2022 Thailand Moto2 Grand Prix, Buriram - Race Results

Race results from the 2022 Thailand Moto2 Grand Prix at Buriram.

02 Oct 2022

Thailand Moto2 Grand Prix, Buriram - Race Results
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Tony Arbolino	ITA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	15m 10.854s
2	Filip Salac	CZE	Gresini Racing Moto2	(Kalex)	15m 11.105s
3	Aron Canet	SPA	Flexbox HP40	(Kalex)	15m 13.966s
4	Jake Dixon	GBR	Inde GASGAS Aspar Team	(Kalex)	15m 14.122s
5	Alonso Lopez	SPA	Beta Tools Speed Up	(Boscoscuro)	15m 14.991s
6	Ai Ogura	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	15m 16.569s
7	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	15m 20.716s
8	Joe Roberts	USA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	+1 lap
9	Keminth Kubo	THA	Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea	(Kalex)	+1 lap
10	Celestino Vietti	ITA	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	(Kalex)	+1 lap
11	Sean Dylan Kelly	USA	American Racing	(Kalex)	+1 lap
12	Barry Baltus	BEL	RW Racing GP	(Kalex)	+1 lap
13	Taiga Hada	JPN	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	+1 lap
14	Albert Arenas	SPA	Inde GASGAS Aspar Team	(Kalex)	+1 lap
15	Marcel Schrotter	GER	Liqui Moly Intact GP	(Kalex)	+1 lap
16	Pedro Acosta	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	+1 lap
17	Zonta Vd Goorbergh	NED	RW Racing GP	(Kalex)	+1 lap
18	Bo Bendsneyder	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	+1 lap
19	Sam Lowes	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	+1 lap
20	Jorge Navarro	SPA	Flexbox HP40	(Kalex)	+1 lap
21	Alessandro Zaccone	ITA	Gresini Racing Moto2	(Kalex)	+1 lap
22	Niccolò Antonelli	ITA	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	(Kalex)	+1 lap
23	Marcos Ramirez	SPA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	(MV Agusta)	+1 lap
24	Simone Corsi	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	(MV Agusta)	+1 lap
25	Manuel Gonzalez	SPA	Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea	(Kalex)	+2 laps
	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	DNF
	Jeremy Alcoba	SPA	Liqui Moly Intact GP	(Kalex)	DNF
	Somkiat Chantra	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	DNF
	Fermín Aldeguer	SPA	Beta Tools Speed Up	(Boscoscuro)	DNF
	Cameron Beaubier	USA	American Racing	(Kalex)	DNF

Tony Arbolino wins a rain-abandoned Thai Moto2 Grand Prix at Buriram.

A heavy downpour arrived while riders were on the grid, delaying the start and causing the distance to be reduced by a third, while wet tyres were frantically fitted to the Triumph-powered machines for the now 16-lap race.

Starting from his first grand prix pole, home hero Somkiat Chantra briefly dropped to third before cutting back into the lead at turn 1.

But with the rain intensifying once again, and only a few wet laps on Friday to gauge grip levels, a collective gasp was heard from the grandstands as the Thai star high-sided from the lead on the second lap, while two seconds clear of the field.

That left Alonso Lopez leading from Aron Canet and Jake Dixon - but Filip Salac was the man on the move, the Gresini rider taking the lead and edging away.

Tony Arbolino rose to the challenge and began hunting down rookie Salac, who ran wide and lost the lead to the Marc VDS rider at the final corner just moments before red flags were waved due to the worsening conditions, with 8 laps to go.

With only 50% of the (shortened) distance complete, a restart was announced, to be held over just 5 laps.

But the guilty dark clouds were still lingering stubbornly overhead and the restart was delayed before riders were eventually sent out. But as they did so, another downpour hit parts of the track, leaving Race Direction with no choice but to wave red flags again, before they had even reached the grid.

With the MotoGP race due to start in just over half-an-hour, the decision was made not to attempt a restart and award half-points based on the order of the original race, meaning a second victory of the season for Arbolino.

Salac took his first Moto2 podium in second (but it would have been a win without the last corner mistake) with Aron Canet credited with third.

World championship leaders Ai Ogura and Augusto Fernandez were sixth and seventh respectively.