2022 French Moto2 Grand Prix, Le Mans - Race Results

Race results from the 2022 French Moto2 Grand Prix at Le Mans.

15 May 2022

Augusto Fernandez, Moto2, French MotoGP, 14 May

French Moto2 Grand Prix, Le Mans - Race Results
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	40m 31.726s
2	Aron Canet	SPA	Flexbox HP40	(Kalex)	40m 35.472s
3	Somkiat Chantra	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	40m 36.354s
4	Cameron Beaubier	USA	American Racing	(Kalex)	40m 36.471s
5	Ai Ogura	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	40m 47.102s
6	Marcel Schrotter	GER	Liqui Moly Intact GP	(Kalex)	40m 49.273s
7	Joe Roberts	USA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	40m 50.761s
8	Celestino Vietti	ITA	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	(Kalex)	40m 51.580s
9	Jorge Navarro	SPA	Flexbox HP40	(Kalex)	40m 52.492s
10	Stefano Manzi	ITA	Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea	(Kalex)	40m 52.605s
11	Manuel Gonzalez	SPA	Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea	(Kalex)	40m 53.107s
12	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	40m 55.618s
13	Jeremy Alcoba	SPA	Liqui Moly Intact GP	(Kalex)	40m 58.607s
14	Bo Bendsneyder	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	40m 58.678s
15	Filip Salac	CZE	Gresini Racing Moto2	(Kalex)	41m 3.789s
16	Simone Corsi	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	(MV Agusta)	41m 8.438s
17	Zonta Van Den Goorbergh	NED	RW Racing GP	(Kalex)	41m 22.548s
18	Alessandro Zaccone	ITA	Gresini Racing Moto2	(Kalex)	41m 31.417s
19	Albert Arenas	SPA	Inde GASGAS Aspar Team	(Kalex)	+1 lap
20	Sean Dylan Kelly	USA	American Racing	(Kalex)	+2 laps
21	Jake Dixon	GBR	Inde GASGAS Aspar Team	(Kalex)	+2 laps
	Barry Baltus	BEL	RW Racing GP	(Kalex)	DNF
	Marcos Ramirez	SPA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	(MV Agusta)	DNF
	Pedro Acosta	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	DNF
	Gabriel Rodrigo	ARG	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	DNF
	Alonso Lopez	SPA	MB Conveyors Speed Up	(Boscoscuro)	DNF
	Fermín Aldeguer	SPA	MB Conveyors Speed Up	(Boscoscuro)	DNF
	Tony Arbolino	ITA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	DNF
	Niccolò Antonelli	ITA	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	(Kalex)	DNF

Augusto Fernandez wins the French Moto2 Grand Prix at Le Mans, his first victory since 2019 and first of the year for reigning champion's Red Bull KTM Ajo.

Pole starter Pedro Acosta and team-mate Fernandez soon broke clear of the field, but rookie Acosta fell from the lead with 15 laps to go.

That left Fernandez with a six-second advantage over Aron Canet, Somkiat Chantra and Cameron Beaubier, who fought over the remaining podium places.

Canet, still riding injured from the arm fracture in Portimao, escaped in the closing laps, leaving Chantra and Beaubier to duel over third.

Title leader Celestino Vietti recovered from outside the top 20 to eighth and takes a reduced 16-point advantage over Ai Ogura heading into his home round at Mugello.

After riding in warm-up, Sam Lowes was declared unfit for the race due to neck pain and dizziness following his heavy qualifying highside.

Countryman Jake Dixon crashed and rejoined a distant last.

French MotoGP schedule – UK Time

Friday May 13

8.00-8.40am - Moto3 Free Practice 1

8.55-9.40am - MotoGP Free Practice 1

9.55-10.35am - Moto2 Free Practice 1

12.15-12.55pm - Moto3 Free Practice 2

1.10-1.55pm - MotoGP Free Practice 2

2.10pm-2.50pm - Moto2 Free Practice 2

Saturday May 14

8.00-8.40am - Moto3 Free Practice 3

8.55-9.40am - MotoGP Free Practice 3

9.55am-10.35am - Moto2 Free Practice 3

11.35am-11.50am - Moto3 Qualifying 1

12-12.15pm - Moto3 Qualifying 2

12.30-1pm - MotoGP Free Practice 4

1.10-1.25pm - MotoGP Qualifying 1

1.35-1.50pm - MotoGP Qualifying 2

2.10-2.25pm - Moto2 Qualifying 1

2.35pm-2.50pm - Moto2 Qualifying 2

Sunday May 15

8.00-8.10am - Moto3 warm-up

8.20-8.30am - Moto2 warm-up

8.40-9am - MotoGP warm-up

10am - Moto3 race

11.20am - Moto2 race

1pm - MotoGP race

2022 French Moto2 Grand Prix, Le Mans - Race Results

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