Dovizioso will compete in his 15th season in MotoGP™, with the Italian returning to the sport halfway through the 2021 season following a brief sabbatical. After a fruitful eight seasons with Ducati, where he was a regular Championship contender, Dovi returned to Yamaha at the San Marino GP and rode the remaining five races on a 2019-spec YZR-M1. However, for the new season, he will ride on the latest model as he looks to fight his way back towards the top of the sport.
Jack Miller is unable to fly to Europe after recently testing positive to Covid.
Jack has no symptoms and is continuing to train, but unfortunately due to not being able to travel, he will not make the official Ducati MotoGP Team Launch next week in Europe.
Hopefully he will be able to make the Sepang Test scheduled to be held on February 5-6. MotoGP is then scheduled to test the following week at the new Mandalika Circuit in Indonesia.
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Riding on Honda’s CBR600rr, a change from the RC213V-S we saw him on in Portimao, at the counterclockwise circuit, it was another encouraging run out for the Spaniard. Recovering from a diplopia diagnosis, Marquez has failed to report any further symptoms since his return to the tarmac, and it looks full steam ahead for the first Official Test of the season in Sepang.
Cameron Beaubier: “I’m not saying that this year isn’t going to be tough by any means, but last year was really, really tough. We had some really good moments, a lot of crashes, a couple of top-fives and a handful of top 10s. It’s definitely something to build on and I’m definitely looking forward to it. I’m really pumped to have Sean on the team and have two Americans. It’s weird because coming up in racing, I was always the young gun that always had older teammates and now it’s reversed on me. I’ve been teammates with Josh Hayes and looking up to him and seeing how he did stuff. I learned a lot and now the roles are reversed. I’m really looking forward to this year and I hope to make you guys proud.”
There are 36 riders on the Entry List, with all allowed to take part in Free Practice and Qualifying. The British Championship governing body, the Motorcycle Circuit Racing Control Board (MCRCB) has imposed a limit of 32 riders who can take part in each BTC race. The age limit has also been raised to 13 for new competitors in 2022, and will be 14 for 2023.
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The former Moto3™ Junior class will also share its new name and identity with the series as a whole. As per the FIM MotoGP™ World Championship, the FIM JuniorGP™ now takes its name from the most prominent competition (world level) within it, which is the Moto3™ category in the case of JuniorGP™. The Hawkers European Talent Cup and the Moto2™ European Championship, including the Superstock category, retain their denominations under the umbrella of the FIM JuniorGP™ World Championship.
The Desmosedici certainly looks as competitive as ever, with factory rider Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) showing its capabilities toward the tail end of the season to launch a late title bid with four wins in six. Indeed, from 18 rounds of Championship action, a Ducati stood on the top step seven times, the most of any manufacturer, with Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) and Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) sharing three victories between them.
Moto2™ World Champion and Tech3 KTM Factory Racing’s Remy Gardner has successfully undergone an operation on his right wrist after suffering a minor fracture. The Australian had to have two screws inserted in his arm as a result of a motocross training incident, but initial reports from Dr Xavier Mir in Barcelona are positive.
The competitors set to take part in the inaugural season of the North America Talent Cup have now been announced. Hailing from the USA, Canada and Mexico, 17 riders will race in the 2022 NATC as this new path on the Road to MotoGP™ begins.
The North America Talent Cup sees riders race on equal Aprilia RS250SP2 machinery, with an affordable race package priced especially for competitors in order to maximise accessibility. The NATC season opener is planned to take place alongside MotoGP™ at the Circuit of the Americas in April, with the remaining rounds held in partnership with AMA-sanctioned racing organization WERA across the USA.
The sanctioning bodies are the American Motorcyclist Association and FIM North America.
