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The Ducati rider set the pace in already sweltering conditions in Germany.

2 weeks ago Most ran hard Michelin tyres, at least on the front, with the mercury already into the thirties when the session got underway on Sunday morning. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), who will line up 14th, finished second in the Warm Up on a 1:21.441, and Aprilia Racing’s Aleix Espargaro took third on a 1:21.457 ahead of his second-row start in the 30-lap German GP.

The GASGAS Aspar Team's Izan Guevara has run away with victory in the Moto3™ Race at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland.

Tatay (CFMoto Racing PruestelGP) clattered into Rossi (Sic58 Squadra Corse) at the first corner, which forced John McPhee (Sterilgard Husqvarna Max) through the gravel as well, and that incident will be investigated post-race. Joel Kelso (CIP Green Power) crashed out of a top 10 position on Lap 7 at Turn 3 and, two corners further around the track, contact between Öncü and Ryusei Yamanaka (MT Helmets - MSI) caused the latter to run through the gravel at the same time that Scott Ogden (VisionTrack Racing Team) highsided. The 17-year-old stretched the gap to five seconds on Lap 25 and cruised home from there, but second position was in no way resolved. The pole-sitter was about 0.6 seconds up at that point and had moved to a full second clear on Lap 9, at which time Garcia took up third position when he passed Suzuki. Catch Round 11, the Motul TT Assen, on June 24-26 from the TT Circuit Assen. Second-placed Foggia received a track limits warning on Lap 11, before Sasaki went down the inside of Suzuki and into fourth position on Lap 16 at Turn 12. Less than a second covered the Foggia-Garcia-Sasaki-Suzuki quartet, but Holgado was starting to lose touch with them as he continued to run in sixth position. Leopard Racing’s Dennis Foggia finished runner-up after World Championship leader Sergio Garcia failed to make a move stick at the final corner, but the latter still made it two GASGAS Aspar Team entries on the rostrum. Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) was lucky not to be wiped out in a Carlos Tatay-Riccardo Rossi incident at the first corner of the race and it was just as well as he went on to take 11th, while 12th for Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) meant he dropped from third to fourth in the World Championship. The rest of the points finishers were Xavier Artigas (CFMoto Racing PruestelGP), Elia Bartolini (QJMotor Avintia Racing Team), and Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team). Sasaki was just under a second away from the podium at the chequered flag, but three seconds up on Suzuki, who was another nearly four seconds ahead of Holgado. The Red Bull KTM Ajo rider ultimately finished only a few tenths ahead of seventh-placed Öncü, with Adrian Fernandez eighth on the other Red Bull KTM Tech3 entry, and the top 10 rounded out by David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports) and Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team). Garcia continued to stalk Foggia, forcing the Italian to go defensive at the start of the 27th and final lap. Ayumu Sasaki (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max), who was a surprise returnee from injury after an ugly crash two rounds ago at Mugello, rode through to pain to claim a commendable fourth, ahead of fellow Japanese pilot Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing) and Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Ajo). Deniz Öncü hauled his Red Bull KTM Tech3 entry all the way from 24th on the grid to take seventh.

Fabio Quartararo dominated MotoGP's German Grand Prix to take charge in the championship after his main title rivals faltered at the Sachsenring.

A moment for Vinales going through the Turn 8 left-hander on lap 18 allowed Miller into fourth, but also signalled the beginning of the end of the Aprilia rider's race as he continued to drop positions. As Vinales struggled to find a safe way through on his teammate, Miller closed in on the pair. Zarco, who snatched second with a daring move on the inside of Aleix Espargaro at the fast downhill Turn 11 right-hander on lap two, would come under no threat in the runner-up spot as he crossed the finishing line 3.4s clear of Jack Miller in third. The Ducati rider crashed out exiting Turn 1 as the rear end of his GP22 came round on him, marking his fourth DNF in 2022 and second in succession. Bagnaia tried to take the lead from Quartararo into Turn 1 at the start of the second lap, but the Yamaha rider held firm under braking and muscled through the tightest of gaps up the inside to stay in front. The Yamaha rider was on a contra strategy to Bagnaia, Quartararo opting to run the medium rear tyre while the Ducati runner was on the hard rear as track temperatures exceeded 50 degrees Celsius.

The Yamaha rider dominated in scorching temperatures at the Sachsenring with fellow Frenchman Johann Zarco finishing second and Australia's Jack Miller ...

