2022 season ends in disappointment for the Repsol Honda Team 06.11.2022: Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana MotoGP 2022 Round 20 Pol Espargaro bids farewell to the Repsol Honda Team as he and Marc Marquez crash out from the Valencia GP. A promising weekend in Valencia saw the Repsol Honda Team walk away unre

Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana
MotoGP 2022   Round 20




Pol Espargaro bids farewell to the Repsol Honda Team as he and Marc Marquez crash out from the Valencia GP.
A promising weekend in Valencia saw the Repsol Honda Team walk away unrewarded as both riders fell. Marc Marquez had made a promising start to the race, holding firm inside the leading group and preparing for the final laps.



But a fall at Turn 8 a couple of laps later would end the #93’s hopes of finishing the season on a high. Focusing on the positives of the weekend, Marquez demonstrated that he has the speed, rhythm and feeling to be consistently at the front.


Similarly, Pol Espargaro fell early in the race after making up several positions off the line. He was unhurt in the fall, but bitterly disappointed to not end the year in a better way. HRC and the Repsol Honda Team would like to again thank Pol Espargaro for his efforts during the past two seasons.



The combination achieved two podium finishes, including Espargaro’s best premier class result to date, and pole position for the 2021 British Grand Prix.



The longest season in MotoGP history comes to an end, 20 races spanning the globe and over 150 sessions. It has been another complicated year for HRC and the Repsol Honda Team with just two podium finishes. As one chapter closes another begins and preparations for the 2023 campaign are already underway. Action continues on Tuesday with the post-season Valencia Test.   
    
       


    
Marc Marquez  93
DNF  


“Overall, looking at the big picture, I am happy with the weekend because we showed that the level is there, the rhythm is there, the feeling is there. I understand how I need to be fast and I was happy, but today wasn’t the day. Yesterday I said the target was the podium but from the start I didn’t feel right.


I saw that the podium was leaving so I went all or nothing. The speed was there and we know what the issue was today in the race. I am going to work hard this winter to be as prepared and as ready as possible but work begins even sooner on Tuesday. I am looking forward to trying Honda’s first step of 2023.”         

    
       
    
Pol Espargaro  44
DNF  

“Today wasn’t the race we wanted. In the slipstream into the first corner I was going wide a lot and one time I went quite wide, made up the time but then when I went wide a second time I couldn’t save it. It’s not what I wanted, it’s a pity.


I want to again say thank you to all of my mechanics and the staff around who have stayed alongside me and supported me no matter what. They’ve been behind me through the good and the bad and I really appreciate this a lot. It’s the end of our journey together but the opportunity to race in these colours is something I will not forget.”         

    
       
    
Valencia Grand Prix Race Results

1    RINS Alex     42    SPA    25    Team Suzuki Ecstar    Suzuki    41'22.250
2    BINDER Brad     33    RSA    20    Red Bull KTM Factory Racing    KTM    0.396
3    MARTIN Jorge     89    SPA    16    Pramac Racing    Ducati    1.059
4    QUARTARARO Fabio     20    FRA    13    Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP    Yamaha    1.911
5    OLIVEIRA Miguel     88    POR    11    Red Bull KTM Factory Racing    KTM    7.122
6    MIR Joan     36    SPA    10    Team Suzuki Ecstar    Suzuki    7.735
7    MARINI Luca     10    ITA    9    Mooney VR46 Racing Team    Ducati    8.524
8    BASTIANINI Enea     23    ITA    8    Team Gresini Racing MotoGP    Ducati    12.038
9    BAGNAIA Francesco     62    ITA    7    Ducati Lenovo Team    Ducati    14.441
10    MORBIDELLI Franco     21    ITA    6    Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP    Yamaha    14.676
11    BEZZECCHI Marco     73    ITA    5    Mooney VR46 Racing Team    Ducati    17.655
12    FERNANDEZ Raul     25    SPA    4    Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing    KTM    24.870
13    GARDNER Remy     87    AUS    3    Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing    KTM    26.546
14    NAKAGAMI Takaaki     30    JPN    2    LCR Honda    Honda    26.610
15    DI GIANNANTONIO Fabio     49    ITA    1    Team Gresini Racing MotoGP    Ducati    31.819
16    CRUTCHLOW Cal     35    GBR    0    WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team    Yamaha    1'28.870
17    MARQUEZ Alex     73    SPA    0    LCR Honda    Honda    +1 Lap
18    MILLER Jack     43    AUS    0    Ducati Lenovo Team    Ducati    DNF
19    ZARCO Johann     5    FRA    0    Pramac Racing    Ducati    DNF
20    VINALES Maverick     12    SPA    0    Aprilia Racing    Aprilia    DNF
21    MARQUEZ Marc     93    SPA    0    Repsol Honda Team    Honda    DNF
22    ESPARGARO Pol     44    SPA    0    Repsol Honda Team    Honda    DNF
23    BINDER Darryn     40    RSA    0    WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team    Yamaha    DNF
24    ESPARGARO Aleix     41    SPA    0    Aprilia Racing    Aprilia    DNF
    
