2022 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2022 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Losail International Circuit in Lusail on 6 March 2022.

  2022 Qatar Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 21 races in the
2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date6 March 2022
Official nameGrand Prix of Qatar
LocationLosail International Circuit
Lusail, Qatar
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.380 km (3.343 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Jorge Martín Ducati
Time 1:53.011
Fastest lap
Rider Enea Bastianini Ducati
Time 1:54.338 on lap 17
Podium
First Enea Bastianini Ducati
Second Brad Binder KTM
Third Pol Espargaró Honda
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Celestino Vietti Kalex
Time 1:59.082
Fastest lap
Rider Celestino Vietti Kalex
Time 1:59.053 on lap 6
Podium
First Celestino Vietti Kalex
Second Arón Canet Kalex
Third Sam Lowes Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Izan Guevara[lower-alpha 1] Gas Gas
Time 2:04.811
Fastest lap
Rider Dennis Foggia Honda
Time 2:05.561 on lap 12
Podium
First Andrea Migno Honda
Second Sergio García Gas Gas
Third Kaito Toba KTM

Background

Entries

In MotoGP and Moto2 classes the riders and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in riders for the race. In the premier class five drivers made their debuts in MotoGP: Remy Gardner and Raúl Fernández, respectively 2021 Moto2 World Champion and runner-up, Fabio di Giannantonio, Marco Bezzecchi and Darryn Binder, who moves from Moto3 to MotoGP as Jack Miller did in 2015. In the intermediate class, the new entries are the 2021 Moto3 World Champion Pedro Acosta, Jeremy Alcoba, Gabriel Rodrigo, Niccolò Antonelli, Filip Salač (from Moto 3), Manuel González, Alessandro Zaccone, Keminth Kubo, Zonta van den Goorbergh and Sean Dylan Kelly.

In Moto3, Taiyo Furusato missed the round after having surgery due to a right ankle injury; he was not replaced. Gerard Riu replaced David Muñoz due to the fact that the latter was under the minimum age. There are eight new entries in the category: Diogo Moreira, Iván Ortolá, Joel Kelso, Daniel Holgado, Matteo Bertelle, Mario Aji, Joshua Whatley and Scott Ogden.

As for the teams, in MotoGP class Aprilia enter the series with their own full factory team effort for the first time since 2004. Gresini Racing, had previously sponsored and supplied bikes with factory support by Aprilia, return as a fully-independent team with their bikes being supplied by Ducati. There are two teams debuting: VR46 Racing Team taking over the grid slots from Esponsorama Racing (who leaves the premier class after 10 seasons) and uses Ducati machinery; RNF MotoGP Racing replaces Sepang Racing Team, which abandoned racing after the decision of main sponsor Petronas to remove support. The team was formed by the management of the Sepang Racing Team and continue to use Yamaha bikes. In Moto2 class, Petronas SRT withdrew from the category, while RW Racing GP return to the series-dominant Kalex chassis, after four seasons operating the factory programme for Japanese chassis builder NTS. In Moto3 class, the vacancy left by Petronas SRT is occupied by the new VisionTrack Racing Team, which uses Honda bikes. Gresini Racing (present since the first year of Moto3) also leaves the light class to focus on MotoGP and Moto2. In its place another Italian team, Team MTA, already present in the Moto3 class as Team Italia from 2014 to 2016, and rides with KTM bikes. Prüstel GP switches from the current KTM motorcycles to CFMoto-rebranded KTM bikes.

Free practice

MotoGP

In the first session Brad Binder was the fastest, followed by Takaaki Nakagami and Álex Rins. The latter finished in the lead in the second session ahead of Marc Márquez and Joan Mir. In the third session Enea Bastianini set the best time preceded by Pol Espargaró and Francesco Bagnaia. In the combined time classification, reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo does not rank in the top ten and is forced to unpack Q1.

