MotoGP™ – Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) dances to a magical wet weather win in Mandalika.

Rins and Zarco got the better of Quartararo, but they faced a 2.4s gap to Miller and Oliveira. The latter carved his way past the Ducati of Miller at Turn 12 on Lap 6 to retake the lead, with Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) somehow staying on his GP22 after a huge moment going into Turn 1. The Italian was down to P12 behind Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), with Championship leader Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) P20 from fifth on the grid – and struggling.

Having just got the better of Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) for P7, Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) caught one of the puddles at Turn 1, and unlike Ducati counterpart Bagnaia, there was no saving a crash for Martin. The 2021 Rookie of the Year was down, out, but thankfully ok. Meanwhile, Oliveira had stretched his lead to 1.6s. Miller was second, Rins third, Zarco fourth, and Quartararo fifth with 12 laps to go.

At half race distance, Zarco was the quickest rider on track. A quality move followed on Rins at Turn 12 for P3, and Miller wasn’t far up the road. Oliveira, however, was. 3.5s was now the Portuguese star’s advantage heading into the second half of the race. Zarco was looking desperate to pass Miller, while just behind, Quartararo had found some great rhythm. El Diablo was back into P3 with five laps to go, as he and fellow Frenchman Zarco scrapped away.

The last lap was completed without worry for Oliveira. An absolutely stunning performance at a rain-drenched Pertamina Mandalika Circuit to claim victory for the first time since the 2021 Catalan GP. Quartararo picked up a phenomenal P2 that will feel like a win for the Frenchman, and it’s a return to the rostrum for the first time since Barcelona 2021 for Zarco in P3.

Miller, always strong in the wet, takes home a hard-earned P4, with Rins doing well to claim P5. P6 for Mir, having started from P18, is also a job well done for the 2020 World Champion. Morbidelli was a very lonely P7 despite his three-place grid penalty, as we witnessed an almighty battle for P8.

It was won in the end by Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), but 1.1s behind the South African was Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) in P12. Between them came Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) in ninth, the unbelievable, probably star of the day Darryn Binder (WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team) in P10 – who was by far the fastest rookie – and World Championship leader Bastianini.

Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) was also in that battle and picked up P13, Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) was 14^th with Bagnaia slipping to a disappointing P15 – that’s one point from the opening two races for one of the pre-season title favourites.

Andrea Dovizioso (WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team) was the only other non-finisher alongside Martin, the Italian encountered some sort of issue with his YZR-M1.

Well, it’s safe to say the Indonesia GP was full of action. Oliveira goes home with the race-winning trophy, Bastianini remains the title leader, and there’s only 10 points between the top nine heading to Argentina for Round 3.

Top 10:
1. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)
2. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 2.205
3. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) + 3.158
4. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 5.663
5. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 7.044
6. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 7.832
7. Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) + 21.115
8. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 32.586
9. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) + 32.586
10. Darryn Binder (WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team) + 32.901.

Pertamina grand prix of Indonesia

MotoGP™ RAC Classification 2022

1	25	88 Miguel Oliveira	PT	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	154.2	33’27.2230
2	20	20 Fabio Quartararo	FR	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™	Yamaha	154.1	+2.205
3	16	5 Johann Zarco	FR	Pramac Racing	Ducati	154	+3.158
4	13	43 Jack Miller	AU	Ducati Lenovo Team	Ducati	153.8	+5.663
5	11	42 Alex Rins	ES	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	153.7	+7.044
6	10	36 Joan Mir	ES	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	153.6	+7.832
7	9	21 Franco Morbidelli	IT	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™	Yamaha	152.6	+21.115
8	8	33 Brad Binder	ZA	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	151.8	+32.413
9	7	41 Aleix Espargaro	ES	Aprilia Racing	Aprilia	151.8	+32.586
10	6	40 Darryn Binder	ZA	WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team	Yamaha	151.7	+32.901
11	5	23 Enea Bastianini	IT	Gresini Racing MotoGP™	Ducati	151.7	+33.116
12	4	44 Pol Espargaro	ES	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	151.7	+33.599
13	3	73 Alex Marquez	ES	LCR Honda Castrol	Honda	151.7	+33.735
14	2	10 Luca Marini	IT	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	Ducati	151.6	+34.991
15	1	63 Francesco Bagnaia	IT	Ducati Lenovo Team	Ducati	151.5	+35.763
16		12 Maverick Viñales	ES	Aprilia Racing	Aprilia	151.4	+37.397
17		25 Raul Fernandez	ES	Tech3 KTM Factory Racing	KTM	151.1	+41.975
18		49 Fabio Di Giannantonio	IT	Gresini Racing MotoGP™	Ducati	150.6	+47.915
19		30 Takaaki Nakagami	JP	LCR Honda IDEMITSU	Honda	150.5	+49.471
20		72 Marco Bezzecchi	IT	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	Ducati	150.5	+49.473
21		87 Remy Gardner	AU	Tech3 KTM Factory Racing	KTM	150	+55.964

Non-classified riders

		89 Jorge Martin	ES	Pramac Racing	Ducati	150.2	7 Laps
		4 Andrea Dovizioso	IT	WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team	Yamaha	148.2	6 Laps