The 2022 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Red Bull de España) was the sixth round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 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 Jerez de la Frontera 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, in his second consecutive race after the Portuguese Grand Prix, and Stefan Bradl, who had already replaced Marc Márquez in the Repsol Honda Team in the Grand Prix of Argentina. In the Moto2 class, Stefano Manzi replaces Keminth Kubo in the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team, following the diagnosis of costochondritis 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 John McPhee, stopped due to injury, and the Malaysian 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 24 Hours of Le Mans, he is forced to give up this stage and is replaced by Lukas Tulovic, while the Spanish rider Yeray Ruiz replaces the starting rider Xavi Cardelús in the Avintia Esponsorama Racing, absent due to injury.
MotoGP Championship standings before the race Fabio Quartararo, winner of the Portuguese Grand Prix, and Álex Rins lead the riders' standings with 69 points, 3 more than Aleix Espargaró, 8 more than Enea Bastianini (previous leader) and 18 more than Johann Zarco. In the constructors' classification, Ducati is confirmed first with 106 points, followed by KTM and Suzuki, both at 70 points, Yamaha at 70 points, which overtakes Aprilia by 1 point and Honda at 44 points. The top five positions in the team standings are occupied by Team Suzuki Ecstar (115 points), Aprilia Racing (91 points), Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (86 points), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (81 points) and Pramac Racing (79 points).
Moto2 Championship standings before the race Celestino Vietti 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 Portimão) 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 Sergio García and Dennis Foggia 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 is third with 54 points, followed by Andrea Migno and Deniz Öncü 4 points behind. In the constructors' classification, Gas Gas and Honda are paired in first place with 99 points, followed by KTM with 82 points, Husqvarna with 56 points and CFMoto, who closes with 50 points. Aspar Team overtakes Leopard Racing 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 Red Bull KTM Tech3.
Free practice
MotoGP The first session sees the Suzuki bikes of Joan Mir and Álex Rins in front of everyone, with Álex Márquez third. In the second session, Fabio Quartararo precedes Enea Bastianini and Francesco Bagnaia. The latter was the fastest in the third session (and in the combined standings) ahead of Quartararo and Takaaki Nakagami.
Combined Free Practice 1-2-3 The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP3163 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati1:38.8981:37.283 1:36.782220 Fabio QuartararoYamaha1:38.439 1:37.0711:36.849330 Takaaki NakagamiHonda 1:38.4581:37.5811:36.899493 Marc MárquezHonda 1:38.8061:38.2001:36.925512 Maverick ViñalesAprilia1:38.6271:37.7591:36.975623 Enea BastianiniDucati 1:38.8661:37.2721:36.976741 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:38.4261:37.8481:37.059836 Joan MirSuzuki 1:38.1941:37.8421:37.060989 Jorge MartínDucati1:38.9071:37.3681:37.0741043 Jack MillerDucati1:38.7541:37.7621:37.1241172 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:39.1221:38.1961:37.201125 Johann ZarcoDucati1:39.0331:37.8301:37.2301342 Álex RinsSuzuki1:38.2191:37.7261:37.2931433 Brad BinderKTM1:38.5021:37.5851:37.3141521 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:38.9791:37.9521:37.3151688 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:38.9911:38.1021:37.4941744 Pol EspargaróHonda 1:38.5211:37.5901:37.6301810 Luca MariniDucati1:39.7491:38.1021:37.642194 Andrea DoviziosoYamaha1:39.1821:38.2851:37.7312049 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati1:40.0651:38.3131:37.880216 Stefan BradlHonda1:39.3221:38.3221:38.0132273 Álex MárquezHonda1:38.3681:38.0271:38.2372387 Remy GardnerKTM1:39.7001:38.3531:38.0952432 Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia1:40.0351:38.9601.38.2072540 Darryn BinderYamaha1:41.3521:38.8881:38.238 OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Free practice 4 In the fourth session, Francesco Bagnaia was the fastest ahead of Fabio Quartararo and Joan Mir.
Moto2 Jake Dixon dominated free practice by setting the best time in all three sessions: in the first he preceded Sam Lowes 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.
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP3196 Jake DixonKalex 1:41.938 1:41.646 1:41.556222 Sam LowesKalex1:42.2131:42.0721:41.56837 Barry BaltusKalex 1:43.4361:43.1191:41.598423 Marcel SchrötterKalex 1:42.7091:42.5851:41.671551 Pedro AcostaKalex1:42.3661:42.1811:41.673616 Joe RobertsKalex 1:43.2131:42.1811:41.679754 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro1:42.5311:42.2951:41.767879 Ai OguraKalex1:42.2731:42.0091:41.76992 Gabriel RodrigoKalex1:43.3331:42.7441:41.7931013 Celestino ViettiKalex1:42.5221:42.7521:41.8281114 Tony ArbolinoKalex1:42.5351:42.0731:41.8571237 Augusto FernándezKalex1:42.2451:41.8981:41.8691340 Arón CanetKalex1:42.9451:42.2291:41.9121419 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex1:43.8831:42.7731:41.9231575 Albert ArenasKalex1:42.2861:42.1611:42.053169 Jorge NavarroKalex1:43.0651:42.6151:42.0591735 Somkiat ChantraHonda1:42.6091:42.2631:42.0621852 Jeremy AlcobaKalex1:42.8551:42.9191:42.0791961 Alessandro ZacconeKalex1:43.0801:42.8341:42.1242020 Bo BendsneyderKalex1:42.9691:42.3141:42.172216 Cameron BeaubierKalex1:42.2921:42.2781:42.5392218 Manuel GonzálezKalex1:43.2381:42.5451:42.3192342 Marcos Rámirez MV Agusta1:42.6901:42.7841:42.3422484 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex1:44.6381:43.1031.42.4742512 Filip SalačKalex1:42.5931:44.1871:42.935265 Romano FenatiBoscoscuro1:43.2971:42.6921:42.6052724 Simone CorsiMV Agusta1:44.1131:43.2091:42.8832862 Stefano ManziKalex1:43.086294 Sean Dylan KellyKalex1:44.0761:43.6971:43.1773028 Niccolò AntonelliKalex1:44.2481:43.9371:43.228 OFFICIAL MOTO2 COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Note
Keminth Kubo played the first session (1:44.403) but was forced to give up the Grand Prix following the diagnosis of costochondritis. The Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team replaced him with Stefano Manzi.
