Espargaro and Aprilia scored their maiden MotoGP win; Martin and Rins full podium.
Aleix Espargaro defeated Jorge Martin to clinch his maiden MotoGP victory in Argentina. This additionally handed Aprilia a long-awaited first win within the trendy MotoGP period. Pramac Racing’s Martin ended up second, scoring his first factors this season, whereas Suzuki’s Alex Rins rounded out the rostrum.
- Aleix and Aprilia take championship lead
- 9 totally different riders on the rostrum within the first three races
Espargaro and Aprilia’s first MotoGP win
Beginning his 200th MotoGP race from pole place, Aleix Espargaro had a sluggish begin and misplaced the result in Martin. As the highest two pulled away, Pol Espargaro and Rins had moved as much as third and fourth locations, respectively. However with simply 11 laps to go, Pol crashed out at Flip 2, taking among the stress off Rins.
Aleix Espargaro spent the center part of the race clawing again time misplaced as a result of some small errors. With eight laps to go, he’d caught as much as Martin and moved out of the slipstream to briefly take the lead. Nevertheless, he ran extensive, permitting Martin to maneuver forward once more. The identical sequence repeated two laps later and Martin was nonetheless within the lead. Rins wasn’t too far off both, only a second behind the leaders.
Then lastly, on what was his third try, Aleix made the transfer stick. This time round, he held on to the result in take an emotional first win within the premier class. Aprilia returned to MotoGP in 2015 and after struggling for years, had picked up its first podium at Silverstone final yr.
Martin and Rins on the rostrum
Martin completed 0.807secs adrift in second place. The Pramac rider could have missed out on the win, however he ended up amassing essential factors as he couldn’t full the primary two races of the season – Qatar and Indonesia. Behind him, Rins additionally picked up his first podium end this yr. It’s already shaping as much as be a aggressive MotoGP season – the primary three races have seen 9 totally different riders end on the rostrum.
Joan Mir completed behind his Suzuki teammate in fourth place. After failing to make it out of Q2, Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia pulled off a restoration journey to fifth place, adopted by KTM’s Brad Binder and Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales.
Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo might solely end eighth, with Marco Bezzecchi and Enea Bastianini finishing the highest 10.
2022 MotoGP championship standings
For the primary time in his MotoGP profession, Aleix Espargaro is main the world championship by seven factors from Binder, nonetheless, there are simply 10 factors separating the highest 5 riders. Aprilia have additionally taken the lead within the groups’ championship.
2022 Argentina MotoGP outcomes
| 2022 Argentina MotoGP outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Rider | Staff |
| 1 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia |
| 2 | Jorge Martin | Pramac Racing |
| 3 | Alex Rins | Suzuki |
| 4 | Joan Mir | Suzuki |
| 5 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati |
| 6 | Brad Binder | KTM |
| 7 | Maverick Vinales | Aprilia |
| 8 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha |
| 9 | Marco Bezzecchi | Mooney VR46 Racing Staff |
| 10 | Enea Bastanini | Gresini Racing |
| 11 | Luca Marini | Mooney VR46 Racing Staff |
| 12 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda |
| 13 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM |
| 14 | Jack Miller | Ducati |
| 15 | Alex Marquez | LCR Honda |
| 16 | Raul Fernandez | Tech3 KTM |
| 17 | Remy Gardner | Tech3 KTM |
| 18 | Darryn Binder | WithU Yamaha RNF |
| 19 | Stefan Bradil | Repsol Honda |
| 20 | Andrea Dovizioso | WithU Yamaha RNF |
| NC | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha |
| NC | Pol Espargaro | Repsol Honda |
| NC | Johann Zarco | Pramac Racing |
| NC | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Gresini Racing |
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