Honda HRC – MotoGP
MotoGP 2022
Race Round 10   Germany

Stefan Bradl ends German GP in 16th

A gruelling German Grand Prix came to a lacklustre end for the Repsol Honda Team with Bradl in 16th as pain forces Pol Espargaro to retire.

Home hero Stefan Bradl finished on the edge of the points after gritting his teeth through a physically demanding German GP. Crossing the line in 16th, Bradl completed the race and gained more data for Honda HRC as they continue to work on improving the Honda RC213V.

Unfortunately, Pol Espargaro’s injuries from his falls in Free Practice 1 proved too much in combination with the heat and the length of the race, forcing his retirement. An impressive launch off the line had the #44 battling for the top ten but he was forced to watch on as he slowly dropped through the field as the pain increased.

The Repsol Honda Team now head directly to Assen for the eleventh race of the season before the mid-year Summer Break.

Stefan Bradl

16th

“Today is a sad day, I had a big issue with riding the bike in this heat. After following people for the first few corners, I couldn’t brake because my right hand, the lever, became so hot and I couldn’t control the bike. After a couple of laps, I had to drop back to get some fresh air for the bike and for my body. I just tried to finish the race, it was physically more than on the limit and I also have a burn on my right foot because it was so hot. It’s not acceptable to have this situation, we need to improve it. Luckily in Assen we have a chance to fix this problem.”

Pol Espargaro

DNF

“It was a tough weekend already and then today was another hard day. The ribs just need time to recover but putting more stress on them each day doesn’t help. I tried to do what I could in the race, but the pain got worse and worse and with the heat, I was struggling to breathe. We also had a lot of heat on my right foot which added to the pain. I had to retire; the pain was too extreme. Now I will go home and recover there, the rib injury is similar to what I had in Valencia last year so I know how to deal with them a bit. Three days is not a lot before Assen, but it is what it is.”

MotoGP 2022
Race Round 10   Germany

Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland - Race Results

Dry
Humidity
22%
Track Temp
51°C
Air Temp
35°C
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Quartararo Fabio 20 FRA 25 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 41'12.816
2 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 20 Pramac Racing Ducati 4.939
3 Miller Jack 43 AUS 16 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 8.372
4 Espargaro Aleix 41 SPA 13 Aprilia Racing Aprilia 9.113
5 Marini Luca 10 ITA 11 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 11.679
6 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 10 Pramac Racing Ducati 13.164
7 Binder Brad 33 RSA 9 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 15.405
8 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 8 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 15.581
9 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 7 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 19.740
10 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 6 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 21.611
11 Bezzecchi Marco 73 ITA 5 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 23.175
12 Fernandez Raul SPA 4 26.548
13 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 3 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 29.014
14 Dovizioso Andrea 4 ITA 2 WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha 30.680
15 Gardner Remy AUS 1 30.812
16 Bradl Stefan 6 GER 0 HRC Test Team Honda 52.040
17 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA DNF Repsol Honda Team Honda DNF
18 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA DNF Aprilia Racing Aprilia DNF
19 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN DNF LCR Honda Honda DNF
20 Marquez Alex 73 SPA DNF LCR Honda Honda DNF
21 Binder Darryn 40 RSA DNF WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha DNF
22 Bagnaia Francesco 62 ITA DNF Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati DNF
23 Mir Joan 36 SPA DNF Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki DNF
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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 138 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
3 Zarco Johann 5 FRA 111 Pramac Racing Ducati
4 Bastianini Enea 23 ITA 100 Team Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati
5 Binder Brad 33 RSA 82 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
6 Bagnaia Francesco 62 ITA 81 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
7 Miller Jack 43 AUS 81 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati
8 Rins Alex 42 SPA 69 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki
9 Mir Joan 36 SPA 69 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki
10 Oliveira Miguel 88 POR 64 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
11 Martin Jorge 89 SPA 61 Pramac Racing Ducati
12 Marquez Marc 93 SPA 60 Repsol Honda Team Honda
13 Marini Luca 10 ITA 52 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati
14 Vinales Maverick 12 SPA 46 Aprilia Racing Aprilia
15 Espargaro Pol 44 SPA 40 Repsol Honda Team Honda
16 Nakagami Takaaki 30 JPN 38 LCR Honda Honda
17 Bezzecchi Marco 73 ITA 35 Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati
18 Marquez Alex 73 SPA 26 LCR Honda Honda
19 Morbidelli Franco 21 ITA 25 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha
20 Di Giannantonio Fabio 49 ITA 16 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 AUS 9
24 Fernandez Raul SPA 5
25 Bradl Stefan 6 GER 0 HRC Test Team Honda
26 Pirro Michele ITA 0
27 Savadori Lorenzo 32 ITA 0 Aprilia Racing Test Team Aprilia
Location Information

Car and bike races have been held on closed public roads in the area around the town of Chemnitz, Germany since the 1920s and were still taking place until as recently as 1990. It was decided, however, that the five mile course through such a densely populated area was no… read more.

Length 3.671 kilometres / 2.281 miles
Width 12 metres
Left corners 10
Right corners 3
Longest straight 0.700 kilometres / 0.435 miles
Constructed 1996
Modified 2001 (resurfaced in 2017)

Lerchenstraße, 09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany - View in Google Maps

www.sachsenring-circuit.com

Records

Pole Position 1m 19.423s (166.3km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducati, 2024)
Race Lap 1m 20.667s (163.8km/h) Jorge Martin (Ducati, 2024)
Race Time 40m 40.087s (162.4km/h) Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati,2024)
2024 Race Winner Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)
2024 Sprint Winner Jorge Martin (Ducati)
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