Moto3 In the first session, Deniz Öncü was the fastest, followed by Ayumu Sasaki and Sergio García. In the second session, Izan Guevara finished in the lead, ahead of Sasaki and Jaume Masià. 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.
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP3110 Diogo MoreiraKTM1:49.4531:47.100 1:45.736228 Izan GuevaraGas Gas1:48.652 1:46.3411:45.738338 David SalvadorHusqvarna 1:50.2831:46.8791:45.91547 Dennis FoggiaHonda 1:48.7171:47.2291:45.983553 Deniz ÖncüKTM 1:47.8881:46.7381:46.024616 Andrea MignoHonda 1:49.6861:47.1031:46.08875 Jaume MasiàKTM1:49.1031:46.5331:46.14586 Ryusei YamanakaKTM1:49.7441:47.5231:46.185911 Sergio GarcíaGas Gas1:48.4471:47.1151:46.2141099 Carlos TatayCFMoto1:48.5021:46.6671:46.2571148 Iván OrtoláKTM1:50.7441:46.9841:46.3091271 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna1:48.2071:46.4731:46.3371366 Joel KelsoKTM1:49.6801:47.9051:46.3461454 Riccardo RossiHonda1:49.9671:47.1461.46.4351527 Kaito TobaKTM1:49.1581:48.0511:46.5541619 Scott OgdenHonda1:49.8721:46.9021:46.7331743 Xavier ArtigasCFMoto 1:50.3191:47.7601:46.8541824 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda1:49.2961:47.3391:46.8861996 Daniel HolgadoKTM1:50.8051:47.7021:47.0182082 Stefano NepaKTM1:49.8141:47.9731:47.2892163 Syarifuddin AzmanHonda1:50.5531:48.5921:47.3632218 Matteo BertelleKTM1:51.5261:47.8051:47.3892364 Mario AjiHonda1:50.7071:47.4991:47.4322423 Elia BartoliniKTM1:50.9841:48.7831.47.5252531 Adrián FernándezKTM1:50.7121:48.8151:47.5932687 Gerard RiuKTM1:49.1681:48.0821:47.7552772 Taiyo FurusatoHonda1:51.0471:48.1791:47.9852822 Ana CarrascoKTM1:50.7891:49.5641:48.973 OFFICIAL MOTO3 COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Notes
Joshua Whatley played the first session (1: 52.982), but was forced to leave the Grand Prix due to a crash. Lorenzo Fellon 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.
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2141 Eric GranadoEnergica2:01.991 1:48.86124 Héctor GarzóEnergica1:55.3901:48.972311 Matteo FerrariEnergica No time1:49.073427 Mattia CasadeiEnergica1:52.6821:49.089540 Jordi TorresEnergica1:56.0281:49.188671 Miquel PonsEnergica 1:52.6591:49.202778 Hikari OkuboEnergica1:54.9371:49.302877 Dominique AegerterEnergica1:53.6131:49.560917 Álex EscrigEnergica1:54.3521:49.6131021 Kevin ZannoniEnergica1:53.7791:49.641117 Niccolò CanepaEnergica1:53.3181:49.8261270 Marc AlcobaEnergica1:55.3421:49.8591312 Xavi ForésEnergica1:54.3471:50.049146 María HerreraEnergica1:55.1531.50.1401534 Kevin ManfrediEnergica1:53.4311:50.218163 Lukas TulovicEnergica1:53.0241:50.2181772 Alessio FinelloEnergica1:53.9291:50.5501828 Yeray RuizEnergica1:56.9001:51.478 OFFICIAL MOTOE COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Qualifying MotoGP
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2163 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q2 1:36.1701 1220 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q21:36.6232341 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Qualified in Q21:36.9333443 Jack MillerDucati Qualified in Q21:37.0494 2593 Marc MárquezHonda Qualified in Q21:37.145565 Johann ZarcoDucati 1:37.0031:37.2206730 Takaaki NakagamiHonda Qualified in Q21:37.2547 3872 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:37.1351:37.2858936 Joan MirSuzuki Qualified in Q21:37.33091089 Jorge MartínDucati Qualified in Q21:37.52610 41123 Enea BastianiniDucati Qualified in Q21:37.618111212 Maverick ViñalesAprilia Qualified in Q21:37.675121344 Pol EspargaróHonda1:37.138N/A1351442 Álex RinsSuzuki1:37.401N/A141533 Brad BinderKTM1:37.544N/A151621 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:37.688N/A1661749 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati 1:37.882N/A171887 Remy GardnerKTM1:37.889N/A181910 Luca MariniDucati1:37.910N/A197206 Stefan BradlHonda1:37.937N/A202188 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:37.958N/A212273 Álex MárquezHonda1:38.014N/A228234 Andrea DoviziosoYamaha1:38.064N/A232432 Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia1:38.244N/A242540 Darryn BinderYamaha1:38.405N/A259 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
Moto2
Fastest session lap