After Aragon and Japan, MotoGP is preparing to conclude its hat-trick with the Thai Grand Prix. Just like at Motegi, the World Championship hasn’t stopped in Buriram since 2019, so since before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the meantime, therefore, the values could have changed a lot.
Three years ago it was Marc Marquez who imposed himself, who in that way went to put the seal on his eighth world title. And the Honda rider will certainly be a special watch over the weekend, given that in Japan he has already managed to make his mark with the return to pole position after more than 1000 days and fourth place in the race. Really not bad for someone who was only in the second race after three months of stoppage and the fourth operation on his right arm.
However, it will also be interesting to see how the riders vying for the world title will react to the difficulties of the weekend just passed. Fabio Quartararo managed to increase his margin in the standings again, but did not hide his frustration at not being able to do better than an eighth place in Japan.
If he managed to get to +18 on Pecco Bagnaia and to +25 on Aleix Espargaro it is in fact thanks above all to the errors of the Piedmontese and Aprilia. The Ducati rider crashed on the last lap, just in an attempt to go to “El Diablo”, while the Spaniard had to change bikes before the start, starting from the pits, because the “eco fuel map” had been left on his RS-GP “which is needed to take sides. In the end, therefore, he finished only 16th, the first place outside the points of 2022 for him.
There is still some hope also for Enea Bastianini, but now everything is more complicated for the Gresini Racing rider, ninth at Motegi, because the gap on the Yamaha rider is 49 points when only 100 are left up for grabs from here to Valencia.
All of them, as well as with Marquez, will have to deal with all those riders who shone in the first Asian race like the three riders who got on the podium, namely Jack Miller, Brad Binder and Jorge Martin. Without forgetting that in Thailand there may be the unknown rain and that the weather forecast for the moment seems to be able to go in that direction.
Below, you can find the complete weekend program, as well as the Motorsport.com TV and LIVE programming.
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team
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MotoGP 2022: times for the Thai Grand Prix (Italian time)
MotoGP remains in Asia, but this weekend we return to a more traditional format, with two rounds on Friday. As has already happened in Japan, however, the premier class will take to the track last also on Friday and Saturday, as well as for Sunday’s race. Considering the time zone, the MotoGP race will start when it is 10 am in Italy.
Friday 30th September
FP1 Moto3: 4: 00-4: 40
FP1 Moto2: 4: 55-5: 35
FP1 MotoGP: 5: 50-6: 35
FP2 Moto3: 8: 15-8: 55
FP2 Moto2: 9: 10-9: 50
FP2 MotoGP: 10: 05-10: 50
Saturday 1st October
FP3 Moto3: 4: 00-4: 40
FP3 Moto2: 4: 55-5: 35
FP3 MotoGP: 4: 50-5: 35
Moto3 qualifications: 7: 35-8: 15
Moto2 qualifications: 8: 30-9: 10
FP4 MotoGP: 9: 25-9: 55
MotoGP qualifications: 10: 05-10: 45
Sunday 2nd October
Moto3 Warm-Up: 5: 00-5: 10
Moto2 Warm-Up: 5: 20-5: 30
MotoGP Warm-Up: 5: 40-6: 00
Moto3 Race: 7:00 am
Moto2 race: 8:20
MotoGP race: 10:00
MotoGP 2022: how can I see the Thailand GP
Sky Sport MotoGP HD (Sky Channel 208) and Now: full live coverage of all the weekend sessions.
TV8 HD (digital terrestrial channel 8): summary of qualifications and deferred races of all classes.
Saturday 1st October: summary of Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP qualifying at 13:45.
Sunday 2 October: Moto3 race at 11:15 am; Moto2 race at 12:30; MotoGP race at 2.00 pm.
MotoGP 2022: Motorsport.com LIVE of the GP of Thailand
Saturday 1st October
FP3 and MotoGP Qualifying: from 8:55
Sunday 2nd October
MotoGP race: from 9:30
Thailand flag
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MotoGP 2022: let’s discover the Buriram circuit
The Buriram circuit, also known as the Chang International Circuit, was added to the MotoGP calendar shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic (which had temporarily put an end to the Asian tour). Only two editions took place: 2018 (inaugural) and 2019.
The circuit, designed by Hermann Tilke, is located 410 km from Bangkok and has a capacity of 100,000 spectators.
Track length |
4.554 km |
MotoGP race distance |
118.4 km |
Track width |
12 m |
Curves | 12 (7 right, 5 left) |
Longer straight |
1000 m |
MotoGP 2022: the records of the Buriram track
Pilot |
Year |
Record |
Time |
---|---|---|---|
Marc Marquez | 2018 | Absolute record | 1’30 “031 |
Marc Marquez | 2018 | Record in the race | 1’31 “471 |
Marc Marquez | 2018 | Best pole | 1’30 “088 |
Andrea Dovizioso | 2018 | Full speed | 330.4 km / h |
The driver who has won the most races in Buriram is Marc Marquez, who has won both editions. The pole positions are divided between him and Fabio Quartararo, with one each. In the minor categories, among those who now race in MotoGP, Luca Marini has a win and Alex Marquez a pole position (both in Moto2).
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