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2022 Moto2 World Championship

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2022 Moto2 World Championship
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The 2022 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 74th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Augusto Fernández won the championship for Red Bull KTM Ajo after the Valencian Grand Prix.

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Augusto Fernández (pictured in 2017) was the 2022 Moto2 World Riders' Champion.
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Ai Ogura (pictured in 2018) finished second in his second season in the Moto2 class.
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Arón Canet (pictured in 2017) finished third.
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Teams and riders

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All teams used series-specified Dunlop tyres and Triumph 765cc 3-cylinder engines.[37]

Team changes

  • Petronas SRT withdrew from the category at the end of the 2021 season following the loss of their title sponsor. The team continued under the same management and different sponsor in the MotoGP class.[38]
  • RW Racing GP returned to the series-dominant Kalex chassis, after four seasons operating the factory programme for Japanese chassis builder NTS.[39]

Rider changes

Mid-season changes

  • Barry Baltus missed the Argentine round after sustaining a broken right wrist during qualifying of the previous Indonesian round.[48] He was not replaced. Baltus also missed the Valencian round after suffering a left foot injury during the previous Malaysian round. He was replaced by Mattia Pasini.[27]
  • Keminth Kubo missed several races. He missed the Americas race after having issues with his visa. He was not replaced.[49] He also competed during FP1 of the Spanish round, but withdrew following the diagnosis of costochondritis after FP1. He was replaced by Stefano Manzi for the race.[50] Manzi also replaced Kubo for the succeeding French round.[51] Kubo also missed the Catalan round to mourn the death of his father in his native Thailand. Manzi remained as his replacement for the race.[52]
  • Romano Fenati parted ways with Speed Up Racing after the Spanish round and was replaced by Alonso López starting with the succeeding French round.[2]
  • Gabriel Rodrigo missed the rest of the season starting from the Catalan round after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder.[53] He was replaced by Álex Toledo for the Catalan, German, and Dutch rounds,[22] by Piotr Biesiekirski for the British round,[23] and by Taiga Hada for the rest of the season, starting from the Austrian round.[24] Rodrigo eventually retired from motorcycle racing as a whole.[54]
  • Pedro Acosta missed the Dutch round after suffering a broken left femur in a training accident.[55] He was not replaced.
  • Sam Lowes missed the Austrian, San Marino, and Aragon rounds after suffering a dislocated shoulder during FP1 of the British round. He was replaced for all races by Senna Agius.[9] He also missed the Valencian round due to shoulder injury. He was replaced again by Senna Agius.[56]
  • Zonta van den Goorbergh missed the Malaysian round after suffering a broken left wrist during FP1 of the Australian race.[57] He was replaced by Azroy Anuar.[29]
  • Jorge Navarro missed the Malaysian and Valencian rounds after suffering a fractured femur during the Australian race. He was replaced for both races by Borja Gómez.[11]
  • Simone Corsi missed the Malaysian round after injuring his right little finger during the Australian race. He was replaced by David Sanchís.[33]
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Calendar

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The following Grands Prix took place in 2022:[58]

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Grand Prix locations

Location of European Grands Prix in 2022.
(: scheduled Grand Prix : cancelled Grand Prix)

Calendar changes

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Comparison between the configuration of the Red Bull Ring used from 2016 to 2021 (top), and the layout used starting 2022 (bottom).
  • Cancelled Grands Prix in 2021 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, namely the Argentine, Finnish, Japanese, Thailand, Australian, and Malaysian Grands Prix, returned in 2022. Consequently, the Grands Prix held in 2021 that replaced the aforementioned cancelled races, namely the Doha, Styrian, Emilia Romagna, and Algarve Grands Prix, did not return in 2022.[58]
  • The previously mentioned Finnish Grand Prix was planned to return to the calendar after a 39-year absence. The venue hosting the round would have been the new Kymi Ring, instead of the Tampere Circuit used in 1962 and 1963 or the Imatra Circuit which hosted the round until 1982. The Grand Prix was included on both the 2020 and 2021 calendars, but both races were cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the race scheduled for July was cancelled in May due to incomplete homologation works and the risks associated with the geopolitical situation in the region.[74]
  • The Indonesian Grand Prix returned to the calendar after a 24-year absence. The venue hosting the round was the new Mandalika International Street Circuit, instead of the Sentul International Circuit used in 1996 and 1997. The Grand Prix had been included in the 2021 calendar as a Reserve Grand Prix but was ultimately dropped before the end of the season.
  • The Brazilian Grand Prix, which had previously been announced to return in 2022, was not included in the provisional calendar released on 7 October 2021.[75][58]
  • The Austrian Grand Prix used a new layout of the Red Bull Ring, wherein a chicane was added to the previous fast slight-left hander of turn 2.[76] This was done to improve the overall safety of the track by greatly reducing the speed the riders take the turn. The final configuration was chosen among 15 proposals, with the track being 30 meters longer than the previous configurations.[77]
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Results and standings

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Grands Prix

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Riders' standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

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  •  – Half points were awarded during the Thailand Grand Prix as less than two-thirds of the scheduled race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

Constructors' standings

Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

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  •  – Half points were awarded during the Thailand Grand Prix as less than two-thirds of the scheduled race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

Teams' standings

The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.

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  •  – Half points were awarded during the Thailand Grand Prix as less than two-thirds of the scheduled race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
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Notes

  1. This is the team name entered in the championship. Other team names used during the season are MB Conveyors Speed Up (rounds 1–4, 7–9, 11), Lightech Speed Up (rounds 5–6, 10), CAG Speed Up (rounds 12–13, 15–16), +Ego Speed Up (round 14), and Beta Tools Speed Up (rounds 17–20).
  2. This is the team name entered in the championship. Other team names used during the season are Inde GasGas Aspar Team (rounds 1–2, 7–11, 14, 17–20), Autosolar GasGas Aspar Team (rounds 3, 5–6), Shimoko GasGas Aspar Team (rounds 4, 15–16), and Zinia GasGas Aspar Team (round 13).
  3. Wildcard Azroy Anuar used the team name Petronas RW Racing during round 19.
  4. Keminth Kubo competed in the first Friday practice session during round 6, before being replaced by Stefano Manzi due to injury.
  5. Night race
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