# 2022 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2022 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the sixteenth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and the tenth year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, was held over 14 races in seven meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar, beginning at Algarve International Circuit, Portimão on 23 April and ending on 5 November at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia. The season was marred by the death of Czech rider Jakub Gurecký, who was expected to compete in 2022, but died in a private training accident riding his own bike in February.

## Calendar and results

2022 provisional calendar :
| Round | Date | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner |
| 1 | April 23 | Algarve | Ángel Piqueras | José Antonio Rueda | José Antonio Rueda |
| 1 | April 24 | Algarve | Ángel Piqueras | Collin Veijer | Collin Veijer |
| 2 | April 30 | Jerez | José Antonio Rueda | Filippo Farioli | José Antonio Rueda |
| 2 | May 1 | Jerez | José Antonio Rueda | Casey O'Gorman | Máximo Quiles |
| 3 | May 28 | Mugello | Filippo Farioli | Rico Salmela | Máximo Quiles |
| 3 | May 29 | Mugello | Filippo Farioli | Lorenz Luciano | Collin Veijer |
| 4 | June 18 | Sachsenring | José Antonio Rueda | José Antonio Rueda | José Antonio Rueda |
| 4 | June 19 | Sachsenring | José Antonio Rueda | José Antonio Rueda | Ángel Piqueras |
| 5 | August 20 | Red Bull Ring | Ángel Piqueras | Máximo Quiles | Ángel Piqueras |
| 5 | August 21 | Red Bull Ring | Ángel Piqueras | Ángel Piqueras | Tatchakorn Buasri |
| 6 | September 17 | Aragon | José Antonio Rueda | Máximo Quiles | Rico Salmela |
| 6 | September 18 | Aragon | José Antonio Rueda | Ángel Piqueras | Collin Veijer |
| 7 | November 4 | Valencia | Ángel Piqueras | Ángel Piqueras | Luca Lunetta |
| 7 | November 5 | Valencia | Ángel Piqueras | Máximo Quiles | Máximo Quiles |

## Entry list

2022 entry list :
| No. | Rider | Rounds |
| 2 | Amaury Mizera | 1–5 |
| 5 | Tatchakorn Buasri | 1–3, 5–7 |
| 8 | Eddie O'Shea | 1–5 |
| 9 | Freddie Heinrich | 1–2, 4–7 |
| 10 | Guillermo Moreno | All |
| 11 | Ruché Moodley | All |
| 12 | Jacob Roulstone | All |
| 14 | Cormac Buchanan | 2–7 |
| 18 | Ángel Piqueras | All |
| 21 | Demis Mihaila | All |
| 27 | Rico Salmela | All |
| 28 | Máximo Quiles | All |
| 29 | Harrison Voight | 1–2, 4–7 |
| 42 | Soma Görbe | All |
| 48 | Gabin Planques | All |
| 55 | Alex Venturini | All |
| 57 | Danial Shahril | All |
| 58 | Luca Lunetta | All |
| 67 | Casey O'Gorman | All |
| 69 | Marcos Ruda | All |
| 77 | Filippo Farioli | 1–6 |
| 78 | Jakob Rosenthaler | All |
| 81 | Lorenz Luciano | All |
| 93 | Fadillah Arbi Aditama | All |
| 95 | Collin Veijer | All |
| 99 | José Antonio Rueda | All |
| Source: RedBull.com ||||

## Riders' Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top fifteen riders, provided the rider finished the race.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | ALG | ALG | JER | JER | MUG | MUG | SAC | SAC | RBR | RBR | ARA | ARA | VAL | VAL | Pts |
| 1 | José Antonio Rueda | 1$^F$ | 2 | 1$^P$ | 3$^P$ | 11 | 6 | 1$^{PF}$ | 4$^{PF}$ | 2 | 4 | 2$^P$ | 6$^P$ | 4 | 7 | 224 |
| 2 | Collin Veijer | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 210 |
| 3 | Máximo Quiles | Ret | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 9$^F$ | 2 | 3$^F$ | 2 | 3 | 1$^F$ | 189 |
| 4 | Ángel Piqueras | Ret$^P$ | DNS$^P$ | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 1 | 1$^P$ | 3$^{PF}$ | 5 | 3$^F$ | 2$^{PF}$ | 2$^P$ | 184 |
| 5 | Luca Lunetta | Ret | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 3 | 150 |
| 6 | Tatchakorn Buasri | 5 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 3 | | | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 14 | 126 |
| 7 | Rico Salmela | Ret | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3$^F$ | 7 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 122 |
| 8 | Casey O'Gorman | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5$^F$ | Ret | 22 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 109 |
| 9 | Filippo Farioli | Ret | DNS | 6$^F$ | 7 | 9$^P$ | 2$^P$ | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | Ret | 5 | | | 93 |
| 10 | Harrison Voight | 4 | 4 | Ret | 10 | | | 2 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 91 |
| 11 | Marcos Ruda | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 85 |
| 12 | Lorenz Luciano | 10 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 12$^F$ | 5 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 52 |
| 13 | Danial Shahril | 9 | 12 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 13 | 49 |
| 14 | Fadillah Arbi Aditama | 11 | 18 | Ret | 19 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 22 | 7 | Ret | 17 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 43 |
| 15 | Jakob Rosenthaler | 8 | 11 | Ret | 17 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 42 |
| 16 | Eddie O'Shea | Ret | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 4 | Ret | 9 | DNS | DNS | | | | | 38 |
| 17 | Cormac Buchanan | | | 12 | 20 | Ret | 11 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 34 |
| 18 | Gabin Planques | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | Ret | 17 | 13 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 32 |
| 19 | Ruché Moodley | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 21 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 10 | DNS | DNS | 31 |
| 20 | Demis Mihaila | 15 | 20 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 23 |
| 21 | Jacob Roulstone | 7 | Ret | 20 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| 22 | Soma Görbe | Ret | 16 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | DNS | Ret | 14 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| 23 | Alex Venturini | Ret | 19 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 21 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 5 |
| 24 | Freddie Heinrich | 13 | 17 | Ret | DNS | | | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 3 |
| 25 | Amaury Mizera | Ret | Ret | 21 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | DNS | | | | | 2 |
| 26 | Guillermo Moreno | 16 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 17 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | Ret | 19 | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | ALG | ALG | JER | JER | MUG | MUG | SAC | SAC | RBR | RBR | ARA | ARA | VAL | VAL | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |