Twentieth round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
2022 Valencian Community Grand PrixRace details Date 6 November 2022 Official name Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Location Circuit Ricardo Tormo Cheste , Valencia , Spain Course Permanent racing facility 4.005 km (2.489 mi)
The 2022 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana ) was the twentieth and final round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season . It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 6 November 2022. The MotoGP riders' championship was decided in this race between Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia . Bagnaia secured his first MotoGP riders' title after finishing in ninth, as Quartararo's fourth-place-finish was eventually not enough to successfully defend his title. This was also the last race for Suzuki as a factory team in the premier class since they returned in 2015 .
In the Moto2 class, Augusto Fernández claimed the riders' title by finishing in second behind Pedro Acosta , whilst his closest championship rival Ai Ogura retired after an accident. This was also the final Grand Prix in Moto2 for Simone Corsi , Jorge Navarro , Cameron Beaubier , and Marcel Schrötter .
Background
Riders' entries
In MotoGP, Takaaki Nakagami returned to racing after missing several races due to injury recovery. In the Moto2 class, Barry Baltus missed the race after suffering a foot injury, RW Racing GP replaced him with Mattia Pasini .[ 1] Senna Agius replacing Sam Lowes for Marc VDS Team. The Spanish rider Álex Escrig runs as a wildcard for the Forward Racing . In the Moto3 class, the Italian junior rider Filippo Farioli who made his debut as a wildcard for GasGas Aspar Team , together with David Almansa races as a wildcard for Finetwork Team Boé Motorsports.[ 2] David Salvador replaces Stefano Nepa from Angeluss MTA Team who was absent due to injury.
Free practice session
MotoGP
Combinated Free Practice 1-2-3
The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Free Practice 4
Raúl Fernández suffered a crash during practice and was taken to the medical center for examination.
Moto2
Combinated Free Practice 1-2-3
The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Moto3
Combinated Free Practice 1-2-3
The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Qualifying
MotoGP
Moto2
Moto3
Warm up practice
MotoGP
Johann Zarco set the best time and was the fastest rider at this session ahead of Marc Márquez and Jack Miller .[ 19]
Moto2
Pedro Acosta finished at the top of the standings at this session, a head of Alonso López and Arón Canet .[ 20]
Moto3
The first places in the ranking are occupied by Deniz Öncü at this session with a time of 1:39.553, followed by Diogo Moreira in second and Izan Guevara in third.[ 21]
Race results
MotoGP
Moto2
Moto3
Championship standings after the race
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
MotoGP
Riders' Championship standings
Constructors' Championship standings
Teams' Championship standings
Moto2
Riders' Championship standings
Constructors' Championship standings
Teams' Championship standings
Moto3
Riders' Championship standings
Constructors' Championship standings
Teams' Championship standings
References
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