The 2022 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia) was the nineteenth round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on 23 October 2022.
The Grand Prix returns to Malaysia after absences in and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the MotoGP class, the Ducati Lenovo Team secured the Teams' Championship, their second consecutive and third overall.
Background
Riders' entries In the MotoGP class, Tetsuta Nagashima continues to replace Takaaki Nakagami in the LCR Honda, given the latter's finger injury from which he has not recovered. In the Moto2 class, Zonta van den Goorbergh missed the round after suffering a broken left wrist during FP1 of the Australian race. RW Racing GP replaced him with Azroy Anuar from the Asia Road Racing Championship. Jorge Navarro also missed the round after suffering a fractured femur during the Australian race. He was replaced by Borja Gómez, riding for Flexbox HP40. Simone Corsi, from MV Agusta Forward Racing also missed the round after injuring his right little finger during the Australian race. He was replaced by David Sanchis. Winner of 4 Cub Prix Series, Kasma Daniel from Yamaha Team Asean who competed in Asia Road Racing Championship races as a wildcard for the Petronas MIE Racing RW. Barry Baltus missed the race due to the injury. In the Moto3 class, Nicola Carraro continues in his substitution in the QJmotor Avintia Racing Team against the injured Matteo Bertelle. Syarifuddin Azman dropped wildcard for the VisionTrack Racing Team.
Free practice session
MotoGP
Combinated Free Practice 1-2-3 The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP3189 Jorge MartínDucati1:59.9862:10.572 1:58.583272 Marco BezzecchiDucati2:00.7672:09.9621:58.772312 Maverick ViñalesAprilia2:01.3282:09.3531:58.796410 Luca MariniDucati2:00.7332:09.8251:58.806536 Joan MirSuzuki1:59.9512:09.7491:58.920623 Enea BastianiniDucati1:59.8752:11.5681:59.003720 Fabio QuartararoYamaha2:00.5432:09.7531:59.067842 Álex RinsSuzuki1:59.5762:09.9601:59.126941 Aleix EspargaróAprilia2:01.6542:11.4331:59.1561021 Franco MorbidelliYamaha2:00.7712:09.3901:59.1671163 Francesco BagnaiaDucati2.00.7702:06.6101:59.167125 Johann ZarcoDucati 2:01.048 2:08.5891:59.2361333 Brad BinderKTM 1:59.4792:10.485 1:59.3221443 Jack MillerDucati2:01.0342:07.5531:59.3431588 Miguel OliveiraKTM2:01.2472:09.8981:59.4051693 Marc MárquezHonda1:59:6232:10.4111:59.6181773 Alex MárquezHonda2:01.0152:06.8961:59.9341849 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati2:00.5522:10.6041:59.9521935 Cal CrutchlowYamaha2:01.251 2:05.7101:59.9992087 Remy GardnerKTM2:01.7042:10.5922:00.1262144 Pol EspargaróHonda2:01.2002:12.4142:00.2342240 Darryn BinderYamaha2.01.8312:12.8782:00.4052325 Raúl FernándezKTM2:01.8312:10.3922:00.4752445 Tetsuta NagashimaHonda2:02.8662:10.6392:01.208 OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Free Practice 4 Fastest session lap BikerConstructorTime results172 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:59.925223 Enea BastianiniDucati1:59.996389 Jorge MartínDucati2:00.021442 Álex RinsSuzuki2:00.289563 Francesco BagnaiaDucati2:00.297621 Franco MorbidelliYamaha2:00.319720 Fabio QuartararoYamaha2:00.343888 Miguel OliveiraKTM2:00.355943 Jack MillerDucati 2:00.4801036 Joan MirSuzuki2:00.4901112 Maverick ViñalesAprilia 2:00.508125 Johann ZarcoDucati2:00.5101341 Aleix EspargaróAprilia2:00.6161433 Brad BinderKTM2:00.6201593 Marc MárquezHonda2:00.6601644 Pol EspargaróHonda2:00.7091710 Luca MariniDucati2:00.7811840 Darryn BinderYamaha2:00.7841935 Cal CrutchlowYamaha2:00.9132049 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati2:00.9942125 Raúl FernándezKTM2:01.0282287 Remy GardnerKTM2:01.0292373 Álex MárquezHonda2:01.3922445 Tetsuta NagashimaHonda2:01.540 OFFICIAL MOTOGP FREE PRACTICE NR.4 TIMES REPORT
Moto2
