2022 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2022 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the OR Thailand Grand Prix) was the seventeenth round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram on 2 October 2022.

Thailand  2022 Thailand Grand Prix
Race details
Race 17 of 20 races in the
2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date2 October 2022
Official nameOR Thailand Grand Prix
LocationChang International Circuit
Buriram, Thailand
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.554 km (2.830 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Marco Bezzecchi Ducati
Time 1:29.671
Fastest lap
Rider France Johann Zarco Ducati
Time 1:38.941 on lap 19
Podium
First Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM
Second Australia Jack Miller Ducati
Third Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex
Time 1:35.625
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex
Time 1:52.003 on lap 7
Podium
First Italy Tony Arbolino Kalex
Second Czech Republic Filip Salač Kalex
Third Spain Arón Canet Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Italy Dennis Foggia Honda
Time 1:42.077
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jaume Masià KTM
Time 1:42.530 on lap 5
Podium
First Italy Dennis Foggia Honda
Second Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna
Third Italy Riccardo Rossi Honda

The Grand Prix returned to Thailand after absences in 2020 and 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background

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Riders' entries

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In the MotoGP class, Joan Mir has not yet recovered from his ankle injury. The Suzuki Ecstar Team has decided to replace him in this Grand Prix with Danilo Petrucci, from the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, and who until last year was racing in the premier class with the KTM of Team Tech3. Takaaki Nakagami skips this round to undergo surgery on his injured finger that he underwent during the Aragon round and is replaced by Tetsuta Nagashima in LCR Honda. In the Moto2 class, the now retired Gabriel Rodrigo continues to be replaced with Taiga Hada in the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team. In the Moto3 class, in addition to Nicola Carraro who continues to substitute the injured Matteo Bertelle in the QJmotor Avintia Racing Team, there is a new replacement in the Rivacold Snipers Team against the convalescent Alberto Surra: it is Vicente Pérez, who had not raced in this category since the 2019 Catalan Grand Prix.

MotoGP Championship standings before the race

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Fabio Quartararo, taking advantage of Francesco Bagnaia's fall and Aleix Espargaró's arrival out of the points zone in the previous race, increases his advantage in the riders' classification, which he leads with 219 points, to +18 and +25 compared to the Italian respectively and some Spanish. Enea Bastianini is fourth with 170 points, followed by Jack Miller, winner at Motegi, with 159 points. In the constructors category, Ducati, already champion, dominates with 371 points; followed by Aprilia (226 points), Yamaha (221 points), KTM (181 points), Suzuki (134 points) and Honda (113 points). In the team standings, Ducati Lenovo Team is first with 360 points, with a 53-point advantage over Aprilia Racing; followed by Prima Pramac Racing (258 points) and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (254 points) which overtake Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (247 points).

Moto2 Championship standings before the race

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The victory in the home Grand Prix by Ai Ogura ahead of Augusto Fernández allows the Japanese to reduce the gap to two points from the top of the riders' standings (234 points for Fernández, 232 for Ogura). Arón Canet and Celestino Vietti lose ground, both fallen in Motegi: now they are 57 and 72 points behind the summit. Tony Arbolino is fifth with 138 points. The constructors' classification states: Kalex (champion) 395 points, Boscoscuro 137 points, MV Agusta 5 points. In the team standings, Red Bull KTM Ajo leads with 366 points, with a 14-point lead over Idemitsu Honda Team. Flexbox HP40 is third at 260, Shimoko GasGas Aspar Team and Elf Marc VDS Racing Team are fourth and fifth respectively at 194 and 189 points.

Moto3 Championship standings before the race

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The victory in the Japanese Grand Prix allowed Izan Guevara, now at 254 points, to increase the lead in the riders' classification over his rivals: Sergio García and Dennis Foggia are now respectively 45 and 63 points behind the top. Ayumu Sasaki is fourth with 174 points, followed by Jaume Masià with 155 points. In the constructors' classification, Gas Gas leads with 312 points, followed by Honda (275 points), KTM (257 points), Husqvarna (210 points), CFMoto (115 points). In the team classification, AutoSolar GasGas Aspar Team is one step away from the title: it is first at 463 points, +144 on Leopard Racing. Red Bull KTM Ajo is third with 238 points, with just a two-point lead over Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max, while Red Bull KTM Tech3 is fifth with 194 points.

