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  • Moto2: Indian GP Pole Goes to Dixon

    Moto2: Indian GP Pole Goes to Dixon

    Jake Dixon took his second pole of the season at the inaugural Indian GP at the Buddh International Circuit on his final tour of the track. He is joined by championship leader Pedro Acosta and rookie Sergio Garcia on the front row.

    Following a lengthy rain delay, the Moto2 qualifying got underway with a drying track. All eyes were on Aron Canet in the first round of qualifying as he was the highest-placed rider in the championship having to go through Q1. He struggled with the change in conditions.

    All the riders went out to get an idea of the track conditions and slowly fast sectors began to be set.  Zonta van der Goorbergh was at the top of the timesheets with six minutes to go.

    The Dutch rider crashed at turn one with four minutes left to go causing a yellow flag, meaning the riders behind him had their lap times deleted. He was able to end the session at the top, progressing through to Q2.

    Darryn Binder, on his return from injury, was also riding well and was set to improve significantly but his lap time was deleted due to exceeding track limits. He did make it through to the second qualifying session, finishing Q1 in fourth place.

    Barry Baltus and Garcia were the other riders who progressed from Q1 to Q2.

    As soon as the pit lane opened for Q2, all the riders headed out and it was obvious who had already been out on the track with the riders that came through from Q1 setting the pace early on. The track was still not dry enough for slick tyres, so the riders all went out on wet tyres as there are no intermediate tyres in Moto2.

    After the first runs, Garcia was fastest from Tony Arbolino and van der Goorbergh. Arbolino had used van der Goorbergh as a marker which allowed him to follow the Dutchman’s line. But it wouldn’t stay that way for long as Binder made his way to first on the timesheet.

    The South African rider was only top momentarily as he was replaced by Acosta, who was replaced by Dixon as a flurry of riders improved their fastest lap times. Before the final runs, it was Garcia who was fastest in Q2.

    With the chequered flag out, the times continued to fall. Acosta took the pole position briefly, and all eyes were on Dixon as he completed the final few corners. Dixon was able to go slightly quicker than Acosta taking his second pole position of the season.

    The second row is populated by van der Goorbergh, Binder and Alonso Lopez. Championship contender Arbolino heads up the third row, joined by Joe Roberts and Somkiat Chantra. Celestino Vietti rounds out the top ten.

    Feature Image Credit: Aspar Team (@AsparTeam) on X (formerly Twitter)

    2023 INDIAN MOTO2 GRAND PRIX, BUDDH INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT – QUALIFYING RESULTS
    POS RIDER NAT TEAM BIKE TIME
    1 Jake Dixon GBR Inde GASGAS Aspar Team (Kalex) 2m 1.924s
    2 Pedro Acosta SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) 2m 1.956s
    3 Sergio Garcia SPA Pons Wegow Los40 (Kalex) 2m 2.192s
    4 Zonta Vd Goorbergh NED Fieten Olie Racing GP (Kalex) 2m 2.271s
    5 Darryn Binder RSA Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP (Kalex) 2m 2.602s
    6 Alonso Lopez SPA GT Trevisan SpeedUp (Boscoscuro) 2m 2.864s
    7 Tony Arbolino ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) 2m 2.958s
    8 Joe Roberts USA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 2m 3.262s
    9 Somkiat Chantra THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 2m 3.370s
    10 Celestino Vietti ITA Fantic Racing (Kalex) 2m 3.374s
    11 Marcos Ramirez SPA OnlyFans American Racing (Kalex) 2m 3.446s
    12 Sam Lowes GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) 2m 3.536s
    13 Barry Baltus BEL Fieten Olie Racing GP (Kalex) 2m 3.706s
    14 Jeremy Alcoba SPA QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 2m 4.208s
    15 Ai Ogura JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 2m 4.751s
    16 Manuel Gonzalez SPA Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 (Kalex) 2m 4.871s
    17 Filip Salac CZE QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 2m 5.123s
    18 Dennis Foggia ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 2m 5.352s
    19 Taiga Hada JPN Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (Kalex) 2m 3.263s
    20 Aron Canet SPA Pons Wegow Los40 (Kalex) 2m 3.322s
    21 Fermín Aldeguer SPA GT Trevisan SpeedUp (Boscoscuro) 2m 3.501s
    22 Rory Skinner GBR OnlyFans American Racing (Kalex) 2m 3.814s
    23 Bo Bendsneyder NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (Kalex) 2m 4.312s
    24 Kohta Nozane JPN Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 (Kalex) 2m 4.494s
    25 Sean Dylan Kelly USA Forward Team (Forward) 2m 4.727s
    26 Izan Guevara SPA Inde GASGAS Aspar Team (Kalex) 2m 5.015s
    27 Borja Gomez SPA Fantic Racing (Kalex) 2m 5.015s
    28 Alberto Surra ITA Forward Team (Forward) 2m 5.419s
    29 Albert Arenas SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) 2m 5.562s
  • MotoGP: Bezzecchi Takes First Ever Pole In India

    MotoGP: Bezzecchi Takes First Ever Pole In India

    Marco Bezzecchi takes the first ever MotoGP Pole Position at the Buddh International Circuit, and his third of the season, with the top ten riders being within one second of each other. He is joined by Jorge Martin and Pecco Bagnaia on the front row for both the Sprint and Main Races.

    The main shock in the paddock was to see both factory KTM riders, Jack Miller and Brad Binder, having to go through the first round of qualifying. However, neither of these two riders were able to progress through.

    Track conditions continued to improve during qualifying one with the best lap time constantly swapping between riders as they passed the finish line. After the second set of fast laps, Binder was at the top of the timesheets, followed by Raul Fernandez.