Combinated Free Practice 1-2-3 The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP3179 Ai OguraKalex2:07.9382:08.4662:06.635237 Augusto FernándezKalex2:06.8162:08.3572:07.177314 Tony ArbolinoKalex2:07.8672:08.7432:07.039421 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro 2:08.695 2:08.642 2:07.086596 Jake DixonKalex2:08.2902:09.8992:07.29266 Cameron BeaubierKalex2:10.0142:16.2492:07.339754 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro2:08.3142:08.3042:07.379840 Arón CanetKalex2:08.4442:08.4242:07.443923 Marcel SchrötterKalex2:08.6682:08.0932:07.4411035 Somkiat ChantraKalex2:08.1912:08.5212:07.4721151 Pedro AcostaKalex2:07.6442:08.8962:07.4721264 Bo BendsneyderKalex2:09.2642:26.5062:07.7071318 Manuel GonzálezKalex2:08.7632:07.8792:07.8271475 Albert ArenasKalex2:08.1162:09.9362:07.8301512 Filip SalačKalex2:08.5892:09.7652:08.0511619 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex2:08.5922:09.7552:08.0721713 Celestino ViettiKalex2:08.4532:08.8922:08.0871852 Jeremy AlcobaKalex2:08.4532:10.6592:08.0931928 Niccolò AntonelliKalex2:09.0252:10.1492:08.4252042 Marcos RamírezMV Agusta2:08.9932:10.0092:08.6502116 Joe RobertsKalex2:08.7372:11.0402:08.7762272 Borja GómezKalex2:10.1532:10.1232:09.040234 Sean Dylan KellyKalex2:09.6832:09.6122:09.1352429 Taiga HadaKalex2:10.4722:12.3882:09.3862581 Keminth KuboKalex2:10.4152:10.1622:09.6642698 David SanchisMV Agusta2:10.7112:10.2812:09.7282761 Alessandro ZacconeKalex2:10.1422:12.6532:09.8512827 Kasma DanielKalex2:12.0712:11.1602920 Azroy AnuarKalex2:11.2162:12.0202:11.52422 Sam LowesKalex2:09.2352:10.0297 Barry BaltusKalex2:09.593 OFFICIAL MOTO2 COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Moto3
Combined Free Practice 1-2-3
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP317 Dennis FoggiaHonda2:12.2262:12.3482:13.307271 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna2:12.2962:13.2922:12.752344 David MuñozKTM2:13.9442:12.6142:12.418424 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda2:13.1312:14.2092:12.559528 Izan GuevaraGas Gas2:13.0922:13.7992:12.721611 Sergio GarcíaGas Gas2:13.3572:13.5932:12.80175 Jaume MasiàKTM2:12.8512:13.6802:12.892854 Riccardo RossiHonda2:12.9902:15.1902:12.701910 Diogo MoreiraKTM2:13.2212:14.1342:13.0201048 Iván OrtoláKTM2:16.1992:13.0382:15.1841199 Carlos TatayCFMoto2:13.9502:14.3652:13.0631282 Stefano NepaKTM2:13.8772:13.0662:13.4061396 Daniel HolgadoKTM2:13.3032:13.4052:13.1111416 Andrea MignoHonda2:13.8682:13.2182:13.487156 Ryusei YamanakaKTM2:13.2922:13.5892:13.8641643 Xavier ArtigasCFMoto2:14.6192:13.4422:13.8481763 Syarifuddin AzmanHonda2:13.4482:14.9412:15.0071853 Deniz ÖncüKTM2:13.7162:14.1542:13.6541931 Adrián FernándezKTM2:14.8392:13.6962:13.9002020 Lorenzo FellonHonda2:14.5122:14.8632:13.7122117 John McPheeHusqvarna2:15.1392:13.7552:14.0582227 Kaito TobaKTM2:14.7802:14.4852:13.886239 Nicola CarraroKTM2:14.5962:15.0422:13.9782423 Elia BartoliniKTM2:14.1362:14.4792:13.9952566 Joel KelsoKTM2:14.9882:14.0602:14.0692672 Taiyo FurusatoHonda2:15.5162:14.2842:14.1802719 Scott OgdenHonda2:14.5442:14.5152:14.2232870 Joshua WhatleyHonda2:15.4632:14.8632:14.5882967 Alberto SurraHonda2:15.357 2:14.7502:14.7733064 Mario AjiHonda2:15.7212:15.7412:15.7753122 Ana CarrascoKTM2:16.0322:16.0292:16.576 OFFICIAL MOTO3 COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Qualifying
