[Motomondiale] – Good afternoon dear readers of FormulaPassion.it passionate about MotoGP and welcome back with the appointment dedicated to the direct report of Dutch Grand Prix in Asseneleventh race of the 2022 world championship in the premier class.
• Session starts at 2pm
13.25 – The sky in Assen is overcast, but – according to the teams – the risk of rain should be averted for the race time. 22 ° the air temperature, 30 ° that of the asphalt.
13.20 – Assen is practically sold out: 104,244 tickets sold, only the Le Mans race did better in 2022.
13.15 – 45 minutes to go until the Assen race, where the Motorcycle University welcomes MotoGP. The races of the minor categories have closed: Ayumu Sasaki won in Moto3, Augusto Fernandez triumphed in Moto2.
• There will be 24 drivers at the start of the Dutch Grand Prix. The absences of the two official Honda riders, Marc Marquez, due to the after-effects of the fourth surgery on his right arm, and Pol Espargarò, due to the after-effects of the crash in free practice at Sachsenring, stand out. The house of the Golden Wing will therefore field only test driver Stefan Bradl. Also present was a wild card, Lorenzo Savadori with Aprilia.
The Warm Up took place in the morning, with Aleix Espargarò (Aprilia) prevailing, ahead of Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) and Maverick Vinales (Aprilia). Eighth was poleman Bagnaia (Ducati).
Also this morning there was the official status of the Gresini team’s 2023 line-up: alongside the reconfirmed Fabio Di Giannantonio there will be Alex Marquez. A GP22 will be available for both.
• This is the top 10 of the world rankings:
1. Quartararo (Yamaha) 172
2. Aleix Espargarò (Aprilia) 138
3. Zarco (Ducati Prima Pramac) 111
4. Bastianini (Ducati Gresini) 100
5. Brad Binder (KTM) 82
6. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) 81
7. Miller (Ducati) 81
8. Rins (Suzuki) 69
9. Mir (Suzuki) 69
10. Oliveira (KTM) 64.
• At 2 pm the start of the Dutch GP, this is the starting grid:
1st Row: Bagnaia (Ducati), Quartararo (Yamaha), Martin (Ducati Prima Pramac)
2nd Row: Bezzecchi (Ducati VR46), Aleix Espargarò (Aprilia), Miller (Ducati) *
3rd Row: Zarco (Ducati Prima Pramac), Oliveira (KTM), Rins (Suzuki)
4th Row: Brad Binder (KTM), Vinales (Aprilia), Nakagami (Honda LCR)
5th Row: Marini (Ducati VR46), Mir (Suzuki), Di Giannantonio (Ducati Gresini)
6th Row: Bastianini (Ducati Gresini), Dovizioso (Yamaha WithU), Bradl (Honda)
7th Row: Gardner (KTM Tech3), Morbidelli (Yamaha) *, Alex Marquez (Honda LCR)
Row 8: Savadori (Aprilia), Fernandez (KTM Tech3), Darryn Binder (Yamaha WithU).
* they will have to serve a Long Lap Penalty for hindering their rivals in PL2 (Morbidelli) and Q2 (Miller).
• The Assen track will host the eleventh round of the 2022 world championship in the MotoGP class. The protagonists of the premier class will have to complete 26 laps, for a total of 118.1 km. The circuit consists of 18 curves, 6 of which to the left and 12 to the right. The main straight is 487 meters long. At the Dutch Grand Prix – always on the calendar except for 2020 – the record holder for victories is Valentino Rossi at 8, followed by Giacomo Agostini at 5. Among the active drivers, three have already triumphed on this track, Jack Miller (2016), Maverick Vinales (2019) and Fabio Quartararo (2o21). Last year, therefore, the Frenchman won, ahead of his teammate Vinales by 2 ″ 7 at the finish line and Joan Mir’s Suzuki by 5 ″ 7.
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