    Binder was replaced by Alex Marquez in the promotion places just before the Spaniard crashed at turn six. A. Marquez went to the medical centre and was sent to hospital for further checks. He has been declared unfit due to fractured ribs.

    Fernandez and A. Marquez were the riders who made it through to Q2.

    As soon as qualifying two started, all the fit riders headed out to get a feel of the track once more. The first set of runs were completed quickly, and Martin sat firmly at the top of the pile. The time he set was not faster than R. Fernandez’s time in Q1.

    Five minutes into the session, Marc Marquez crashed at turn three and was down in the middle of the track. Bagnaia had to take avoiding action to ensure that he did not hit the Spaniard or his Repsol Honda.

    Bezzecchi continued to lap at a rapid pace, but he was once again displaced by Martin at the head of the field.

    Marquez made it back to the pits and was able to head back out for the final four minutes of the session with the rest of the riders. Joan Mir set a quick lap time on his Repsol Honda, placing him in fourth place before other riders knocked him down the order.

    Bezzecchi set his fastest time, a 1:43.947, which gave him the all-time track record at the circuit.

    Bagnaia had a few wobbles on his final lap, but still improved, allowing him to join Bezzechi and Martin on the all Ducati front row.

    Luca Marini heads up the second row and is joined by the two Repsol Honda riders, Mir and M. Marquez.

    Johann Zarco leads the third row and is joined by fellow countryman Fabio Quartararo and Spaniard Maverick Vinales. Vinales’ teammate Aleix Espargaro rounded out the top ten.

    Feature Image Credit: @VR46RacingTeam on X (formerly Twitter) (https://twitter.com/VR46RacingTeam/status/1705232774561780087/photo/1)

    INDIAN MOTOGP, BUDDH INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT – FULL QUALIFYING RESULTS
    POS RIDER NAT TEAM TIME/DIFF
    1 Marco Bezzecchi ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) 1:43.947s
    2 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP23) +0.043s
    3 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP23) +0.256s
    4 Luca Marini ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) +0.268s
    5 Joan Mir SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.507s
    6 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.522s
    7 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP23) +0.568s
    8 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.777s
    9 Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) +0.794s
    10 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) +0.803s
    11 Raul Fernandez SPA RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) +1.247s
    12 Alex Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP22) No Time
    13 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA Gresini Ducati (GP22) 1:44.529s
    14 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) 1:44.651s
    15 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) 1:44.735s
    16 Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM (RC16) 1:45.030s
    17 Franco Morbidelli ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1:45.037s
    18 Augusto Fernandez SPA Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) 1:45.066s
    19 Miguel Oliveira POR RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) 1:45.375s
    20 Pol Espargaro SPA Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) 1:45.452s
    21 Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda (RC213V) 1:45.517s
    22 Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP23) 1:46.147s

     

  • MotoGP: Marvellous Martin takes Second Double

    MotoGP: Marvellous Martin takes Second Double

    Jorge Martin does the double for the second time this season after winning both the Sprint and Main Race in the same weekend. He was joined on the podium by Marco Bezzecchi and Francesco Bagnaia who suffered a horrific crash last weekend in Barceona.

    Martin got a great start from pole position and led from the front into the first corner. Bagnaia dropped down behind Bezzecchi off the start, but the factory Ducati rider was able to get past his compatriot around the outside of turn two.

    The Italian pair kept close behind Martin during the first lap and Bagnaia had a look into the final corner of the first lap and second corner of the second lap but was unable to get past.

    Brad Binder made his way past wildcard rider Dani Pedrosa on the second rider and the South African was also the fastest rider on the grid towards the start of the race and was even faster than the Ducati’s ahead of him on the track.

    Bezzecchi was able to get past Bagnaia once again on lap six. The Mooney VR46 Ducati rider ran wide and was unable to keep the position.

    The front four riders began to break away from Pedrosa and Bagnaia continued to trail the rear wheel of Martin, putting pressure on the Spaniard.

    On lap 8, Binder crashed out of fourth place at turn fourteen, leaving the leading group being Martin, Bezzecchi and Bagnaia.

    Two laps later, another KTM rider went out, this time Jack Miller after being involved in an incident with Michele Pirro. Fabio Di Giannantonio also got caught up in this incident but was able to continue following this.

    Joan Mir crashed at turn four on lap 11 and Pol Espargaro crashed at turn one on lap 16. That crash was the Tech3 GASGAS riders fifth crash of the weekend.

    By lap 17, Martin had begun to break away from the leading group and slowly extended his lead at the front. However, the Spaniard was given a track limits warning, meaning that if he exceeded them once more, he would need to take a long lap penalty. This would have dropped him out of the lead, so he made sure not to go over the white lines.

    Marc Marquez had a relatively quiet race but on lap 17, he started using Maverick Vinales as a marker around the track, looking for a chance to try and overtake the Aprilia Racing rider.

    Bagnaia was visibly struggling on the bike and on lap 19, Bezzechi passed him and Pedrosa gained 0.7s to him on the same lap. Pedrosa would have hoped to have found an opening to pass the Italian but was unable to.

    Martin increased his gap to Bezzechi to 2.335s on lap 21 and this was the largest gap during the race because the Italian rider started setting faster lap times.

    Miguel Olivera was able to pass M. Marquez at turn 8 on lap 22. On the same lap, Bagnaia ran wide at turn fourteen and Pedrosa closed the gap once more.

    The battle for seventh place started well before lap 25 but M. Marquez had to block Raul Fernandez and Luca Marini continuously. Marini did get past on the final lap but at the end of the race, M. Marquez had regained seventh.

