The 2022 British motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Monster Energy British Grand Prix) was the twelfth round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 7 August 2022.
After Augusto Fernández's win in the Moto2 class, Kalex secured its tenth straight Constructors' Championship.
Background Riders' entries In the MotoGP class, Honda test rider Stefan Bradl continues to replace Marc Márquez in the Repsol Honda Team. In the Moto2 class, Piotr Biesiekirski is riding the Kalex of the SAG Team of the injured Gabriel Rodrigo in this Grand Prix, while Rory Skinner races as a wildcard with the American Racing Kalex. In the Moto3 class, the Italian Nicola Carraro replaces his compatriot Matteo Bertelle in the QJmotor Avintia Racing Team (who had already missed the Dutch TT), who will miss the rest of the season due to the injury of the crusaders.
MotoGP Championship standings before the race After retiring in the Dutch TT, Fabio Quartararo sees his advantage in the riders' classification reduced against Aleix Espargaró: the Frenchman leads at 172 points, while the Spaniard is 22 points behind. Johann Zarco is third with 114 points, followed by Francesco Bagnaia (winner in Assen) and Enea Bastianini with respectively 106 and 105 points. In the constructors' classification, Ducati is largely confirmed in the lead with 246 points; Yamaha is second with 172 points, seventeen more than Aprilia. KTM and Suzuki are fourth and fifth with 121 and 101 points, with Honda closing the ranking with 85 points. The team classification sees Aprilia Racing overtake (213 points) against Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (197 points), which is reached on equal points by the Ducati Lenovo Team, which overtakes Prima Pramac Racing, now fourth with 184 points, which precedes Red Bull KTM Factory Racing fifth with 164 points.
Moto2 Championship standings before the race The riders' classification sees three names collected within a point: Celestino Vietti is joined in the lead by Augusto Fernández (winner in the Netherlands) with 146 points, one more than Ai Ogura; Arón Canet is fourth with 116 points, followed by Tony Arbolino with 104 points. In the constructors' classification, the situation is as follows: Kalex 275 points, Boscoscuro, 57 points, MV Agusta 5 points. Red Bull KTM Ajo leads the team standings with 221 points, seven more than the Idemitsu Honda Team Asia. Flexbox HP40 is third with 178 points ahead of Elf Marc VDS Racing Team and Mooney VR46 Racing Team who have 155 and 146 points respectively.
Moto3 Championship standings before the race The riders of the Gas Gas Aspar Team occupy the first two positions of the classification. The gap between Sergio García (182 points) and Izan Guevara (179 points) is only three points; Dennis Foggia is third with 115 points, two more than Ayumu Sasaki, victorious in the previous race, and eight more than Jaume Masià. In the constructors' classification, Gas Gas is first with 235 points and precedes Honda (181 points), KTM (174 points), Husqvarna (133 points) and CFMoto (95 points). The team classification sees Gas Gas Aspar Team dominate with 361 points, with 152 points ahead of Leopard Racing. Red Bull KTM Ajo is third with 155 points, plus 18 points behind Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max and plus 29 on Red Bull KTM Tech 3.
Free practice MotoGP In the first session, Johann Zarco was the fastest ahead of Francesco Bagnaia and Álex Rins. In the second session Fabio Quartararo set the best time, followed by Joan Mir and Maverick Viñales. In the third session, Aleix Espargaró finished in first position, with Jorge Martín second and Jack Miller third.
Combinated Free Practice 1-2-3 The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP3141 Aleix EspargaróAprilia2:00.6301:59.153 1:58.254289 Jorge MartínDucati2:00.9481:59.6571:58.282343 Jack MillerDucati2:01.0551:59.3641:58.33245 Johann ZarcoDucati 1:59.8931:59.1341:58.344512 Maverick ViñalesAprilia2:00.7991:59.1231:58.575620 Fabio QuartararoYamaha2:00.438 1:58.9461:58.619763 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:59.9201:59.3851:58.625836 Joan MirSuzuki2:00.8431:59.1001:58.657910 Luca MariniDucati2:01.6071:59.3961:58.6631042 Álex RinsSuzuki 2:00.2201:59.2461:58.7291172 Marco BezzecchiDucati2:01.1121:59.3781:58.9111223 Enea Bastianini Ducati2:01.2191:59.3581:58.9271321 Franco MorbidelliYamaha 2:01.7752:00.1381:59.0061488 Miguel OliveiraKTM2:01.1201:59.1631:59.0661573 Álex MárquezHonda2:01.1741:59.7891:59.1101644 Pol EspargaróHonda2:01.0401:59.8521:59.225174 Andrea DoviziosoYamaha2:01.7482:00.0431:59.2401849 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati2:02.1791:59.9861:59.4851933 Brad BinderKTM2:00.9942:00.1441:59.5312030 Takaaki NakagamiHonda2:00.4482:00.0031:59.6232187 Remy GardnerKTM 2:01.5392:00.1541:59.649226 Stefan BradlHonda2:02.0621:59.8011:59.8152325 Raúl FernándezKTM2:01.5782:02.0622:00.0652440 Darryn BinderYamaha2:02.5652:01.5282:00.639 OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Free practice 4 Johann Zarco was the fastest, followed Maverick Viñales and Jack Miller.