    
       
    
Rider Standings

1    BAGNAIA Francesco     62    ITA    265    Ducati Lenovo Team    Ducati
2    QUARTARARO Fabio     20    FRA    248    Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP    Yamaha
3    BASTIANINI Enea     23    ITA    219    Team Gresini Racing MotoGP    Ducati
4    ESPARGARO Aleix     41    SPA    212    Aprilia Racing    Aprilia
5    MILLER Jack     43    AUS    189    Ducati Lenovo Team    Ducati
6    BINDER Brad     33    RSA    188    Red Bull KTM Factory Racing    KTM
7    RINS Alex     42    SPA    173    Team Suzuki Ecstar    Suzuki
8    ZARCO Johann     5    FRA    166    Pramac Racing    Ducati
9    MARTIN Jorge     89    SPA    152    Pramac Racing    Ducati
10    OLIVEIRA Miguel     88    POR    149    Red Bull KTM Factory Racing    KTM
11    VINALES Maverick     12    SPA    122    Aprilia Racing    Aprilia
12    MARINI Luca     10    ITA    120    Mooney VR46 Racing Team    Ducati
13    MARQUEZ Marc     93    SPA    113    Repsol Honda Team    Honda
14    BEZZECCHI Marco     73    ITA    111    Mooney VR46 Racing Team    Ducati
15    MIR Joan     36    SPA    87    Team Suzuki Ecstar    Suzuki
16    ESPARGARO Pol     44    SPA    56    Repsol Honda Team    Honda
17    MARQUEZ Alex     73    SPA    50    LCR Honda    Honda
18    NAKAGAMI Takaaki     30    JPN    48    LCR Honda    Honda
19    MORBIDELLI Franco     21    ITA    42    Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP    Yamaha
20    DI GIANNANTONIO Fabio     49    ITA    24    Team Gresini Racing MotoGP    Ducati
21    DOVIZIOSO Andrea     4    ITA    15    WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team    Yamaha
22    FERNANDEZ Raul     25    SPA    14    Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing    KTM
23    GARDNER Remy     87    AUS    13    Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing    KTM
24    BINDER Darryn     40    RSA    12    WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team    Yamaha
25    CRUTCHLOW Cal     35    GBR    10    WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team    Yamaha
26    BRADL Stefan     6    GER    2    Repsol Honda Team    Honda
    
    
       
    
Team Standings

1    Ducati Lenovo Team    454
2    Red Bull KTM Factory Racing    337
3    Aprilia Racing    334
4    Pramac Racing    318
5    Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP    290
6    Team Suzuki Ecstar    260
7    Team Gresini Racing MotoGP    243
8    Mooney VR46 Racing Team    231
9    Repsol Honda Team    171
10    LCR Honda    98
11    WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team    37
12    Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing    27
    


Constructor Standings

1    Ducati    448
2    Yamaha    256
3    Aprilia    248
4    KTM    240
5    Suzuki    199
6    Honda    155
    

    
       
    
    
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