Qualifying

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MotoGP

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Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Row
Q1[1] Q2[2]
1 72   Marco Bezzecchi Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:29.671 1 1
2 89   Jorge Martín Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:29.692 2
3 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:29.775 3
4 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:29.909 4 2
5 5   Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:29.963 5
6 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:29.988 6
7 43   Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:30.106 7 3
8 93   Marc Márquez Honda 1:30.038 1:30.133 8
9 10   Luca Marini Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:30.214 9
10 42   Álex Rins Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:30.337 10 4
11 88   Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:30.099 1:30.485 11
12 33   Brad Binder KTM Qualified in Q2 1:30.542 12
13 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:30.202 N/A 13 5
14 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:30.528 N/A 14
15 35   Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 1:30.542 N/A 15
16 25   Raúl Fernández KTM 1:30.566 N/A 16 6
17 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia 1:30.578 N/A 17
18 87   Remy Gardner KTM 1:30.602 N/A 18
19 44   Pol Espargaró Honda 1:30.641 N/A 19 7
20 73   Álex Márquez Honda 1:30.692 N/A 20
21 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 1:30.794 N/A 21
22 45   Tetsuta Nagashima Honda 1:31.331 N/A 22 8
23 40   Darryn Binder Yamaha 1:31.356 N/A 23
24 9   Danilo Petrucci Suzuki 1:31.604 N/A 24
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Moto2

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Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Row
Q1[3] Q2[4]
1 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:35.625 1 1
2 14   Tony Arbolino Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:35.710 2
3 79   Ai Ogura Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:35.889 3
4 51   Pedro Acosta Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:35.956 4 2
5 13   Celestino Vietti Kalex 1:36.038 1:35.973 5
6 21   Alonso López Boscoscuro Qualified in Q2 1:35.987 6
7 96   Jake Dixon Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:36.106 7 3
8 37   Augusto Fernández Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:36.130 8
9 9   Jorge Navarro Kalex Qualified in Q2 1.36.264 9
10 18   Manuel González Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:36.316 10 4
11 6   Cameron Beaubier Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:36.558 11
12 12   Filip Salač Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:36.672 12
13 64   Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 1:36.231 1:36.809 13 5
14 52   Jeremy Alcoba Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:36.843 14
15 75   Albert Arenas Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:36.914 15
16 81   Keminth Kubo Kalex 1:36.166 1:37.360 16 6
17 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 1:36.343 1:38.065 17
18 40   Arón Canet Kalex Qualified in Q2 N/A 18
19 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 1:36.360 N/A 19 7
20 19   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 1:36.474 N/A 20
21 54   Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 1:36.507 N/A 21
22 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 1:36.567 N/A 22 8
23 7   Barry Baltus Kalex 1:36.732 N/A 23
24 84   Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 1:36.816 N/A 24
25 61   Alessandro Zaccone Kalex 1:36.869 N/A 25 9
26 4   Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex 1.37.074 N/A 26
27 42   Marcos Ramírez MV Agusta 1:37.206 N/A 27
28 28   Niccolò Antonelli Kalex 1:37.264 N/A 28 10
29 29   Taiga Hada Kalex 1:37.279 N/A 29
30 24   Simone Corsi MV Agusta N/A N/A 30
OFFICIAL MOTO2 QUALIFYING RESULTS