    Jorge Martin stood on the top step of the podium for the second time of the season during the main race and closed the championship lead that third placed rider Francesco Bagnaia had over him. Third in the championship, Marco Bezzecchi also brought home a good haul of points for the Mooney VR46 Ducati team finishing the race in second.

    Wildcard rider Pedrosa was the highest placed KTM rider in third followed by Vinales and Olivera, both on Aprilia’s. M. Marquez finished in seventh place followed by Raul Fernandez, Luca Marini, and Johann Zarco.

    The final points positions were filled by Alex Marquez, Aleix Espargaro, Fabio Quartararo, Brad Binder and Franco Morbidelli.

    Feature Image Credit: Jorge Martin (@88jorgemartin) on X (formerly Twitter)

    2023 SAN MARINO MOTOGP, MISANO – RACE RESULTS
    POS RIDER NAT TEAM TIME/DIFF
    1 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP23) 41m 33.421s
    2 Marco Bezzecchi ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) +1.350s
    3 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP23) +3.812s
    4 Dani Pedrosa SPA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +4.481s
    5 Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) +10.510s
    6 Miguel Oliveira POR RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) +12.274s
    7 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +13.576s
    8 Raul Fernandez SPA RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) +14.091s
    9 Luca Marini ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) +14.982s
    10 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP23) +15.484s
    11 Alex Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP22) +15.702s
    12 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) +15.878s
    13 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +15.898s
    14 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +23.778s
    15 Franco Morbidelli ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +24.579s
    16 Augusto Fernandez SPA Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* +31.230s
    17 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA Gresini Ducati (GP22) +32.537s
    18 Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda (RC213V) +35.330s
    19 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +43.601s
      Pol Espargaro SPA Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) DNF
      Joan Mir SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) DNF
      Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM (RC16) DNF
      Michele Pirro ITA Aruba.it Ducati (GP23) DNF

     

  • Moto3: Misano Masterclass from Alonso!

    Moto3: Misano Masterclass from Alonso!

    Glorious sunshine today in San Marino and yet another glorious Moto3 race to match. Rookie teenager David Alonso took his 3rd victory in 4 Grand Prix’s here in Misano.

    The Colombian wonderkid Alonso clearly a title contender now and after a thrilling last lap, saw Alonso snatch the win from Leopard Racing’s Jaume Masia and KTMs Deniz Öncü to victory. 

    Image Credit: Aspar Team

    Image Credit: Aspar Team

    AS IT HAPPENED

    A great start from Ayumu Sasaki and took the lead into turn 1, but it was short lived as pole sitter Masia got by Sasaki on the brakes into turn 4. Front row starters Sasaki and Kaito Toba swapped places in the early parts of the opening lap only for Toba to go from 2nd to 5th on lap 1 as Diogo Moreira and David Alonso blasted by.

    It was the first front row start since 2019 for Kaito Toba, 51 races. Long overdue from the Japanese Squadra Corse rider.

     

    Masia was keen to get on with it in the early stages of the race and quickly pulled a gap to over a second to the chasing pack behind. The more the group fought and diced with other, the better it was for Masia in the opening stages. Masia just able to concentrate on his own race and mind his own business at the front.

    Coming to the end of lap 3, Öncü was now at the head of the pack and had a gap to Masia of 1.229 seconds to chase down. The group started to realise that the more they fought the better it was for Masia, so allowed Öncü to chase Masia down.

    Patience is rare in Moto3 and as Moreira set the fastest lap of the race, was up on the back wheel of Öncü and trying to get by. Both Öncü and Moreira gradually starting to reel Masia in.

    Meanwhile, Sasaki was being hounded by the young wonderkids Munoz and Alonso, but championship leader Daniel Holgado was 10th. Holgado seemingly not making much progress at the start of lap 6. A long way still to go in the San Marino Grand Prix but Holgado needed to get a move on soon.

    Lap 6 and Öncü was clearly dialled in now. Fastest lap of the race and Öncü  halved the gap to Masia in front on the opening two sectors of the lap. Masia only had a 0.280 seconds gap to Öncü in 2nd. Öncü was close enough on the final corner to try and go for the lead into turn 1 at the start of lap 7.

    A quarter of the race gone now and we had Masia leading with Öncü on his back wheel and just behind those two was Moreira. A lead group of 3 fighting it out for the win in the sunshine in Misano.

     

    Masia’s pace slowing brought the pack back together. At this point it looking more and more likely we will have a big group of riders soon all fighting for the win. Öncü gets it wrong dropping him back to the group with Sasaki and Alonso and Munoz in 3rd. Öncü with it all to do again to catch the leaders.

    Halfway through the race and after Masia’s early getaway we now have a lead group of 7 lead by Masia all interchanging positions especially at turn 4 which is a favourite spot for overtakes.

    Onto lap 11 now and coming out of turn 10 Masia makes a mistake and opens the door for the rest to come through. Öncü and Munoz don’t need a second invitation and pounce on Masia with Öncü now taking over the lead of the race with Munoz 2nd and Masia in 3rd.

    Through the fastest section of the track turns 11, 12 and 13, Masia chases down and gets by Munoz. A great overtake and Masia was eager to get back in the lead.

    With 8 laps to go Öncü was leading as Masia set the fastest lap of the race in 2nd, with Munoz 3rd. Holgado looked like his championship lead of 13pts was going to shrink in Misano as Holgado was currently in 11th place.

    7 laps left and the pace was heating up with Alonso setting the fastest lap of the race just as Öncü received a track limits warning mid way through the lap. Öncü lead from Masia 2nd, Alonso 3rd and Munoz 4th. This quartet of riders all still had a great opportunity to take the victory. Öncü now with his track limits warning had to be inch perfect for the remainder of the race.

