The 2022 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Gryfyn di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini) was the fourteenth round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, and the sixth and final round of the 2022 MotoE World Cup. All races (except MotoE race 1 which was held on 3 September) were held at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Misano Adriatico on 4 September 2022.
The two independent Ducati teams, Gresini Racing and Mooney VR46 Racing Team used a special livery in this race. Gresini Racing uses a special livery as a form of respect for the late Fausto Gresini. Meanwhile, Mooney VR46 Racing Team wears a special livery to continue Valentino Rossi's tradition of using a helmet with a special design every race in Italy. The special livery called Aeroprism was designed by Michah Dowbak aka Mad Dog Jones. Some of the designs are inspired by the livery that Valentino Rossi used at Mugello in 1999 when he was still in the 250cc class.
Background
Riders' entries In the MotoGP class, in addition to Stefan Bradl who continues to replace Marc Márquez in the Repsol Honda Team, Kazuki Watanabe takes the place of Joan Mir in the Team Suzuki Ecstar, due to the ankle injury suffered by the Spanish rider in the Austrian Grand Prix; Michele Pirro runs for the fourth time this season as a wildcard. This is the last Grand Prix for Andrea Dovizioso who has decided to retire; for the remaining races the WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team bike will be driven by test rider Cal Crutchlow. In the Moto2 class, two riders race with the wildcard: Rory Skinner, in the third consecutive race with American Racing, and Mattia Pasini, in his second season after Mugello, with GasGas Aspar Team. Australian driver Senna Agius (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) and Japanese Taiga Hada (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) respectively replace the injured Sam Lowes and Gabriel Rodrigo. In the Moto3 class, the Italian Nicola Carraro continues to replace his compatriot Matteo Bertelle in the QJmotor Avintia Racing Team, while the Australian Harrison Voight runs as a wildcard in the Sic58 Squadra Corse. In the MotoE class, at the last two races of this edition, the riders are the same as in the entry list of the season with no further substitutes.
MotoGP Championship standings before the race Fabio Quartararo increases his advantage over Aleix Espargaró in the riders' standings (200 points for the first, 168 for the second). The latter has twelve points ahead of Francesco Bagnaia, winner in Austria and his third consecutive success. Johann Zarco and Jack Miller are fourth and fifth with 125 and 123 points respectively. In the constructors' standings, Ducati continues to lead the standings with 296 points with a large advantage over their rivals: +96 on Yamaha, +111 on Aprilia, +156 on KTM, +178 on Suzuki and +206 on Honda. In the team standings, Ducati Lenovo Team overtakes Aprilia Racing in the lead (279 points for the former, 253 for the latter). Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP is third with 226 points, with a lead of 14 and 34 points respectively over Prima Pramac Racing and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.
Moto2 Championship standings before the race In the riders' standings, Ai Ogura, thanks to Spielberg's victory, overtakes Augusto Fernández at the head by just one point (183 vs 182 points). Celestino Vietti is third with 156 points, followed by Arón Canet and Joe Roberts with 137 and 108 points respectively. In the constructors' classification, Kalex (who has already won the title arithmetically) has full points with 325 points, followed by Boscoscuro (86 points) and MV Agusta (5 points). In the team standings, Idemitsu Honda Team Asia overtook in first position (275 points) against Red Bull KTM Ajo, five points away. Flexbox HP40 is third with 212 points, with a lead of 52 and 53 points respectively over GasGas Aspar Team and Elf Marc VDS Racing Team.
Moto3 Championship standings before the race Sergio García's advantage slightly increases (193 points) over his team-mate Izan Guevara, now five points behind the top of the riders' standings. Dennis Foggia (144 points), Ayumu Sasaki (winner in the previous race, 138 points) and Jaume Masià and Deniz Öncü (127 points either) follow. In the constructors' classification, the gap between Gas Gas (first at 246 points) and Honda (second at 226 points) is reduced to twenty. KTM is third with 210 points, Husqvarna is fourth with 167 points, CFMoto closes the ranking with 103 points. The team classification is largely led by GasGas Aspar Team with 381 points, with an advantage of 123 points over Leopard Racing; followed by Red Bull KTM Ajo, third at 183 points, Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max fourth at 178 points and Red Bull KTM Tech3 fifth at 156 points.
