The 2022 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Red Bull de España) was the sixth round of the

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and the first round of the 2022 MotoE World Cup. All races (except MotoE race 1, which was held on 30 April) were held at the Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto in

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on 1 May 2022.

Background

Riders' entries

In the MotoGP class, the presence of two wildcards in the entry list of the race should be noted:

Lorenzo Savadori Lorenzo Savadori (born 4 April 1993) is a motorcycle racer from Italy, He was the 2015 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup winner and thItalia 2020 CIV Superbike Champion acting as test rider for Aprilia with occasional wild card race entries. For the 2021 ...

, in his second consecutive race after the

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, and Stefan Bradl, who had already replaced

Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Alentà (born 17 February 1993) is a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, who has raced for Honda's factory team since his MotoGP debut in 2013. Born in Cervera, Catalonia, Spain, he is nicknamed the 'Ant of Cer ...

in the Repsol Honda Team in the Grand Prix of Argentina. In the Moto2 class, Stefano Manzi replaces

Keminth Kubo Keminth Kubo ( th, เขมินท์ คูโบะ, born 21 May 1999) is a Thai motorcycle racer. He previously competed in the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship FIM Moto2 European Championship is a motorcycle racing competition intend ...

in the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team, following the diagnosis of

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found on the Thai rider after FP1. In the Moto3 class, in addition to the presence of Gerard Riu to replace David Muñoz, David Salvador replaces for the third consecutive race

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, stopped due to injury, and the

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n rider Syarifuddin Azman replaces Alberto Surra (also injured) as in the Grand Prix of Portugal. In the MotoE class, which debuts in this Grand Prix, Bradley Smith of the WithU GRT RNF MotoE Team, following the crash at the

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, he is forced to give up this stage and is replaced by Lukas Tulovic, while the

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rider Yeray Ruiz replaces the starting rider Xavier Cardelús in the Avintia Esponsorama Racing, absent due to injury.

MotoGP Championship standings before the race

Fabio Quartararo Fabio Quartararo (; born 20 April 1999), nicknamed El Diablo, is a French Grand Prix motorcycle rider racing in MotoGP for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP. Having won the 2021 MotoGP World Championship, he is the first French World Champion in the ...

, winner of the

, and

Álex Rins Álex Rins Navarro (born 8 December 1995) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer for the LCR Honda Castrol in the MotoGP class. He was the 2011 CEV Buckler 125 Junior GP Champion, and made his Grand Prix motorcycle racing debut in the Moto3 ...

lead the riders' standings with 69 points, 3 more than

Aleix Espargaró Aleix Espargaró Villà (born 30 July 1989) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was thSpanish 2004 FIM CEV 125cc International Champion and currently competes in the MotoGP class for Aprilia Racing team. Career Espargaró was b ...

, 8 more than

Enea Bastianini Enea Bastianini (born 30 December 1997), nicknamed "La Bestia" (The Beast), is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Ducati Lenovo Team in the MotoGP class. He won the 2020 Moto2 World Championship. Career Early career Born in Ri ...

(previous leader) and 18 more than

Johann Zarco Johann Zarco (born 16 July 1990) is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racer, best known for winning the and Moto2 World Championships with his 2015 triumph being a record points total for the intermediate class. He rides for Pramac Racing. Zar ...

. In the constructors' classification, Ducati is confirmed first with 106 points, followed by

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and Suzuki, both at 70 points,

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at 70 points, which overtakes Aprilia by 1 point and

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at 44 points. The top five positions in the team standings are occupied by Team Suzuki Ecstar (115 points),

Aprilia Racing Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded immediately after World War II in Noale, Italy, by Alberto Beggio. The company started as a manufacturer of bicycles and moved on to manufacture scooters and small-capacity motorcycles. ...

(91 points), Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (86 points),

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(81 points) and

Pramac Racing Pramac Racing is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoGP and MotoE World Championships. The team was created in 2002 by Italian company Pramac. In 2005 Pramac Racing joined forces with Spanish d'Antin MotoGP to form "Pramac d'Antin" and ...

(79 points).

Moto2 Championship standings before the race

Celestino Vietti Celestino Vietti Ramus (born 13 October 2001) is an Italian motorcycle rider competing in Moto2 for Mooney VR46 Racing Team. He is also a member of Valentino Rossi's VR46 Academy. Career Junior career In 2018 he competed full-time in the 2 ...

leads the riders' classification with 90 points with a wide margin on the first rivals, enclosed in 7 points: Ai Ogura (59 points), Tony Arbolino (54 points), Joe Roberts (winner in

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) and Arón Canet (49 points). The constructors' classification sees Kalex with 125 points, Boscoscuro with 20 points and MV Agusta with 5 points. In the team standings, Idemitsu Honda Team Asia is confirmed in the lead with 101 points, with an advantage of 11 points over Mooney VR46 Racing Team, 12 over Elf Marc VDS Racing Team, 13 over Flexbox HP40 and 51 over to Liqui Moly Intact GP.