    Munoz at the end of lap 15 on the last corner made a great move up the inside of Masia. Munoz now hunted down Öncü and we know after Öncü wiped out Munoz last weekend in Barcelona. Munoz would be looking for revenge in the final few laps to take the victory away from Öncü.

    Masia hadn’t given up though and through his favourite fast section of turns 11, 12 and 13 gets by Munoz and up into 2nd.

    With only a couple of laps left now in the race, Öncü lead with Masia close behind in 2nd. Alonso and Munoz needed to get up to the leaders if they still wanted to win the race.

    Öncü on the penultimate lap of the race resisted the pressure from Masia and Alonso as we headed into the last lap it could of been any of the top 3 to take the win. Munoz after a scare earlier settled for 4th.

    THE LAST LAP 

    Öncü lead into turn 1 as Alonso set the fastest lap of the race.  Alonso got by into 2nd place with only 6corners left of this San Marino Grand Prix.

    Onto the final few corners of the race, Masia went up the inside of Alonso just as Alonso ran wide. Masia then dove up the inside of Öncü. 3 of them side by side through turn 14. Masia managed to block Öncü to take a position but opened the door for Alonso to swoop into the lead and hold on to take the win in Misano. What a last lap and what a win for the Colombian wonderkid David Alonso. The 3rd victory in the last 4 races for Alonso and took this win by just +0.036 seconds to Masia in 2nd. Öncü taking 3rd.

    With Daniel Holgado finishing way down in 16th place, its set the championship alight. Only 21pts now separate the top 5 riders in the championship. With a brief break next week before we then set off to India. Sasaki, Masia, Öncü and now Alonso will all be thinking they can overtake Holgado and take championship glory.

    Image Credit: MotoGP

    Race Classification

    Image Credit: MotoGP

  • Moto2: Spectacular Acosta Wins Again

    Moto2: Spectacular Acosta Wins Again

    Pedro Acosta wins the San Marino Grand Prix ahead of Celestino Vietti and Alonso Lopez. Acosta finished the race with a lead of 6.3 seconds and extended his championship lead by 12 points. Tony Arbolino, his closest championship rival, finished the race in fourth place after starting in ninth.

    Vietti and Manuel Gonzalez had a good start from the front row, but Acosta took the lead into the first corner and didn’t look back from there. All the riders made it through the first corners without any issues. Aron Canet made up one place to third place at turn three.

    Although he had a good start, Gonzalez had dropped down to fifth place by the end of the first lap. Filip Salac gained four places on the first tour of the circuit to cross the line in sixth place. This pair started to compete for fifth place.

    Teammates Arbolino and Sam Lowes were battling with each other for space on the track with the Italian coming out on top and matching the race leader for lap times.

    Senna Aigus crashed on the third lap causing a yellow flag in the second sector. Vietti and Canet started to work together, following the yellow flag, to catch up with Acosta with all three of these riders setting lap times in the one minute 36 second ballpark.

    Arbolino successfully got past Salac for sixth place on the road on lap four just before another yellow flag came out due to Dennis Foggia and Zonta van der Goorbergh crashing in sector 4.

    At the front of the field, Acosta continued to set fastest lap after fastest lap and kept increasing the gap to the chasing field behind him.

    Further down the field, Somkiat Chantra and Joe Roberts were fighting for ninth place.

    On lap 9, Aron Canet crashed out of third place at turn fourteen causing another yellow flag. On the same lap, Vietti set the fastest lap to attempt to close the gap to the leading rider.

    Rory Skinner had to retire the bike on lap 11 and pulled into the pits.

    Arbolino had started to close the gap to Gonzalez but had a wobble on lap 12 after going too high on the kerb through turn six and lost all the progress he had made.

    Lopez had the front two riders in his sights but was 4.5 seconds behind them coming into lap thirteen and would struggle to catch them up, especially with Acosta’s pace.

    Fermin Aldeguer had a race to forget after crashing at turn two on lap fifteen and on the following lap Lowes crashed at turn one.

    Arbolino caught up to the back of Gonzalez once again and got past the Spaniard to take fourth place. Immediately, the Italian rider started to catch up to Lopez ahead of him.

    By lap 17, Acosta had a lead of just over two second and by the end, the race lead extended to 6.3 seconds. Vietti and Lopez completed the podium followed by Arbolino and Ogura. Chantra had a good race finishing in sixth place ahead of Gonzalez who started on the front row.

    Roberts had his second best finish of the season in eighth place ahead of Salac and Pasini who rounded out the top ten. The rest of the points scorers were Sergio Garcia, Jake Dixon, Bo Bendsneyder, Marcos Ramirez and Barry Baltus.

    Feature Image Credit: Pedro Acosta (@37_pedroacosta on X (formerly Twitter))

