2022 Japanese Moto2 Grand Prix, Motegi - Free Practice (2) Results
| Moto2 Motegi - Free Practice (2) Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | Beta Tools Speed Up | (Boscoscuro) | 2m 4.479s |
| 2 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 2m 4.747s |
| 3 | Aron Canet | SPA | Flexbox HP40 | (Kalex) | 2m 4.899s |
| 4 | Filip Salac | CZE | Gresini Racing Moto2 | (Kalex) | 2m 4.917s |
| 5 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Shimoko GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 2m 4.976s |
| 6 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Shimoko GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 2m 5.124s |
| 7 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | Beta Tools Speed Up | (Boscoscuro) | 2m 5.125s |
| 8 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 2m 5.280s |
| 9 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 2m 5.333s |
| 10 | Jorge Navarro | SPA | Flexbox HP40 | (Kalex) | 2m 5.334s |
| 11 | Ai Ogura | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 2m 5.404s |
| 12 | Cameron Beaubier | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 2m 5.462s |
| 13 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 2m 5.587s |
| 14 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | (Kalex) | 2m 5.781s |
| 15 | Taiga Hada | JPN | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 2m 5.989s |
| 16 | Keminth Kubo | THA | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | (Kalex) | 2m 6.058s |
| 17 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 2m 6.089s |
| 18 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 2m 6.309s |
| 19 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 2m 6.353s |
| 20 | Marcel Schrotter | GER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | (Kalex) | 2m 6.490s |
| 21 | Barry Baltus | BEL | RW Racing GP | (Kalex) | 2m 6.542s |
| 22 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 2m 6.800s |
| 23 | Alessandro Zaccone | ITA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | (Kalex) | 2m 7.271s |
| 24 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 2m 7.349s |
| 25 | Niccolò Antonelli | ITA | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | (Kalex) | 2m 7.519s |
| 26 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | MV Agusta Forward Racing | (MV Agusta) | 2m 7.562s |
| 27 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | Liqui Moly Intact GP | (Kalex) | 2m 7.677s |
| 28 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | RW Racing GP | (Kalex) | 2m 7.752s |
| 29 | Simone Corsi | ITA | MV Agusta Forward Racing | (MV Agusta) | 2m 8.311s |
| 30 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | (Kalex) | 2m 8.375s |
Rain on Saturday morning in Japan keeps 💞Moto2 title leader Augusto Fernandez fastest after FP2.
The session was red flagged with 28mins✃ to go in order to retrieve the fallen bike of Manuel Gonzalez, which was left lying in the track after a big highside at Turn 6. G🌳onzalez walked away holding his left arm and was put on a stretcher.
Home star and title contender Ai Ogura was among the others to fall in the t♏r🗹eacherous conditions, with Speed Up's Fermin Aldeguer setting the quickest time.
- Aleix: Crazy how much💞 Aprilia haꦜs changed from 2019
- Alex Rins cut a deal with Suzuki🔯꧃ to get ‘rabbit ear’ rear wings
- Marc Marquez🌠: Some pain but bike wo🀅rking well, Nagashima advice
| Combined Practice times - Top 14 | |
| Position | Rider |
| 1 | Fernandez |
| 2 | Chantra |
| 3 | Acosta |
| 4 | Ogura |
| 5 | Salac |
| 6 | Arbolino |
| 7 | Lopez |
| 8 | Arenas |
| 9 | Navarro |
| 10 | Dixon |
| 11 | Aldeguer |
| 12 | Vd Goorbergh |
| 13 | Roberts |
| 14 | Bendsneyder |
Japanese MotoGP - Full race weekend schedule (UK time)
Friday September 23rd
05:15 - 05:55am Moto3 FP1
06:10 - 06:50am Moto2 FP1
07:05 - 08:20 MotoGP FP1
Saturday September 24th
01:00 - 01:40 Moto3 FP2
01:55 - 02:35 Moto2 FP2
02:50 - 03:35 MotoGP FP2
04:35 - 04:50 Moto3 Q1
05:00 - 05:15 Moto3 Q2
05:30 - 05:45 Moto2 Q1
05:55 - 06:10 Moto2 Q2
06:25 - 06:55 MotoGP FP3
07:05 - 07:20 MotoGP Q1
07:30 - 07:45 MotoGP Q2
Sunday September 25th
02:00 - 02:10 Moto3 Warm Up
02:20 - 02:30 Moto2 Warm Up
02:40 - 03:00 MotoGP Warm Up
04:00 Moto3 Race
05:20 Moto2 Race
07:00 MotoGP Race
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