At the halfway point of the season, Quartararo remains on course to win the overall world title for the third straight year. The Yamaha rider dominated in scorching temperatures at the Sachsenring with fellow Frenchman Johann Zarco finishing second and Australia's Jack Miller third. The Yamaha rider dominated in scorching temperatures at the Sachsenring with fellow Frenchman Johann Zarco finishing second and Australia's Jack Miller third.

Fabio Quartararo does it again as he produces another masterclass to win the German MotoGP, while Francesco Bagnaia dramatically crashed out.

MOTOGP is back with some of the best riders in the world heading to the Sachsenring. If you want to watch the latest 2022 GP online then here's how to tune ...

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The Frenchman met the flag five seconds clear of Prima Pramac's Johann Zarco to claim Yamaha's first victory at the German track since Valentino Rossi in 2009.

Miller was on the podium with three laps to go after Espargaro ran wide at turn one struggling with his rear tyre. Marini was on a charge in the final seven laps as he promoted the VR46 into fifth. Ten to go and Miller was checking out Espargaro for the final podium position as Martin bettered Diggia for fifth. Diggia the next to dispatch the Aprilia as the Spaniard suffered an issue on his way to tenth before he retired to pitlane. Miller demolishing the gap to the Aprilias as he vied for podium contention with half a second now separating him from Vinales with 15 laps to go. Ducati Lenovo’s Jack Miller recovering from a long lap penalty to celebrate on the podium for the third time this year.

Aspar's Izan Guevara and Ajo KTM's Augusto Fernandez put on dominant displays at the MotoGP German Grand Prix in the Moto3 and Moto2 classes.

As Fernandez eased to the win, Acosta and Lowes touched at the final corner on the last lap – but both stayed on their bikes. In the 28-lap Moto2 race, Augusto Fernandez dominated on his Ajo KTM to score his second win of the season as championship leader Celestino Vietti endured a nightmare race. Guevara’s march continued to the point where he was a second out of reach in the early stages, with the Spaniard going on to open up a massive advantage of 5.2s come the final lap of the grand prix.

Racing News: Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo extended his lead in the overall standings with a commanding performance to win the German MotoGP on ...

At the halfway point of the season, Quartararo remains on course to win the overall world title for the third straight year. The Frenchman extended his lead at the top of the overall championships to 34 points over Spanish rider Aleix Espargaro as the Yamaha rider earned the 11th MotoGP victory of his career. This is his third win this season and Quartararo claimed back-to-back victories having also won the Catalan MotoGP at the start of June.

Crash.net Journalist Robert Jones runs through the field's rider ratings following a wild German MotoGP at Sachsenring.

A crash on lap four resulted in the South African being unable to continue. What was turning out to be his best race for Aprilia, Vinales unfortunately suffered a mechanical issue when his ride-height device got stuck, therefore pushing him wide at turn seven before needing to retire. In fact, the German rider was setting times similar to that of Moto2 machines. The story of his season, Morbidelli had very little pace all weekend as he secured a disappointing 13th place finish. Oliveira showed strong pace at times, but after finishing second at Sachsenring last season and being beaten by Binder, it’s a Sunday that the Portuguese rider won’t remember fondly. Continuing his stunning run of form, Di Giannantonio’s fifth place in qualifying was the third consecutive race weekend where he was no lower than the front two rows.

Australian Jack Miller has earned another podium spot in his difficult MotoGP season, overcoming a penalty to finish third at the German Grand Prix.

With Bagnaia challenging for the championship before his Sunday crash, Miller’s seat had been under threat all season, with the 27-year-old opting to add some stability into his career with his two-year deal at KTM. Miller stalked Espargaro for much of the second half of the race before a mistake from the Spaniard enabled him to cash in with three laps left to power through to third place. The Ducati factory rider from Townsville had to take a long lap loop penalty on Sunday for crashing under yellow flags in qualifying but he still enjoyed one of his best races to earn his third visit to the podium this year.

Fabio Quartararo dominated the MotoGP German Grand Prix to take charge in the championship after his main title rivals faltered at the Sachsenring.

A moment for Vinales going through the Turn 8 left-hander on lap 18 allowed Miller into fourth, but also signalled the beginning of the end of the Aprilia rider’s race as he continued to drop positions. Vinales was lapping slightly quicker than Espargaro ahead as he looked for a maiden Aprilia podium but, as Vinales struggled to find a safe way through on his team-mate, Miller closed in on the pair. Zarco, who snatched second with a daring move on the inside of Aleix Espargaro at the fast downhill Turn 11 right-hander on lap two, would come under no threat in the runner-up spot as he crossed the finishing line 3.4s clear of Jack Miller in third. The Ducati rider crashed out exiting Turn 1 as the rear-end of his GP22 came round on him, marking his fourth DNF in 2022 and second in succession. Bagnaia tried to take the lead from Quartararo into Turn 1 at the start of the second lap, but the Yamaha rider held firm under braking and muscled through the tightest of gaps up the inside to stay in front. The Yamaha rider was on a contra strategy to Bagnaia, Quartararo opting to run the medium rear tyre while the Ducati runner was on the hard rear as track temperatures exceeded 50 degrees Celsius.