    SAN MARINO MOTO2 GRAND PRIX, MISANO – RACE RESULTS
    POS RIDER NAT TEAM BIKE TIME
    1 Pedro Acosta SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) 35m 30.145s
    2 Celestino Vietti ITA Fantic Racing (Kalex) 35m 36.450s
    3 Alonso Lopez SPA +Ego SpeedUp (Boscoscuro) 35m 40.134s
    4 Tony Arbolino ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) 35m 41.489s
    5 Ai Ogura JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 35m 42.587s
    6 Somkiat Chantra THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 35m 43.305s
    7 Manuel Gonzalez SPA Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 (Kalex) 35m 44.052s
    8 Joe Roberts USA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 35m 50.495s
    9 Filip Salac CZE QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 35m 50.668s
    10 Mattia Pasini ITA Fieten Olie Racing GP (Kalex) 35m 51.904s
    11 Sergio Garcia SPA Pons Wegow Los40 (Kalex) 35m 52.134s
    12 Jake Dixon GBR Inde GASGAS Aspar Team (Kalex) 35m 53.045s
    13 Bo Bendsneyder NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (Kalex) 35m 53.892s
    14 Marcos Ramirez SPA OnlyFans American Racing (Kalex) 36m 0.432s
    15 Barry Baltus BEL Fieten Olie Racing GP (Kalex) 36m 2.692s
    16 Jeremy Alcoba SPA QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 36m 8.818s
    17 Alberto Surra ITA Forward Team (Forward) 36m 16.174s
    18 Borja Gomez SPA Fantic Racing (Kalex) 36m 21.491s
    19 Taiga Hada JPN Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (Kalex) 36m 22.861s
    20 Sean Dylan Kelly USA Forward Team (Forward) 36m 25.353s
    21 Kohta Nozane JPN Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 (Kalex) 36m 25.475s
      Lukas Tulovic GER Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP (Kalex) DNF
      Izan Guevara SPA Inde GASGAS Aspar Team (Kalex) DNF
      Sam Lowes GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) DNF
      Fermín Aldeguer SPA +Ego SpeedUp (Boscoscuro) DNF
      Rory Skinner GBR OnlyFans American Racing (Kalex) DNF
      Aron Canet SPA Pons Wegow Los40 (Kalex) DNF
      Dennis Foggia ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) DNF
      Zonta Vd Goorbergh NED Fieten Olie Racing GP (Kalex) DNF
      Senna Agius AUS Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP (Kalex) DNF

     

  • Moto2: Vietti Takes Second Pole of Season at Misano

    Moto2: Vietti Takes Second Pole of Season at Misano

    Celestino Vietti took his first pole since the third round of the season followed by championship leader Pedro Acosta and Manuel Gonzalez. Acosta’s closest championship rival, Tony Arbolino, was only able to qualify in ninth place and will need to make up places in the race tomorrow to close the championship gap.

    Arbolino had to go through the first round of qualifying once again after his combined practice time was not fast enough for him to be automatically placed into the second session. Bo Bendsneyder finished the first qualifying session in first place, a position he held after the first set of flying laps.

    Gonzalez also went through the first qualifying session and finished just behind Arbolino in third. The final rider to go through was Zonta van der Goorbergh.

    The second qualifying session got underway without any issues and following the first flying laps Gonzalez was at the top of the timesheet followed by Vietti and Mattia Pasini.  Jake Dixon and Acosta only ran installation laps in the first half of the session, meaning that they did not have a representative lap time and they sat towards the bottom of the times.

    Ai Ogura had been quick all throughout the weekend and all eyes had been on the Japanese rider. Midway through the session, he sat at tenth on the timesheet.

    Sam Lowes set a good time to bring himself up to fourth place but was dropped down the order when Acosta put in the fastest time of the session, 0.133 seconds faster than Gonzaez.

    Joe Roberts also dropped Lowes down the leaderboard when he went into fourth place.

    After setting a fast time at the start of the session, Pasini crashed causing yellow flags in the second sector. This meant that many laps were cancelled including a fast time for Acosta. Dixon also had a lap time deleted, but this was due to a track limits warning.

    On the following lap, Alonso Lopez crashed causing another yellow flag, this time in sectors two and three. This meant that Dixon and Vietti, amongst other riders, had their times deleted. Acosta did improve on his lap time, but this was also deleted due to the yellow flag.

    As the chequered flag flew, Aron Canet came across the line to put his bike into fourth place. He was visibly pleased with the lap time and will be starting the race at the head of the second row.

    Vietti came across the line and went to the top of the timesheet by 8 hundredths of a second ahead of Acosta. The Spaniard was on course to set a fast lap time but encountered traffic during his final lap and was unable to improve on his time. Gonzalez joins Vietti and Acosta on the front row.

    After crashing earlier in the session, Pasini and Lopez join Canet on the second row. Roberts heads up the third row with Sam Lowes and Arbolino. Filip Salac rounds out the top ten.

    Dixon crashed towards the end of the session and was only able to set a time fast enough to qualify in fourteenth place.

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    2023 SAN MARINO MOTO2 GRAND PRIX, MISANO – QUALIFYING RESULTS
    POS RIDER NAT TEAM BIKE TIME
    1 Celestino Vietti ITA Fantic Racing (Kalex) 1m 36.201s
    2 Pedro Acosta SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) 1m 36.281s
    3 Manuel Gonzalez SPA Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 (Kalex) 1m 36.421s
    4 Aron Canet SPA Pons Wegow Los40 (Kalex) 1m 36.424s
    5 Mattia Pasini ITA Fieten Olie Racing GP (Kalex) 1m 36.484s
    6 Alonso Lopez SPA +Ego SpeedUp (Boscoscuro) 1m 36.487s
    7 Joe Roberts USA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 36.534s
    8 Sam Lowes GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 36.541s
    9 Tony Arbolino ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 36.559s
    10 Filip Salac CZE QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 36.639s
    11 Somkiat Chantra THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 36.649s
    12 Zonta Vd Goorbergh NED Fieten Olie Racing GP (Kalex) 1m 36.722s
    13 Ai Ogura JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 36.816s
    14 Jake Dixon GBR Inde GASGAS Aspar Team (Kalex) 1m 36.889s
    15 Bo Bendsneyder NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (Kalex) 1m 36.919s
    16 Marcos Ramirez SPA OnlyFans American Racing (Kalex) 1m 37.207s
    17 Barry Baltus BEL Fieten Olie Rac (Kalex) 1m 37.215s
    18 Jeremy Alcoba SPA QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 37.245s
    19 Izan Guevara SPA Inde GASGAS Aspar Team (Kalex) 1m 36.859s
    20 Senna Agius AUS Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 36.967s
    21 Fermín Aldeguer SPA +Ego SpeedUp (Boscoscuro) 1m 36.992s
    22 Sergio Garcia SPA Pons Wegow Los40 (Kalex) 1m 37.015s
    23 Dennis Foggia ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 37.051s
    24 Alberto Surra ITA Forward Team (Forward) 1m 37.415s
    25 Lukas Tulovic GER Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 37.621s
    26 Rory Skinner GBR OnlyFans American Racing (Kalex) 1m 37.701s
    27 Kohta Nozane JPN Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 (Kalex) 1m 37.867s
    28 Borja Gomez SPA Fantic Racing (Kalex) 1m 37.917s
    29 Sean Dylan Kelly USA Forward Team (Forward) 1m 37.923s
    30 Taiga Hada JPN Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team (Kalex) 1m 38.126s

     

     

  • Moto3: Pole for Masia in Misano

    Moto3: Pole for Masia in Misano

    Jaume Masia stormed to pole position today in Misano, increasing pressure on championship leader Daniel Holgado, with the championship lead halved to just 13 points after last weekend in Catalunya.

    Ayumu Sasaki managed to rescue his qualifying and starts alongside Masia on the front row in 2nd. The Husqvarna rider crashed at the start of the Q2 session. Kaito Toba had the qualifying session of his season, as the Squadra Corse rider qualified in 3rd completing the front row of the grid.

    With main title contenders Masia, Sasaki and Deniz Öncü all starting in front of Holgado. Everything is in place for another crazy Moto3 classic on Sunday.

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    Image Credit: Leopard Racing

    AS IT HAPPENED

    Qualifying 1

    Championship leader Daniel Holgado was in the Q1 session after being unable to string a good lap time together so far this weekend.

    David Munoz lit up sector 2 and crashed out at the start of the session. Munoz went up the inside of Ogden and into a high side crash. Fortunately Munoz seemed ok and we know Munoz doesn’t mind racing from the back. In the race on a Sunday, you can guarantee to see Munoz fighting his way through the pack.

    Early leaders in the Q1 session were Holgado top with Matteo Bertelle 2nd, Xavi Artigas 3rd and David Salvador in 4th.

    Riccardo Rossi breaking into the top 4 just before everyone headed back into the pits for new tyres for the remainder of the session.

    Holgado keen to get on with it and now on track putting in the work to get through to Q2. Holgado going over half a second clear to the rest of the field on his second go at getting through to Q2. A time of 1:42.467 to top the session, a fantastic time set from Holgado.

    Munoz back on his spare bike at the end of the session managed to scrape 4th and get into Q2. Heroic from Munoz getting into Q2, after toppling over only moments before.

    Qualifying 2

    After being quickest this morning KTM rider Deniz Öncü will be gunning for pole in this Q2 session.

    Ayumu Sasaki crashed out in sector 4 on his out lap. A disastrous start for Sasaki to this session. Sasaki ok in the crash but this was the last thing Sasaki need with the fight for the championship heating up at the minute.

    Toba the first to cross the line and set the first flying lap of the session. Quickly topped by Munoz and then followed by Masia. Masia quickest in both of the Friday practice sessions, only just to be topped by Öncü in this mornings session.

    10mins remaining of the session and the next set of flying laps are coming through. Masia tops the session followed by Munoz and Holgado currently locking out the front row.

    Öncü now with red sectors in 2 and 3 and comes through to set the quickest time of the session only to be pipped straight away by Diogo Moreira. Moreira clearly on a high and full of confidence after his deal this week promoting him to Moto2 for next season.

    As both GASGAS Aspar team riders Ryusei Yamanaka and David Alonso head back into the pits, Masia comes across the line but unable to knock Moreira off the top spot. Moreira sitting at the top a tenth clear to Masia in 2nd with Öncü 3rd. Holgado dropped down to 6th at this stage with 6mins remaining of the qualifying session.

    Sasaki back out onto the track now and with the spare bike, managed to get up to 6th place on his first flying lap. Sasaki determined to recover as much as possible after crashing only a few mins earlier in the session.

    The last flying laps now Toba out of nowhere topped Moreira at the top. Sasaki then quickest but only for a few moments as Masia come by and blown Sasaki’s time away by over 2 tenths of a second.  The rest of the swarm of riders still come through but didn’t look like the rest of the field will be challenging for pole position.

    Pole position for Masia for the San Marino Grand Prix. Exactly what Masia would of dreamt of last night as the championship battle is heating up in Moto3.

    Classification 

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  • MotoGP: Martin Misano Masterclass

    MotoGP: Martin Misano Masterclass

    Jorge Martin was on fire today in Misano. Not only setting a new all time lap record around this Misano circuit but annihilating the field in a fantastic qualifying session. A session that sent a clear message to title rivals Pecco Bagnaia and Marco Bezzecchi that The Martinator is doing all he can in the fight for the world championship this season.

    The top 3 title rivals all on the front row for the Tissot Sprint race and main Grand Prix tomorrow. Both Pecco and Bezzecchi are still suffering from injuries this weekend. Can Martin now take advantage of this and win both races this weekend?

     

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    AS IT HAPPENED

    Qualifying 1

    Last weekends winner in Catalunya, Aleix Espargaro was a surprise name in Q1 and was keen to get going. KTMs Jack Miller after a shocking practice session was also in Q1 with a lot of work to do.

    Both factory Yamaha’s Quartararo and Morbidelli swapped places at the top of the timings early on in the session and just as Pol Espargaro on the GASGAS split them at the top of the timings, Pol’s left front tucked underneath him and crashed out at turn 2. Pol ok though and sprinted back to the pits for the spare bike.

