The 2022 French motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Shark Grand Prix de France) was the seventh round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the second round of the 2022 MotoE World Cup. All races (except MotoE race 1 which was held on 14 May) were held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on 15 May 2022.
Background
Riders' entries In MotoGP class the riders and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in riders for the race. In the Moto2 class, after the termination of the contract between Speed Up and Romano Fenati, the team chose to replace him with Alonso López; Stefano Manzi continues to replace Keminth Kubo in the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team, given the Thai rider's inadequacy. In the Moto3 class, in addition to the presence of Gerard Riu to replace David Muñoz on the KTM of the Boé SKX, the Italian rider Alberto Surra is still unavailable due to a fracture to his scaphoid in the GP of the Americas. After being replaced in the stages of Portugal and Spain by the Malaysian Syarifuddin Azman, in this Grand Prix the choice of the Rivacold Snipers Team goes to the Spaniard José Antonio Rueda; while John McPhee returns to the track with the Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max team after he is healed in the vertebra. In the MotoE class, Xavi Cardelús makes his debut this season in Avintia Esponsorama Racing after missing the opening stage in Jerez due to injury, while Bradley Smith is still out due to injury after his crash at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. WithU GRT RNF MotoE Team replaces him with Andrea Mantovani.
MotoGP Championship standings before the race In the riders' classification, Fabio Quartararo became the only leader with 89 points. Aleix Espargaró with 82 points climbs into second position, ahead of Enea Bastianini and Álex Rins (before the Spanish Grand Prix in the lead with Quartararo) with 69 points and Francesco Bagnaia, winner in Jerez, and Joan Mir with 56 points. In the constructors' classification, Ducati is confirmed in the lead with 131 points, 42 points ahead of Yamaha, 48 over Aprilia, 51 over Suzuki, 55 over KTM and 74 over Honda. In the team standings, Team Suzuki Ecstar is first with 125 points, followed by Aprilia Racing (109 points), Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (107 points), Ducati Lenovo Team (98 points) and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (91 points).
Moto2 Championship standings before the race In the riders' classification, Celestino Vietti is always in the lead with 100 points, 19 more than Ai Ogura (victorious in the previous race), 30 more than Tony Arbolino, 31 more than Arón Canet, who overtakes Joe Roberts (to minus 43 points from the leader). The constructors' classification sees Kalex at 150 points, Boscoscuro at 20 points and MV Agusta at 5 points. The top five positions in the team standings are occupied by Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (126 points), Flexbox HP40 (114 points), Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (105 points), Mooney VR46 Racing Team (100 points) and Liqui Moly Intact GP (75 points).
Moto3 Championship standings before the race Sergio García increases the advantage over Dennis Foggia at the top of the riders' standings (103 points for the first, 82 points for the second). Izan Guevara, winner in Jerez, is third with 73 points, 3 more than Jaume Masià and 10 more than Deniz Öncü. In the constructors' classification, Gas Gas leads with 124 points, 21 more than Honda, 26 more than KTM, 58 more than Husqvarna and 63 more than CFMoto. In the team championship standings, Aspar Team is firmly in the lead with 176 points, followed by 67 points behind by Leopard Racing. Red Bull KTM Ajo is third with 93 points, 14 more than CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP and 23 more than Red Bull KTM Tech3.
MotoE cup standings before the race Eric Granado, winner of both races in Jerez, leads with full points with 50 points, with a 17-point lead over Dominique Aegerter. Miquel Pons is third at 28 points, followed by Matteo Ferrari (26 points) and Hikari Okubo (21 points).
Free practice
MotoGP In the first session, Pol Espargaró was the fastest, followed by Álex Rins and Francesco Bagnaia. In the second session, Enea Bastianini preceded Aleix Espargaró and Rins. In the third session, Johann Zarco finished at the top of the standings ahead of Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo.
