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Grand Prix Commision change red-flagged race result rules

The Grand Prix Commission, composed of Messrs. Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, Chairman), Paul Duparc (FIM), Herve Poncharal (IRTA), and Biense Bierma (MSMA), in an electronic meeting held on 4 February 2022 made the following decision:

Sporting Regulations Race Classification in an Interrupted Race

Previously, if a race was red-flagged and a final result declared, the result was taken from the lap on which all riders had last crossed the finish line. If a rider or several riders were half a lap or more behind the race leader, this caused the race classification to be taken from the previous lap, even when the race leader and the majority of the field had completed the next lap. In these cases, any position changes or crashes on the race leader’s final lap were rendered moot.

Effective immediately, the result of a red-flagged race will now be taken from the last time the race leader crosses the finish line before the red flag is shown. All riders who cross the finish line on the same lap as the leader before the red flag will be classified in that order, as a partial classification. Any riders who do not cross the finish line on the same lap as the leader before the red flag is shown will be classified based on where they crossed the finish line on the previous lap. These two partial classifications will be combined to provide the final race result.

This system previously applied to races that were red-flagged after the race leader had taken the chequered flag, and will now apply to all red-flagged races for which a final result is declared. 

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We are racing. We are gaming. MotoGP™ eSport returns in 2022

Throughout 2021, the series continued to attract new fans from around the world. After a total of 27 Online Challenges, eight onsite events and seven virtual events since its inception in 2017, the series has been shown by 16 broadcasters, has amassed 103 million video views, 467 million web impressions and 13.2 million online engagements!

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Silly season: 2022 a huge year for MotoGP™ contracts

Only four riders have their futures secured beyond 2022 and there is plenty of talent waiting in the wings

2022 promises another cracking year of MotoGP™ action, with 21 Grand Prix dates ensuring it is bigger and better than ever. As if the allure of World Championship glory wasn’t enough to motivate riders, the coming months will also see a number of them, and their teams, sweat about their futures with the overwhelming majority of riders still without a confirmed seat from next season.

What about those who do?

Just four premier class riders can sleep easy without having to worry about contracts. Marc Marquez will remain with Repsol Honda until 2024 at least. In 2020, shortly after sealing his eighth World title, HRC and the Spaniard took the unusual step of agreeing to a four-year deal; something which we hadn’t seen before in the sport. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) also have deals in place until 2024.  

“We want Pecco, and he wants Ducati” – Tardozzi

More recently, Francesco Bagnaia renewed his contract with Ducati Lenovo Team for another two seasons. It came as little surprise, with the 2021 Championship runner up expected to spearhead the Bologna bullets’ title charge in the coming year.

The transfer merry-go-round

For the rest of the grid, a nervous few months lie ahead. 2021 World Champion Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) has everyone waiting on tenterhooks whether he will continue his journey with Yamaha, or head for pastures new. The progress of the YZR-M1 has hindered hopes of him signing a new deal, with its top speed a major stalling point, though Team Director Maio Meregalli insists that the Frenchman is the Iwata factory’s most pressing matter: “Fabio is our first priority. We are in contact with his team almost daily and we will try to find a way to reach an agreement as soon as possible. It’s true that he has received proposals, but we are confident and doing what we can to secure him for the next two or more years.”

Is a Yamaha exit on the cards for Fabio Quartararo?

Despite the assured words, Meregalli admitted nothing is certain until Quartararo’s name is signed on the dotted line: “Until he signs, the door is open. For sure he will evaluate all the proposals he’ll receive and then he’ll choose the best.”

Should Quartararo leave, does that open the way for 2021 WorldSBK World Champion Toprak Razgatlioğlu? The Turk has been linked with a switch to MotoGP™ for some time now, with Meregalli admitting that a Test with the M1 is in the pipeline this year. If Razgatlioğlu does make the move, it’s likely to be with Yamaha, but it’s unclear whether that’s with the factory or satellite team. WithU Yamaha RNF’s Andrea Dovizioso is aiming to rediscover his old form, but at 35 years, is by far the grid’s eldest statesman. On the other side of the garage, Darryn Binder has pressure on his shoulders after moving directly from Moto3™. Both riders will be fighting for their MotoGP™ careers over the course of the year.

Yamaha boss confirms Toprak Razgatlıoğlu YZR-M1 test plans

Mir’s future remains up in the air

2020 World Champion Joan Mir is another rider of pedigree who has reportedly been attracting interest from across the paddock. The main rumour is about an exciting potential link up with Marc Marquez at Honda, with Pol Espargaro the one to lose out, though those reports are unsubstantiated. When posed with the question by motogp.com journalist Jack Appleyard, the Suzuki rider played coy: “I feel comfortable at Suzuki, we have achieved great things together, but you never know…”

“You never know” – Mir reacts to Honda contract speculation

For Alex Rins, he’ll likely need to improve upon a single top three finish last season if he wants to secure his Suzuki future.

Will a stacked Ducati reshuffle the deck?

With eight bikes on the grid, there’s no shortage of talent at Ducati. Bagnaia’s future is safe, but what about his teammate Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team). The Aussie ended his five-year wait for another MotoGP™ victory, going back-to-back in Jerez and Le Mans in 2021, and you’d imagine he would need to launch a sustained title attack this season to stave off the challenges of Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) and Enea Bastinaini (Gresini Racing MotoGP) for the factory seat. The former took one win, three podiums and the Rookie of the Year title in his debut season while the latter finished on the podium twice with a two-year-old Desmosedici.

Elsewhere at the Borgo Panigale factory, Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) and Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) have plenty to prove, as do rookies Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) and Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) who hope to ensure their premier class careers don’t fall at the first hurdle.

Riders under pressure

As mentioned, Pol Espargaro’s seat with HRC may be in jeopardy, but if he can continue his pre-season form, it would be no surprise to see him remain with Honda. In the LCR garages, Takaaki Nakagami’s (LCR Honda Idemitsu) long wait for a premier class rostrum may count against him, particularly with the form of Moto2™’s Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) behind him.  After a promising two podium rookie season, 2021 was a challenging year for Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol), and his performances will be closely monitored by team boss Lucio Cecchinello.

The burgeoning talent within the KTM ranks may also put some pressure on Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). Raul Fernandez and Remy Gardner (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing) are looking to make their mark in MotoGP™ in 2022, while Moto3™ World Champion Pedro Acosta’s (Red Bull KTM Ajo) stock continues to rise after impressing during the pre-season Tests.

A settled Aprilia seems the way forward

2022 could be a big year for Aprilia. Aleix Espargaro delivered the Noale factory their first MotoGP™ podium at Silverstone last season while the singing of Maverick Viñales has given them race-winning quality on a competitive RS-GP. If they can help the Noale factory to become regular top six finishers and to a couple of podiums, it’s unlikely to see either rider in anything other than Aprilia colours in 2023.

With transfer silly season already in full swing, the opening rounds already have an added significance with everyone out to secure their futures with so much talent waiting in the wings. It’s all set for Qatar on March 6th, make sure you catch all the action on VideoPass with motogp.com

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Acosta well under Moto2 lap record during Portimao Testing

2022 Moto2/3 Test Portimao Report Day Three

If anyone had doubts about the hype surrounding Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo), the time to surrender them is now. It’s a new year, new class, new number but the same sensation as the Moto2 rookie smashed the lap record in testing at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, putting in a 1m41.552.

Pedro Acosta

The previous Moto2 benchmark at Portimao was Remy Gardner’s 1m42.447 set in 2021. Gardner also holds the race lap record at 1m42.504 along with the pole record of 1m42.592, both of those times coming on the 2020 race weekend.


In some further 2021 deja vu, Augusto Fernandez made sure it was a Red Bull KTM Ajo 1-2 as he ended Monday 0.154 off his team-mate, with Aron Canet (Flexbox HP 40) completing the top three.

Augusto Fernandez

Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors Speed Up) put the Boscocuro in fourth, 0.563 off the top, with Albert Arenas (GASGAS Aspar Team) for close company.

Albert Arenas and Jake Dixon

There were a couple more tenths back to Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), with Joe Roberts just 0.011 back as his second season with Italtrans Racing Team gets off to a solid start.

Joe Roberts

Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team) and Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) were next up, with Jorge Navarro (Flexbox HP 40) completing the top ten.

However on combined times across all three days Jake Dixon would have placed fourth.

Jake Dixon

We close the Portimao test with a good pace, an average 1m42, although when I was looking for time attack, I crashed. In the last run I was coming in 1m41 but in the last two corners I had my foot resting on the brake lever and that has prevented me from achieving it. The positive thing is that we have a good set-up for the first race, I am already looking forward to competing in Qatar.

Jake Dixon

There were a number of crashes including one for Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) that saw the Dutch rider break his collarbone and another for Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) that led the German to leave early for a medical check on his hand.

The first session is when Schrötter crashed, as did team-mate Jeremy Alcoba, Zonta van den Goorbergh (RW Racing GP) and Arenas. Canet crashed twice. In the second session, Canet, Alcoba and van den Goorbergh crashed again, and Bendsneyder suffered his tumble. Dixon also fell, as did Alessandro Zaccone (Gresini Racing Moto2), Gabriel Rodrigo (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) and Aldeguer. Filip Salač (Gresini Racing Moto2) took two tumbles.

Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) also remained sidelined as he aims to recover from tendonitis in his wrist ahead of the Qatar GP.