Qualifying

MotoGP
Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid		 Row
Q1[2] Q2[3]
1 89 Jorge Martín Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:53.011 1 1
2 23 Enea Bastianini Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:53.158 2
3 93 Marc Márquez Honda Qualified in Q2 1:53.283 3
4 43 Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:53.298 4 2
5 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:53.319 5
6 44 Pol Espargaró Honda Qualified in Q2 1:53.346 6
7 33 Brad Binder KTM 1:53.512 1:53.350 7 3
8 36 Joan Mir Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:53.407 8
9 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:53.411 9
10 42 Álex Rins Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:53.481 10 4
11 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:53.654 1:53.635 11
12 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:53.982 12
13 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 1:53:780 N/A 13 5
14 88 Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:53.819 N/A 14
15 72 Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 1:53.915 N/A 15
16 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:54.038 N/A 16 6
17 10 Luca Marini Ducati 1:54.222 N/A 17
18 73 Álex Márquez Honda 1:54.224 N/A 18
19 12 Maverick Viñales Aprilia 1:54.228 N/A 19 7
20 4 Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 1:54.244 N/A 20
21 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 1:54.276 N/A 21
22 87 Remy Gardner KTM 1:54.378 N/A 22 8
23 25 Raúl Fernández KTM 1:54.889 N/A 23
24 40 Darryn Binder Yamaha 1:56.011 N/A 24
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Moto2
Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid		 Row
Q1[4] Q2[5]
1 13 Celestino Vietti Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:59.082 1 1
2 14 Tony Arbolino Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:59.194 2
3 22 Sam Lowes Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:59.226 3
4 12 Filip Salač Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:59.287 4 2
5 79 Ai Ogura Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:59.302 5
6 37 Augusto Fernández Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:59.339 6
7 96 Jake Dixon Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:59.357 7 3
8 54 Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 1:59.690 1:59.359 8
9 40 Arón Canet Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:59.480 9
10 51 Pedro Acosta Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:59.528 10 4
11 6 Cameron Beaubier Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:59.551 11
12 9 Jorge Navarro Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:59.626 12
13 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:59.670 13 5
14 16 Joe Roberts Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:59.671 14
15 75 Albert Arenas Kalex 1:59.371 1:59.779 15
16 7 Barry Baltus Kalex 1:59.879 1:59.833 16 6
17 64 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 1:59.749 1:59.971 17
18 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex Qualified in Q2 2:00.213 18
19 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta 2:00.063 N/A 19 7
20 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 2:00.151 N/A 20
21 42 Marcos Ramírez MV Agusta 2:00.063 N/A 21
22 52 Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 2:00.270 N/A 22 8
23 2 Gabriel Rodrigo Kalex 2:00.542 N/A 23
24 18 Manuel González Kalex 2:00.551 N/A 24
25 61 Alessandro Zaccone Kalex 2:00.957 N/A 25 9
26 81 Keminth Kubo Kalex 2:01.033 N/A 26
27 5 Romano Fenati Boscoscuro 2:01.137 N/A 27
28 4 Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex 2:01.201 N/A 28 10
29 84 Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 2:01.327 N/A 29
30 28 Niccolò Antonelli Kalex 2:01.874 N/A 30
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Classification

