The 2022 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the sixteenth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and the tenth year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, was held over 14 races in seven meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar, beginning at Algarve International Circuit, Portimão on 23 April and ending on 5 November at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia. The season was marred by the death of Czech rider Jakub Gurecký, who was expected to compete in 2022, but died in a private training accident riding his own bike in February.[1]
Calendar and results
[edit] 2022 provisional calendar[2] |
Round | Date | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner | Sources |
1 | April 23 | Algarve | Ángel Piqueras | José Antonio Rueda | José Antonio Rueda | [3] |
April 24 | Collin Veijer | Collin Veijer | [4] |
2 | April 30 | Jerez | José Antonio Rueda | Filippo Farioli | José Antonio Rueda | [5] |
May 1 | Casey O'Gorman | Máximo Quiles | [6] |
3 | May 28 | Mugello | Filippo Farioli | Rico Salmela | Máximo Quiles | [7] |
May 29 | Lorenz Luciano | Collin Veijer | [8] |
4 | June 18 | Sachsenring | José Antonio Rueda | José Antonio Rueda | José Antonio Rueda | [9] |
June 19 | José Antonio Rueda | Ángel Piqueras | [10] |
5 | August 20 | Red Bull Ring | Ángel Piqueras | Máximo Quiles | Ángel Piqueras | [11] |
August 21 | Ángel Piqueras | Tatchakorn Buasri | [11] |
6 | September 17 | Aragon | José Antonio Rueda | Máximo Quiles | Rico Salmela | [12] |
September 18 | Ángel Piqueras | Collin Veijer | [13] |
7 | November 4 | Valencia[14] | Ángel Piqueras | Ángel Piqueras | Luca Lunetta | [12] |
November 5 | Máximo Quiles | Máximo Quiles | [13] |
2022 entry list |
No. | Rider | Rounds |
2 | Amaury Mizera | 1–5 |
5 | Tatchakorn Buasri | 1–3, 5–7 |
8 | Eddie O'Shea | 1–5 |
9 | Freddie Heinrich | 1–2, 4–7 |
10 | Guillermo Moreno | All |
11 | Ruché Moodley | All |
12 | Jacob Roulstone | All |
14 | Cormac Buchanan | 2–7 |
18 | Ángel Piqueras | All |
21 | Demis Mihaila | All |
27 | Rico Salmela | All |
28 | Máximo Quiles | All |
29 | Harrison Voight | 1–2, 4–7 |
42 | Soma Görbe | All |
48 | Gabin Planques | All |
55 | Alex Venturini | All |
57 | Danial Shahril | All |
58 | Luca Lunetta | All |
67 | Casey O'Gorman | All |
69 | Marcos Ruda | All |
77 | Filippo Farioli | 1–6 |
78 | Jakob Rosenthaler | All |
81 | Lorenz Luciano | All |
93 | Fadillah Aditama | All |
95 | Collin Veijer | All |
99 | José Antonio Rueda | All |
Source: RedBull.com[2] |
Riders' Championship standings
[edit] Points were awarded to the top fifteen riders, provided the rider finished the race.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |