WHO GETS SUZUKI'S SPOT?
The news of Suzuki's departure has put two
high-class riders back on the market. Joan Mir
looks an odds-on bet to join Repsol Honda next
year and admitted he is in talks with the fac-
tory. Alex Rins said all options are open, with
Aprilia possibly his best bet at the moment. In
light of the Suzuki speculation, a communica-
tion from series organizers Dorna stated it has
received "high interest" from "official factories"
and "independent teams" keen to join the series
in their place. While it remains to be seen which
new factories are interested, Leopard, who run
Moto3 title challenger Dennis Foggia, has made
no secret of its desire to enter the premier class.
Likewise, the American Racing Team, which
runs Cameron Beaubier in Moto2, could be
interested in pushing for those grid slots.
Briefly...
Sasaki (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max) while Izan Gue-
vara stole the final podium place with another dramatic
final-corner maneuver past poleman Dennis Foggia
(Leopard Racing).
Sergio Garcia leads the standings at 112 points
ahead of Masia and Foggia tied at 95.
MotoE
MotoE had its second round of the 2022 season at
Le Mans and the first race saw Mattia Casadei (Pons
Racing 40) become race winner after he saw off a
challenge from Kevin Zannoni (Ongetta SIC58 Squad-
racorse), who crashed out on the final lap at turn 13.
The second race saw a more familiar name at
the top as 2021 title runner-up Dominique Aegerter
(Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE) passed Mattia Casadei
(Pons Racing 40) for the lead on the last lap. Joining
Aegerter and Casadei on the podium in was Niccolo
ROUND 7 / MAY 13-15, 2022
LE MANS / LE MANS, FRANCE
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MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Jaume Masia (5) came out on top of this street fight for the Moto3 win.
