MotoGP 2022

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Enea Bastianini powers to maiden MotoGP race win at Losail, on his independent Team Gresini 2021 Ducati. An incredible ride from the Beast.
Brad Binder took second place for the factory KTM team and Pol Espargaro took third for the Repsol Honda team.
Horror show for defending champion Fabio Quartararo, as he limped home in 9th place on a massively underpowered 2022 Yamaha.
Even worse for pre season favourite Pecco Bagnaia as he crashed out and took out Ducati stablemate Jorge Martin. Jack Miller also DNF.

Top 10:
1 Enea Bastianini
2 Brad Binder
3 Pol Espargaro
4 Aleix Espargaro
5 Marc Marquez
6 Joan Mir
7 Alex Rins
8 Johann Zarco
9 Fabio Quartararo
10 Takaaki Nakagami

Joan Mir's horrific 2022 took another bad turn as the Spaniard has multiple fractures after another heavy crash.
It's incredible to think, Mir had 8 DNFs across his first three seasons in MotoGP, but he's had 6 alone in 2022.
At this point the 2020 champion can't wait to join Repsol Honda...

Enea Bastianini has been promoted to the Factory Ducati team for 2023-24. The Beast saw off competition from Jorge Martin.
Gonna get spicy at Ducati, Bagnaia and Bastianini don't exactly like each other!

KTM factory team will have Red Bull Racing engineers joining the project for 2023.

2020 champion Joan Mir officially confirmed as a Repsol Honda rider for 2023.
Honda setting the wheels in motion for life after Marc Marquez.

RNF Aprilia announced Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernández as their rider pairing for 2023.

Pecco Bagnaia wins the Grand Prix of San Marino after beating Enea Bastianini by 0.03 seconds.
Maverick Vinales takes another podium for Aprillia.
Equal career best for Luca Marini and fifth place for Fabio Quartararo.

Pecco Bagnaia the first Ducati rider to win 4 on the bounce in the premier class

1. Bagnaia
2. Bastianini
3. Vinales
4. Marini
5. Quartararo
6. A Espargaro
7. Rins
8. B Binder
9. Martin
10. A Marquez.

A finally Garzie Dovi, a legend of the sport finally hangs up the leathers. Dovi was the only man in Marc Marquez’s prime to push him to the limit. Dovi was my favourite rider.

Marc Marquez makes his return this weekend at Aragon after career saving surgery.

Ducati has announced the bike allocation for 2023:

Bagnaia
Bastianini
Martin
Zarco

Will all run the 2023 factory spec bike.

Alex Marquez
Di Giannantoino
Marini
Bezzecchi

Final spec 2022 version

Carnage at Aragon as Marc Marquez takes out Fabio Quartararo and then also takes out Takaaki Nakagami. Marquez could've killed Nakagami. Bad incident

Enea Bastianini brilliantly wins the Grand Prix of Aragon, relentlessly hunting down Pecco Bagnaia before taking the lead on the final lap. Make no bones about it 'The Beast' is the most relentless rider on the grid and he's gonna be a problem in 2023. 4th win on the 2021 version bike as well.
Bagnaia's winning streak is over but he's closing in on the title as Quartararo's DNF and Yamaha's regression.
Aleix Espargaro back on the podium to keep his championship hopes alive.

1. Bastianini
2. Bagnaia
3. A Espargaro
4. B Binder
5. Miller
6. Martin
7. Marini
8. Zarco
9. Rins
10. Bezzecchi

Notable mention for Cal Crutchlow, replaced the now retired Dovizioso, finished P14.

Marc Marquez should be banned for the mayhem he caused, Nakagami and Quartararo lucky to be going home in one piece.

Joan Mir withdrew from Aragon and Motegi after complications from his broken ankle.

Standings:
1. Quartararo 211pts
2. Bagnaia 201pts
3. A Espargaro 194pts

Ducati won the constructors championship - no surprise considering Yamaha and Aprilia are relying solely on one rider each

Great win for Bastianini, even though he is not in the race for the title yet, he is definitely going to be one of the top contenders next year. Bad luck for Quartararo, but I don't see how you can blame Marquez Navarro, he was the one who got hit from behind and having his bike damaged, so he had to retire.

Marquez literally panicked and jammed the brakes at one of the fastest parts of the track.
Quartararo went into the back of Marquez at over 100mph, the Frenchman was lucky to escape with bruising to his chest.

Marc Marquez sensationally takes pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix. At a rain soaked, Honda owned, Twin Ring Motegi, Marquez shows his mastery. His from pole position in 3 years.

Aussie Jack brilliantly wins the Japanese Grand Prix as the title chasing trio struggled
Miller was dominant. Brad Binder P2 and Jorge Martin P3. Marc Marquez can be satisfied with P4.

But the moment of the race came at turn 3 on the final lap. The fast charging Pecco Bagnaia was over eager to pass Fabio Quartararo, and Ducati’s main man binned it. Aleix Espargaro down in 12th after his bike had issues before the race started.

Result:
1. Miller
2. B Binder
3. Martin
4. M Marquez
5. Oliveira
6. Marini
7. Vinales
8. Quartararo
9. Bastianini
10. Bezzecchi

Championship standings with 4 rounds to go:
Quartararo 219pts - 3 wins
Bagnaia 201pts - 5 wins
A Espargaro 194pts - 1 win
Bastianini 170pts - 4 wins

I just to make clear this was the ride of Aussie Jack's career. A real Casey Stoner 2.0 level was shown.
The talent has never been in doubt with Thriller Miller but the consistency.

MotoGP breaks new ground in 2023 as we head to Kazakhstan and India - India will be the same track they previously used for F1

The rain master Miguel Oliveira brilliantly wins the Grand Prix of Thailand in some wild conditions. The Portuguese did as he did in Indonesia.
Jack Miller backs up his win in Japan with second here.
Pecco Bagnaia puts the error of Japan being him with third place.

Terrible day for Aleix Espargaro as he received a long lap penalty for nerfing Brad Binder
Even worse for Fabio Quartararo as he finished 17th and his title seems now all but gone.

1. Oliveira
2. Miller
3. Bagnaia
4. Zarco
5. M. Marquez
6. Bastianini
7. Vinales
8. A. Marquez
9. Martin
10. B. Binder

Well Phillip Island gave us what must be the most exciting Moto GP race of the season. At one time there was six or seven riders fighting for the top spot, and Rins came from somewhere in the middle of the grid to snatch it from Marquez by two tenths of a second with Bagnaia finishing third. Quartararo slid off, all but sure to kiss his chances of a title win goodbye, though with two more rounds to go never say never. Jack Miller unlucky to knocked off by Pol Espargaro at his home track.

Just realized a mistake in my post. It was Alex Marquez who brought Jack Miller off, not Pol Espargaro. Sorry!