Combined Free Practice 1-2-3 The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP315 Johann ZarcoDucati1:32.1121:31.508 1:30.537263 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:31.8931:31.6351:30.568320 Fabio QuartararoYamaha 1:31.9121:31.6401:30.682493 Marc MárquezHonda 1:32.2661:32.1531:30.785543 Jack MillerDucati1:31.9611:31.9141:30.837641 Aleix EspargaróAprilia 1:31.9331:31.3501:30.986730 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:32.1651:33.3971:31.062842 Álex RinsSuzuki1:31.8801:31.4451:31.087944 Pol EspargaróHonda 1:31.7711:32.0761:31.1021023 Enea BastianiniDucati1:32.255 1:31.1481:31.5391189 Jorge MartínDucati1:32.4911:31.9121:31.1511212 Maverick ViñalesAprilia1:32.0781:32.0511:31.1691336 Joan MirSuzuki1:31.9421:31.6661:31.2281410 Luca MariniDucati1:32.1281:32.4161:31.2281533 Brad BinderKTM1:32.7561:31.6571:31.3531672 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:32.6741:32.3141:31.4031749 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati 1:32.7551:32.2751:31.5931888 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:33.0211:32.6951:31.6991921 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:32.9371:32.0251:31.716204 Andrea DoviziosoYamaha1:32.7361:32.5361:31.8472187 Remy GardnerKTM1:33.3021:32.7371:31.8872273 Álex MárquezHonda1:32.7671:32.5051:32.0022325 Raúl FernándezKTM1:34.1511:33.5571:33.083 OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Free practice 4 Fabio Quartararo finished in the lead ahead of Álex Rins and Francesco Bagnaia.
Moto2 Somkiat Chantra finished ahead of everyone in the first session ahead of Augusto Fernández and Stefano Manzi. In the second and third session the fastest was Pedro Acosta: in the first case he preceded Chantra and Fernández, in the second case Fernández ahead of Chantra.
Combined Free Practice 1-2-3 The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP3151 Pedro AcostaKalex1:36.754 1:36.166 1:35.861237 Augusto FernándezKalex1:36.2631:36.3941:36.005335 Somkiat ChantraKalex 1:36.1081:36.3281:36.144422 Sam LowesKalex 1:36.6541:36.4031:36.169575 Albert ArenasKalex1:36.7491:36.6481:36.247679 Ai OguraKalex 1:37.0481:36.6301:36.273740 Arón CanetKalex1:37.5151:36.8031:36.309814 Tony ArbolinoKalex1:37.1581:36.5171:36.32596 Cameron BeaubierKalex1:37.1481:37.4281:36.4181021 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro1:36.7971:37.3831:36.5391142 Marcos RámirezMV Agusta1:37.1621:37.0431:36.5511296 Jake DixonKalex1:36.7501:36.6101:36.5721323 Marcel SchrötterKalex1:36.7101:36.5891:36.6651462 Stefano ManziKalex1:36.6081:36.8771:36.847157 Barry BaltusKalex1:37.3951:36.7721:36.6261613 Celestino ViettiKalex1:36.7461:37.4301:36.636172 Gabriel RodrigoKalex1:37.6731:37.0591:36.659189 Jorge NavarroKalex1:37.1271:37.0361:36.6871954 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro1:37.1521:37.2541:36.6882016 Joe RobertsKalex1:37.3371:36.8061:36.6972164 Bo BendsneyderKalex1:37.6021:37.0371:36.7072219 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex1:37.7471:37.1481:36.7462318 Manuel GonzálezKalex1:36.8441:37.1771:37.4772424 Simone CorsiMV Agusta1:38.5201:37.1511.37.1332512 Filip SalačKalex1:37.3681:37.9461:37.1792628 Niccolò AntonelliKalex1:37.9501:38.1711:37.1832761 Alessandro ZacconeKalex1:37.3561:38.1701:37.4992852 Jeremy AlcobaKalex1:38.3571:37.4831:37.4492984 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex1:37.8591:37.7981:37.869304 Sean Dylan KellyKalex1:40.0281:39.2031:38.642 OFFICIAL MOTO2 COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Moto3 Dennis Foggia was the dominator of free practice, having been the fastest in all three sessions. In the first he preceded his teammate Tatsuki Suzuki and Andrea Migno, in the second and third he finished ahead of Izan Guevara and Suzuki.