    10mins left of the session and the riders come through setting their next set of flying laps. Miguel Oliveira now at the top with Fabio 2nd. Aleix still yet to set a fast time on the factory Aprilia.

    The riders headed back into the pits to make some last minute adjustments and got some fresh boots on for the remaining few mins of the session. Aleix and Miller still with a lot of work to do here and under a lot of pressure to get through to Q2.

    With 2mins remaining we had a 2nd crash of the session for Pol Espargaro at turn 13, Miguel top of the timings and a stunning lap from Stefan Bradl pushes himself up to 2nd.

    Aleix Espargaro plucks a time out of nowhere and puts himself fastest. Zarco unable to get through but had one last lap to get to get a time crossing the line with a few seconds left in the session

    Fabio on the factory Yamaha just missed out on a Q2 place, with Miguel topping the timings at the end of the session. Both Aprilia’s 1-2 in Q1 with Oliveira and Espargaro going through to Q2.

    Jack Miller will be starting way down in 18th place for the Tissot Sprint and the main race tomorrow. A disastrous weekend here for Miller in Misano so far.

    Qualifying 2

    As the riders head out for Q2 its VR46s Bezzecchi leading the way to start the first flying lap of the session.

    As the lap times started to come through in the early stages of the Q2 session, KTMs Brad Binder sat atop the timings with Martin 2nd, followed closely by this weekends wildcard and legend Dani Pedrosa. Pedrosa showing everyone that class is permanent.

    The next set of flying laps come through and after setting the all time lap record yesterday, Bezzecchi now sits on provisional pole with Martin moving to 2nd. Both pushing as hard as they can to take pole position here in for the San Marino Grand Prix.

    Reigning world champion Pecco Bagnaia, after round the clock physio and treatment from last weekend’s horrific crash, moves up to 4th. Pecco used every ounce of grit and determination, with a dash of adrenaline, to drag himself through this weekend’s qualifying session.

    Martin now back to the top with a 1:30.832 setting a new all time lap record beating the time set by Bezzecchi yesterday in practice.

    Riders headed back to the pits for the last minute changes for the last 6mins of the session. Pecco was the first out of the pits, leading the pack onto the track to battle for pole position.

    The riders then come through setting the times and Jorge Martin smashes his all time lap record now with provisional pole time set at 1:30.390. Pedrosa clearly a Misano specialist, put himself onto the front row briefly, but in the end topped by championship protagonists Bezzecchi and Pecco as they come through taking to 2nd and 3rd. Pecco at one point had everyone watching in disbelief as at one point he was on target during his last flying lap to take pole position.

    An incredible qualifying session here in Misano. One of the best pole position laps we have witnessed for some time. A masterclass in Misano from the The Martinator Martin!

    Starting Grid 

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  • MotoGP: The Martinator Sprints to victory in Misano

    MotoGP: The Martinator Sprints to victory in Misano

    Jorge Martin continued his great form from this morning with a dominant win in this afternoon’s Tissot Sprint race. Championship rival Marco Bezzecchi finished 2nd and reigning world champ Pecco Bagnaia finished in 3rd.

    Both Bezzecchi and Pecco carrying injuries into this weekend from last weekend in Barcelona, both using all of the painkillers and adrenaline they could get a hold of to get through the sprint race today. Heroic performances from both riders.

    Pecco fended off legend Dani Pedrosa and late charging Brad Binder at the end of the sprint, both KTM riders tried all they could to get by Pecco in the closing laps of the race. With his title rivals not at 100%, can Martin capitalise on this and win the main grand prix tomorrow? When Martin is in this kind of form, its hard to imagine any rider being able to stop The Martinator. 

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    Image Credit: MotoGP

    AS IT HAPPENED

    Martin got off the line and off to a great start leading into turn 1. Pecco close in behind Martin through turns 2 and 3 with a gap already to Bezzecchi 3rd who was leading the rest of the group behind.

    Pedrosa managing to get up the inside of Maverick Viñales into4th with Pol Espargaro up 6 places on the opening lap. A great start given the KTM GASGAS rider crashed twice this morning.

     

    Onto the second lap the stand out overtake of the race happened as Binder went up the inside of both Luca Marini and Aleix Espargaro in one corner, up into 6th place. Binder was determined to catch those in front before its too late. The lead group of 4 already pulling away from the rest of the field now forming a gap at the front. Martin leading from Bezzecchi now up to 2nd pulling away from Pecco and Pedrosa 3rd and 4th.

     

    Over the next few laps, the VR46 star Bezzecchi tried all he could to catch Martin ahead, losing it at one point at turn 16, gifting half a second back to Martin who controlled the race at the front throughout.

    Binder eager to carry on the charge to the front was in a great battle for 5th place with Viñales and Marini. Eventually Binder coming out on top and keen to press on to catch the wildcard Pedrosa and Pecco battling for 3rd ahead of him.

    Aleix Espargaro at this point was unable to keep pace with the battle in front eventually settling in 8th place. Aleix will be hoping for better tomorrow given he won the race last time out in Catalunya.

    Moving into the final stages of the Tissot Sprint and Martin maintained his gap to Bezzecchi controlling the race from the front. Pedrosa was closing up behind the injured Pecco , ever keen to try and get onto the podium with only a few laps to go.

    Just as Pedrosa was closing onto the back wheel of Pecco, Pecco responded putting his personal best lap time of the race so far. An incredible performance here with the pain he must be suffering after the horrific crash last weekend in Barcelona. Its nothing short of a miracle that Pecco is here competing this weekend.

