Marc Marquez will return at the Grand Prix of The Americas!

2022 MotoGP – Marquez to return in Austin

Marc Marquez will make his MotoGP return at the Grand Prix of The Americas, after receiving clearance from his medical team, with a test at the Alcarras circuit confirming his vision and feeling had returned.

This will see Marquez return after his fall in Warm Up at the Indonesian GP and subsequent diplopia diagnosis, with the Repsol Honda Team rider having completed a conservative treatment plan and now ready to return for the fourth round of the season in Austin, Texas.

Marc Marquez

“Of course I am very happy to be back, it’s a great feeling to return and especially to do it at one of my favourite tracks. No matter the situation, I really enjoy riding in Texas and have incredible memories there. We have some work to do after missing two races and the whole Argentina weekend so I am not here to set one target at the moment. There’s many things to do and consider, but the important thing is that we are back on the bike this weekend.

Marquez’s record around the Texan circuit speaks for itself, having only missed victory on one occasion when he crashed while comfortably leading in 2019. Even with his historic speed at the track, Marquez is not chasing immediate glory and is aiming to spend the weekend getting back up to speed with the Repsol Honda Team RC213V and continuing to build his feeling and speed on the new machine.

Pol Espargaro arrives in the United States of America with a point to prove after crashing out while chasing a podium in Argentina. Despite a mixed Saturday, Espargaro and his crew put everything in place to produce a strong race that showed more of the potential of the rider and the bike before the fall. In 2021, Espargaro finished tenth in Texas on the RC213V – his fourth top ten at the American circuit.

Pol Espargaro

“After the disappointment of last race I am looking forward to riding again this week. Austin was not the easiest circuit for us last year but with the new bike it’s interesting to come and compare what we did last year to this year. Already it looks like there will be many people in the mix for the championship this year so we need to get back to scoring points and putting together weekends like the start of the year. It’s time to get some more points on the board and start building something.”

Aleix Espargaro sits atop the MotoGP World Championship with 45-points after three races, Pol Espargaro is only 25-points back and despite missing two races, Marquez is 34-points from the top spot. With 18 races still left to run, and a potential of 450-points, it is still very much anyone’s championship.

MotoGP Championship Points Standings

Pos	Rider	Nat	Points
1	ESPARGARO Aleix	SPA	45
2	BINDER Brad	RSA	38
3	BASTIANINI Enea	ITA	36
4	RINS Alex	SPA	36
5	QUARTARARO Fabio	FRA	35
6	MIR Joan	SPA	33
7	OLIVEIRA Miguel	POR	28
8	ZARCO Johann	FRA	24
9	MARTIN Jorge	SPA	20
10	ESPARGARO Pol	SPA	20
11	MILLER Jack	AUS	15
12	MORBIDELLI Franco	ITA	14
13	VIÑALES Maverick	SPA	13
14	BAGNAIA Francesco	ITA	12
15	MARQUEZ Marc	SPA	11
16	NAKAGAMI Takaaki	JPN	10
17	MARINI Luca	ITA	10
18	BEZZECCHI Marco	ITA	7
19	BINDER Darryn	RSA	6
20	MARQUEZ Alex	SPA	4
21	DOVIZIOSO Andrea	ITA	2
22	GARDNER Remy	AUS	1

MotoGP 2022 – Round Four – COTA
Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas
Weekend schedule – Times in AEST

Friday (Saturday)

Time	Class	Session
00:00 (Sat)	Moto2	FP1
00:55 (Sat)	MotoGP	FP1
01:55 (Sat)	Moto3	FP1
04:15 (Sat)	Moto2	FP2
05:10 (Sat)	MotGP	FP2
06:10 (Sat)	Moto3	FP2

Saturday (Sunday)

Time	Class	Session
0000 (Sun)	Moto2	FP3
0055 (Sun)	MotoGP	FP3
0155 (Sun)	Moto3	FP3
0335 (Sun)	Moto2	Q1
0400 (Sun)	Moto2	Q2
0430 (Sun)	MotoGP	FP4
0510 (Sun)	MotoGP	Q1
0535 (Sun)	MotoGP	Q2
0610 (Sun)	Moto3	Q1
0635 (Sun)	Moto3	Q2