MotoGP 2022

[merak1974]

Wow!!! What a race. Fantastic!

[justracing]

A great victory for Gresini and no doubt very popular with everyone, well done Bastianini. I honestly thought Pol was was going to get the win on the new Honda after dominating from the start and with both factory Ducatis falling by the way side it looked like a done deal.

[GORDON STREETER]

Well all the 3 races were good and kept me awake ! Sam Lowes had a bit of good luck on the last lap for a change with a 3rd and although McPhee didn't didn't manage a podium at least he finished in the points. Yamaha were in trouble at this track but hopefully will get back on the pace in the near future. Brilliant to see KTM up the front with a 2nd and a fantastic maiden win for Bastianini !

[S griffin]

Can't wait to see the highlights then. Especially with the Brits doing well and a great MotoGP race to boot. We're in for a great season and Enea will be one to keep an eye on after that great win

[GORDON STREETER]

25 years after their last Grand Prix, Indonesia is set to be the focus of the motorcycle racing world once again as MotoGP makes its debut at the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit this weekend. The trip to the island nation is set to make for an unforgettable experience for fans and riders as they flock to Lombok for Round 2 of the 2022 MotoGP World Championship.

[justracing]

Question is not will it rain but how much!

[S griffin]

It's gonna be a bit of an unknown, so it should be quite exciting, especially on a track like this. Big boost for Yamaha in practice, so Fabio should be feeling more confident, but I still wouldn't want to make predictions for the race at this stage

[GORDON STREETER]

Free Practice 2 this morning.

[S griffin]

It's now looking very good for Yamaha. There is still a long way to go this season, but it's gonna be a boost for Fabio's title defence if he can dominate and win this weekend

[GORDON STREETER]

2022 Indonesia MotoGP | Mandalika Street Circuit | Qualifying RESULTS | Round 2 / 21
Pos Rider Nat. MotoGP Team MotoGP Bike Timing
1 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Energy Yamaha Yamaha YZF-M1 1m 31.067
2 Jorge Martin ESP Pramac Racing Ducati GP22 1m 31.280
3 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Racing Ducati GP22 1m 31.378
4 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM Racing KTM RC16 1m 31.433
5 Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Racing Ducati GP21 1m 31.504
6 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati GP22 1m 31.507
7 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Racing KTM RC16 1m 31.566
8 Alex Rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki GSX-RR 1m 31.582
9 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati GP22 1m 31.714
10 Aleix Espargaro ESP Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia RS-GP 1m 31.723
11 Fabio di Giannantonio ITA Gresini Racing Ducati GP21 1m 31.829
12 Franco Morbidelli ITA Monster Energy Yamaha Yamaha YZF-M1 1m 32.336
13 Luca Marini ITA VR46 Racing Ducati GP21 1m 31.219
14 Marco Bezzecchi ITA VR46 Racing Ducati GP21 1m 31.631
15 Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 1m 31.666
16 Pol Espargaro ESP Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 1m 31.695
17 Andrea Dovizioso ITA WithU RNF Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-M1 1m 31.830
18 Joan Mir ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki GSX-RR 1m 31.831
19 Alex Marquez ESP LCR Honda Honda RC213V 1m 31.870
20 Maverick Vinales ESP Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprila RS-GP 1m 31.875
21 Raul Fernandez ESP Tech3 KTM Racing KTM RC16 1m 32.006
22 Remy Gardner AUS Tech3 KTM Racing KTM RC16 1m 32.122
23 Darryn Binder RSA WithU RNF Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-M1 1m 32.140
24 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda Honda RC213V 1m 32.299

[E.B]

Huge scary highside for MM93 in morning warm up..... airlifted to hospital for checks. He got up after but looked like he didnt know what day of the week it was.

I cant imagine he will be cleared to race but no word on that yet.

https://youtu.be/zOEBn0LHxxM

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by E.B

Huge scary highside for MM93 in morning warm up..... airlifted to hospital for checks. He got up after but looked like he didnt know what day of the week it was.

