2022 MotoGP engine list: 6 engines withdrawn at LCR
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LCR Honda riders Takaaki Nakagami and Alex Marquez have both had three engines withdrawn, after 11 of the 20 rounds in this year’s MotoGP World Championship.It’s the main anomaly from the engine use list so far this season, given all other competitors have withdrawn no more than one engine and that Nakagami/Marquez didn’t have any engines removed from use at the same stage (round 11) of 2021.The two engines that Nakagami started the season with in Qatar were both withdrawn at round seven (Le Mans), then a third – introduced in France – on race day at Assen. That means 5-6 rounds of use by each engine, a healthy figure, although the decision to then officially withdraw the engines is unusual.One of Nakagami’s present engines was introduced on race day at Assen, while the other has done 5 rounds.Related Moto2, Moto3 rule changes: ‘Extended’ handlebar grips, holeshot devices, testing Drink-driving incident latest twist in Bagnaia’s tumultuous seasonTeam-mate Marquez had an engine withdrawn on Saturday in Austin (round 4), then another – which had only been used for 1.5 rounds – in Le Mans, followed by a third (from Qatar) on Friday at Assen. His present engines have done 5.5 and 3.5 rounds.It took until round 13 for Nakagami and Marquez to have any engines withdrawn last season.Freddie Spencer’s position is UNTENABLE! | .Net MotoGP Podcast 53Video of Freddie Spencer's position is UNTENABLE! | .Net MotoGP Podcast 53Click to subscribeNever miss a video from Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get the latest reviews, interviews and moreThe reason for the high ‘withdrawn’ tally at LCR is unclear, but accident damage is thought to have been one factor.A design reliability issue seems unlikely since Pol Espargaro and Repsol Honda team-mates Marc Marquez/Stefan Bradl, using the same engine spec as LCR, have only ‘lost’ one engine. Indeed, Espargaro was still using one of his Qatar engines during Friday practice in The Netherlands.Related KymiRing: Motocross GP departs, bankruptcy application filed John Hopkins: ‘Devastating, Beaubier should have been on the podium’The good news for the LCR riders is that, although they only have two engines currently available and cannot recall any of the three withdrawn, their total engine use of 5 out of 7 matches the majority of the grid. That includes Yamaha’s reigning champion and current title leader Fabio Quartararo, who is also among the 13 riders yet to have any engines withdrawn so far this season.Closest rival Aleix Espargaro is likewise on engine number five, but with one withdrawn. However, due to Aprilia’s technical concessions, Espargaro still has another four new engines available.”4Unlike the other manufacturers, those yet-to-be-used Aprilia engines can also feature an upgraded design, a welcome perk as Espargaro seeks to close the 21-point gap to Quartararo.Tech3 KTM rookie Raul Fernandez, who missed half of the Portimao weekend and all of Jerez due to injury, has used the least engines so far at 3 out of 7.2022 MotoGP engine use after Assen (round 11 of 20)RiderBikeEngines UsedEngines WithdrawnTakaaki NakagamiHonda5/73Alex MarquezHonda5/73Maverick VinalesAprilia5/9*1Aleix EspargaroAprilia5/9*1Enea BastianiniDucati5/71Fabio di GiannantonioDucati5/71Pol EspargaroHonda4/71Marc Marquez / Stefan BradlHonda4/71Brad BinderKTM4/71Remy GardnerKTM4/71Miguel OliveiraKTM4/71Johann ZarcoDucati5/70Luca MariniDucati5/70Jack MillerDucati5/70Francesco BagnaiaDucati5/70Marco BezzecchiDucati5/70Jorge MartinDucati5/70Raul FernandezKTM3/70Joan MirSuzuki4/70Alex RinsSuzuki4/70Andrea DoviziosoYamaha5/70Fabio QuartararoYamaha5/70Franco MorbidelliYamaha5/70Darryn BinderYamaha5/70″5* Concessions.
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