Moto3

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Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Row
Q1[5] Q2[6]
1 7   Dennis Foggia Honda Qualified in Q2 1:42.077 1 1
2 5   Jaume Masià KTM Qualified in Q2 1:42.369 2
3 71   Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna Qualified in Q2 1:42.486 3
4 82   Stefano Nepa KTM Qualified in Q2 1:42.531 4 2
5 10   Diogo Moreira KTM Qualified in Q2 1:42.716 5
6 96   Daniel Holgado KTM Qualified in Q2 1:42.740 6
7 54   Riccardo Rossi Honda Qualified in Q2 1:42.847 7 3
8 17   John McPhee Husqvarna Qualified in Q2 1:42.906 8
9 6   Ryusei Yamanaka KTM Qualified in Q2 1.42.986 9
10 44   David Muñoz KTM 1:42.992 1:43.031 10 4
11 28   Izan Guevara Gas Gas 1:42.926 1:43.047 11
12 66   Joel Kelso KTM Qualified in Q2 1:43.129 12
13 72   Taiyo Furusato Honda 1:42.980 1:43.167 13 5
14 16   Andrea Migno Honda Qualified in Q2 1:43.221 14
15 20   Lorenzo Fellon Honda 1:42.813 1:43.387 15
16 53   Deniz Öncü KTM Qualified in Q2 1:43.407 16 6
17 27   Kaito Toba KTM Qualified in Q2 1:43.824 17
18 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda Qualified in Q2 1:44.167 18
19 31   Adrián Fernández KTM 1:43.134 N/A 19 7
20 11   Sergio García Gas Gas 1:43.140 N/A 20
21 23   Elia Bartolini KTM 1:43.215 N/A 21
22 19   Scott Ogden Honda 1:43.253 N/A 22 8
23 99   Carlos Tatay CFMoto 1:43.408 N/A 23
24 43   Xavier Artigas CFMoto 1:43.573 N/A 24
25 48   Iván Ortolá KTM 1:43.760 N/A 25 9
26 21   Vicente Pérez Honda 1:43.829 N/A 26
27 70   Joshua Whatley Honda 1:43.982 N/A 27
28 22   Ana Carrasco KTM 1:44.062 N/A 28 10
29 64   Mario Aji Honda 1:44.920 N/A 29
30 9   Nicola Carraro KTM 2:05.528 N/A 30
OFFICIAL MOTO3 QUALIFYING RESULTS

Race

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MotoGP

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Pos. No. Biker Team Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 88   Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 25 41:44.503 11 25
2 43   Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 25 +0.730 7 20
3 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 25 +1.968 3 16
4 5   Johann Zarco Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 25 +2.490 5 13
5 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 25 +2.958 8 11
6 23   Enea Bastianini Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 25 +13.257 6 10
7 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 25 +14.566 17 9
8 73   Álex Márquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda 25 +14.861 20 8
9 89   Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 25 +15.365 2 7
10 33   Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 25 +18.097 12 6
11 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 25 +19.041 13 5
12 42   Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 25 +19.659 10 4
13 21   Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 25 +22.439 14 3
14 44   Pol Espargaró Repsol Honda Team Honda 25 +23.646 19 2
15 25   Raúl Fernández Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 25 +30.483 16 1
16 72   Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 25 +33.466 1
17 20   Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 25 +34.072 4
18 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 25 +36.203 21
19 35   Cal Crutchlow WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha 25 +36.532 15
20 9   Danilo Petrucci Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 25 +42.508 24
21 40   Darryn Binder WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha 25 +49.992 23
22 45   Tetsuta Nagashima LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 25 +51.346 22
23 10   Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 23 +2 laps 9
Ret 87   Remy Gardner Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 11 Accident 18
Fastest lap:   Johann Zarco (Ducati) – 1:38.941 (lap 19)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Moto2

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The race was originally scheduled to be run for 24 laps, but was initially shortened to 16 laps amid bad weather conditions. After heavier rainfall, race direction red-flagged the race after 8 full laps and decided not to restart the race. As a consequence, half points were awarded after failing to complete 2/3 of the race distance.[7]