MotoGP
Pol Espargaró at the podium
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 23 Enea Bastianini Ducati 22 42:13.198 2 25
2 33 Brad Binder KTM 22 +0.346 7 20
3 44 Pol Espargaró Honda 22 +1.351 6 16
4 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 22 +2.242 5 13
5 93 Marc Márquez Honda 22 +4.099 3 11
6 36 Joan Mir Suzuki 22 +4.843 8 10
7 42 Álex Rins Suzuki 22 +8.810 10 9
8 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 22 +10.536 13 8
9 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 22 +10.543 11 7
10 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 22 +14.967 16 6
11 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 22 +16.712 12 5
12 12 Maverick Viñales Aprilia 22 +23.216 19 4
13 10 Luca Marini Ducati 22 +27.283 17 3
14 4 Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha 22 +27.374 20 2
15 87 Remy Gardner KTM 22 +41.107 22 1
16 40 Darryn Binder Yamaha 22 +41.119 24
17 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 22 +41.349 21
18 25 Raúl Fernández KTM 22 +42.357 23
Ret 89 Jorge Martín Ducati 11 Collision 1
Ret 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 11 Collision 9
Ret 88 Miguel Oliveira KTM 10 Accident 14
Ret 73 Álex Márquez Honda 9 Accident 18
Ret 72 Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 6 Accident 15
Ret 43 Jack Miller Ducati 6 Lost Power 4
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Moto2
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 13 Celestino Vietti Kalex 20 39:53.637 1 25
2 40 Arón Canet Kalex 20 +6.154 9 20
3 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 20 +10.181 3 16
4 37 Augusto Fernández Kalex 20 +10.259 6 13
5 14 Tony Arbolino Kalex 20 +11.421 2 11
6 79 Ai Ogura Kalex 20 +12.331 5 10
7 9 Jorge Navarro Kalex 20 +14.866 12 9
8 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 20 +15.371 14 8
9 6 Cameron Beaubier Kalex 20 +17.368 11 7
10 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 20 +18.908 13 6
11 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 20 +18.958 7 5
12 51 Pedro Acosta Kalex 20 +26.051 10 4
13 75 Albert Arenas Kalex 20 +26.139 15 3
14 52 Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 20 +31.755 21 2
15 5 Romano Fenati Boscoscuro 20 +33.639 26 1
16 54 Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 20 +34.155 8
17 42 Marcos Ramírez MV Agusta 20 +36.282 20
18 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta 20 +37.699[lower-alpha 2] 18
19 64 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 20 +40.594 17
20 18 Manuel González Kalex 20 +43.946 23
21 2 Gabriel Rodrigo Kalex 20 +44.347 22
22 61 Alessandro Zaccone Kalex 20 +49.180 24
23 81 Keminth Kubo Kalex 20 +50.203 25
24 84 Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 20 +56.194 28
25 4 Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex 20 +56.336 27
26 28 Niccolò Antonelli Kalex 20 +56.357 29
Ret 7 Barry Baltus Kalex 19 Accident 16
Ret 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 15 Shoulder Pain 19
Ret 12 Filip Salač Kalex 2 Accident 4
DNS 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
  • Somkiat Chantra suffered a broken finger in a crash during qualifying and was declared unfit to compete.

Moto3
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 16 Andrea Migno Honda 18 37:59.522 3 25
2 11 Sergio García Gas Gas 18 +0.037 6 20
3 27 Kaito Toba KTM 18 +0.573 11 16
4 53 Deniz Öncü KTM 18 +0.594 9 13
5 17 John McPhee Husqvarna 18 +1.064 5 11
6 10 Diogo Moreira KTM 18 +1.481 18 10
7 7 Dennis Foggia Honda 18 +1.951 28[lower-alpha 3] 9
8 28 Izan Guevara Gas Gas 18 +2.545 27[lower-alpha 1] 8
9 6 Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 18 +2.742 4 7
10 43 Xavier Artigas CFMoto 18 +6.055 10 6
11 48 Iván Ortolá KTM 18 +6.080 7 5
12 54 Riccardo Rossi Honda 18 +12.933 13 4
13 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 18 +12.974 16 3
14 31 Adrián Fernández KTM 18 +12.989 20 2
15 66 Joel Kelso KTM 18 +13.084 14 1
16[lower-alpha 4] 96 Daniel Holgado KTM 18 +12.999 12
17 18 Matteo Bertelle KTM 18 +29.098 15
18 23 Elia Bartolini KTM 18 +29.128 24
19 64 Mario Aji Honda 18 +29.497 22
20 22 Ana Carrasco KTM 18 +43.108 23
21 87 Gerard Riu KTM 18 +47.964 25
22 70 Joshua Whatley Honda 18 +48.272 26
Ret 71 Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna 12 Loose Fairing 1
Ret 5 Jaume Masià KTM 9 Accident 2
Ret 67 Alberto Surra Honda 9 Mechanical 19
Ret 19 Scott Ogden Honda 6 Accident 17
Ret 20 Lorenzo Fellon Honda 3 Collision 21
Ret 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 3 Accident Damage 29[lower-alpha 3]
Ret 99 Carlos Tatay CFMoto 3 Accident Damage 8
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[6][7][8]

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

Notes
  1. Guevara, who set the fastest time during qualifying, was penalized for irresponsible riding during the second qualifying session. He started the race from the back of the grid, but he is still credited with the pole position. Ayumu Sasaki was promoted to the pole position grid slot during the race.[1]
  2. 3-second penalty.
  3. Back of the grid start penalty.
  4. 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.

References
  1. "Foggia, Guevara, Suzuki penalised for irresponsible riding". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. "GRAND PRIX OF QATAR MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  3. "GRAND PRIX OF QATAR MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  4. "GRAND PRIX OF QATAR Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  5. "GRAND PRIX OF QATAR Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  6. "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  7. "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  8. "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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