MotoGP 2022 Grand Prix of Italy at Mugello: Full race weekend schedule

[weeksy]

What time is the 2022 MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy at Mugello?

Valentino Rossi remains a legend at his home race but two fellow Italians, Enea Bastianini and Pecco Bagnaia, could steal the show on Sunday.

Bastianini in Le Mans and Bangaia in Jerez are MotoGP’s two most recent race winners proving that there to life to Italian motorcycle racing post-Rossi.

The icon of the sport will be present at Mugello for a special ceremony to officially retire his #46 this weekend.

Elsewhere Fabio Quartararo will aim to return to winning ways amid talk that his future will still be with Yamaha.

This is the full weekend MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy schedule in 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

[lostboy]

Difficult to look past Ducatis for this race. Possibly a podium sweep but it would be a very brave person that predicts an order.

[weeksy]

They're going to be fast for sure... because, well, they are.

I'm going to throw the Aprilia in for a P2 though....

[lostboy]

They've even got their test rider out (as usual) at Mugello - with a very familiar paint job........

[Skub]

ITALIAN MOTOGP, MUGELLO - RACE RESULTS 2021
POS RIDER NAT TEAM
1 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
2 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
3 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16)
4 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP21)
5 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16)
6 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Team (GP21)
7 Aleix Espargaro ITA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
8 Maverick Viñales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
9 Danilo Petrucci ITA KTM Tech3 (RC16)
10 Valentino Rossi ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
11 Iker Lecuona SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16)
12 Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)
13 Michele Pirro ITA Pramac Ducati (GP21)
14 Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V)
15 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
16 Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
17 Luca Marini ITA VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)

DNF.
Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)
Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Team (GP21)
Enea Bastianini ITA Avintia Ducati (GP19)

KTM on the podium last year and well placed. I don't see a repeat of that this year.

Fabio is probably the only rider who'll give the Ducatis any bother.

It's also been a year since young moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier was killed at Mugello. Here's to a safe race for everyone this time.

[ChrisW]

Difficult to look past Ducatis for this race. Possibly a podium sweep but it would be a very brave person that predicts an order.

They've certainly bought enough lottery tickets!

[weeksy]

lol that's quite a line up.

Can you imagine them not getting on the podium at all.

[ChrisW]

Crossed up and leaning left under braking into a right hander (t1)...

[lostboy]

Jake Dixon flying in practice again.

[Skub]

M.Marquez looking a tow off Aleix. How things change. I wonder if he did it mostly because Espargaro hates it?

[weeksy]

FP2
POS RIDER NAT TEAM TIME/DIFF LAP MAX
1 ^1 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) 1'45.891s 17/19 353k
2 ^1 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP22) +0.049s 17/20 351k
3 ^4 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Lenovo (GP22) +0.422s 16/19 348k
4 ^5 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP22) +0.458s 16/17 353k
5 ^5 Luca Marini ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) +0.471s 15/17 344k
6 ˅1 Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21) +0.504s 16/17 352k
7 ^10 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.548s 18/19 354k
8 ^6 Marco Bezzecchi ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* +0.582s 17/19 350k
9 ^2 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.628s 18/19 346k
10 ˅2 Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.727s 15/16 351k
11 ^9 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP22) +0.738s 15/18 352k
12 ^7 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.767s 17/19 352k
13 ˅9 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.772s 17/17 355k
14 ^4 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.927s 18/20 350k
15 ˅14 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +0.961s 16/17 347k
16 ^7 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21)* +1.024s 18/19 348k
17 ˅11 Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +1.162s 15/17 347k
18 ˅5 Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.260s 17/18 350k
19 ˅4 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +1.378s 8/17 354k
20 ˅4 Franco Morbidelli ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +1.577s 19/20 344k
21 = Andrea Dovizioso ITA WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) +1.692s 19/20 347k
22 ^4 Remy Gardner AUS KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +1.793s 18/18 345k
23 ^1 Darryn Binder RSA WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* +1.796s 14/16 347k
24 ˅12 Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Test Rider (GP22) +1.835s 12/17 350k
25 = Raul Fernandez SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +2.107s 18/18 347k
26 ˅4 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +2.197s

[weeksy]

Despite finishing as the top Honda rider on day-one of the Italian MotoGP at Mugello, Pol Espargaro says Honda ‘are quite far from the top’.

Takaaki Nakagami got the 2022 Italian MotoGP off a brilliant start for the Japanese manufacturer as he topped FP1 by nearly four tenths, however, the same level of performance was not forthcoming from Espargaro or six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez.

Marquez was over 1.2 seconds down on Nakagami’s time as he finished FP1 in 18th place. And although ‘a step’ was found during the hotter conditions of FP2, Marquez was still unable to crack the top ten on combined times.

"In Free Practice 1 I went out and I could see I was struggling a lot, so I focused more on finding the correct line and understanding our limits," said Marquez. "Then in the afternoon, during FP2, we were able to make a step and push harder.

"Let’s see what happens tomorrow, we need to make another step but at the moment we are quite far from the top. We are struggling with turning and also riding here, but let’s see.

[Skub]

It looks like Aleix will be the only one with a chance to crash a Ducati party.

[wull]

It’s turning into a Formula 1 like shit show!

[Skub]

Apparently ticket sales for Mugello are well down,the punters are feeling the pinch and tickets are expensive.

Another hard weekend so far for Mark Marquez's body.

[Yorick]

Just caught up. Cool.

Apart from the dudes on Italian bikes, nobody seems happy.
The 2 biggest draws on other bikes are Fab Frog and MM

FF is gonna demand a better bike or bigger pay.

MM has got the t-shirt. He can afford to buy out contract and jump ship


Hmm

[Bigyin]

Didnt expect that front row at all from the 3 Ducati bikes normally near the back ............ will make the race interesting as i am sure they wont be on the podium when it all comes down to it

[lostboy]

Didnt expect that front row at all from the 3 Ducati bikes normally near the back ............ will make the race interesting as i am sure they wont be on the podium when it all comes down to it

And how right you were!

[Skub]

That race showed just how special Fabio Quartararo is.

[lostboy]

That race showed just how special Fabio Quartararo is.

Amen!