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 AUS 9
24 Fernandez Raul SPA 5
25 Pirro Michele ITA 0
26 Bradl Stefan 6 GER 0 HRC Test Team Honda
27 Savadori Lorenzo 32 ITA 0 Aprilia Racing Test Team Aprilia
Location Information

The Silverstone Circuit is long, fast and flowing, with a lot of fast changes of direction and a mixture of corners: the stadium section from Abbey through the Loop to Aintree is tight and technical, Woodcote and Copse are long and fast, the Maggotts/Becketts complex a bit of both. It… read more.

Length 5.900 kilometres / 3.666 miles
Width 17 metres
Left corners 8
Right corners 10
Longest straight 0.770 kilometres / 0.478 miles
Constructed 1948
Modified 2011

Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom - View in Google Maps

www.silverstone.co.uk

Records

Pole Position 1m 57.309s (181.0 km/h) Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia, 2024)
Race Lap 1m 58.895s (178.6 km/h) Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia, 2024)
Race Time 39m 51.879s (177.6 km/h) Enea Bastianini (Ducati, 2024)
2024 Race Winner Enea Bastianini (Ducati)
2024 Sprint Winner Enea Bastianini (Ducati)