Moto2 In the first session, home rider Jake Dixon was the fastest ahead of Augusto Fernández and Arón Canet. In the second session the roles are reversed between Fernández and Dixon, with Alonso López third, while in the third session the first three positions are identical to FP1.
Combinated Free Practice The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP3196 Jake DixonKalex 2:05.4092:04.760 2:04.107237 Augusto FernándezKalex2:05.475 2:04.5732:04.508340 Arón CanetKalex2:05.8752:05.6392:04.636479 Ai OguraKalex2:06.3562:05.4712:04.819564 Bo BendsneyderKalex2:06.3792:05.6182:04.828621 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro2:05.9882:05.1292:04.844775 Albert ArenasKalex2:06.5322:05.3582:04.88786 Cameron BeaubierKalex2:06.7192:05.5122:04.911916 Joe RobertsKalex2:06.1502:05.6272:04.9281013 Celestino ViettiKalex 2:06.9032:05.5462:04.9961112 Filip SalačKalex2:07.1822:05.4142:05.0031214 Tony ArbolinoKalex2:06.5002:05.1492:05.3361352 Jeremy AlcobaKalex 2:07.2112:06.8962:05.1531423 Marcel SchrötterKalex2:06.7622:05.5902:05.1711561 Alessandro ZacconeKalex2:08.8922:06.4122:05.3001618 Manuel GonzálezKalex2:06.5842:05.7732:05.4001754 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro2:06.5332:05.6692:05.4791819 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex2:08.7002:06.8332:05.488197 Barry BaltusKalex2:06.3892:05.6792:05.5042035 Somkiat ChantraKalex2:06.9622:05.6962:05.663219 Jorge NavarroKalex 2:06.9052:05.8302:05.7352242 Marcos RamírezMV Agusta2:06.9022:06.5522:06.1802324 Simone CorsiMV Agusta2:07.9202:06.7092:06.3712428 Niccolò AntonelliKalex2:07.5292:06.6752:06.3862584 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex2:11.1772:08.8402:06.7702633 Rory SkinnerKalex2:08.8122:08.2502:06.830274 Sean Dylan KellyKalex2:08.1272:07.1132:06.9022874 Piotr BiesiekirskiKalex2:10.6512:08.8982:06.9792981 Keminth KuboKalex2:09.2282:07.9982:08.116 OFFICIAL MOTO2 COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Moto3 In the first session Sergio García was the fastest, with Dennis Foggia and Lorenzo Fellon second and third respectively. In the second session the home rider John McPhee preceded Izan Guevara and Xavier Artigas. In the third session Tatsuki Suzuki finished in first position, followed by Deniz Öncü and Daniel Holgado. Sergio García, the championship leader, is eighteenth in the combined standings and is forced to compete in Q1.
