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2022 Moto3 World Championship
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The 2022 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 74th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Izan Guevara won the championship for GasGas Aspar Team after the Australian Grand Prix.[1]

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Izan Guevara (pictured in 2019), in only his second season, was the 2022 Moto3 World Riders' Champion.
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Sergio García (pictured in 2020), who finished third in 2021, finished second.
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Dennis Foggia (pictured in 2017) finished third.
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Teams and riders

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All teams used series-specified Dunlop tyres.

Team changes

  • Petronas Sprinta Racing withdrew from the category at the end of the 2021 season following the loss of their sponsor. The team continued under the same management and different sponsor in the MotoGP class.[44]
  • A new British team, run by former rider Michael Laverty, joined the championship with the aim of providing British riders with a stepping stone into the world championship starting from the British Talent Cup which was established in 2018. The team was sponsored by VisionTrack and the team took over the Honda bikes vacated by the Petronas SRT team.
  • Gresini Racing, who have competed from 2012 until 2021, left the championship to focus on their Moto2 and MotoGP teams.
  • Team MTA, which has competed in the CIV since 2017 and the CEV since 2019, made their return to the Moto3 World Championship with KTM. The team previously competed in the Moto3 World Championship from 2014 to 2016 as "Team Italia", using Mahindra bikes.[45]
  • Prüstel GP switched from actual KTM machines to CFMoto-rebranded KTM bikes.[46]
  • MT Helmets – MSi entered the championship as a new team.

Rider changes

Mid-season changes

  • Gerard Riu replaced David Muñoz for the first seven rounds due to Muñoz being under the minimum age.[29]
  • Taiyo Furusato missed the Qatar and Indonesian rounds after having surgery due to a right ankle injury.[50] He was not replaced for both races.
  • John McPhee missed the Indonesian, Argentine, Americas, Portuguese, and Spanish rounds after sustaining two fractured vertebrae during training.[51][52] He was not replaced for the first two races, but was replaced by David Salvador for the next three races.[53][21]
  • Alberto Surra missed three races due to a right hand injury sustained in a FP3 crash during the Americas round. He was replaced by Syarifuddin Azman for the Portuguese and Spanish rounds, while José Antonio Rueda replaced him for the French round[10][11] He returned during the Italian round, but suffered a fractured foot during FP3. He was replaced by Marcos Uriarte for the succeeding Catalan round.[12] Surra also missed the Japanese round after sustaining a fractured right hand in a FP3 crash during the previous Aragon round. He was replaced by Kanta Hamada.[13]
  • Ayumu Sasaki missed the Catalan round after suffering an injury during the previous Italian round. He was replaced by David Salvador.[23]
  • Matteo Bertelle missed the Dutch round after suffering a left knee injury during the main race of the previous German round. He was replaced by Luca Lunetta.[38] Bertelle underwent a season-ending surgery during the summer break and was replaced by Nicola Carraro for the rest of the season.[39]
  • Joel Kelso missed the British round after suffering an injury during the previous Dutch round. He was replaced by Marc García.[33]
  • Stefano Nepa missed the Valencian round after undergoing surgery to an injury suffered during the previous Malaysian round. He was replaced by David Salvador.[26]
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Calendar

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The following Grands Prix took place in 2022:[54]

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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.[54]
  • 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.[70]
  • 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.[71][54]
  • 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.[72] 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.[73]
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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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Constructors' standings

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

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Teams' standings

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

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Notes

  1. This is the team name entered in the championship. Other team names used during the season are Gaviota GasGas Aspar Team (rounds 1–2, 4, 6–7, 12, 14, 17–19), Solunion GasGas Aspar Team (round 3), Valresa GasGas Aspar Team (round 5, 8–9, 20), and AutoSolar GasGas Aspar Team (round 13, 15–16).
  2. From rounds 1–8, the team used the team name Boé SKX.
  3. Night race
  4. Guevara, who set the fastest time during qualifying, was penalized for irresponsible riding during the second qualifying session. He started the race from the back of the grid, but he is still credited with the pole position. Ayumu Sasaki was promoted to the pole position grid slot during the race.[74]
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