2022 season resumes in Silverstone

Moto GP 2022, Round 12

Silverstone, August 02, 2022: The Repsol Honda Team will be back on track for the British GP after a restful Summer Break, Pol Espargaro targeting past Silverstone success and Stefan Bradl eager to get back to racing.

After five weeks away from the circuit, the time has come for the MotoGP World Championship to return to action at round 12 – the British Grand Prix. At 5.9 kilometres long and with eight left and ten right hand corners, Silverstone is the longest circuit on the calendar and has a habit of producing thrilling last-lap battles. Over the years it has seen Marc Marquez battle the likes of Jorge Lorenzo and Alex Rins down to the final corner – a treat for fans.

Pol Espargaro holds very fond memories of the British track after claiming a sensational pole position there in 2021, his first with the Repsol Honda Team. This result marked a turning point in his 2021 season as he and the RC213V were then able to make a clear and consistent step. The aim is to recreate this waypoint in 2022 after a run of difficult races due to crashes and injuries. Having fully recovered after his fall in Germany, Espargaro is determined to return to the track and make up for lost time.

Silverstone will be Stefan Bradl’s sixth outing on the RC213V in 2022. The German has continued to work on improving the 2022 RC213V and this will again be his focus as Bradl substitutes Marc Marquez once more. Bradl last raced in Silverstone in 2016 and claimed three top ten finishes at the British track while competing with the LCR Honda Team from 2012 to 2014.

Meanwhile, Marc Marquez continues his recovery from his right humerus operation. The eight-time World Champion was recently cleared to begin physiotherapy after his six-week post-op medical check.

 

Pol Espargaro

“I have had a good break, being able to recover from the rib injuries in Germany and get back to training. Last year we had a great weekend in Silverstone and I will working hard to try and recapture that result, but there’s work to do. It’s a track which suited us last year so hopefully we can start this second part of the year better than the races before the break. It was a great break but now I am ready to get back to racing and the Repsol Honda Team.”

 

Stefan Bradl

“We come back to racing after a good break. It has been a little bit of time since I raced at Silverstone so getting back up to speed around the track will be one of our first jobs. Then we can get into the real work of the weekend and see what is possible. It is good to be back racing, the break was nice but there is nothing like racing in MotoGP.”

 

MotoGP 2022 Rider Standings

Pos.	Rider	Num	Nation	Points	Team	Constructor
1	QUARTARARO FABIO	20	FRA	172	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha
2	ESPARGARO ALEIX	41	SPA	151	Aprilia Racing	Aprilia
3	ZARCO JOHANN	5	FRA	114	Pramac Racing	Ducati
4	BAGNAIA FRANCESCO	62	ITA	106	Ducati Lenovo Team	Ducati
5	BASTIANINI ENEA	23	ITA	105	Team Gresini Racing MotoGP	Ducati
6	BINDER BRAD	33	RSA	93	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM
7	MILLER JACK	43	AUS	91	Ducati Lenovo Team	Ducati
8	MIR JOAN	36	SPA	77	Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki
9	RINS ALEX	42	SPA	75	Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki
10	OLIVEIRA MIGUEL	88	POR	71	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM
11	MARTIN JORGE	89	SPA	70	Pramac Racing	Ducati
12	VINALES MAVERICK	12	SPA	62	Aprilia Racing	Aprilia
13	MARQUEZ MARC	93	SPA	60	Repsol Honda Team	Honda
14	BEZZECCHI MARCO	73	ITA	55	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	Ducati
15	MARINI LUCA	10	ITA	52	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	Ducati
16	NAKAGAMI TAKAAKI	30	JPN	42	LCR Honda	Honda
17	ESPARGARO POL	44	SPA	40	Repsol Honda Team	Honda
18	MARQUEZ ALEX	73	SPA	27	LCR Honda	Honda
19	MORBIDELLI FRANCO	21	ITA	25	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha
20	DI GIANNANTONIO FABIO	49	ITA	18	Team Gresini Racing MotoGP	Ducati
21	BINDER DARRYN	40	RSA	10	WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team	Yamaha
22	DOVIZIOSO ANDREA	4	ITA	10	WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team	Yamaha
23	GARDNER REMY	87	AUS	9	Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing	KTM
24	FERNANDEZ RAUL	25	SPA	5	Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing	KTM