleventh), leader of the general classification and winner last Sunday in Argentina, and his brother Pol (12th), must go through Q1, as well as all the KTM riders.

Especially bloody is the case of Miguel Oliveira, the red lantern, almost three seconds slower than Zarco.

Results of Friday’s FP2 at the 2022 MotoGP Americas GP

Cla	#	Pilot		Motorcycle	laps	Weather	Difference	Interval	Km/h	Top speed
1	5	Johann Zarco		Ducati	16	2’02.542			161.959	0
2	43	Jack Miller		Ducati	15	2’02.789	0.247	0.247	161,633	0
3	20	Fabio Quartararo		Yamaha	16	2’02837	0.295	0.048	161,570	0
4	23	Enea Bastianini		Ducati	15	2’02.884	0.342	0.047	161.508	0
5	42	Alex Rins		Suzuki	19	2’03.030	0.488	0.146	161.316	0
6	93	Marc Márquez		Sling	17	2’03.041	0.499	0.011	161,302	0
7	12	Maverick Viñales		Aprilia	17	2’03.085	0.543	0.044	161.244	0
8	36	Joan Mir		Suzuki	17	2’03.143	0.601	0.058	161.168	0
9	63	Pecco Bagnaia		Ducati	16	2’03.187	0.645	0.044	161.111	0
10	89	Jorge Martin		Ducati	16	2’03.355	0.813	0.168	160,891	0
11	41	Aleix Espargaró		April	16	2,03,370	0.828	0.015	160,872	0
12	44	Pol Espargaro		Sling	17	2’03,438	0.896	0.068	160,783	0
13	33	Brad Binder		KTM	16	2’03.538	0.996	0.100	160.653	0
14	10	Luca Marini		Ducati	16	2’03.562	1.020	0.024	160,622	0
15	4	Andrea Dovizioso		Yamaha	16	2’03.706	1.164	0.144	160,435	0
16	73	Alex Marquez		Sling	14	2’03,795	1,253	0.089	160,319	0
17	30	Takaaki Nakagami		Honda	17	2’04.074	1.532	0.279	159,959	0
18	49	Fabio Di Giannantonio		Ducati	12	2’04.367	1,825	0.293	159,582	0
19	72	Marco Bezzecchi		Ducati	14	2’04.463	1,921	0.096	159,459	0
20	87	Remy Gardner		KTM	15	2’04.535	1.993	0.072	159.367	0
21	21	Franco Morbidelli		Yamaha	15	2’04,664	2.122	0.129	159,202	0
22	40	Darryn Binder		Yamaha	16	2’04,679	2.137	0.015	159,183	0
23	25	Raul Fernandez		KTM	fifteen	2’04,770	2,228	0.091	159,067	0
24	88	Miguel Oliveira		KTM	fifteen	2’05,342	2,800	0.572	158,341