MotoGP German Grand Prix winner Fabio Quartararo admits his choice of medium rear tyre was “really risky” and was “scared” he'd used too much of it in the ...

The focus here to make 30 laps in front and to be consistent was something difficult. "The last five, six laps were a total disaster from the rear. "I feel tired.

Rossi and his teammate Frederic Vervisch finished 15th on Saturday then 16th on Sunday but it was a chastening experience that the motorcycle racing legend ...

His next race in the GT World Challenge Europe is 1-3 July in Misano, Italy. Valentino Rossi had a weekend to forget across two sprint races in the GT World Challenge Europe. Valentino Rossi endured a disastrous weekend in GT World Challenge Europe

Race results from the German MotoGP at Sachsenring, round 10 (of 20) in the 2022 world championship.

Sachsenring is the shortest circuit on the MotoGP calendar, being just 3.7km in length and with a longest straight of 700m. Enea Bastianini’s crew chief Alberto Giribuola was absent this weekend due to Covid, with Gresini technical coordinator Sergio Verbena standing in as his replacement. Miller lunged inside Espargaro at turn one with 8 laps to go, but ran wide... Bagnaia was beaten into turn 1 by Quartararo, then attacked the Frenchman next time around. Quartararo is the first new winner of the German MotoGP since 2013, with Marc Marquez - unbeaten at the Sachsenring since the 125cc class in 2011 - absent as he continues to recover from a fourth operation on his right arm. Fabio Quartararo has taken back-to-back MotoGP wins with a dominant victory in the 2022 German MotoGP at Sachsenring, ahead of Johann Zarco and Jack Miller.

Aspar's Izan Guevara and Ajo KTM's Augusto Fernandez put on dominant displays at the MotoGP German Grand Prix in the Moto3 and Moto2 classes.

As Fernandez eased to the win, Acosta and Lowes touched at the final corner on the last lap – but both stayed on their bikes. In the 28-lap Moto2 race, Augusto Fernandez dominated on his Ajo KTM to score his second win of the season as championship leader Celestino Vietti endured a nightmare race. Guevara’s march continued to the point where he was a second out of reach in the early stages, with the Spaniard going on to open up a massive advantage of 5.2s come the final lap of the grand prix.

MotoGP: "We are like an official team, we already have the best from them and even my strategy will not change now. Staying close to Quartararo helped me to ...

There will be no more support because I am the first Ducati rider in the standings, I already have the best support from them. "I have no expectations anymore, the level is very high and I just want to do my best. There are 8 Ducatis on the track and this helps the riders to have more data to improve and it also helps Ducati to give the best possible material to each of us. But in the middle of the race I saw that he still had great grip, while I was starting to suffer, so I decided to try to stay as close to him as possible and that gave me a huge advantage over third. I was worried about seeing the front close there, but even if Aleix tried to resist me I was able to keep it open and pass him. Zarco has not yet signed the contract that will see him in Ducati again next season, but it is clear that the place will also be his in 2023 and probably in 2024.

Fabio Quartararo has taken a stranglehold on the MotoGP title race after winning the German Grand Prix as Francesco Bagnaia crashed out and Jack Miller ...

There was a setback also for Ducati Lenovo team-mate Miller when the Queenslander served a long lap penalty on Lap 5, a punishment he was hit with after crashing under a yellow flag in practice. Then, in what seemed to be a pressure mistake, Bagnaia dropped his Desmosedici at Turn 1 on Lap 4 and he was out of the contest, a hammer blow to his title hopes. Bagnaia had qualified on pole at the Sachsenring but Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) outbraked him at the first corner to take the initial lead, and was forceful in criss-crossing the Italian when he thought he had made the pass a lap later.

MotoGP German Grand Prix winner Fabio Quartararo admits his choice of medium rear tyre was “really risky” and was “scared” he'd used too much of it in the ...

The focus here to make 30 laps in front and to be consistent was something difficult. "The last five, six laps were a total disaster from the rear. "I feel tired.