After three interesting days on the Algarve, it’s now time to look ahead to racing and the Qatar GP. The lights go out in less than two weeks.

Portimao Moto2 Test Day Three Times

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 P.Acosta KALEX 1m41.552
2 A.Fernandez KALEX +0.154
3 A.Canet KALEX +0.267
4 F.Aldeguer BOSCOSCURO +0.563
5 A.Arenas KALEX +0.625
6 A.Ogura KALEX +0.889
7 J.Roberts KALEX +0.900
8 J.Dixon KALEX +0.943
9 C.Vietti KALEX +0.960
10 J.Navarro KALEX +1.038
11 T.Arbolino KALEX +1.066
12 B.Bendsneyde KALEX +1.078
13 M.Ramirez MV AGUSTA +1.183
14 L.Dalla Porta KALEX +1.239
15 S.Chantra KALEX +1.255
16 B.Baltus KALEX +1.346
17 F.Salac KALEX +1.471
18 Z.Van Den Goo KALEX +1.795
19 C.Beaubier KALEX +1.845
20 J.Alcoba KALEX +1.936
21 A.Zaccone KALEX +1.941
22 R.Fenati BOSCOSCURO +1.953
23 N.Antonelli KALEX +1.955
24 G.Rodrigo KALEX +2.005
25 M.Gonzalez KALEX +2.041
26 K.Kubo KALEX +2.154
27 S.Kelly KALEX +2.566
28 S.Corsi MV AGUSTA +2.590

Moto3

Dennis Foggia lost the top spot to new team-mate Tatsuki Suzuki on Sunday, but by the end of Day 3 the Italian was back on top and with a new lap record no less. Foggia’s 1m46.990 makes him the only rider under the 1m47 barrier as testing concluded in Portugal.

Dennis Foggia

The previous best Moto3 lap of Portimao was set in 2020 by Jaume Masia at 1m47.398 while Gabriel Rodrigo holds the race lap record at 1m47.610, and Andrea Migno hold the pole record at 1m47.423. both of those times being set on the 2021 race weekend.


It was close though as Foggia was only 0.052 ahead of Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) to take that top spot.

Andrea Migno

Sophomore Izan Guevara (GASGAS Aspar Team) completed the top three, 0.334 off the top, with the first session bearing the most speed for the majority of the field, top three included.

Ayumu Sasaki

Ayumu Sasaki (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max) was fourth quickest, around half a second off the searing new lap record, with rookie David Muñoz (BOE SKX) for close company in fifth as the Spaniard continued to impress and the timesheets tightened.

Munoz leading Toba

Day 1 and 2’s fastest rider, Tatsuki Suzuki, ended Monday in P6 but on combined times across the three days would have been fourth quickest ovall.

Tatsuki Suzuki

In seventh on the final day was Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) ahead of Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech 3), Sergio Garcia (GASGAS Aspar Team) and Kaito Toba (CIP Green Power).

Deniz Öncü

“We finished three days of testing here in Portimao before the first race in Qatar. We have tried a lot of different things on the bike with the team, and have found some really good set-ups to fit my riding style. However, these last three days have been tough for me but my injury is not so bad. I will now go home to recover in order to get ready for Qatar next week.”

Deniz Öncü

The biggest gap between fifth and tenth was just 0.037, and the tiny deficits continued throughout the field.

Joel Kelso found another quarter-of-a-second on the final day to end the third day of testing P25 which equated to 1.617-seconds off Foggia’s P1 benchmark.

Joel Kelso

Suzuki and Migno crashed in the first session, with Garcia and rookie Brit Scott Ogden (VisionTrack Racing Team) taking tumbles in the second session. There were no fallers in the final outing of the day for Moto3.

That’s a wrap on official testing for the lightweight class, now all there’s left to do is race.

Portimao Moto3 Test Day Three Times

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 D.Foggia HONDA 1m46.990
2 A.Migno HONDA +0.052
3 I.Guevara GASGAS +0.334
4 A.Sasaki HUSQVARNA +0.563
5 D.Muñoz KTM +0.628
6 T.Suzuki HONDA +0.635
7 J.Masia KTM +0.664
8 D.Öncü KTM +0.669
9 S.Garcia GASGAS +0.706
10 K.Toba KTM +0.709
11 R.Rossi HONDA +0.769
12 J.Mcphee HUSQVARNA +0.804
13 A.Surra HONDA +0.847
14 L.Fellon HONDA +0.861
15 R.Yamanaka KTM +0.953
16 C.Tatay CFMOTO +0.962
17 D.Holgado KTM +0.994
18 S.Ogden HONDA +0.998
19 A.Fernandez KTM +1.084
20 S.Nepa KTM +1.183
21 X.Artigas CFMOTO +1.184
22 E.Bartolini KTM +1.392
23 I.Ortolá KTM +1.466
24 M.Bertelle KTM +1.587
25 J.Kelso KTM +1.617
26 D.Moreira KTM +1.790
27 J.Whatley HONDA +2.051
28 M.Aji HONDA +2.236
29 A.Carrasco KTM +2.303