Moto3 Championship standings before the race

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and

Dennis Foggia Dennis Foggia (born 7 January 2001) is an Italian motorcycle rider who is scheduled to compete in the 2023 Moto2 World Championship, riding for Italtrans Racing Team. He previously competed in Moto3, becoming the 2021 runner-up. Career Earl ...

continue to exchange at the helm of the riders' standings, with the Spaniard, winner of the previous race, who precedes the Italian by only one point (83 vs 82 points).

Jaume Masià Jaume Masià Vargas (born 31 October 2000) is a Spanish motorcycle rider, currently competing in the Moto3 World Championship for Leopard Racing. Career Between 2015 and 2017 Masia competed in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior Championships finish ...

is third with 54 points, followed by

Andrea Migno Andrea Migno (born 10 January 1996) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer. Migno has also been a competitor in the Italian Honda 125GP Trofeo, the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup is a motorcycle racing series con ...

and

Deniz Öncü Deniz Öncü (born 26 July 2003) is a Turkish motorcycle racer, currently competing in the Moto3 World Championship, for team Red Bull KTM Tech3. His twin brother, Can Öncü, is also a motorcycle racer. Both brothers are mentored by Turkish mu ...

4 points behind. In the constructors' classification, Gas Gas and

are paired in first place with 99 points, followed by

with 82 points, Husqvarna with 56 points and CFMoto, who closes with 50 points.

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overtakes

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at the top of the team standings (131 points for the first, 109 for the second); Red Bull KTM Ajo is third with 70 points, 2 more than CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP and 13 more than

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Free practice

MotoGP

The first session sees the Suzuki bikes of

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and

in front of everyone, with

Álex Márquez Álex Márquez Alentà (born 23 April 1996) is a Grand Prix motorcycle rider from Spain racing for Ducati satellite team Gresini Racing MotoGP. He has competed in MotoGP since the 2020 season, having previously become World Champion in the ...

third. In the second session,

precedes

and

Francesco Bagnaia Francesco "Pecco" Bagnaia (born 14 January 1997) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in MotoGP for the Ducati Lenovo Team. He is the current MotoGP World Champion and a previous Moto2 World Champion. He is the first rider fro ...

. The latter was the fastest in the third session (and in the combined standings) ahead of Quartararo and

Takaaki Nakagami is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing for LCR Honda Idemitsu in MotoGP. He won the Japanese Road Race Championship 125cc class in 2006 and J-GP2 class in 2011. Career Early career Born in Chiba, Nakagami joined the Japanese ...

Combined Free Practice 1-2-3

The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.

Free practice 4

In the fourth session,

was the fastest ahead of

and

Moto2

Jake Dixon Jake Curtis Dixon (born 15 January 1996) is a British Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing for GasGas Aspar Team in the 2022 Moto2 World Championship. Dixon is best known for finishing runner-up in the 2018 British Superbike Championship, and ...

dominated free practice by setting the best time in all three sessions: in the first he preceded

Sam Lowes Samuel Deane Lowes (born 14 September 1990) is a British motorcycle racer competing in the Moto2 World Championship aboard a Kalex since 2019, and is part of the ELF Marc VDS Racing Team. Lowes' 2022 season ended early, being unable to race ...

and Augusto Fernández; in the second the English finished ahead of Fernández and Ai Ogura; in the third he put Lowes and Barry Baltus behind him.

Combined Free Practice 1-2-3

The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.

Note

played the first session (1:44.403) but was forced to give up the Grand Prix following the diagnosis of

. The Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team replaced him with Stefano Manzi.

Moto3

In the first session,

was the fastest, followed by

Ayumu Sasaki is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing in Moto3 for Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max. Career Junior career In 2015 Sasaki was the Asia Talent Cup champion and also competed in the 2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, winning a race in ...

and

. In the second session, Izan Guevara finished in the lead, ahead of Sasaki and

. In the third session, Diogo Moreira set the best time ahead of Guevara and David Salvador.

Combined Free Practice 1-2-3

The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.

Notes

* Joshua Whatley played the first session (1: 52.982), but was forced to leave the Grand Prix due to a crash. *

Lorenzo Fellon Lorenzo Fellon (born 15 July 2004) is a French motorcycle rider, competing in the Moto3 Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale ...

played the first session (1:50.277) and the second session (1:47.590), but was forced to leave the Grand Prix due to a dislocated right shoulder.

MotoE

Combined Free Practice 1 and 2

The top eight riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.

Qualifying

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

MotoE

Race

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

MotoE

Race 1

*All bikes manufactured by Energica.

Race 2

*All bikes manufactured by Energica.

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

MotoE

References

External links

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