Pos. No. Biker Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 14   Tony Arbolino Kalex 8 15:10.854 2 12.5
2 12   Filip Salač Kalex 8 +0.251 12 10
3 40   Arón Canet Kalex 8 +3.112 18 8
4 96   Jake Dixon Kalex 8 +3.268 7 6.5
5 21   Alonso López Boscoscuro 8 +4.137 6 5.5
6 79   Ai Ogura Kalex 8 +5.715 3 5
7 37   Augusto Fernández Kalex 8 +9.862 8 4.5
8 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 7 +1 lap 17 4
9 81   Keminth Kubo Kalex 7 +1 lap 16 3.5
10 13   Celestino Vietti Kalex 7 +1 lap 5 3
11 4   Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex 7 +1 lap 26 2.5
12 7   Barry Baltus Kalex 7 +1 lap 23 2
13 29   Taiga Hada Kalex 7 +1 lap 29 1.5
14 75   Albert Arenas Kalex 7 +1 lap 15 1
15 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 7 +1 lap 22 0.5
16 51   Pedro Acosta Kalex 7 +1 lap 4
17 84   Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 7 +1 lap 24
18 64   Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 7 +1 lap 13
19 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 7 +1 lap 19
20 9   Jorge Navarro Kalex 7 +1 lap 9
21 61   Alessandro Zaccone Kalex 7 +1 lap 25
22 28   Niccolò Antonelli Kalex 7 +1 lap 28
23 42   Marcos Ramírez MV Agusta 7 +1 lap 27
24 24   Simone Corsi MV Agusta 7 +1 lap 30
25 18   Manuel González Kalex 6 +2 laps 10
Ret 19   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 5 Handling 20
Ret 52   Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 4 Accident Damage 14
Ret 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex 1 Accident 1
Ret 54   Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 1 Accident 21
Ret 6   Cameron Beaubier Kalex 0 Accident 11
Fastest lap:   Tony Arbolino (Kalex) – 1:52.003 (lap 7)
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3

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Pos. No. Biker Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7   Dennis Foggia Honda 22 37:52.331 1 25
2 71   Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna 22 +1.524 3 20
3 54   Riccardo Rossi Honda 22 +2.804 7 16
4 82   Stefano Nepa KTM 22 +9.414 4 13
5 28   Izan Guevara Gas Gas 22 +9.527 11 11
6 10   Diogo Moreira KTM 22 +9.971 5 10
7[a] 16   Andrea Migno Honda 22 +9.610 14 9
8 5   Jaume Masià KTM 22 +10.033 2 8
9 44   David Muñoz KTM 22 +10.046 10 7
10 6   Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 22 +10.088 9 6
11 96   Daniel Holgado KTM 22 +14.571 6 5
12 66   Joel Kelso KTM 22 +23.432 12 4
13 99   Carlos Tatay CFMoto 22 +23.763 23 3
14 43   Xavier Artigas CFMoto 22 +23.842 24 2
15 19   Scott Ogden Honda 22 +23.868 22 1
16 20   Lorenzo Fellon Honda 22 +24.232 15
17[a] 53   Deniz Öncü KTM 22 +24.055 16
18 23   Elia Bartolini KTM 22 +40.092 21
19 21   Vicente Pérez Honda 22 +40.094 26
20 48   Iván Ortolá KTM 22 +40.228 25
21 64   Mario Aji Honda 22 +40.366 29
22 22   Ana Carrasco KTM 22 +43.876 28
23 70   Joshua Whatley Honda 22 +48.480 27
24 9   Nicola Carraro KTM 22 +54.747 30
25 72   Taiyo Furusato Honda 19 +3 laps 13
Ret 11   Sergio García Gas Gas 14 Accident Damage 20
Ret 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 7 Mechanical 18
Ret 17   John McPhee Husqvarna 7 Accident Damage 8
Ret 27   Kaito Toba KTM 1 Accident 17
Ret 31   Adrián Fernández Honda 0 Accident 19
Fastest lap:   Jaume Masià (KTM) – 1:42.530 (lap 5)
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race

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Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[8][9][10]

MotoGP

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Moto2

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Moto3

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits.

References

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  1. ^ "OR THAILAND GRAND PRIX Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  2. ^ "OR THAILAND GRAND PRIX Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  3. ^ "OR THAILAND GRAND PRIX Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  4. ^ "OR THAILAND GRAND PRIX Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  5. ^ "OR THAILAND GRAND PRIX Moto3 Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "OR THAILAND GRAND PRIX Moto3 Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2022" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  7. ^ "Arbolino wins after the heavens open in Thailand". motogp.com. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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