Just a week after the Italian Grand Prix, MotoGP continues to Spain for its second race in the country this year - this time at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo comes into the Barcelona weekend leading the standings by eight points from Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro, after a strong ride to second on his underpowered Yamaha behind race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the Ducati in Italy.
Aleix Espargaro comes into his home race in Barcelona with his future secured after Aprilia announced it had signed him to a new two-year deal last week and is on a purple run of four-successive podium finishes.
The big news of the Barcelona weekend is the absence of home hero Marc Marquez, who announced last week in Italy that he would be going to America for a fourth major operation on the right arm he badly broke in 2020 and will be sidelined for the foreseeable future.
Here are the full session times for the 2022 Catalan GP.
When is the 2022 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix?
The 2022 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix takes place from 3-5 June and is the ninth of 20 rounds on the calendar, after the Finnish Grand Prix scheduled for July was cancelled earlier this week.
What time is practice and qualifying for the 2022 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix?
Friday:
FP1 – 9:55-10:40 CET (8:55-9:40 BST)
FP2 – 14:10-14:55 CET (13:10-13:55 BST)
Saturday:
FP3 – 9:55-10:40 CET (8:55-9:40 BST)
FP4 – 13:30-14:00 CET (12:30-13:00 BST)
Qualifying 1 – 14:10-14:25 (13:10-13:25 BST)
Qualifying 2 – 14:35-14:50 (13:35-13:50 BST)
What time does the 2022 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix start?
Sunday’s 24-lap Catalan Grand Prix takes place at 14:00 local time (13:00 BST), the traditional starting time for European races when they don't clash with Formula 1 rounds on the continent.
The Moto3 race will be the first on the bill on Sunday at 11:00 local time (10:00 BST), with Moto2 following 12:20 local time (11:20 BST).
How can I watch the 2022 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix?
Viewers in the UK can watch live coverage of the 2022 Catalan Grand Prix on BT Sport 2.
Friday:
BT Sport - Sky Channel 414, Virgin Media Channel 528: Practice 1 & 2 – 08:00-15:00 BST
Saturday:
BT Sport - Sky Channel 414, Virgin Media Channel 528: Practice 3 – 08:00-11:00 BST
BT Sport - Sky Channel 414, Virgin Media Channel 528: Qualifying – 11:00-15:00 BST
Sunday:
BT Sport - Sky Channel 414, Virgin Media Channel 528: Warm-up and races – 08:00-15:00 BST
All MotoGP sessions can be watched live via Dorna Sports’ video pass subscription service.
Can you watch MotoGP in 2022 for free?
Highlights on free-to-air television will be shown on ITV4 in the UK at 20:00 BST on Monday.
Autosport also revealed that two races - the German and British GPs - will be shown live and free on ITV in 2022.
Comprehensive coverage of the 2022 MotoGP Italian Grand Prix can also be found on Autosport.com.
Who has the most MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix wins?
Valentino Rossi - 7 (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2016)
Jorge Lorenzo - (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018)
Marc Marquez - 2 (2014, 2019)
Fabio Quartararo - 1 (2020)
Miguel Oliveira - 2 (2021)