Combined Free Practice 1-2-3 The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP317 Dennis FoggiaHonda 1:42.184 1:41.680 1:41.710228 Izan GuevaraGas Gas1:42.4891:42.1081:41.776324 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda 1:42.4611:42.2031:41.971499 Carlos TatayCFMoto 1:43.1041:42.3261:42.08955 Jaume MasiàKTM1:42.6151:42.3481:42.113643 Xavier ArtigasCFMoto 1:43.6481:42.8941:42.119716 Andrea MignoHonda1:42.4731:42.6181:42.160896 Daniel HolgadoKTM1:42.7331:42.8431:42.17896 Ryusei YamanakaKTM1:42.6011:43.2191:42.2411011 Sergio GarcíaGas Gas1:43.1661:43.0211:42.2441171 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna1:43.6801:42.6781:42.3021217 John McPheeHusqvarna1:43.5281:42.7321:42.3271366 Joel KelsoKTM1:44.1901:43.3321:42.3321410 Diogo MoreiraKTM1:42.8401:42.8001.42.3331598 José Antonio RuedaHonda1:43.3081:43.6011:42.4131682 Stefano NepaKTM1:43.8421:43.4161:42.4551748 Iván OrtoláKTM 1:43.8401:43.6351:42.4611823 Elia BartoliniKTM1:44.6171:42.5521:42.4721927 Kaito TobaKTM1:44.3811:43.1011:42.6182054 Riccardo RossiHonda1:42.7061:42.6491:43.2472119 Scott OgdenHonda1:44.4351:43.6281:42.6742231 Adrián FernándezKTM1:43.7311:43.8261:42.7412364 Mario AjiHonda1:43.6051:43.3851:42.7842453 Deniz ÖncüKTM1:43.1461:42.7921.43.2472518 Matteo BertelleKTM1:44.5941:43.1271:42.9792620 Lorenzo FellonHonda1:43.8431:43.8131:43.3232787 Gerard RiuKTM1:44.1791:44.1111:43.4172872 Taiyo FurusatoHonda1:45.1721:43.9241:43.7592922 Ana CarrascoKTM1:45.0201:44.9811:44.1183070 Joshua WhatleyHonda1:46.0961:45.6441:45.598 OFFICIAL MOTO3 COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
MotoE In the first session, Mattia Casadei was the fastest, ahead of Jordi Torres and Miquel Pons. In the second, Torres finished in the lead ahead of Matteo Ferrari and Kevin Zannoni.
Combined Free Practice 1 and 2 The top eight riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2140 Jordi TorresEnergica1:45.900 1:44.288211 Matteo FerrariEnergica1:47.8931:44.402321 Kevin ZannoniEnergica1:47.0771:44.429418 Xavi CardelúsEnergica1:47.9181:44.508551 Eric GranadoEnergica1:46.2941:44.75067 Niccolò CanepaEnergica1:47.1871:44.775712 Xavi ForésEnergica1:46.1001:44.781877 Dominique AegerterEnergica1:46.6871:44.833917 Álex EscrigEnergica1:47.9681:44.8361078 Hikari OkuboEnergica1:46.4531:44.848114 Héctor GarzóEnergica1:46.3251:45.0951270 Marc AlcobaEnergica1:46.5621:45.096136 María HerreraEnergica1:46.7891:45.3391471 Miquel PonsEnergica1:46.0861.45.3911534 Kevin ManfrediEnergica1:47.3871:45.7371627 Mattia CasadeiEnergica 1:45.864No time1772 Alessio FinelloEnergica1:48.9751:46.928NC9 Andrea MantovaniEnergica1:50.521 OFFICIAL MOTOE COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Qualifying MotoGP
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2163 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q2 1:30.4501 1243 Jack MillerDucati Qualified in Q21:30.5192341 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Qualified in Q21:30.6093420 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q21:30.6884 2523 Enea BastianiniDucati Qualified in Q21:30.711565 Johann ZarcoDucati Qualified in Q21:30.8636736 Joan MirSuzuki1:30.9331:30.9437 3842 Álex RinsSuzuki Qualified in Q21:30.9778989 Jorge MartínDucati 1:30:8041:31.06891093 Marc MárquezHonda Qualified in Q21:31.14810 41144 Pol EspargaróHonda Qualified in Q21:31.526111230 Takaaki NakagamiHonda Qualified in Q21:31.595121372 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:30.940N/A1351412 Maverick ViñalesAprilia1:31.271N/A141510 Luca MariniDucati1:31.363N/A151649 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati1:31.487N/A1661788 Miguel OliveiraKTM 1:31.547N/A171833 Brad BinderKTM1:31.610N/A181921 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:31.617N/A197204 Andrea DoviziosoYamaha1:31.618N/A202173 Álex MárquezHonda1:31.763N/A212287 Remy GardnerKTM1:31.820N/A2282340 Darryn BinderYamaha1:32.596N/A232425 Raúl FernándezKTM1:32.767N/A24 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
Moto2
Fastest session lap