The 2022 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana) was the twentieth and final round of the 2022 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 6 November 2022.
The MotoGP riders' championship was decided in this race between Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia. Bagnaia secured his first MotoGP riders' title after finishing in ninth, as Quartararo's fourth-place-finish was eventually not enough to successfully defend his title. This was also the last race for Suzuki as a factory team in the premier class since they returned in .
In the Moto2 class, Augusto Fernández claimed the riders' title by finishing in second behind Pedro Acosta as his closest championship rival Ai Ogura retired after an accident. This was also the final Grand Prix in Moto2 for Simone Corsi, Cameron Beaubier, and Marcel Schrötter.
Background Riders' entries In MotoGP, Takaaki Nakagami returned to racing after missing several races due to injury recovery. In the Moto2 class, Barry Baltus missed the race after suffering a foot injury, RW Racing GP replaced him with Mattia Pasini. Senna Agius replacing Sam Lowes for Marc VDS Team. The Spanish rider Álex Escrig runs as a wildcard for the Forward Racing. In the Moto3 class, the Italian junior rider Filippo Farioli who made his debut as a wildcard for GasGas Aspar Team, together with David Almansa races as a wildcard for Finetwork Team Boé Motorsports. David Salvador replaces Stefano Nepa from Angeluss MTA Team who was absent due to injury.
Free practice session
MotoGP
Combinated Free Practice 1-2-3 The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP3143 Jack MillerDucati1:31.5421:30.345 1:29.92125 Johann ZarcoDucati1:31.6841:30.4241:30.026333 Brad BinderKTM1:31.4701:30.5191:30.188410 Luca MariniDucati1:31.8741:30.2171:30.554520 Fabio QuartararoYamaha 1:31.3991:30.4421:30.231693 Marc MárquezHonda1:31.4341:30.3901:30.279741 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:31.7821:30.8901:30.300889 Jorge MartínDucati1:31.7621:30.3221:30.495963 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:31.9991:30.4471:30.3241036 Joan MirSuzuki1:31.8091:31.0041:30.3831142 Álex RinsSuzuki1:31.5641:30.7071:30.3881223 Enea BastianiniDucati 1:31.917 1:30.3941:30.4151388 Miguel OliveiraKTM 1:31.7751:30.422 1:30.4461421 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:31.9151:31.0161:30.4311512 Maverick ViñalesAprilia1:31.9931:30.8141:30.5811673 Alex MárquezHonda1:32.0681:31.1481:30.8681744 Pol EspargaróHonda1:32.1161:31.2491:30.9571872 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:32.1591:31.0141:31.6871987 Remy GardnerKTM1:31.9771:31.6211:31.5062030 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:32.9821:31.6721:31.0932149 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati1:32.6041:31.7621:31.0972235 Cal CrutchlowYamaha1:32.2741:31.3451:31.1212325 Raúl FernándezKTM1:31.8811:31.5981:32.4682440 Darryn BinderYamaha1:33.9691:32.4201:31.753 OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Free Practice 4 Fastest session lap BikerConstructorTime results188 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:30.762220 Fabio QuartararoYamaha1:30.996389 Jorge MartínDucati1:31.044444 Pol EspargaróHonda1:31.05155 Johann ZarcoDucati1:31.072610 Luca MariniDucati1:31.096743 Jack MillerDucati1:31.123836 Joan MirSuzuki1:31.160933 Brad BinderKTM 1:31.1761012 Maverick ViñalesAprilia1:31.1771163 Francesco BagnaiaDucati 1:31.2701241 Aleix EspargaróAprilia 1:31.2761323 Enea BastianiniDucati1:31.3601472 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:31.3891593 Marc MárquezHonda1:31.4311621 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:31.4341735 Cal CrutchlowYamaha1:31.4491873 Álex MárquezHonda1:31.4531942 Álex RinsSuzuki1:31.5412030 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:31.6332149 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati1:31.8082287 Remy GardnerKTM1:31.9172340 Darryn BinderYamaha1:32.350 NC25 Raúl FernándezKTM OFFICIAL MOTOGP FREE PRACTICE NR.4 TIMES REPORT
Raúl Fernández suffered a crash during practice and was taken to the medical center for examination.