2022 Moto2 Entry List

2022 Moto2 Entry List
Rider……………………….. Nat Team………………………………………… Bike
2 Gabriel Rodrigo ARGENTINA PERTAMINA MANDALIKA SAG TEAM KALEX
4 Sean Dylan Kelly USA AMERICAN RACING KALEX
5 Romano Fenati ITALIAN SPEEDUP RACING BOSCOSCURO
6 Cameron Beaubier USA AMERICAN RACING KALEX
7 Barry Baltus BELGIAN RW RACING GP KALEX
9 Jorge Navarro SPANISH FLEXBOX HP40 KALEX
12 Filip Salac CZECH GRESINI RACING Moto2 KALEX
13 Celestino Vietti ITALIAN VR46 RACING TEAM KALEX
14 Tony Arbolino ITALIAN ELF MARC VDS RACING TEAM KALEX
16 Joe Roberts USA ITALTRANS RACING TEAM KALEX
18 Manuel Gonzalez SPANISH YAMAHA VR46 MASTER CAMP TEAM KALEX
19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITALIAN ITALTRANS RACING TEAM KALEX
22 Sam Lowes BRITISH ELF MARC VDS RACING TEAM KALEX
23 Marcel Schrotter GERMAN LIQUI MOLY INTACT GP KALEX
24 Simone Corsi ITALIAN MV AGUSTA FORWARD RACING MV AGUSTA
28 Niccolo Antonelli ITALIAN VR46 RACING TEAM KALEX
35 Somkiat Chantra THAI IDEMITSU HONDA TEAM ASIA KALEX
37 Augusto Fernandez SPANISH RED BULL KTM AJO KALEX
40 Aron Canet SPANISH FLEXBOX HP40 KALEX
42 Marcos Ramirez SPANISH MV AGUSTA FORWARD RACING MV AGUSTA
51 Pedro Acosta SPANISH RED BULL KTM AJO KALEX
52 Jeremy Alcoba SPANISH LIQUI MOLY INTACT GP KALEX
54 Fermin Aldeguer SPANISH SPEEDUP RACING BOSCOSCURO
61 Alessandro Zaccone ITALIAN GRESINI RACING Moto2 KALEX
64 Bo Bendsneyder DUTCH PERTAMINA MANDALIKA SAG TEAM KALEX
75 Albert Arenas SPANISH ASPAR TEAM (Moto2) GASGAS
79 Ai Ogura JAPANESE IDEMITSU HONDA TEAM ASIA KALEX
81 Keminth Kubo THAI YAMAHA VR46 MASTER CAMP TEAM KALEX
84 Zonta Van Den Goorbergh DUTCH RW RACING GP KALEX
96 Jake Dixon BRITISH ASPAR TEAM (Moto2) GASGAS

2022 Moto3 Entry List

2022 Moto3 Entry List
Rider……………………….. Nat Team………………………………….. Bike
5 Jaume Masia SPANISH RED BULL KTM AJO KTM
6 Ryusei Yamanaka JAPANESE MT HELMETS – MSI KTM
7 Dennis Foggia ITALIAN LEOPARD RACING HONDA
10 Diogo Moreira BRAZILIAN MT HELMETS – MSI KTM
11 Sergio Garcia SPANISH ASPAR TEAM (Moto3) GASGAS
16 Andrea Migno ITALIAN RIVACOLD SNIPERS TEAM HONDA
17 JOHN Mcphee BRITISH STERILGARDA HUSQVARNA MAX HUSQVARNA
18 Matteo Bertelle ITALIAN AVINTIA ESPONSORAMA Moto3 KTM
20 Lorenzo Fellon FRENCH SIC 58 SQUADRA CORSE HONDA
23 Elia Bartolini ITALIAN AVINTIA ESPONSORAMA Moto3 KTM
24 Tatsuki Suzuki JAPANESE LEOPARD RACING HONDA
26 Scott Ogden BRITISH VISIONTRACK RACING TEAM HONDA
27 Kaito Toba JAPANESE CIP GREEN POWER KTM
28 Izan Guevara SPANISH ASPAR TEAM (Moto3) GASGAS
31 Adrian Fernandez SPANISH RED BULL KTM TECH3 KTM
38 David Salvador SPANISH BOE SKX KTM
43 Xavier Artigas SPANISH CFMOTO RACING PRUESTELGP CFMOTO
44 David Munoz SPANISH BOE SKX KTM
48 Ivan Ortola SPANISH TEAM MTA KTM
53 Deniz Oncu TURKISH RED BULL KTM TECH3 KTM
54 Riccardo Rossi ITALIAN SIC 58 SQUADRA CORSE HONDA
64 Mario Suryo Aji INDONESIAN HONDA TEAM ASIA HONDA
66 Joel Kelso AUSTRALIAN CIP GREEN POWER KTM
67 Alberto Surra ITALIAN RIVACOLD SNIPERS TEAM HONDA
70 Joshua Whatley BRITISH VISIONTRACK RACING TEAM HONDA
71 Ayumu Sasaki JAPANESE STERILGARDA HUSQVARNA MAX HUSQVARNA
72 Taiyo Furusato JAPANESE HONDA TEAM ASIA HONDA
82 Stefano Nepa ITALIAN TEAM MTA KTM
96 Daniel Holgado SPANISH RED BULL KTM AJO KTM
99 Carlos Tatay SPANISH CFMOTO RACING PRUESTELGP CFMOTO

2022 Provisional MotoGP Calendar

Date Grand Prix Circuit
06 March Qatar Losail International Circuit
20 March Indonesia Mandalika International Street Circuit
03 April Argentina Termas de Rio Hondo
10 April Americas Circuit of The Americas
24 April Portugal Algarve International Circuit
01 May Spain Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto
15 May France Le Mans
29 May Italy Autodromo del Mugello
05 June Catalunya Barcelona-Catalunya
19 June Germany Sachsenring
26 June Netherlands TT Circuit Assen
10 July Finland KymiRing
07 August Great Britain Silverstone Circuit
21 August Austria Red Bull Ring-Spielberg
04 September San Marino Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
18 September Aragón MotorLand Aragón
25 September Japan Twin Ring Motegi
02 October Thailand Chang International Circuit
16 October Australia Philip Island
23 October Malaysia Sepang International Circuit
06 November Comunitat Valenciana Comunitat Valenciana-Ricardo Tormo

Source: MCNews.com.au

Bagnaia and Ducati extend contract through to end of 2024 MotoGP season

Bagnaia and Ducati together for MotoGP season 2023 and 2024

Francesco Bagnaia and Ducati Corse have reached an agreement that will see the Italian rider aboard the Ducati Lenovo Team’s factory Desmosedici GP bike for another two seasons.

Born in Turin in 1997, “Pecco” Bagnaia made his MotoGP debut in 2019 with the Desmosedici GP of the Pramac Racing Team. He also contested the 2020 season with the same squad, achieving his first podium at the Grand Prix Lenovo of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera, where he finished second on the rostrum.

Promoted to the official Ducati team last year, the Turin-born rider continued to shine after taking pole position and finishing third place in the opening GP of the 2021 season in Qatar and soon became one of the main title contenders. With nine podiums, four victories and six pole positions, Bagnaia ended 2021 in second place and is now looking forward to the new Championship, which will start on 6th March at the Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar.

Francesco Bagnaia (#63 Ducati Lenovo Team)

Being a Ducati rider in MotoGP has always been my dream, and knowing that I can continue with the Ducati Lenovo Team for another two seasons makes me happy and proud. I have found a serene environment in the factory team: I feel very much in tune with my team and know that we can do great things together. Now I can only concentrate on doing well in this Championship. A big thank you to Claudio, Gigi, Paolo, Davide and all the Ducati Corse staff. I’ll try to repay their trust with my results on the track!”

Luigi Dall’Igna (General Manager of Ducati Corse)

We are delighted to have Bagnaia with us for another two seasons. Since he arrived at Ducati in 2019, Pecco has shown great talent and the ability to interpret our Desmosedici GP very well, adapting to ride it in any condition. He did it, especially in the last season, during which he had significant growth and got to play for the World Title. The way he managed the races at Aragón, Misano, Portimão and Valencia, scoring four fantastic victories, is proof of his maturity as a rider. With these great qualities, we are sure that he has the potential to aim for the title with us“.

Francesco Bagnaia & Luigi Dall’Igna

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Acosta smashes lap record in a show of intent on the Algarve

The first session is when Schrötter crashed, as did teammate Jeremy Alcoba, Zonta van den Goorbergh (RW Racing GP) and Arenas. Canet crashed twice. In the second session, Canet, Alcoba and van den Goorbergh crashed again, and Bendsneyder suffered his tumble. Dixon also fell, as did Alessandro Zaccone (Gresini Racing Moto2), Gabriel Rodrigo (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) and Aldeguer. Filip Salač (Gresini Racing Moto2) took two tumbles. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) also remained sidelined as he aims to recover from tendonitis in his wrist ahead of the Qatar GP.

