2022 French MotoGP, Le Mans - Qualifying (1) Results
| French MotoGP, Le Mans - Qualifying (1) Results | |||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) |
| 2 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* |
| 4 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP) |
| 5 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) |
| 6 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21)* |
| 7 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| 8 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 10 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU RNF Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 11 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) |
| 12 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* |
| 13 | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU RNF Yamaha (YZR-M1)* |
| 14 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* |
* Rookie
Jorge Martin and Joan Mir lead Qualifying 1 for the French MotoGP and now progress to the Q2 pole position shootout, where they will join the ten fastest riders after third practice.
The others will start, in the above order, from 13th on the grid onwards…
French MotoGP schedule – UK Time
Friday May 13
8.00-8.40am - Moto3 Free Practice 1
8.55-9.40am - MotoGP Free Practice 1
9.55-10.35am - Moto2 Free Practice 1
12.15-12.55pm - Moto3 Free Practice 2
1.10-1.55pm - MotoGP Free Practice 2
2.10pm-2.50pm - Moto2 Free Practice 2
Saturday May 14
8.00-8.40am - Moto3 Free Practice 3
8.55-9.40am - MotoGP Free Practice 3
9.55am-10.35am - Moto2 Free Practice 3
11.35am-11.50am - Moto3 Qualifying 1
12-12.15pm - Moto3 Qualifying 2
12.30-1pm - MotoGP Free Practice 4
1.10-1.25pm - MotoGP Qualifying 1
1.35-1.50pm - MotoGP Qualifying 2
2.10-2.25pm - Moto2 Qualifying 1
2.35pm-2.50pm - Moto2 Qualifying 2
Sunday May 15
8.00-8.10am - Moto3 warm-up
8.20-8.30am - Moto2 warm-up
8.40-9am - MotoGP warm-up
10am - Moto3 race
11.20am - Moto2 race
1pm - MotoGP race
| Jerez: MotoGP World Championship standings | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Points | Diff. | |
| 1 | = | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 89 | |
| 2 | ^1 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 82 | (-7) |
| 3 | ^1 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21) | 69 | (-20) |
| 4 | ˅2 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 69 | (-20) |
| 5 | ^5 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 56 | (-33) |
| 6 | = | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 56 | (-33) |
| 7 | ˅2 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | 51 | (-38) |
| 8 | ˅1 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 48 | (-41) |
| 9 | ^2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 44 | (-45) |
| 10 | ˅2 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 43 | (-46) |
| 11 | ˅2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 42 | (-47) |
| 12 | ^1 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 35 | (-54) |
| 13 | = | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | 28 | (-61) |
| 14 | = | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 27 | (-62) |
| 15 | ^3 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 21 | (-68) |
| 16 | ˅1 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 18 | (-71) |
| 17 | ^2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 16 | (-73) |
| 18 | ^1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* | 15 | (-74) |
| 19 | ˅3 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | 14 | (-75) |
| 20 | = | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | 8 | (-81) |
| 21 | ˅1 | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* | 6 | (-83) |
| 22 | = | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 3 | (-86) |
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
