2022 Qatar Moto3 Grand Prix, Lusail - Race Results

Race results from the 2022 Qatar Moto3 Grand Prix at Lusail.

06 Mar 2022

Andrea Migno, Moto3, Qatar MotoGP, 5 March 2022
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Andrea Migno has won the season-opening Qatar Moto3 Grand Prix after heartbreak for Ayumu Sasaki.

The Japanese bolted from pole and held a 3.4s advantage with 7 laps to go when he suffered a near highside that caused the side of his fairing to break loose, leaving him a sitting duck. Sasaki eventually pulled into the pits.

Sasaki's downfall left a six-rider group at the front, with class veteran Migno holding off Guevara for only his second grand prix victory (the first was in 2017) by 0.037s with Kaito Toba in third.

Guevara, Foggia and Suzuki were demoted to the back of the grid and given additional long-lap penalties (one for Guevara and Suzuki, two for Foggia) to serve in the race for irresponsible riding in qualifying.

Title runner-up Foggia recovered to seventh and Guevara eighth, but Suzuki fell trying to overtake Fellon, taking the young Frenchman out in the process.

Qatar Moto3 Grand Prix, Lusail - Race Results
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Andrea Migno	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	(HONDA)	37m 59.522s
2	Sergio Garcia	SPA	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(GASGAS)	37m 59.559s
3	Kaito Toba	JPN	CIP Green Power	(KTM)	38m 0.095s
4	Deniz Öncü	TUR	Red Bull KTM Tech3	(KTM)	38m 0.116s
5	John McPhee	GBR	Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max	(HUSQVARNA)	38m 0.586s
6	Diogo Moreira	BRA	MT Helmets - MSI	(KTM)	38m 1.003s
7	Dennis Foggia	ITA	Leopard Racing	(HONDA)	38m 1.473s
8	Izan Guevara	SPA	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(GASGAS)	38m 2.067s
9	Ryusei Yamanaka	JPN	MT Helmets - MSI	(KTM)	38m 2.264s
10	Xavier Artigas	SPA	CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP	(CFMOTO)	38m 5.577s
11	Ivan Ortolá	SPA	Angeluss MTA Team	(KTM)	38m 5.602s
12	Riccardo Rossi	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	(HONDA)	38m 12.455s
13	Stefano Nepa	ITA	Angeluss MTA Team	(KTM)	38m 12.496s
14	Adrian Fernandez	SPA	Red Bull KTM Tech3	(KTM)	38m 12.511s
15	Joel Kelso	AUS	CIP Green Power	(KTM)	38m 12.606s
16	Daniel Holgado	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(KTM)	38m 12.521s
17	Matteo Bertelle	ITA	QJMotor Avintia Racing Team	(KTM)	38m 28.620s
18	Elia Bartolini	ITA	QJMotor Avintia Racing Team	(KTM)	38m 28.650s
19	Mario Aji	INA	Honda Team Asia	(HONDA)	38m 29.019s
20	Ana Carrasco	SPA	BOE SKX	(KTM)	38m 42.630s
21	Gerard Riu Male	SPA	BOE SKX	(KTM)	38m 47.486s
22	Joshua Whatley	GBR	VisionTrack Racing Team	(HONDA)	38m 47.794s
	Ayumu Sasaki	JPN	Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max	(HUSQVARNA)	DNF
	Jaume Masia	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(KTM)	DNF
	Alberto Surra	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	(HONDA)	DNF
	Scott Ogden	GBR	VisionTrack Racing Team	(HONDA)	DNF
	Lorenzo Fellon	FRA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	(HONDA)	DNF
	Tatsuki Suzuki	JPN	Leopard Racing	(HONDA)	DNF
	Carlos Tatay	SPA	CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP	(CFMOTO)	DNF

2022 Qatar Moto3 Grand Prix, Lusail - Race Results

Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.