I cant imagine he will be cleared to race but no word on that yet.

https://youtu.be/zOEBn0LHxxM

Just heard that he won't be taking part - concussion.

[GORDON STREETER]

Well really not ideal conditions for the main MotoGP race with rain and standing water around the track in a shortened race, however most of the riders managed to stay on their bikes with Miguel Oliveria winning and the current world champion showing just how good he is towards the end of the race.


POS RIDER NAT TEAM TIME/DIFF
1 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16) 33m 27.223s
2 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +2.205s
3 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP22) +3.158s
4 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Lenovo (GP22) +5.663s
5 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +7.044s
6 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +7.832s
7 Franco Morbidelli ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +21.115s
8 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +32.413s
9 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +32.586s
10 Darryn Binder RSA WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* +32.901s
11 Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21) +33.116s
12 Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +33.599s
13 Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V) +33.735s
14 Luca Marini ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) +34.991s
15 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP22) +35.763s
16 Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +37.397s
17 Raul Fernandez SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +41.975s
18 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21)* +47.915s
19 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +49.471s
20 Marco Bezzecchi ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* +49.473s
21 Remy Gardner AUS KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +55.964s
Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP22) DNF
Andrea Dovizioso ITA WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) DNF
Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) DNS
* Rookie

[S griffin]

Tropical season really hit the GP, sensible to shorten the race. Credit to the riders for keeping it on. Great win for Oliveira, although Fabio came close to beating him, especially at the end. Bad race for Qatar winner Enea. Can't wait to watch the highlights tonight

[GORDON STREETER]

Somkiat Chantra has become the first Thai rider to win a motorcycle grand prix with a dominant victory in the 2022 Indonesian Moto2 Grand Prix at Mandalika.

The race was reduced to 16 instead of 25 laps due to 'track conditions', with the excessively high temperatures later cited (presumably meaning track damage), while occasional spots of rain began falling on the grid.

The start took place as planned, with Chantra snatching the early lead from Sam Lowes and debut pole qualifier Jake Dixon, However Dixon fell soon after overtaking Lowes and didn't finish. Sam road a sensible race and settled for points in 4th




POS RIDER NAT TEAM BIKE TIME
1 Somkiat Chantra THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (KALEX) 25m 40.876s
2 Celestino Vietti ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team (KALEX) 25m 44.106s
3 Aron Canet SPA Flexbox HP40 (KALEX) 25m 45.242s
4 Sam Lowes GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (KALEX) 25m 48.794s
5 Augusto Fernandez SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KALEX) 25m 53.104s
6 Ai Ogura JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (KALEX) 25m 53.260s
7 Ferm?*n Aldeguer SPA MB Conveyors Speed Up (BOSCOSCURO) 25m 53.572s
8 Tony Arbolino ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (KALEX) 25m 55.423s
9 Pedro Acosta SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KALEX) 25m 58.662s
10 Albert Arenas SPA Inde GASGAS Aspar Team (KALEX) 25m 59.203s
11 Joe Roberts USA Italtrans Racing Team (KALEX) 25m 59.385s
12 Cameron Beaubier USA American Racing (KALEX) 25m 59.442s
13 Jorge Navarro SPA Flexbox HP40 (KALEX) 26m 0.587s
14 Jeremy Alcoba SPA Liqui Moly Intact GP (KALEX) 26m 0.836s
15 Bo Bendsneyder NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (KALEX) 26m 1.427s
16 Marcel Schrotter GER Liqui Moly Intact GP (KALEX) 26m 3.923s
17 Marcos Ramirez SPA MV Agusta Forward Racing (MV AGUSTA) 26m 4.094s
18 Manuel Gonzalez SPA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea (KALEX) 26m 5.055s
19 Romano Fenati ITA MB Conveyors Speed Up (BOSCOSCURO) 26m 6.009s
20 Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Italtrans Racing Team (KALEX) 26m 7.830s
21 Filip Salac CZE Gresini Racing Moto2 (KALEX) 26m 8.554s
22 Gabriel Rodrigo ARG Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (KALEX) 26m 10.424s
23 Zonta Van Den Goorbergh NED RW Racing GP (KALEX) 26m 12.649s
24 Alessandro Zaccone ITA Gresini Racing Moto2 (KALEX) 26m 13.312s
25 Niccolò Antonelli ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team (KALEX) 26m 14.850s
Sean Dylan Kelly USA American Racing (KALEX) DNF
Jake Dixon GBR Inde GASGAS Aspar Team (KALEX) DNF
Keminth Kubo THA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea (KALEX) DNF
Simone Corsi ITA MV Agusta Forward Racing (MV AGUSTA) DNF
















