2022 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix explained
Grand Prix: | Aragon |
Flag: | Aragon |
Official Name: | Gran Premio Animoca Brands de Aragón |
Location: | MotorLand Aragón Alcañiz, Spain |
Course Mi: | 3.155 |
Course Km: | 5.077 |
Race No: | 15 |
Season No: | 20 |
Date: | 18 September |
Year: | 2022 |
Pole Rider Motogp: | Francesco Bagnaia |
Pole Rider Motogp Country: | ITA |
Pole Rider Motogp Bike: | Ducati |
Pole Time Motogp: | 1:46.069 |
Fast Rider Motogp: | Luca Marini |
Fast Rider Motogp Country: | ITA |
Fast Rider Motogp Bike: | Ducati |
Fast Time Motogp: | 1:47.795 on lap 4 |
First Rider Motogp: | Enea Bastianini |
First Rider Motogp Country: | ITA |
First Rider Motogp Bike: | Ducati |
Second Rider Motogp: | Francesco Bagnaia |
Second Rider Motogp Country: | ITA |
Second Rider Motogp Bike: | Ducati |
Third Rider Motogp: | Aleix Espargaró |
Third Rider Motogp Country: | ESP |
Third Rider Motogp Bike: | Aprilia |
Pole Rider Moto2: | Augusto Fernández |
Pole Rider Moto2 Country: | ESP |
Pole Rider Moto2 Bike: | Kalex |
Pole Time Moto2: | 1:51.888 |
Fast Rider Moto2: | Pedro Acosta |
Fast Rider Moto2 Country: | ESP |
Fast Rider Moto2 Bike: | Kalex |
Fast Time Moto2: | 1:52.484 on lap 6 |
First Rider Moto2: | Pedro Acosta |
First Rider Moto2 Country: | ESP |
First Rider Moto2 Bike: | Kalex |
Second Rider Moto2: | Arón Canet |
Second Rider Moto2 Country: | ESP |
Second Rider Moto2 Bike: | Kalex |
Third Rider Moto2: | Augusto Fernández |
Third Rider Moto2 Country: | ESP |
Third Rider Moto2 Bike: | Kalex |
Pole Rider Moto3: | Izan Guevara |
Pole Rider Moto3 Country: | ESP |
Pole Rider Moto3 Bike: | Gas Gas |
Pole Time Moto3: | 1:57.868 |
Fast Rider Moto3: | Deniz Öncü |
Fast Rider Moto3 Country: | TUR |
Fast Rider Moto3 Bike: | KTM |
Fast Time Moto3: | 1:57.896 on lap 4 |
First Rider Moto3: | Izan Guevara |
First Rider Moto3 Country: | ESP |
First Rider Moto3 Bike: | Gas Gas |
Second Rider Moto3: | Ayumu Sasaki |
Second Rider Moto3 Country: | JPN |
Second Rider Moto3 Bike: | Husqvarna |
Third Rider Moto3: | Daniel Holgado |
Third Rider Moto3 Country: | ESP |
Third Rider Moto3 Bike: | KTM |
The 2022 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Animoca Brands de Aragón) was the fifteenth round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the MotorLand Aragón in Alcañiz on 18 September 2022.
In the MotoGP class, Enea Bastianini's win helped Ducati secure its third consecutive and fourth overall Constructors' Championship.[1]
Background
Riders' entries
In the MotoGP class, Marc Márquez returns to the track with the Honda of the Repsol Honda Team, who had stopped after the Italian Grand Prix and had undergone a fourth surgery on his right humerus and was replaced by Stefan Bradl. Cal Crutchlow, Yamaha test rider, replaces Andrea Dovizioso in the WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team starting from this race, which has decided to retire from his racing career. Joan Mir returned to Suzuki after missing the Misano race due to an ankle injury sustained in the Austrian Grand Prix and replaced by Kazuki Watanabe. In the Moto2 class, the Japanese Taiga Hada continues to replace Gabriel Rodrigo in the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team, and the Australian Senna Agius continues to replace Sam Lowes in the Elf Marc VDS Racing Team. In the Moto3 class, in addition to the confirmation of Nicola Carraro as a replacement for Matteo Bertelle on the KTM of the QJmotor Avintia Racing Team, there are two wildcards to report: María Herrera (who raced in the 2022 MotoE World Cup) with the KTM of the Angeluss MTA Team: the Spaniard returns to racing in the category five years after the last race, the 2017 Valencian Community Grand Prix; the Italian Alessandro Morosi rides with the KTM of the MT Helmets - MSI team.