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Foggia egdes out Migno with new lap record on Monday

Ayumu Sasaki (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max) was fourth quickest, around half a second off the searing new lap record, with rookie David Muñoz (BOE SKX) for close company in fifth as the Spaniard continued to impress and the timesheets tightened. Day 1 and 2’s fastest rider, Tatsuki Suzuki, ended Monday in P6, ahead of Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech 3), Sergio Garcia (GASGAS Aspar Team) and Kaito Toba (CIP Green Power). The biggest gap between fifth and tenth was just 0.037, and the tiny deficits continued throughout the field.

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Bagnaia and Ducati set to continue together until 2024

Luigi Dall’Igna (General Manager of Ducati Corse): “We are delighted to have Bagnaia with us for another two seasons. Since he arrived at Ducati in 2019, Pecco has shown great talent and the ability to interpret our Desmosedici GP very well, adapting to ride it in any condition. He did it, especially in the last season, during which he had significant growth and got to play for the World Title. The way he managed the races at Aragón, Misano, Portimão and Valencia, scoring four fantastic victories, is proof of his maturity as a rider. With these great qualities, we are sure that he has the potential to aim for the title with us”.

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2022 Moto2/3 Test Portimao Day Two Report/Times/Images

2022 Moto2/3 Test Portimao Day Two

Aron Canet (Flexbox HP 40) underlined his speed with some style on Sunday by ending the day fastest and with a new Moto2 lap record at Portimao – a 1’41.892.

Aron Canet

The rider on the chase was none other than rookie sensation Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with the debutant just 0.037 in arrears.

Pedro Acosta

His team-mate Augusto Fernandez was third, 0.111 off the top, with Day 1’s fastest, Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team), fourth on Sunday and the final rider to break the old lap record.

Jake Dixon 1:42.040 – P4

Day 2 done. It has been a positive day, just riding: I haven’t changed anything. I’m just trying to get the flow, feeling good on the bike and around the track. I have been running on old tires, I was fast in old and new. I’m looking forward to day 3, to see what we can do, continuing in this way, doing a lot of laps in the last day before Qatar.

Augusto Fernandez

Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) had a little fresh air in fifth, the American 0.147 off Dixon but two and a half tenths clear of Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) in P6.

Joe Roberts

Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors Speed Up) put his Boscoscuro in seventh, ahead of Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) as the two sophomores continue to show good pace. So too does Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) as he slotted into ninth. Albert Arenas (GASGAS Aspar Team) was only 0.017 off the American, completing the top ten.

Ai Ogura

Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) once again sat out the final session of the day, and the Brit is suffering from tendonitis that will also see him miss Day 3 entirely.

Sam Lowes

Lowes crashed in the second session too, as did Ogura, Acosta, Keminth Kubo (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team) and Sean Dylan Kelly (American Racing). Kelly also crashed in session one, as did Schrötter and Aldeguer. The final session saw the most tumbles as Beaubier, Arenas, MV Agusta Forward Racing’s Simone Corsi and Marcos Ramirez, Niccolo Antonelli (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) and Jorge Navarro (Flexox HP 40) crashed, all riders ok.

Portimao Moto2 Test Day Two Times

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 A.Canet KALEX 1m41.892
2 P.Acosta KALEX +0.037
3 A.Fernandez KALEX +0.111
4 J.Dixon KALEX +0.148
5 J.Roberts KALEX +0.295
6 M.Schrotter KALEX +0.561
7 F.Aldeguer BOSCOSCURO +0.657
8 A.Ogura KALEX +0.796
9 C.Beaubier KALEX +0.909
10 A.Arenas KALEX +0.926
11 T.Arbolino KALEX +0.971
12 S.Chantra KALEX +1.075
13 L.Dalla Porta KALEX +1.100
14 J.Navarro KALEX +1.112
15 F.Salac KALEX +1.119
16 C.Vietti KALEX +1.139
17 M.Ramirez MV AGUSTA +1.141
18 B.Bendsneyde KALEX +1.239
19 J.Alcoba KALEX +1.364
20 S.Lowes KALEX +1.438
21 B.Baltus KALEX +1.517
22 S.Corsi MV AGUSTA +1.572
23 R.Fenati BOSCOSCURO +1.689
24 G.Rodrigo KALEX +1.767
25 A.Zaccone KALEX +1.878
26 M.Gonzalez KALEX +1.938
27 N.Antonelli KALEX +2.254
28 S.Kelly KALEX +2.342
29 Z.Van Den Goo KALEX +2.464
30 K.Kubo KALEX +2.589

Moto3

Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing)  retained his grip on top of the charts in Portugal, with the Japanese rider leaving it late but denying new team-mate Dennis Foggia by just 0.019.

Tatsuki Suzuki stayed on top

Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) made it a Honda 1-2-3, exactly a tenth in further arrears.

Andrea Migno

There was a bigger gap of a couple of tenths back to Carlos Tatay (CFMoto Racing PrüstelGP), with the Spaniard, in turn, 0.297 ahead of Riccardo Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse).