Moto2
Combinated Free Practice 1-2-3 The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP3151 Pedro AcostaKalex1:35.2061:34.9681:34.592237 Augusto FernándezKalex1:34.9791:35.0691:34.658340 Arón CanetKalex1:36.0901:35.9011:34.664421 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro 1:36.466 1:35.128 1:34.786596 Jake DixonKalex1:36.0551:35.5541:34.953654 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro1:36.3641:35.8621:35.016779 Ai OguraKalex1:36.1091:35.8531:35.111819 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex1:36.7651:36.3871:35.172975 Albert ArenasKalex1:36.2291:36.2291:35.207106 Cameron BeaubierKalex1:35.8111:35.8111:35.2171111 Mattia PasiniKalex1:36.8191:35.6231:35.2541252 Jeremy AlcobaKalex1:37.5331:36.1051:35.2601312 Filip SalačKalex1:36.9441:36.1101:35.2681435 Somkiat ChantraKalex1:36.1411:35.5711:35.277158 Senna AgiusKalex1:36.5131:36.0441:35.3271623 Marcel SchrötterKalex1:36.5181:36.1531:35.3601713 Celestino ViettiKalex1:36.3661:36.0531:35.3641814 Tony ArbolinoKalex1:36.0981:35.6811:35.3691918 Manuel GonzálezKalex1:37.6661:36.2411:35.5262072 Borja GómezKalex1:36.3661:35.7241:35.5462117 Álex EscrigMV Agusta1:37.8701:35.9081:35.6662264 Bo BendsneyderKalex1:37.1391:36.6241:35.7032316 Joe RobertsKalex1:37.0281:35.9581:35.7452461 Alessandro ZacconeKalex1:37.2021:36.2641:35.7812529 Taiga HadaKalex1:37.3111:36.6681:35.8842681 Keminth KuboKalex1:37.3521:36.5271:35.957274 Sean Dylan KellyKalex1:37.5551:37.1051:36.0912824 Simone CorsiMV Agusta1:37.0641:36.3091:36.2012942 Marcos RamírezMV Agusta1:38.3191:39.6841:36.3203028 Niccolò AntonelliKalex1:37.6521:37.1291:36.4163184 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex1:38.9751:37.4691:36.522 OFFICIAL MOTO2 COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Moto3
Combinated Free Practice 1-2-3
The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorFP1FP2FP316 Ryusei YamanakaKTM1:39.9051:39.7941:38.482248 Iván OrtoláKTM1:40.4861:40.3981:38.537310 Diogo MoreiraKTM1:39.5431:39.5991:38.58547 Dennis FoggiaHonda1:39.7801:39.4881:38.627528 Izan GuevaraGas Gas1:39.5331:39.9091:38.684611 Sergio GarcíaGas Gas1:39.8551:39.5861:38.720743 Xavier ArtigasCFMoto1:39.9381:39.6421:38.920824 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda1:40.1451:39.4671:38.959917 John McPheeHusqvarna1:39.8471:39.8371:38.9741038 David SalvadorKTM1:40.6361:39.5971:39.0761196 Daniel HolgadoKTM1:39.6831:39.6711:39.1091299 Carlos TatayCFMoto1:40.9361:39.5371:39.1221353 Deniz ÖncüKTM1:39.7221:40.4051:39.1261454 Riccardo RossiHonda1:40.1161:40.6271:39.1791566 Joel KelsoKTM1:40.5181:40.7951:39.1961671 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna1:39.7151:40.2171:39.320175 Jaume MasiàKTM1:40.5451:40.3751:39.3221816 Andrea MignoHonda1:40.2311:40.9991:39.4381927 Kaito TobaKTM1:40.0301:40.7991:39.4432044 David MuñozKTM1:40.6291:39.9351:39.4862131 Adrián FernándezKTM1:40.2961:39.9961:39.6432277 Filippo FarioliKTM1:40.2151:41.2901:39.918239 Nicola CarraroKTM1:41.4851:40.9311:39.9632420 Lorenzo FellonHonda1:41.3471:40.8051:40.0242595 David AlmansaKTM1:40.8001:40.2841:40.1452664 Mario AjiHonda1:42.0021:41.3431:40.1942772 Taiyo FurusatoHonda1:41.9121:40.9431:40.2242819 Scott OgdenHonda1:41.9021:41.3741:40.4102923 Elia BartoliniHonda1:42.0321:40.7961:40.6473067 Alberto SurraHonda1:41.7061:41.7981:40.6513170 Joshua WhatleyHonda1:41.4671:41.9621:40.8313222 Ana CarrascoKTM1:43.0151:42.4601:40.882 OFFICIAL MOTO3 COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Qualifying
MotoGP Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2189 Jorge MartínDucati Qualified in Q2 1:29.6211 1293 Marc MárquezHonda Qualified in Q21:29.8262343 Jack MillerDucati Qualified in Q21:29.8343420 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q21:29.9004 2542 Álex RinsSuzuki1:30.1261:29.9405612 Maverick ViñalesAprilia 1:30.0901:29.9556733 Brad BinderKTM Qualified in Q21:30.0397 3863 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q21:30.049895 Johann ZarcoDucati Qualified in Q21:30.10291041 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Qualified in Q21:30.10210 41110 Luca MariniDucati Qualified in Q21:30.143111236 Joan MirSuzuki Qualified in