As usual in MotoGP, before the start of the year the historic shakedown will take place , a three-day day in which rookies and test riders will have the opportunity to go out on the track. Almost in its entirety, it is a contact made for rookie drivers who seek to improve their sensations before the first official pre-season tests.
However, it will be the task of the test riders and teams with concessions to submit new components and other novelties to analysis in search of valuable information, always before the stars of MotoGP get on the bike next February 5 and 6, in official test quality.
In this way, one of the proper names on Monday will be Michele Pirro , in charge of thoroughly testing the bikes of Pecco Bagnaia, Jack Miller, Luca Marini, Jorge MartÃn and Johann Zarco in a day of more than six hours.
Following Ducati’s praxis we will be able to see Cal Crutchlow as a Yamaha tester and Dani Pedrosa representing KTM, as well as Sylvain Guintoli for Suzuki and Lorenzo Savadori for Aprilia. Honda, for its part, did not want to wait until the shakedown to start its preparation, and with the help of Stefan Bradl in Jerez, the RC213V with the golden wing was previously tested.
If we talk about rookies, two of the protagonists of this shakedown will be Raúl Fernández and Remy Gardner. The Tech3 team duo will be able to go out and shoot to prepare for their first year within the satellite team.
Other rookies include Gresini Racing Team driver Fabio Di Giannantonio and Mooney VR46 Racing Team driver Marco Bezzecchi. The rookie status also corresponds to Moto3 newcomer Darryn Binder, current rider of the WithU Yamaha RNF Team.
In addition, we will also be able to see Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaró on the track, due to the Aprilia concessions during 2022.
The three days of action on the track at Sepang start tomorrow, with a duration of seven and a half hours spread over one day from 03:00 to 11:00 (Spanish time).
Unfortunately, none of the 2022 pre-season tests will be broadcast live on TV, however, the results will be able to be followed through our website, the official platform of the championship and the social networks of drivers and teams.