MotoE Cup standings before the race Dominique Aegerter reaches the last two races in the lead with 194 points, with a 17.5 point lead over Eric Granado. Matteo Ferrari is third with 121.5 points, followed by Miquel Pons (115 points) and Mattia Casadei (111 points).
Free practice
MotoGP
Combinated Free Practice 1-2-3 The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP3143 Jack MillerDucati1:32:5371:31.702 1:31.296263 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:32.7521:31.6311:31.367323 Enea BastianiniDucati1:32.838 1:31.5171:32.395420 Fabio QuartararoYamaha 1:32.3131:31.8431:31.644542 Álex RinsSuzuki1:32.8581:32.3651:31.70765 Johann ZarcoDucati1:32.9991:31.8371:32.350712 Maverick ViñalesAprilia1:32.7061:31.8821:31.844841 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:32.6981:31.9291:32.464921 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:33.5621:32.2421:31.9371088 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:33.6361:32.3301:31.9551172 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:33.2181:32.1911:31.9561244 Pol EspargaróHonda1:33.1051:32.3011:32.0751310 Luca MariniDucati1:32.9811:32.7491:32.0761473 Álex MárquezHonda1:33.2531:32.4181:32.1221589 Jorge MartínDucati1:33.8301:32.1661:32.9751651 Michele PirroDucati1:32.6931:32.6731:32.2631733 Brad BinderKTM1:33.2071:32.3581:32.5201849 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati1:33.8971:32.6561:32.417196 Stefan BradlHonda1:33.8551:32.9781:32.4622030 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:33.3141:32.5661:32.506214 Andrea DoviziosoYamaha1:33.4351:32.8941:32.7162225 Raúl FernándezKTM1:33.6871:33.2001:33.3402340 Darryn BinderYamaha1:34.8361:33.6081:33.2402487 Remy GardnerKTM1:34.1651:33.5591:33.3782592 Kazuki WatanabeSuzuki1:37.2941:36.0191:35.683 OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Moto2
Combinated Free Practice The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP3121 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro1:37:400 1:36.597 1:36.107296 Jake DixonKalex1:36.7161:36.6921:36.310340 Arón CanetKalex1:36.7781:36.8591:36.355475 Albert ArenasKalex1:37.5151:36.8021:36.367513 Celestino ViettiKalex 1:36.5731:37.1371:36.380637 Augusto FernándezKalex1:36.8171:36.6701:36.386751 Pedro AcostaKalex1:37.4201:36.9281:36.473854 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro1:37.3211:37.3141:36.522935 Somkiat ChantraKalex1:37.4011:36.8481:36.5241014 Tony ArbolinoKalex1:37.2511:36.9351:36.5801111 Mattia PasiniKalex1:36.6681:37.2991:37.033129 Jorge NavarroKalex1:37.6861:37.4391:36.6711379 Ai OguraKalex1:37.0411:36.9621:36.7641412 Filip SalačKalex1:37.5191:36.9731:36.7891564 Bo BendsneyderKalex1:37.3191:37.1751:36.8611616 Joe RobertsKalex1:37.3521:37.5911:36.961177 Barry BaltusKalex1:37.6361:37.9751:36.9931818 Manuel GonzálezKalex1:37.6361:37.2181:37.1261923 Marcel SchrötterKalex1:37.9041:37.2921:37.1462019 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex1:38.1931:37.1621:37.1752152 Jeremy AlcobaKalex1:38.6051:37.9641:37.1922228 Niccolò AntonelliKalex1:37.2791:38.0601:37.6162361 Alessandro ZacconeKalex1:38.3921:38.6331:37.353246 Cameron BeaubierKalex1:38.1021:38.0701:37.4592584 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex1:37.9461:37.8571:37.515268 Senna AgiusKalex1:38.5241:38.2041:37.8142724 Simone CorsiMV Agusta1:37.9961:37.9911:38.7732842 Marcos RamírezMV Agusta1:37.9981:38.1861:38.1952929 Taiga HadaKalex1:40.1741:38.5121:38.273304 Sean Dylan KellyKalex1:39.4671:39.0811:38.3303181 Keminth KuboKalex1:39.0011:38.8771:38.926 OFFICIAL MOTO2 COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Qualifying MotoGP OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
