A full low-down on the king of the ring lottery

MotoGP™ returns to the Sachsenring for the 2022 edition of the German GP, and for the first time since 2012, we will have a new king of the ring. That is of course due to the enforced injury absence of Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) who has taken the last eight wins in Chemnitz. Always a banker in this fixture for MotoGP™ Fantasy, we’re going to take a look at how the Repsol Honda rider’s absence affects the state of play.

Before previewing this weekend’s action, we’ll take a quick look at who made an impression last time out. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) put on a masterclass to lead from Lap 1 until the chequered flag, and the reigning Champion took home 42 points for the MotoGP™ Fantasy Catalan GP Dream Team.

Joan Mir launched from 17th on the grid in Barcelona after a tough qualifying, but the Suzuki man put on a superb Sunday showing to fight his way through the pack and come home fourth. Picking up a healthy 26 points thanks to advancing his grid position, the 2020 World Champion brought home a total of 39 points for the Dream Team.

Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) started from the back of the grid after failing to set a time during qualifying, but like Mir, the Spaniard had an excellent race to record a top 10 finish. Picking up 15 positions, Marquez earned 18 points as a Silver Rider in the MotoGP™ Dream Team.

Rounding out the four best riders of the day is Jorge Martin. The Pramac starlet capitalized on an Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) blunder to take second and confirm his return to form. He brings in 16.5 points as a Silver Rider.

Thanks to the efforts of Quartararo and Darryn Binder (WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team), Yamaha were the top dogs in Catalunya. The Iwata factory collected 34 points, five more than Ducati while KTM were the best of the rest with 23 points.

In total, the weekend’s Dream Team would have cost you 16.7M and collected 149.5 points.