Combinated Free Practice The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP3124 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda2:13.6192:11.549 2:10.713253 Deniz ÖncüKTM2:12.9772:12.3202:10.833317 John McPheeHusqvarna2:13.304 2:10.9392:12.189496 Daniel HolgadoKTM2:13.4112:12.3332:10.966516 Andrea MignoHonda2:13.9572:11.6902:10.972671 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna2:13.2462:11.9132:11.097710 Diogo MoreiraKTM2:13.2512:12.4512:11.22387 Dennis FoggiaHonda2:12.9092:11.7262:11.247982 Stefano NepaKTM2:13.5522:12.1302:11.2851027 Kaito TobaKTM 2:13.1642:12.5662:11.320116 Ryusei YamanakaKTM2:13.1522:12.3872:11.3471228 Izan GuevaraGas Gas2:13.1902:11.3722:11.4831320 Lorenzo FellonHonda2:12.9292:11.6832:11.4941448 Iván OrtoláKTM2:14.7822:12.8982:11.5171543 Xavier ArtigasCFMoto2:13.8482:11.5232:11.8391619 Scott OgdenHonda2:13.5652:12.3382:11.5321754 Riccardo RossiHonda2:13.3402:11.9442:11.5771811 Sergio GarcíaGas Gas 2:12.8682:12.4362:11.6911944 David MuñozKTM2:13.5012:11.7052:11.957205 Jaume MasiàKTM2:13.3362:11.7352:12.3342131 Adrián FernándezKTM 2:13.9312:12.0202:11.8282299 Carlos TatayCFMoto2:13.9082:12.6452:11.959239 Nicola CarraroKTM2:17.4902:13.9122:11.9762464 Mario AjiHonda2:14.6792:13.9462:12.3722523 Elia BartoliniKTM2:16.2682:13.1662:12.4272667 Alberto SurraHonda2:14.1162:12.9392:12.6232770 Joshua WhatleyHonda2:15.0692:14.4892:13.4622872 Taiyo FurusatoHonda2:16.1882:14.2602:13.7202922 Ana CarrascoKTM2:16.5712:14.7482:14.1813041 Marc GarcíaKTM2:17.7282:14.6802:14.801 OFFICIAL MOTO3 COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Qualifying MotoGP
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q215 Johann ZarcoDucati Qualified in Q2 1:57.7671 1212 Maverick ViñalesAprilia Qualified in Q21:57.8652343 Jack MillerDucati Qualified in Q21:57.9313420 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q21:57.9384 2563 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q21:57.9615641 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Qualified in Q21:57.9966772 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:58.7561:58.1017 3823 Enea BastianiniDucati 1:58.6091:58.1068989 Jorge MartínDucati Qualified in Q21:58.17491010 Luca MariniDucati Qualified in Q21:58.31710 41142 Álex RinsSuzuki Qualified in Q21:58.318111236 Joan MirSuzuki Qualified in Q21:58.543121388 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:58.853N/A1351433 Brad BinderKTM1:58.932N/A141549 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati1:58.948N/A151687 Remy GardnerKTM1:59.120N/A1661773 Álex MárquezHonda 1:59.288N/A17186 Stefan BradlHonda1:59.339N/A181944 Pol EspargaróHonda1:59.367N/A1972021 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:59.390N/A202130 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:59.614N/A212225 Raúl FernándezKTM1:59.920N/A2282340 Darryn BinderYamaha1:59.931N/A23244 Andrea DoviziosoYamaha2:00.232N/A24 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
Moto2
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2137 Augusto FernándezKalex Qualified in Q2 2:04.1031 1216 Joe RobertsKalex Qualified in Q22:04.1372379 Ai OguraKalex Qualified in Q22:04.2803475 Albert ArenasKalex Qualified in Q22:04.3864 2513 Celestino ViettiKalex Qualified in Q22:04.4985696 Jake DixonKalex Qualified in Q22:04.5056764 Bo BendsneyderKalex Qualified in Q22:04.5607 3821 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro Qualified in Q22:04.6978923 Marcel SchrötterKalex Qualified in Q22:04.88791040 Arón CanetKalex Qualified in Q22:04.89110 41114 Tony ArbolinoKalex Qualified in Q22:04.89911129 Jorge NavarroKalex 2:04.6702:04.90912136 Cameron BeaubierKalex Qualified in Q22:04.9341351452 Jeremy AlcobaKalex Qualified in Q22:05.058141518 Manuel GonzálezKalex2:04.7882:05.090151635 Somkiat ChantraKalex2:05.1562:05.1971661712 Filip SalačKalex Qualified in Q22:05.342171861 Alessandro ZacconeKalex2:04.9052:05.449181919 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex2.05.175N/A1972054 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro2:05.227N/A20217 Barry BaltusKalex2:05.485N/A212284 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex2:05.691N/A2282342 Marcos RamírezMV Agusta2:05.763N/A232433 Rory SkinnerKalex2:05.937N/A242524 Simone CorsiMV Agusta2:06.138N/A2592628 Niccolò AntonelliKalex2:06.220N/A262781 Keminth KuboKalex2:06.441N/A27284 Sean Dylan KellyKalex2:06.543N/A28102974 Piotr BiesiekirskiKalex2:07.270N/A29 OFFICIAL MOTO2 QUALIFYING RESULTS
Moto3
Fastest session lap