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[GORDON STREETER]

John McPhee missed Moto3 at the weekend's Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika after fracturing two vertebrae in a training accident.

The Scot suffered the injury during a Supermoto training session, however, according to the Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max Racing team, the fractures are stable and therefore McPhee does not need surgery.
At the moment he is not sure when he will be returning unfortunately.

[S griffin]

Shame about McPhee, hopefully he will recover enough for the next round. It's a shame he's never had a proper chance to progress upwards and this won't help, but the signs are good that he shouldn't be out for too long. But we'll have to wait and see

[gomick]

Funny how i think now that Marquez is busting himself up so much these days that Stoner made the right call to retire when he did...

[S griffin]

I wonder if Marquez is now thinking of retiring. For me Stoner retired too early and could have gone on for another couple of years, but at least we got Marquez in at the right time to replace him

[justracing]

Originally Posted by gomick

Funny how i think now that Marquez is busting himself up so much these days that Stoner made the right call to retire when he did...

Couldn't agree more, I guess the heart rules the head.
The lean angle in that main race was incredible given the horrendous conditions, I'm truly surprised there weren't more casualties. Great ride from Fabio Quartararo to finish second. Seeing Dixon take such an early tumble in moto2 after the terrific qualifying was heartbreaking, he was absolutely distraught in the pit garage.

[Dani Filth]

no MM93 in Argentina either .. more or less no title for him this year either

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by Dani Filth

no MM93 in Argentina either .. more or less no title for him this year either

That final crash left the nine-time world champion with a concussion and a new spell of diplopia (double vision)
“The second neuro-ophthalmological evaluation carried out on Marc Marquez this past Monday has shown a very favorable evolution in the paralysis of the fourth right nerve affected by the fall that occurred at the Indonesian Grand Prix,” explained Dr. Dalmau. “Recovery is not yet complete, and Marc Marquez must follow the established therapeutic regime with conservative treatment.”
For that reason, Marc Marquez will sit out the Argentinian Grand Prix, and Honda will tap veteran test rider Stefan Bradl to fill in. Bradl is no stranger to substitute duties either. In 2020, the German rider replaced Marquez for 11 of the 13 races due to a season-ending broken arm.




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[GORDON STREETER]

A technical issue with a plane at Moi International Airport in Mombasa in Kenya carrying cargo for some of the MotoGP paddock had caused delays in some teams getting equipment from Indonesia to Termas de Rio Hondo.

As a result, MotoGP and the race organisers have taken the decision to cancel Friday's running.

Instead, all three classes will have FP1 and FP2 on Saturday morning and early afternoon, with MotoGP FP4 being scrapped and replaced by FP3 – though this will run to 30 minutes just like an FP4 session.

Qualifying for the MotoGP class will then take place immediately afterwards at 5:05pm (9:05pm BST).

Sunday's schedule will remain unchanged.

This is handy for us as the qualifying will all be on Saturday night !!

[Taxi645]

New chicane for Austria MotoGP:


https://the-race.com/motogp/under-fi...#disqus_thread





If it's considered to fiddly they could always just use only the right side of the chicane. Would still serve the purpose of slowing them enough down, no bikes flying passed anyone at high speed and a bit more flow.

[S griffin]

Shouldn't make too much difference, it should achieve it's objective and not ruin the flow too much