MotoGP Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2189 Jorge MartínDucati Qualified in Q2 1:57.7901 1223 Enea BastianiniDucati Qualified in Q21:58.2462393 Marc MárquezHonda1:58.8781:58.4543472 Marco BezzecchiDucati Qualified in Q21:58.4904 2542 Álex RinsSuzuki Qualified in Q21:58.5755610 Luca MariniDucati Qualified in Q21:58.5796721 Franco MorbidelliYamaha Qualified in Q21:58.6547 3812 Maverick ViñalesAprilia Qualified in Q21:58.7668963 Francesco BagnaiaDucati 1:58.6451:58.86291041 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Qualified in Q21:58.93510 41136 Joan MirSuzuki Qualified in Q21:59.145111220 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q21:59.215121333 Brad BinderKTM1:59.053N/A1351443 Jack MillerDucati1:59.064N/A141535 Cal CrutchlowYamaha1:59.256N/A151649 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati1:59.278N/A1661744 Pol EspargaróHonda1:59.363N/A17185 Johann ZarcoDucati1:59.690N/A181988 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:59.699N/A1972087 Remy GardnerKTM1:59.803N/A202173 Álex MárquezHonda2:00.008N/A212225 Raúl FernándezKTM2:00.077N/A2282345 Tetsuta NagashimaHonda2:00.803N/A232440 Darryn BinderYamaha2:10.717N/A24 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
Moto2 Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2179 Ai OguraKalex Qualified in Q2 2:06.4051 1214 Tony ArbolinoKalex Qualified in Q22:06.4882340 Arón CanetKalex Qualified in Q22:06.6523496 Jake DixonKalex Qualified in Q22:06.7014 2518 Manuel GonzálezKalex Qualified in Q22:06.7055637 Augusto FernándezKalex Qualified in Q22:06.7386735 Somkiat ChantraKalex Qualified in Q22:06.8967 3851 Pedro AcostaKalex Qualified in Q22:06.934896 Cameron BeaubierKalex Qualified in Q22:06.95091021 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro Qualified in Q22:06.95210 41116 Joe RobertsKalex 2:07.0622:07.011111264 Bo BendsneyderKalex Qualified in Q22:07.096121375 Albert ArenasKalex Qualified in Q22:07.1811351423 Marcel SchrötterKalex Qualified in Q22:07.203141519 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex2:07.204 2:07.281151654 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro Qualified in Q2 2:07.5351661728 Niccolò AntonelliKalex 2:07.670 2:08.248171812 Filip SalačKalex2:08.148 18 1952 Jeremy AlcobaKalex2:07.679N/A1972013 Celestino ViettiKalex2:07.711N/A202142 Marcos RamírezMV Agusta2:07.893N/A212229 Taiga HadaKalex2:08.055N/A2282381 Keminth KuboKalex2:08.148N/A232498 David SanhcisKalex2:08.350N/A24254 Sean Dylan KellyKalex2:08.440N/A2592672 Borja GómezMV Agusta2:08.525N/A262761 Alessandro ZacconeKalex2:08.686N/A272820 Azroy AnuarKalex2:08.738N/A28102927 Kasma DanielKalex2:09.641N/A29 OFFICIAL MOTO2 QUALIFYING RESULTS
Moto3 Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q217 Dennis FoggiaHonda Qualified in Q2 2:11.4111 1228 Izan GuevaraGas Gas Qualified in Q22:11.6352311 Sergio GarcíaGas Gas Qualified in Q22:11.674345 Jaume MasiàKTM Qualified in Q22:11.7514 2596 Daniel HolgadoKTM Qualified in Q22:11.8365616 Andrea MignoHonda Qualified in Q22:11.8436771 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna Qualified in Q22:11.9077 3824 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda Qualified in Q22:11.9348954 Riccardo RossiHonda Qualified in Q22:11.96091044 David MuñozKTM Qualified in Q22:12.05110 41110 Diogo MoreiraKTM Qualified in Q22:12.136111282 Stefano NepaKTM Qualified in Q22:12.40312136 Ryusei YamanakaKTM 2:12.6322:12.4321351448 Iván OrtoláKTM Qualified in Q22:12.441141572 Taiyo FurusatoHonda2:12.8192:12.517151666 Joel KelsoKTM2:12.9032:12.6121661799 Carlos TatayCFMoto Qualified in Q22:13.362171827 Kaito TobaKTM2:12.6772:13.662181931 Adrián FernándezKTM2:12.909N/A1972043 Xavier ArtigasCFMoto2:12.944N/A202163 Syarifuddin AzmanHonda2:13.091N/A212217 John McPheeHusqvarna2:13.240N/A228239 Nicola CarraroKTM2:13.241N/A232423 Elia BartoliniKTM2:13.403N/A242553 Deniz ÖncüKTM2:13.444N/A2592667 Alberto SurraHonda2:13.471N/A262720 Lorenzo FellonHonda2:13.585N/A272822 Ana CarrascoKTM2:14.031N/A28102964 Mario AjiHonda2:14.260N/A293019 Scott OgdenHonda2:14.802N/A303170 Joshua WhatleyHonda2:15.019N/A3111 OFFICIAL MOTO3 QUALIFYING RESULTS
Warm up practice
MotoGP Johann Zarco set the best time and was the fastest rider.
Moto2
Augusto Fernández finished at the top of the standings.
Moto3
The first places in the ranking are occupied by Jaume Masià.
Race MotoGP