MotoGP Championship standings before the race
The fourth consecutive success obtained at Misano (the sixth of the season) allows Francesco Bagnaia to overtake Aleix Espargaró in second place in the riders' classification (181 vs. 178 points) and to further reduce the delay from the leader Fabio Quartararo (211 points). Fourth is Enea Bastianini with 138 points, who overtakes Johann Zarco (125 points) and Jack Miller (123 points). In the constructors' classification, Ducati leads widely with 321 points, 110 points ahead of Yamaha; followed by Aprilia (201 points), KTM (148 points), Suzuki (127 points) and Honda (96 points). In the team standings, Ducati Lenovo Team is first with 304 points, plus 25 on Aprilia Racing, plus 67 on Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP, plus 85 on Prima Pramac Racing and plus 99 on Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.
Moto2 Championship standings before the race
Augusto Fernández returns to the top of the riders' standings with 198 points, overtaking Ai Ogura by four points. Arón Canet overtakes Celestino Vietti by one point in third place (157 vs 156 points); fifth is Tony Arbolino with 117 points. In the constructors' standings, Kalex, arithmetically champion (345 points), is no longer at full points thanks to the victory of Alonso López in the previous race with Boscoscuro (111 points), who returned to win four years after his last victory with Fabio Quartararo in the 2018 Italian Grand Prix, when it was called Speed Up. MV Agusta closes the standings, stopping at 5 points. In the team standings, Red Bull KTM Ajo overtakes Idemitsu Honda Team Asia in first place (296 vs 294 points). Third is Flexbox HP40 with 232 points, followed by GasGas Aspar Team and Elf Marc VDS Racing Team who have 173 and 168 points respectively.
Moto3 Championship standings before the race
Izan Guevara overtakes his teammate Sergio García at the top of the riders' standings: the first has 204 points, with an advantage of 11 points over the latter. Dennis Foggia, winner in Misano, confirms himself third at 35 points behind Guevara; Jaume Masià and Deniz Öncü are fourth and fifth with 147 and 140 points respectively. The constructors' classification reads: Gas Gas 262 points, Honda 251 points, KTM 230 points, Husqvarna 174 points, CFMoto 103 points. In the team classification, Gaviota GasGas Aspar Team leads widely with 397 points, plus 104 on Leopard Racing; third is Red Bull KTM Ajo with 214 points, followed by Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max with 185 points and Red Bull KTM Tech3 with 169 points.
Free practice
MotoGP
Combinated Free Practice 1-2-3
The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Qualifying
MotoGP
Moto2
Moto3
Race
MotoGP
- Joan Mir withdrew from the event after FP3 due to effects of a broken ankle suffered at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Moto2
Moto3
- Alberto Surra suffered a fractured right hand in a crash during Free Practice 3 and withdrew from the event.
Championship standings after the race
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[11] [12] [13]
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
- Web site: MotoGP Official Website . 14 September 2022 . 1 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210901162758/https://www.motogp.com/en/event/Aragon . dead .
Notes and References
- Web site: Aleix Espargaro: "Ducati has the enemy at home". www.motogp.com.
- Web site: GRAN PREMIO ANIMOCA BRANDS DE ARAGÓN MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2022 . www.motogp.com.
- Web site: GRAN PREMIO ANIMOCA BRANDS DE ARAGÓN MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2022 . www.motogp.com.
- Web site: GRAN PREMIO ANIMOCA BRANDS DE ARAGÓN MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 3 Classification 2022 . www.motogp.com.
- Web site: GRAN PREMIO ANIMOCA BRANDS DE ARAGÓN MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2022 . www.motogp.com.
- Web site: GRAN PREMIO ANIMOCA BRANDS DE ARAGÓN MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2022 . www.motogp.com.
- Web site: GRAN PREMIO ANIMOCA BRANDS DE ARAGÓN Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2022 . www.motogp.com.
- Web site: GRAN PREMIO ANIMOCA BRANDS DE ARAGÓN Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2022 . www.motogp.com.
- Web site: GRAN PREMIO ANIMOCA BRANDS DE ARAGÓN Moto3 Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2022 . www.motogp.com.
- Web site: GRAN PREMIO ANIMOCA BRANDS DE ARAGÓN Moto3 Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2022 . www.motogp.com.
- Web site: MotoGP Standings. 18 September 2022. resources.motogp.com. PDF. 18 September 2022.
- Web site: Moto2 Standings. 18 September 2022. resources.motogp.com. PDF. 18 September 2022.
- Web site: Moto3 Standings. 18 September 2022. resources.motogp.com. PDF. 18 September 2022.