The 2022 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Animoca Brands Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix) was the eighteenth round of the
2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2022 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 74th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Fabio Quartararo came into the season as the defending World Champion. Ducati secured the constructors' championship, ...
. It was held at the
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The current circuit was first used in 1956.
History Road circuit
Motor racing on Phillip Island began in 1928 with t ...
in
Phillip Island
Phillip Island ( Boonwurrung: ''Corriong'', ''Worne'' or ''Millowl'') is an Australian island about south-southeast of Melbourne, Victoria. The island is named after Governor Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales, by explore ...
on 16 October 2022.
The Grand Prix returned to Australia after absences in and in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
In the Moto3 class,
Izan Guevara secured the
Riders' Championship after taking his sixth win of the season. Additionally, the
GasGas Aspar Team secured its first
Teams' Championship after Guevara's win and
Sergio García
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's third place.
Background
Miller Corner
During the weekend, the fourth corner of the
Phillip Island Circuit, formerly known as the "Honda Corner", was renamed the "Miller Corner" in honor of
Jack Miller Jack Miller may refer to:
Military
* Jack Miller (USMC officer) (1920–1942), American marine soldier
* Jack Duppa-Miller (1903–1994), British recipient of the George Cross in World War II, originally called Jack Miller
* USS ''Jack Miller'', ...
.
Free practice
MotoGP
Combinated Free Practice 1-2-3
The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Free Practice 4
Moto2
Combinated Free Practice
The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Moto3
Combined Free Practice 1-2-3
Qualifying
MotoGP
Moto2
Moto3
Race
MotoGP
Moto2
* Zonta van den Goorbergh suffered a broken wrist in crash during FP1 and withdrew from the event.
Moto3
Championship standings after the race
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.
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
References
External links
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2022 MotoGP race reports
Motorcycle Grand Prix
2022
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October 2022 sports events in Australia