Misano 2022

Storylines:

Gerloff: Knee Feels Fine and I'm Good To Go

Haslam Out At Misano To Fulfill Suzuki 8 Hour Commitments

Rea: Lowe's Crew Way Of Working "Hard To Understand"

Mykhalchyk Confirmed As Van Der Mark Replacement

One rider in. One rider out. Rea throws some shade at Lowes, and Scott Redding gets owned.

Superbike FP1 Results
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu - TUR - PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK - 1:34.603s
2. Andrea Locatelli - ITA - PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK - +0.241s
3. Jonathan Rea - GBR - Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK - +0.264s
4. Michael Rinaldi - ITA - Aruba.It Racing Ducati - +0.360s
5. Axel Bassani - ITA - Motocorsa Ducati - +0.477s
6. Iker Lecuona - SPA - Team HRC WorldSBK - +0.483s
7. Xavi Vierge - SPA - Team HRC WorldSBK - +0.493s
8. Alvaro Bautista - SPA - Aruba.It Racing Ducati - +0.769s
9. Philipp Oettl - GER - GoEleven Ducati - +1.038s
10. Alex Lowes - GBR - Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK - +1.134s
11. Garrett Gerloff - USA - GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team - +1.153s
12. Scott Redding - GBR - BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team - +1.202s
13. Eugene Laverty - IRL - Bonovo Action BMW - +1.389s
14. Loris Baz - FRA - Bonovo Action BMW - +1.432s
15. Christophe Ponsson - FRA - Gil Motor Sport Yamaha - +1.492s
16. Hafizh Syahrin - MAL - MIE Honda Racing - +2.011s
17. Gabriele Ruiu - ITA - Bmax Racing - +2.259s
18. Kohta Nozane - JPN - GRT Yamaha - +2.375s
19. Tito Rabat - SPA - Puccetti Kawasaki - +2.595s
20. Luca Bernardi - SM - Barni Spark Ducati Team - +3.328s
21. Oliver Konig - CZE - Orelac Racing Kawasaki - +3.601s
22. Ilya Mychalchyk - UKR - BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team - +4.154s
23. Leandro Mercado - ARG - MIE Honda Racing - +4.255s
24. Alesandro Delbianco - ITA - Pedercini Kawasaki - +4.290s
25. Roberto Tamburini - ITA - Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team - +9.651s


Superbike FP2 Results
1. Alvaro Bautista - SPA - Aruba.It Racing Ducati - 1:34.008s
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu - TUR - PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK - +0.107s
3. Jonathan Rea - GBR - Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK - +0.126s
4. Michael Rinaldi - ITA - Aruba.It Racing Ducati - +0.176s
5. Philipp Oettl - GER - GoEleven Ducati - +0.490s
6. Garrett Gerloff - USA - GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team - +0.597s
7. Alex Lowes - GBR - Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK - +0.698s
8. Iker Lecuona - SPA - Team HRC WorldSBK - +0.785s
9. Scott Redding - GBR - BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team - +0.804s
10. Xavi Vierge - SPA - Team HRC WorldSBK - +0.853s
11. Andrea Locatelli - ITA - PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK - +0.913s
12. Axel Bassani - ITA - Motocorsa Ducati - +0.923s
13. Loris Baz - FRA - Bonovo Action BMW - +1.253s
14. Christophe Ponsson - FRA - Gil Motor Sport Yamaha - +1.444s
15. Eugene Laverty - IRL - Bonovo Action BMW - +1.624s
16. Kohta Nozane - JPN - GRT Yamaha - +1.718s
17. Roberto Tamburini - ITA - Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team - +1.827s
18. Gabriele Ruiu - ITA - Bmax Racing - +1.903s
19. Alesandro Delbianco - ITA - Pedercini Kawasaki - +1.911s
20. Hafizh Syahrin - MAL - MIE Honda Racing - +1.952s
21. Luca Bernardi - SM - Barni Spark Ducati Team - +1.999s
22. Tito Rabat - SPA - Puccetti Kawasaki - +2.055s
23. Ilya Mychalchyk - UKR - BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team - +2.660s
24. Leandro Mercado - ARG - MIE Honda Racing - +2.665s
25. Oliver Konig - CZE - Orelac Racing Kawasaki - +3.717s

Solid racing again this weekend, though the back-and-forth didn't last from flag to flag. Bautista was too strong, and narratives about the Panigale's perceived weaknesses seemed to be proven false. Personally, I never bought the idea that Bautista was riding around problems. The Ducati was on rails at Misano, and it was punching better down the short straights too. If Ducati were having struggles, the tire compounds must have been the source. Bautista was untouchable at Misano, and the other Ducati riders were taking points off of the competition. Rinaldi relegated Rea to 4th in Race 2.

It was nice to see Toprak finally notch a win in the superpole race, but the mechanical DNF in Race 1 moved him even farther from the championship picture. Bautista already has one hand on the trophy, but the same could be said of 2019.

Redding has put himself on top of the BMW heap, but that's not saying much. A couple of top 10s.

Vierge and Lecuona rode well, but Vierge's crash will require surgery to his wrist. Gerloff appears to be psychologically defeated. Locatelli just barely hanging on to his seat? Unclear because maybe Beaubier will stop messing around in Moto2.