2022 MotoGP French GP: Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results

The Moto3 race began in chaotic fashion as rain began to fall from the opening lap of 22, with drama striking at the final corner.

Championship leader Sergio Garcia crashed in tandem with Aspar teammate Izan Guevara, Snipers Honda rider Andrea Migno and Max Racing Husqvarna’s Ayumu Sasaki.

Then up at Turn 3 at the start of the second lap Ajo KTM’s Daniel Holgado crashed, with more riders tumbling later in the lap as MT Helmets Honda rookie Diogo Moreira – who grabbed the holeshot – trading the lead with Leopard’s Tatsuki Suzuki.

Due to the rain, the race was red-flagged and restarted over 14 laps. However, by the time the race resumed the rain had gone and sunshine battered the track.

After an intense 14-lap battle in dry conditions, it was Ajo KTM’s Jaume Masia who prevailed to take his second win of the season after pulling off a daring move to retake a lead he held for much of the race from Sasaki on the last lap.

Masia took the chequered flag 0.150s clear of Sasaki, with Guevara third after his Aspar team managed to repair his damaged GasGas during the red flag break.

Poleman Dennis Foggia was fourth on his Leopard Honda from teammate Suzuki, Prustel GP’s Carlos Tatay, championship leader Garcia, MT Helmets rider Ryusei Yamanaka, Tech 3 KTM’s Deniz Oncu and Migno.

Garcia’s championship lead now stands at 17 points, with Masia jumping up to second level on points with Foggia in third.

2022 Moto3 French Grand Prix: Full race results

Cla	Rider	Laps	Time	Gap
1	Jaume Masia	14	24'04.119
2	Ayumu Sasaki	14	24'04.269	0.150
3	Izan Guevara	14	24'04.339	0.220
4	Dennis Foggia	14	24'04.441	0.322
5	Tatsuki Suzuki	14	24'04.648	0.529
6	Carlos Tatay	14	24'05.713	1.594
7	Sergio García	14	24'06.126	2.007
8	Ryusei Yamanaka	14	24'06.394	2.275
9	Deniz Öncü	14	24'06.621	2.502
10	Andrea Migno	14	24'07.036	2.917
11	Daniel Holgado	14	24'07.144	3.025
12	John McPhee	14	24'07.312	3.193
13	Riccardo Rossi	14	24'07.449	3.330
14	Diogo Moreira	14	24'12.112	7.993
15	Kaito Toba	14	24'14.010	9.891
16	Elia Bartolini	14	24'14.253	10.134
17	Stefano Nepa	14	24'14.563	10.444
18	Ivan Ortola	14	24'14.649	10.530
19	Matteo Bertelle	14	24'14.931	10.812
20	Adrian Fernandez	14	24'16.501	12.382
21	Jose Antonio	14	24'16.554	12.435
22	Mario Suryo Aji	14	24'16.671	12.552
23	Lorenzo Fellon	14	24'16.816	12.697
24	Gerard Riu	14	24'21.135	17.016
25	Taiyo Furusato	14	24'31.080	26.961
26	Joshua Whatley	14	24'31.397	27.278
27	Ana Carrasco	14	24'36.319	32.200
	Xavier Artigas	11	18'59.017	3 Laps
	Scott Ogden	3	5'18.590	11 Laps
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Augusto Fernandez, Red Bull KTM Ajo

Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images

In Moto2, poleman Pedro Acosta stormed away with Ajo KTM teammate Augusto Fernandez to lead for the first nine laps of the 25-lap contest.

The pair’s pace allowed them to break away from the pack behind, with Acosta looking to make a break on lap 10 when he pulled eight tenths clear of Fernandez.

But the reigning Moto3 world champion crashed going through the La Chapelle right-hander at Turn 6.

This gave Fernandez a commanding lead he would not relinquish to claim his fourth career victory and his first since 2019.

Aron Canet was a comfortable second on the Pons Kalex after a battle with Amercian Racing rider Cameron Beuabier, who lost out on third late on to Honda Team Asia’s Somkiat Chantra.

Ai Ogura was fifth on the sister Honda Team Asia bike ahead of Intact GP’s Marcel Schrotter, Joe Roberts on the Italtrans Kalex and championship leader Celestino Vietti, who recovered from an early off to finish eighth.

The top 10 was completed by Jorge Navarro on the sister Pons bike and Yamaha VR46 Master Camp’s Stefano Manzi.

VR46’s Vietti continues to lead the standings by 16 points from Ogura, with Canet a further three adrift in third.

2022 Moto2 French Grand Prix: Full race results

Cla	Rider	Laps	Time	Gap
1	Augusto Fernandez	25	-
2	Arón Canet	25	3.746	3.746
3	Somkiat Chantra	25	4.628	4.628
4	Cameron Beaubier	25	4.745	4.745
5	Ai Ogura	25	15.376	15.376
6	Marcel Schrotter	25	17.547	17.547
7	Joe Roberts	25	19.035	19.035
8	Celestino Vietti Ramus	25	19.854	19.854
9	Jorge Navarro	25	20.766	20.766
10	Stefano Manzi	25	20.879	20.879
11	Manuel Gonzalez	25	21.381	21.381
12	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	25	23.892	23.892
13	Jeremy Alcoba	25	26.881	26.881
14	Bo Bendsneyder	25	26.952	26.952
15	Filip Salač	25	32.063	32.063
16	Simone Corsi	25	36.712	36.712
17	Zonta Van	25	50.822	50.822
18	Alessandro Zaccone	25	59.691	59.691
19	Albert Arenas	24	39.005	1 Lap
20	Sean Dylan	23	13.725	2 Laps
21	Jake Dixon	23	44.056	2 Laps
22	Barry Baltus	19
23	Marcos Ramirez	12
24	Pedro Acosta	10
25	Gabriel Rodrigo	9
26	Alonso López	6
27	Fermin Aldeguer	1
28	Tony Arbolino	1
29	Niccolo Antonelli	0
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