The Italian Grand Prix will be remembered as a great success for the local drivers, even though they were deprived of the crowds that usually color their hills. In front of 43,000 spectators, those who were not discouraged by the absence of Valentino Rossi, the Italian pilots took the first places, whether they were beginners or confirmed pilots.
Statistics of the 2022 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix at Mugello
– Fabio Di Giannantonio got his first pole position in the premier class on Saturday. With Marco Bezzecchi qualifying second, it was a rookie double. It is the first time a grid has seen such a feat since the 2008 Qatar Grand Prix , when Jorge Lorenzo took pole ahead of James Toseland .
– The front row was totally Italian, but Luca Marini had already seen himself in this position in Argentina two months ago, where he was third. This Italian triplet had not happened since the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix (Andrea Iannone took pole ahead of Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso).
– Ducati also made a significant contribution to the success of Italy, as its bikes took the top five spots on the grid, as was the case in Austin earlier this season. Prior to this accomplishment in Texas, this hadn’t happened to a brand since Honda did it in 2003.
– Italian dominance continued throughout the race as Marco Bezzecchi completed his first laps at the front of a MotoGP event. He then ceded the lead to Pecco Bagnaia, whom they were unable to catch, and consolidated his supremacy in the ranking of number of laps driven this season (57 of 187).
– Bagnaia ‘s victory was the second of the season. With this victory, he matches something that only Andrea Dovizioso had done in 2017 and becomes the second Italian to win the Italian Grand Prix on an Italian motorcycle in the premier class.
– This is the fifth win for Ducati at Mugello, after Casey Stoner in 2009, Dovizioso in 2017, Jorge Lorenzo in 2018 and Danilo Petrucci in 2019.
– As for the other Italian make in the championship, Aprilia, has once again achieved its best result in MotoGP on a track, in this case thanks to Aleix Espargaró’s podium finish. Jeremy McWilliams had already finished third on this track in the 500cc class.
– Since the start of the 2022 world championship, five drivers have won, but Bagnaia and Bastianini are the only ones who have won multiple times. However, only three brands have managed to take the victory and Ducati is the leader of this list, with five wins in eight races.
– In terms of qualifying, six different drivers have started from pole position, and only Bagnaia and Martín have managed it twice. Once again, Ducati dominates this table, with six pole positions. In both racing and qualifying sessions, Yamaha and Aprilia each have one achievement this season.
Speed record and minimum distances
– One of the biggest events of the weekend is that on Sunday the absolute speed record was broken, with a maximum of 363.6 km/h achieved by Jorge Martín’s Ducati. Mugello was already the record holder, alongside Losail, thanks to Brad Binder’s 362.4km/h last year. The limits have been pushed even further with this 1.2 km/h upgrade.
– On a personal note, Martín has improved his record by 5 km/h. Four drivers have now reached 360 km/h in a Grand Prix: Martín with 363.6 km/h, Johann Zarco with 362.4 km/h at Losail last year and 360 km/h at Mugello, Brad Binder with the same mark as Zarco but at Mugello last year and Enea Bastianini with 360 km/h in Italy this weekend.
– Among the brands, in addition to Ducati’s improvement, Suzuki has equaled its mark of 357.6km/h and Honda has beaten its own record with the 356.4km/h achieved by Alex Márquez, which is an improvement of 1.2km/h. h on your previous mark. But the most spectacular gain came from Yamaha, who improved their record by 7.1 km/h to 358.8 km/h, led by Darryn Binder during the race.
– The absolute lap record has not been improved, but the best lap in the race has been improved, being the new reference for the winner, Pecco Bagnaia .
– The Italian Grand Prix has been the closest race of this start of the championship, with 11.8 seconds separating the top ten drivers, which translates into the eighth tightest top 10 in history, and 17.687 seconds between the Top 15 (sixth in history).
