2022 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix explained
| Grand Prix: | Qatar |
| Flag: | Qatar |
| Official Name: | Grand Prix of Qatar |
| Location: | Lusail International Circuit
Lusail, Qatar |
| Course Mi: | 3.343 |
| Course Km: | 5.380 |
| Race No: | 1 |
| Season No: | 20 |
| Date: | 6 March |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Pole Rider Motogp: | Jorge Martín |
| Pole Rider Motogp Country: | ESP |
| Pole Rider Motogp Bike: | Ducati |
| Pole Time Motogp: | 1:53.011 |
| Fast Rider Motogp: | Enea Bastianini |
| Fast Rider Motogp Country: | ITA |
| Fast Rider Motogp Bike: | Ducati |
| Fast Time Motogp: | 1:54.338 on lap 17 |
| First Rider Motogp: | Enea Bastianini |
| First Rider Motogp Country: | ITA |
| First Rider Motogp Bike: | Ducati |
| Second Rider Motogp: | Brad Binder |
| Second Rider Motogp Country: | ZAF |
| Second Rider Motogp Bike: | KTM |
| Third Rider Motogp: | Pol Espargaró |
| Third Rider Motogp Country: | ESP |
| Third Rider Motogp Bike: | Honda |
| Pole Rider Moto2: | Celestino Vietti |
| Pole Rider Moto2 Country: | ITA |
| Pole Rider Moto2 Bike: | Kalex |
| Pole Time Moto2: | 1:59.082 |
| Fast Rider Moto2: | Celestino Vietti |
| Fast Rider Moto2 Country: | ITA |
| Fast Rider Moto2 Bike: | Kalex |
| Fast Time Moto2: | 1:59.053 on lap 6 |
| First Rider Moto2: | Celestino Vietti |
| First Rider Moto2 Country: | ITA |
| First Rider Moto2 Bike: | Kalex |
| Second Rider Moto2: | Arón Canet |
| Second Rider Moto2 Country: | ESP |
| Second Rider Moto2 Bike: | Kalex |
| Third Rider Moto2: | Sam Lowes |
| Third Rider Moto2 Country: | GBR |
| Third Rider Moto2 Bike: | Kalex |
| Pole Rider Moto3: | Izan Guevara |
| Pole Rider Moto3 Country: | ESP |
| Pole Rider Moto3 Bike: | Gas Gas |
| Pole Time Moto3: | 2:04.811 |
| Fast Rider Moto3: | Dennis Foggia |
| Fast Rider Moto3 Country: | ITA |
| Fast Rider Moto3 Bike: | Honda |
| Fast Time Moto3: | 2:05.561 on lap 12 |
| First Rider Moto3: | Andrea Migno |
| First Rider Moto3 Country: | ITA |
| First Rider Moto3 Bike: | Honda |
| Second Rider Moto3: | Sergio García |
| Second Rider Moto3 Country: | ESP |
| Second Rider Moto3 Bike: | Gas Gas |
| Third Rider Moto3: | Kaito Toba |
| Third Rider Moto3 Country: | JPN |
| Third Rider Moto3 Bike: | KTM |
The 2022 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail on 6 March 2022.
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
Moto2
Classification
MotoGP
Moto2
- Somkiat Chantra suffered a broken finger in a crash during qualifying and was declared unfit to compete.
Moto3
Championship standings after the race
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[8] [9] [10]
MotoGP
- Riders' Championship standings
- Constructors' Championship standings
- Teams' Championship standings
Moto2
- Riders' Championship standings
- Constructors' Championship standings
- Teams' Championship standings
Moto3
- Riders' Championship standings
- Constructors' Championship standings
- Teams' Championship standings
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: GRAND PRIX OF QATAR MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2022. www.motogp.com.
- Web site: GRAND PRIX OF QATAR MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2022. www.motogp.com.
- Web site: GRAND PRIX OF QATAR Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2022. www.motogp.com.
- Web site: GRAND PRIX OF QATAR Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2022. www.motogp.com.
- Web site: 2022 Qatar MotoGP | Motorsport Database .
- Web site: motogp.com · GP RESULTS - 2022 GRAND PRIX OF QATAR MotoGP RAC Classification. Dorna. S.L. motogp.com. 24 March 2023.
- Web site: OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT. 24 March 2023.
- Web site: MotoGP Standings. 6 March 2022. resources.motogp.com. 10 March 2022.
- Web site: Moto2 Standings. 6 March 2022. resources.motogp.com. 10 March 2022.
- Web site: Moto3 Standings. 6 March 2022. resources.motogp.com. 10 March 2022.
Enea Bastianini
Jack Miller
Fabio Quartararo
Takaaki Nakagami
Filip Salač
Arón Canet
Brad Binder
Miguel Oliveira
Deniz Öncü
John McPhee
Diogo Moreira
Mario Aji
KTM
Elf Marc VDS Racing Team
Red Bull KTM Ajo
Husqvarna
CFMoto
