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2022 MotoGP off-season / Pre-season discussion thread

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Time to pick the 2022 champion and also rans based on the first day of testing. Silly season speculation is welcome. Have at it.



2022 pre-season test dates
- Jerez Test: 18th – 19th November 2021
- Shakedown Test: 31st January – 2nd February 2022
- Sepang Test: 5th – 6th February 2022
- Mandalika Test: 11th – 13th February 2022



The Moto2™ and Moto3™ classes will have one test at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve. Set up takes place on the day preceding the Moto2™ and Moto3™ test.

- Portimao Test: 19th – 21st February 2022


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Provisional 2022 entry list for MotoGP.

Honda

Repsol HRC Honda
93 Marc Marquez
44 Pol Espargaro

LCR Castrol Honda
73 Alex Marquez
30 Takaaki Nakagami


Yamaha

Monster Energy Yamaha
20 Fabio Quartararo
21 Franco Morbidelli

WITHU RNF Yamaha
04 Andrea Dovizioso
40 Darren Binder



Team Suzuki Ecstar
36 Joan Mir
42 Alex Rins


Aprilia Racing
12 Maverick Viñales
41 Aleix Espargaro


Ducati

Ducati Lenovo Team
63 Pecco Bagnaia
43 Jack Miller

Pramac Racing Ducati
5 Johann Zarco
89 Jorge Martin

Gresini Racing Ducati
23 Enea Bastianini
49 Fabio Digiannantonio

VR46 Racing Team Ducati
10 Luca Marini
72 Marco Bezzecchi


KTM

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
88 Miguell Oliveira
33 Brad Binder

Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing
87 Remy Gardner
25 Raul Fernandez
 
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My top 3 in the 'ship for next year:
1. Fabio.
2. Pecco.
3. Marky.

Top independent? Johann again.
 
My 2022 Top 5:

- Pecco
- Franco
- Fabio
- Jack
- Enea
 
DefyInertia said:
What version of the Duc with the sat teams get next year?
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Breakdown of the eight Ducatis on the MotoGP grid in 2022.

Five 2022 bikes:
Bagnaia - factory
Miller - factory
Martin - Pramac
Zarco - Pramac
Marini - VR46

Three 2021 bikes:
Bezzecchi - VR46
Bastiannini - Gresini
Digiannantonio - Gresini
 
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DefyInertia said:
What version of the Duc with the sat teams get next year?



Above Jorge Martin?

If MM gets healthy I’m thinking he is a title contender in a big way.
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Yes.

I see more battle and race craft in Enea vs Jorge. Enea needs to get into Q2 and he'll be placed for top 6 battles. Another thing is that Enea isn't a crasher and can bring the bike home.
 
Joan Mir's special helmet graphics for the test.

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Great thread. Next season will be even more variegated than this season. I don't think MM93 is finished, but I don't think he will ever return to his previous dominance. Ducati is going to be a force to contend with, unless Yamaha comes up with something over the winter. Rins and Mir are my favorite fuck ups, but they will continue true to type.

Quartararo could well be champion next year, if he continues his great hard working style.
 
I am unable to count MM out... he's got a few months to heal, and I believe if his eyesight is 100% he will be in the running for the championship.
 
If Suzuki finds some power I think Mir would have more of a chance.

Ducati should be in a good position with pecco and miller next year

Honda, good luck

Yamaha needs to pray fab quat stays with them cause everyone else is a solid meh

KTM tech 3 team will be interesting to watch but KTM needs to get their chassis sorted with the new rubber.

Aprilia, even more good luck.
 
afm199 said:
Quartararo could well be champion next year, if he continues his great hard working style.
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I think he's shown a lot of smarts this season, knowing when to limit his losses when the bike isn't up for the win. He's won more races on a relatively slow bike than any rider on the faster Ducati has managed, too, so he knows when to play to strengths as well as to minimize bad days.
 
Tito Rabat has got next year covered

Mad
 
Cool to see Dovizioso back on the grid. If he adapts well to the yamamamama could he be a consistent top 10 rider?
 
chrisweir.com said:
How many rounds before Mav unravels?
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Full implosion by Mugello. They can find excuses for the first 4 flyaways, but after a few rounds in Europe....Jerez, Le Mans, Mugello...and the results haven't come? He'll lose it.

You know though, maybe he won't? Maybe he already sort of understands now his career is done. He had his shot at the A-list factory ride...and that was it. He might get it, unconsciously maybe. Tough to say.

The last interview I saw him in, after tooling around in 14th or something in whatever session, he was all smiles and sort of forcedly positive. I think on some level he has to think, "Hmm...When I got on the Yamaha the first time, straightaway I was at the top of the time sheets.....Now I'm at the bottom..."

There may not be any spectacular meltdown....By then he just may be thoroughly defeated...
 
Going out a a limb and choosing Martin.

Ducs have the inside line right now. The Japanese factories better be burning some midnight Earl because those boys need some HP to keep up.
 
All I know is that 2022 is going to be epic. Can’t wait for that first race. The Pecco / Fabio / MM face off could be unreal.
 
Who's going to beat Pecco next year? Jack's a great bloke but I just don't think he's at the level. Marc? I don't think he'll be strong enough over the course of a 21 race season. Fabio? The Yamaha is gonna fall behind yet again most likely. I don't think he's got the package to fight all year long, especially not with 7 other hard to pass Ducatis on the grid. Pecco should run away with it next year. He matured a lot this year. Silly season next year could be interesting. Fabio should move to Ducati.
 
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