This 2022 season was announced by Aleix Espargaró as the most competitive and indecisive in history and, after three races, he is the first to demonstrate it after this stage in Argentina. For his 200th Grand Prix, the eldest definitively asserted his rights over his younger brother Pol on the handlebars of an Aprilia which is no longer the only bike on the MotoGP field not to have won yet. The RS-GP is now a victorious machine and this detail which is not really one will undoubtedly not have escaped Maverick Viñales. There remains this ranking of the drivers' championship before going to the 500th Grand Prix in Austin next weekend: an Aprilia driver in front of another from KTM...
The latter is a Brad Binder who continues to hold firm at the forefront since the start of hostilities in Qatar. If it is said that the title will go to the most consistent driver, we can predict a bright future for the South African. Before Austin next weekend, the KTM official regrets 7 points behind its Aprilia counterpart. Enea Bastianini who had been in charge since Qatar saved his place in the leading trio with a record of 9 units. He remains the first private rider and, above all, still the leader at Ducati…
The one who returns to the race is alex rins, fourth, with the same capital as the Gresini driver. The Suzuki rider passes in front Quarterly who still had to save the essentials on the handlebars of a Yamaha which gave up with Morbidely et Dovizioso. The Frenchman has 10 delay lengths and sees Joan mir glue it back together at two points.
The winner of Indonesia Miguel Oliveira and the one who accompanied him on the Mandalika podium Johann zarco lost big Rio Hondo Thermal Baths. Here they are seventh and eighth 17 et 21 points. They see George Martin resurface, from its ninth position at 25 points from the leader in the RS-GP. The latter's brother, Pol, closes the top 10 and also regrets 25 lengths behind with his Honda. His abandonment after a fall in Argentina, while he was aiming for the podium, cost him dearly, from every point of view…
After the stage in Argentina, Honda is last among the manufacturers
The rest of the peloton is notably composed of Jack Miller, Morbidely, bagnaia et Marc Marquez who now has 34 points behind from his fifteenth position. Marco Bezzecchi leads among rookies with 7 points scored, one more than Darryn Binder. The last ranked is Remy Gardner, before Andrea Dovizioso...
Among manufacturers, Ducati leads with 61 points ahead KTM at six lengths and Aprilia at 16 units which is ahead of Suzuki, Yamaha and Honda, the last of the six brands involved… What a season!
MotoGP Argentina Championship: rider ranking
Credit classification motogp.com
