Free Practice (1) results from the Italian MotoGP at Mugello, round 8 of the 2022 world championship.
| Italian MotoGP, Mugello – Free Practice (1) Results | |||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team |
| 1 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) |
| 2 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP) |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) |
| 4 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) |
| 5 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21) |
| 6 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP) |
| 7 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) |
| 8 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) |
| 9 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) |
| 10 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) |
| 11 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 12 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Ducati Test Rider (GP22) |
| 13 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) |
| 14 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* |
| 15 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) |
| 16 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 17 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| 18 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) |
| 19 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) |
| 20 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) |
| 21 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU RNF Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 22 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP) |
| 23 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21)* |
| 24 | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU RNF Yamaha (YZR-M1)* |
| 25 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* |
| 26 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* |
TIMES TO FOLLOW
* RookieOfficial Mugello MotoGP records:Best lap:Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 45.187s(2021)Fastest race lap:
Johann Zarco FRA Ducati 1m 46.810s (2021)
Takaaki Nakagami leads opening practice for the Italian MotoGP at Mugello.
With wet weather a threat throughout the weekend, Nakagami was among the riders to fit a new tyre for a late time attack, finishing a substantial 0.408s clear of Aleix Espargaro, whose Aprilia factory announced a new deal with RNF for the 2023 season this morning.
Marc Marquez, who said yesterday he would know straightaway from FP1 how his weekend would go, was only 19th.
The fastest straight of the season saw plenty of revised aero parts for the likes of Yamaha, KTM, Honda and Aprilia.
Fabio Quartararo leads the MotoGP standings by just four points from Enea Bastianini after the Gresini Ducati rider’s third victory of the season at Le Mans, with Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro just eight points from the top.Quartararo won last year’s Mugello race after Francesco Bagnaia crashed from the lead on lap 2, but can the Frenchman again compensate for his M1’s lack of speed along the fastest straight on the MotoGP calendar?Local legend Valentino Rossi will have his #46 officially retired from MotoGP on Saturday.The official MotoGP top speed record of 362.4km/h (225.2mph), first set by Johann Zarco at Qatar 2021, was equalled by Brad Binder at Mugello last season.Test riders Michele Pirro (Ducati) and Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia) are making their latest wild-card appearances this weekend.
2022 Italian Grand Prix – MotoGP schedule (UK Time):
Friday May 27
8.55am-9.40am – Free Practice 1
1.10pm-1.55pm – Free Practice 2
Saturday May 28
8.55am-9.40am – Free Practice 3
12.30pm-1pm – Free Practice 4
1.10pm-1.25pm – Qualifying 1
1.35pm-1.50pm – Qualifying 2
Sunday May 29
8.40am-9am – Warm-up
1pm – Race
| Le Mans: MotoGP World Championship standings | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Points | Diff. |
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 102 | |
| 2 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 98 | (-4) |
| 3 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21) | 94 | (-8) |
| 4 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 69 | (-33) |
| 5 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 62 | (-40) |
| 6 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | 62 | (-40) |
| 7 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP22) | 56 | (-46) |
| 8 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 56 | (-46) |
| 9 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 56 | (-46) |
| 10 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 54 | (-48) |
| 11 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | 43 | (-59) |
| 12 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 40 | (-62) |
| 13 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 33 | (-69) |
| 14 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 30 | (-72) |
| 15 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | 28 | (-74) |
| 16 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | 21 | (-81) |
| 17 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 19 | (-83) |
| 18 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* | 19 | (-83) |
| 19 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 18 | (-84) |
| 20 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | 8 | (-94) |
| 21 | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* | 6 | (-96) |
| 22 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP21)* | 3 | (-99) |
| 23 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 3 | (-99) |