John McPhee was sixth as the Scot gets to grips with his Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max machine, with Sergio Garcia (GASGAS Aspar Team) 0.003 further back and Alberto Surra (Rivacold Snipers Team) 0.077.

David Muñoz (BOE SKX) followed up a top three on Day 1 with ninth on Day 2, and the Spaniard was top rookie as he slotted in 0.144 behind Surra. Izan Guevara (GASGAS Aspar Team) completed the top ten.

Izan Guevara completed the top ten

Joel Kelso dropped more than a second off the time he recorded on day one, his quickest time of the test thus far coming in the morning session, a 1m48.851 placing him 20th on combined times at the end of Sunday’s proceedings.

Joel Kelso

There were some crashes on Day 2, most notably a tumble for Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) as the Turk crashed and collected his new team-mate, Adrian Fernandez. Fernandez was ok and Öncü headed for the Medical Centre, given the all-clear for fractures but suffering with pain in his foot.

Elia Bartolini (QJMotor Avintia Racing Team) was the sole crasher in the first session. The Öncü incident was in the second session, in which Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Guevara also fell. McPhee crashed in session three, riders all ok.

Portimao Moto3 Test Day Two Times

Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1 T.Suzuki HONDA 1m47.390
2 D.Foggia HONDA +0.019
3 A.Migno HONDA +0.119
4 C.Tatay CFMOTO +0.344
5 R.Rossi HONDA +0.641
6 J.Mcphee HUSQVARNA +0.719
7 S.Garcia GASGAS +0.722
8 A.Surra HONDA +0.799
9 D.Muñoz KTM +0.943
10 I.Guevara GASGAS +0.961
11 I.Ortolá KTM +0.987
12 S.Ogden HONDA +1.118
13 A.Sasaki HUSQVARNA +1.122
14 J.Masia KTM +1.145
15 R.Yamanaka KTM +1.246
16 X.Artigas CFMOTO +1.282
17 L.Fellon HONDA +1.295
18 M.Aji HONDA +1.302
19 D.Holgado KTM +1.334
20 J.Kelso KTM +1.461
21 S.Nepa KTM +1.474
22 D.Moreira KTM +1.549
23 D.Öncü KTM +1.646
24 M.Bertelle KTM +1.881
25 A.Fernandez KTM +1.947
26 K.Toba KTM +1.981
27 J.Whatley HONDA +2.403
28 E.Bartolini KTM +2.679
29 A.Carrasco KTM +2.823

2022 Moto2 Entry List

2022 Moto2 Entry List
Rider……………………….. Nat Team………………………………………… Bike
2 Gabriel Rodrigo ARGENTINA PERTAMINA MANDALIKA SAG TEAM KALEX
4 Sean Dylan Kelly USA AMERICAN RACING KALEX
5 Romano Fenati ITALIAN SPEEDUP RACING BOSCOSCURO
6 Cameron Beaubier USA AMERICAN RACING KALEX
7 Barry Baltus BELGIAN RW RACING GP KALEX
9 Jorge Navarro SPANISH FLEXBOX HP40 KALEX
12 Filip Salac CZECH GRESINI RACING Moto2 KALEX
13 Celestino Vietti ITALIAN VR46 RACING TEAM KALEX
14 Tony Arbolino ITALIAN ELF MARC VDS RACING TEAM KALEX
16 Joe Roberts USA ITALTRANS RACING TEAM KALEX
18 Manuel Gonzalez SPANISH YAMAHA VR46 MASTER CAMP TEAM KALEX
19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITALIAN ITALTRANS RACING TEAM KALEX
22 Sam Lowes BRITISH ELF MARC VDS RACING TEAM KALEX
23 Marcel Schrotter GERMAN LIQUI MOLY INTACT GP KALEX
24 Simone Corsi ITALIAN MV AGUSTA FORWARD RACING MV AGUSTA
28 Niccolo Antonelli ITALIAN VR46 RACING TEAM KALEX
35 Somkiat Chantra THAI IDEMITSU HONDA TEAM ASIA KALEX
37 Augusto Fernandez SPANISH RED BULL KTM AJO KALEX
40 Aron Canet SPANISH FLEXBOX HP40 KALEX
42 Marcos Ramirez SPANISH MV AGUSTA FORWARD RACING MV AGUSTA
51 Pedro Acosta SPANISH RED BULL KTM AJO KALEX
52 Jeremy Alcoba SPANISH LIQUI MOLY INTACT GP KALEX
54 Fermin Aldeguer SPANISH SPEEDUP RACING BOSCOSCURO
61 Alessandro Zaccone ITALIAN GRESINI RACING Moto2 KALEX
64 Bo Bendsneyder DUTCH PERTAMINA MANDALIKA SAG TEAM KALEX
75 Albert Arenas SPANISH ASPAR TEAM (Moto2) GASGAS
79 Ai Ogura JAPANESE IDEMITSU HONDA TEAM ASIA KALEX
81 Keminth Kubo THAI YAMAHA VR46 MASTER CAMP TEAM KALEX
84 Zonta Van Den Goorbergh DUTCH RW RACING GP KALEX
96 Jake Dixon BRITISH ASPAR TEAM (Moto2) GASGAS