Q21:30.241121323 Enea BastianiniDucati1:30.193N/A1351488 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:30.236N/A141573 Álex MárquezHonda1:30.453N/A151621 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:30.504N/A1661735 Cal CrutchlowYamaha1:30.548N/A171872 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:30.588N/A181949 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati1:30.695N/A1972087 Remy GardnerKTM1:30.804N/A202130 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:30.830N/A212225 Pol EspargaróHonda1:30.936N/A2282325 Raúl FernándezKTM1:31.676N/A232440 Darryn BinderYamaha1:31.989N/A24 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
Moto2
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2121 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro Qualified in Q2 1:34.3141 1251 Pedro AcostaKalex Qualified in Q21:34.3152337 Augusto FernándezKalex Qualified in Q21:34.4813414 Tony ArbolinoKalex1:34.7821:34.5834 2579 Ai OguraKalex Qualified in Q21:34.6655616 Joe RobertsKalex1:34.9561:34.6746740 Arón CanetKalex Qualified in Q21:34.7657 3854 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro Qualified in Q21:34.7718913 Celestino ViettiKalex 1:34.7581:34.77391019 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex Qualified in Q21:34.86610 41175 Albert ArenasKalex Qualified in Q21:34.875111235 Somkiat ChantraKalex Qualified in Q21:34.90712136 Cameron BeaubierKalex Qualified in Q21:34.9201351418 Manuel GonzálezKalex 1:34.9461:34.928141596 Jake DixonKalex Qualified in Q2 1:34.976151612 Filip SalačKalex Qualified in Q2 1:35.1381661711 Mattia PasiniKalex Qualified in Q2 1:35.139171852 Jeremy AlcobaKalex Qualified in Q2 1:35.25818 198 Senna AgiusKalex1:35.076N/A1972064 Bo BendsneyderKalex1:35.080N/A202172 Borja GómezKalex1:35.109N/A212223 Marcel SchrötterKalex1:35.165N/A2282361 Alessandro ZacconeKalex1:35.282N/A232417 Álex EscrigKalex1:35.409N/A242529 Taiga HadaKalex1:35.474N/A2592624 Simone CorsiMV Agusta1:35,631N/A26274 Sean Dylan KellyKalex1:35.737N/A272881 Keminth KuboKalex1:35.823N/A28102942 Marcos RamírezMV Agusta1:35.910N/A293084 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex1:35.956N/A303128 Niccolò AntonelliKalex1:36.160N/A3111 OFFICIAL MOTO2 QUALIFYING RESULTS
Moto3
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2128 Izan GuevaraGas Gas Qualified in Q2 1:38.4791 1253 Deniz ÖncüKTM Qualified in Q21:38.5252311 Sergio GarcíaGas Gas Qualified in Q21:38.6543410 Diogo MoreiraKTM Qualified in Q21:38.6974 2571 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna 1:38.8571:38.7615648 Iván OrtoláKTM Qualified in Q21:38.797677 Dennis FoggiaHonda Qualified in Q21:38.8567 3824 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda Qualified in Q21:38.875896 Ryusei YamanakaKTM Qualified in Q21:38.92791017 John McPheeHusqvarna Qualified in Q21:38.94910 4115 Jaume MasiàKTM1:39.0961:39.016111254 Riccardo RossiHonda Qualified in Q21:39.018121338 David SalvadorKTM Qualified in Q21:39.0211351444 David MuñozKTM1:39.1801:39.039141596 Daniel HolgadoKTM Qualified in Q21:39.146151643 Xavier ArtigasCFMoto Qualified in Q21:39.1671661799 Carlos TatayCFMoto Qualified in Q21:39.26217189 Nicola CarraroKTM1:39.2681:39.307181966 Joel KelsoKTM1:39.486N/A1972077 Filippo FarioliGas Gas1:39.513N/A202123 Elia BartoliniKTM1:39.579N/A212295 David AlmansaKTM1:39.626N/A2282320 Lorenzo FellonHonda1:39.781N/A232416 Andrea MignoHonda1:39.788N/A242527 Kaito TobaKTM1:39.836N/A2592631 Adrián FernándezKTM1:39.958N/A262719 Scott OgdenHonda1:40.049N/A272867 Alberto SurraHonda1:40.064N/A28102972 Taiyo FurusatoHonda1:40.191N/A293064 Mario AjiHonda1:40.498N/A303170 Joshua WhatleyHonda1:40.735N/A31113222 Ana CarrascoKTM1:41.384N/A32 OFFICIAL MOTO3 QUALIFYING RESULTS
Warm up practice
MotoGP Johann Zarco set the best time and was the fastest rider at this session ahead of Marc Márquez and Jack Miller.
Moto2
Pedro Acosta finished at the top of the standings at this session, a head of Alonso López and Arón Canet.
Moto3
The first places in the ranking are occupied by Deniz Öncü at this session with a time of 1:39.553, followed by Diogo Moreira in second and Izan Guevara in third.
Race results MotoGP