2022 British MotoGP, Silverstone Circuit - Race Results
| British MotoGP, Silverstone - Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 40m 10.26s |
| 2 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +0.426s |
| 3 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | +0.614s |
| 4 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21) | +1.651s |
| 5 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +1.750s |
| 6 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +2.727s |
| 7 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +3.021s |
| 8 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +3.819s |
| 9 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +3.958s |
| 10 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* | +6.646s |
| 11 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +7.730s |
| 12 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +13.439s |
| 13 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +13.706s |
| 14 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +13.906s |
| 15 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +16.359s |
| 16 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | +20.805s |
| 17 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +21.099s |
| 18 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +24.579s |
| 19 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +28.773s |
| 20 | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* | +33.653s |
| 21 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +35.601s |
| 22 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21)* | +36.460s |
| Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | DNF | |
| Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | DNF | |
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Francesco Bagnaia holds off a charging Maverick Vinales to win the British MotoGP at Silverstone, with Jack🐟 Miller making it two factory Ducatis on the poꩲdium.
Vinales had been unable to use the rear ride height device a🌸t the start and suffered a near miss with Fabio Quartararo, before fighting his way forwards from the lower end🐼 of the top six to challenge for his first Aprilia victory.
With a Long Lap penalty for reigning champion Quartararo and injuries for Aleix Espargaro, the title leaders were left to play supporting roles, finishing eighth and n﷽inth respectively.
Espargaro made a long💜 dive ꧅inside Quartararo into Brooklands on the final lap, but the Yamaha rider - who had been second before the penalty, but was unable to make an impact after it - calmly retook the position on the exit.
In front of 41,000 fans, pole man Johann Zarco took the holeshot with Quartararo muscling his way up to second ahead of Jack Miller, Francesco Bagnaia, Al🔥ex Rins and Maverick Vinales with Aleix Espargaro in seventh.
Zarco held the advanꦉtage until crashing from the lead on lap 5, shortly after Quartararo had dropped fr🔯om second to fifth after serving his Long Lap penalty, which looked to cost him around 1.5s.
Alex Rins passed Jack Miller for the lead shortly after Zarco's downfall, with Francesco Bagnaia up to third and Quartararo - after briefly moving to fourth when Za♉rco fell - was demoted back to fifth when he was passed along the Hangar straight by Jorge Martin.
Rins, the 2019 Silverstone winner, 🍌🐷was unable to break clear and his decline all the way down to seventh place began when he lost the lead to Bagnaia with nine laps to go.
By contrast, Enea Bastianini defied a missing♉ winglet after contact at the first turn to climb all the way to fourth, ahead of Martin, KTM'𒐪s Miguel Oliveira and Rins, whose team-mate Joan Mir crashed out shortly after passing Aleix Espargaro.
Behind Quartararo and Espargaro, rookie Mar𝐆co Bezzecchi completed the top ten.
With Marc Marquez still recovering from his latest arm surgery, Pol Espargaro – tipped to make a return to KTM and Tech3 next season - was again partnered by HRC test rider Stefan B𒁏radl this weekend.
Peter has ღbeen in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit ཧstory and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