2022 Moto3 Entry List

2022 Moto3 Entry List
Rider……………………….. Nat Team………………………………….. Bike
5 Jaume Masia SPANISH RED BULL KTM AJO KTM
6 Ryusei Yamanaka JAPANESE MT HELMETS – MSI KTM
7 Dennis Foggia ITALIAN LEOPARD RACING HONDA
10 Diogo Moreira BRAZILIAN MT HELMETS – MSI KTM
11 Sergio Garcia SPANISH ASPAR TEAM (Moto3) GASGAS
16 Andrea Migno ITALIAN RIVACOLD SNIPERS TEAM HONDA
17 JOHN Mcphee BRITISH STERILGARDA HUSQVARNA MAX HUSQVARNA
18 Matteo Bertelle ITALIAN AVINTIA ESPONSORAMA Moto3 KTM
20 Lorenzo Fellon FRENCH SIC 58 SQUADRA CORSE HONDA
23 Elia Bartolini ITALIAN AVINTIA ESPONSORAMA Moto3 KTM
24 Tatsuki Suzuki JAPANESE LEOPARD RACING HONDA
26 Scott Ogden BRITISH VISIONTRACK RACING TEAM HONDA
27 Kaito Toba JAPANESE CIP GREEN POWER KTM
28 Izan Guevara SPANISH ASPAR TEAM (Moto3) GASGAS
31 Adrian Fernandez SPANISH RED BULL KTM TECH3 KTM
38 David Salvador SPANISH BOE SKX KTM
43 Xavier Artigas SPANISH CFMOTO RACING PRUESTELGP CFMOTO
44 David Munoz SPANISH BOE SKX KTM
48 Ivan Ortola SPANISH TEAM MTA KTM
53 Deniz Oncu TURKISH RED BULL KTM TECH3 KTM
54 Riccardo Rossi ITALIAN SIC 58 SQUADRA CORSE HONDA
64 Mario Suryo Aji INDONESIAN HONDA TEAM ASIA HONDA
66 Joel Kelso AUSTRALIAN CIP GREEN POWER KTM
67 Alberto Surra ITALIAN RIVACOLD SNIPERS TEAM HONDA
70 Joshua Whatley BRITISH VISIONTRACK RACING TEAM HONDA
71 Ayumu Sasaki JAPANESE STERILGARDA HUSQVARNA MAX HUSQVARNA
72 Taiyo Furusato JAPANESE HONDA TEAM ASIA HONDA
82 Stefano Nepa ITALIAN TEAM MTA KTM
96 Daniel Holgado SPANISH RED BULL KTM AJO KTM
99 Carlos Tatay SPANISH CFMOTO RACING PRUESTELGP CFMOTO

2022 Provisional MotoGP Calendar

Date Grand Prix Circuit
06 March Qatar Losail International Circuit
20 March Indonesia Mandalika International Street Circuit
03 April Argentina Termas de Rio Hondo
10 April Americas Circuit of The Americas
24 April Portugal Algarve International Circuit
01 May Spain Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto
15 May France Le Mans
29 May Italy Autodromo del Mugello
05 June Catalunya Barcelona-Catalunya
19 June Germany Sachsenring
26 June Netherlands TT Circuit Assen
10 July Finland KymiRing
07 August Great Britain Silverstone Circuit
21 August Austria Red Bull Ring-Spielberg
04 September San Marino Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
18 September Aragón MotorLand Aragón
25 September Japan Twin Ring Motegi
02 October Thailand Chang International Circuit
16 October Australia Philip Island
23 October Malaysia Sepang International Circuit
06 November Comunitat Valenciana Comunitat Valenciana-Ricardo Tormo

Source: MCNews.com.au

Canet pips Acosta to set fastest ever lap on the Algarve

Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) once again sat out the final session of the day, and the Brit is suffering from tendonitis that will also see him miss Day 3 entirely. He crashed in the second session too, as did Ogura, Acosta, Keminth Kubo (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team) and Sean Dylan Kelly (American Racing). Kelly also crashed in session one, as did Schrötter and Aldeguer. The final session saw the most tumbles as Beaubier, Arenas, MV Agusta Forward Racing’s Simone Corsi and Marcos Ramirez, Niccolo Antonelli (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) and Jorge Navarro (Flexox HP 40) crashed, all riders ok.

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