Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona - Free Practice (1) Results
| Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 1'40.101s | 17/20 | 350k |
| 2 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +0.195s | 19/19 | 348k |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.594s | 6/19 | 342k |
| 4 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +0.607s | 8/18 | 348k |
| 5 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.632s | 13/20 | 347k |
| 6 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.767s | 5/20 | 344k |
| 7 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.771s | 19/21 | 348k |
| 8 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.800s | 5/18 | 346k |
| 9 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.806s | 4/15 | 348k |
| 10 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21) | +0.930s | 8/17 | 347k |
| 11 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +0.948s | 6/20 | 348k |
| 12 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +0.982s | 17/18 | 346k |
| 13 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.003s | 4/22 | 343k |
| 14 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | +1.004s | 7/18 | 348k |
| 15 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.056s | 7/21 | 346k |
| 16 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* | +1.113s | 7/18 | 347k |
| 17 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +1.142s | 10/20 | 345k |
| 18 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | +1.179s | 9/20 | 347k |
| 19 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21)* | +1.212s | 16/16 | 343k |
| 20 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +1.219s | 12/17 | 344k |
| 21 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +1.229s | 17/19 | 343k |
| 22 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | +1.357s | 6/19 | 341k |
| 23 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.781s | 6/18 | 345k |
| 24 | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* | +1.833s | 11/20 | 338k |
| 25 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Aruba.it Racing (GP22) | +1.879s | 4/17 | 342k |
* Rookie
Official Barcelona MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 38.853s (2021)
Fastest race lap:
Johann Zarco FRA Ducati 1m 39.939s (2021)
Alex Rins begins the Catalunya MotoGP at the top of the timesheets, ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Aleix Espargaro.
Morbidelli made a rare 2022 appearance at the top, holding P1 - ahead of local stars Aleix and Pol Espargaro - from his sixth lap right until Rins edged ahead on new medium tyres in the final five minutes.
Rins improved again, while Maverick Vinales - who has struggled to set a fast lap all season and is planning to focus more than ever on qualifying this weekend - also used fresh rubber to snatch a late second for Aprilia.
But those time attacks were the exception rather than the rule, with most riders staying on used tyres.
Pramac Ducati's Jorge Martin, who will undergo surgery after this race to solve nerve problems in his right hand, was the only faller.
Marc Marquez is absent after electing to undergo a fourth operation on his right arm. The eight-time world champion is being replaced by HRC test rider Stefan Bradl.
According to Marquez’s team-mate Pol Espargaro, the new chassis and swingarm Marquez had been trying has now been handed to LCR’s Takaaki Nakagami, who was sixth this morning, just ahead of team-mate Alex Marquez.
Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo returns to the scene of his 2021 ‘wardrobe malfunction’ with a new two-year Yamaha contract in his pocket and leading the MotoGP standings by eight points over Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro.
Enea Bastianini has slipped 28 points from the top after falling in Italy, with last Sunday’s home winner Francesco Bagnaia up to fourth but still 41 points behind Quartararo.
An official post-race test will be held at the Barcelona circuit on Monday.
2022 Catalunya Grand Prix – MotoGP schedule (UK Time):
Friday June 3
08:55-09:40 Free Practice 1
13:10-13:55 Free Practice 2
Saturday June 4
08:55-09:40 Free Practice 3
12:30-13:00 Free Practice 4
13:10-13:25 Qualifying 1
13:35-13:50 Qualifying 2
Sunday June 5
08:40-09:00 Warm-up
13:00 Race
| Mugello: MotoGP World Championship standings | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Points | Diff. |
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 122 | |
| 2 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 114 | (-8) |
| 3 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21) | 94 | (-28) |
| 4 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 81 | (-41) |
| 5 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | 75 | (-47) |
| 6 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 69 | (-53) |
| 7 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 65 | (-57) |
| 8 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 63 | (-59) |
| 9 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 60 | (-62) |
| 10 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 56 | (-66) |
| 11 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 50 | (-72) |
| 12 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 40 | (-82) |
| 13 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 38 | (-84) |
| 14 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 37 | (-85) |
| 15 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | 31 | (-91) |
| 16 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | 31 | (-91) |
| 17 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* | 30 | (-92) |
| 18 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 20 | (-102) |
| 19 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 19 | (-103) |
| 20 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21)* | 8 | (-114) |
| 21 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | 8 | (-114) |
| 22 | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* | 6 | (-116) |
| 23 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 3 | (-119) |
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.