Race MotoGP BikerTeamConstructorTime/RetiredPoints163 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo TeamDucati27 41:43.199525 223 Enea BastianiniGresini Racing MotoGPDucati27 +0.034220 312 Maverick ViñalesAprilia RacingAprilia27 +4.212416 410 Luca MariniMooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati27 +5.2837 13520 Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha27 +5.771811641 Aleix EspargaróAprilia RacingAprilia27 +10.230910742 Álex RinsTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki27 +12.496129833 Brad BinderRed Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM27 +14.661158 989 Jorge MartínPrima Pramac RacingDucati27 +17.7321371073 Álex MárquezLCR Honda CastrolHonda27 +21.9861661188 Miguel OliveiraRed Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM27 +23.6851051204 Andrea DoviziosoWithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP TeamYamaha27 +29.276184 1325 Raúl FernándezTech3 KTM Factory RacingKTM27 +30.433253 146 Stefan BradlRepsol Honda TeamHonda27 +31.7682021530 Takaaki NakagamiLCR Honda IdemitsuHonda27 +32.5472211640 Darryn BinderWithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP TeamYamaha27 +41.85721 1772 Marco BezzecchiMooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati27 +50.55931843 Jack MillerDucati Lenovo TeamDucati27 +53.3711 1987 Remy GardnerTech3 KTM Factory RacingKTM27 +56.61324 2049 Fabio Di GiannantonioGresini Racing MotoGPDucati27 +57.30414 2192 Kazuki WatanabeTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki26 +1 lap23 Ret21 Franco MorbidelliMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha2 Accident11 Ret5 Johann ZarcoPrima Pramac RacingDucati0 Collision6 Ret51 Michele PirroAruba.it RacingDucati0 Collision17 Ret44 Pol EspargaróRepsol Honda TeamHonda0 Collision19 Fastest lap: Enea Bastianini (Ducati) – 1:31.868 (lap 27) OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
Moto2 BikerConstructorTime/RetiredPoints121 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro25 40:35.332325 240 Arón CanetKalex25 +1.253420337 Augusto FernándezKalex25 +3.305916475 Albert ArenasKalex25 +4.615213579 Ai OguraKalex25 +9.166811651 Pedro AcostaKalex25 +10.3391310714 Tony ArbolinoKalex25 +10.43459 835 Somkiat ChantraKalex25 +12.377118916 Joe RobertsKalex25 +18.2421571052 Jeremy AlcobaKalex25 +19.5602161123 Marcel SchrötterKalex25 +27.8961251264 Bo BendsneyderKalex25 +28.452144137 Barry BaltusKalex25 +30.991203146 Cameron BeaubierKalex25 +38.3712421561 Alessandro ZacconeKalex25 +41.6902211642 Marcos RamírezMV Agusta25 +42.20927 1729 Taiga HadaKalex25 +1:09.17428 Ret4 Sean Dylan KellyKalex18 Accident29Ret13 Celestino ViettiKalex14 Accident Damage1 Ret11 Mattia PasiniKalex12 Accident10 Ret28 Niccolò AntonelliKalex11 Accident23 Ret24 Simone CorsiMV Agusta9 Mechanical30 Ret84 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex9 Accident Damage26 Ret54 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro9 Accident Damage7 Ret19 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex6 Accident6Ret8 Senna AgiusKalex5 Accident Damage25 Ret9 Jorge NavarroKalex4 Accident16 Ret12 Filip SalačKalex4 Accident17 Ret96 Jake DixonKalex0 Accident18 Ret18 Manuel GonzálezKalex0 Accident19 Ret81 Keminth KuboKalex0 Accident31Fastest lap: Ai Ogura (Kalex) – 1:36.867 (lap 4) OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
Moto3