    Lap 11 of 13 now and as Pecco runs wide Pedrosa is right up behind Pecco with 2 laps to go. The first two places were sown up at this point, as Martin was over a second ahead of Bezzecchi in 2nd. Almost every rider in the field was on the brink of a long lap penalty, as Binder closed in on the Pedrosa and Pecco battle for 3rd.

    Last lap now and the KTMs of Pedrosa and Binder are right up behind Pecco as Pecco is still resisting this charge hanging onto 3rd.

    Into turns 11, 12 and 13 the factory Ducati just glides through with ease as Pecco creates just enough of a gap to keep 3rd place.

    Jorge Martin takes the chequered flag and wins the Tissot Sprint with a commanding and faultless performance. VR46 star man Bezzecchi takes a well deserved 2nd and a superb performance given the pain Bezzecchi must be in with the carrying hand injury.

    Race Classification

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  • MotoGP: Espargaro Takes the Double In Catalunya

    MotoGP: Espargaro Takes the Double In Catalunya

    After last year’s counting error that saw Aleix Espargaro celebrate too early and lose the victory, it was redemption day for the Aprilia rider as he finally claimed victory at his home race. Espargaro was riding high from victory in Saturday’s sprint race and pulled off nearly the exact same move to take the lead of the race with only 3 laps remaining.

    Despite leading the first 20 laps of the race, Maverick Vinales came home in 2nd. However, it wasn’t a difficult result as he celebrated giving Aprilia their first ever 1-2 finish.

    Jorge Martin rounded out the podium finishers, coming home in 3rd, after a positive day for the Pramac team.

    The day was not without drama – an early red flag was waved after multiple riders crashed at turn 1. The domino-effect incident saw Enea Bastianini, Johann Zarco, Alex Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio all in the gravel before completing a single corner.

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    Moments later, our reigning champion and current championship leader, Pecco Bagnaia faced a huge highside which left him stranded in the middle of the track. Brad Binder, unable to avoid him, scarily ran over the Italian’s legs and left him writhing around in pain.

    Both Bagnaia and Bastianini were taken to hospital and post-race statements followed. Bagnaia has luckily escaped with very minor injuries and Bastianini suffered a fracture to his ankle and hand.

    AS IT HAPPENED

    As the lights went out at the start of the race, it was a good start for Pecco Bagnaia who was able remain at the front of the pack after starting on pole. However, it was a poor start for Aleix Espargaro who was quickly lost in the field and going backwards.

    Enea Bastianini enjoyed a positive start but, as he made his way up the inside of turn 1, he crashed in to the side of Johann Zarco and caused a domino effect. Zarco then crashed in to Alex Marquez, who crashed in to Marco Bezzecchi, who crashed in to Fabio Di Giannantonio.

    Whilst those riders were in the gravel at the outside of turn 1, Bagnaia faced an enormous highside and landed in the middle of the track. Brad Binder was unable to avoid the stranded champion and, in a scary moment, ran over Bagnaia’s legs.

    The red flag was quickly waved and the amazing medical team were instantly on the scene. Bagnaia spent some time receiving treatment on the track, before being taken to the medical centre and then the local hospital. Bastianini was also injured and took a trip to the hospital for further checks.

    Now, with just 23 laps to race, the riders made their way back on to the grid. Luckily, all other riders were able to make it back to the garages under their own steam which allowed them to rejoin the race when it restarted 20 minutes later. Only Bagnaia and Bastianini were missing.

    As the lights went out for the second time, Espargaro had a much better start this time away and managed to lead the pack through a clean, drama-free first corner. It was also a positive start for Jorge Martin, who leapt from 5th to 3rd, and Jack Miller, who leapt from 12th to 5th.

    However, but turn 2, his Aprilia teammate snatched away the lead and Vinales took over at the front of the pack. Martin’s positive race start continued as he made his way past Espargaro and in to 2nd.

    Before lap 1 ended, Pol Espargaro was forced to retire with mechanical failure.

    Meanwhile, his brother was trying to make moves to regain 2nd place from Martin. He was right on the tail of the Pramac rider but wasn’t able to make anything stick. That was until lap 3 when he pulled up the inside of Martin at turn 10. By turn 12, he had made his way past and was in 2nd place, chasing down his teammate in the lead. It wouldn’t be an easy task as Vinales set the fastest lap in response.

    On lap 4, Miguel Oliveira made his way past Martin for 3rd, making in an Aprilia 1-2-3!

    On the same lap, Binder was forced to retire with technical problems. It was suspected that he had laid down a lot of oil prior to the red flag so it seemed to be a persistent issue for his KTM.

    Riders up and down the grid were now settling in to their race and Vinales was slowly pulling our a lead ahead of the chasing pack. By lap 5, he was 0.3 seconds ahead for Espargaro, who was in turn a further 0.5 seconds ahead of Oliveira.

    There was action further down the grid with Augusto Fernandez battling with Marc Marquez for 10th place, and Alex Marquez battling with Jack Miller for 6th.

    On lap 10, Oliveira lost out on a podium place to Martin, but was able to stay close on his tail. He clearly wasn’t giving up easily, having worked so hard in the early stages.

    On the same lap, we had our third rieder retire with mechanical problems – this time is was Raul Fernandez who was limping to the pits after just enjoying a battle with Marc Marquez for 11th.

    At the halfway point, with 12 laps completed, Vinales now had a 1.2 second lead over Espargaro, who then had a 2 second gap over Martin. It was at this point that Espargaro seemed to wake up and was suddenly chasing down his teammate at a rapid pace.

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    By lap 15, thanks to lapping faster than his teammate, Espargaro had now cut the gap down to 0.5 seconds. On lap 18, with just 6 laps to go, Espargaro was finally on his tail.

    Espargaro waited patiently and, on lap 20, he came up alongside Vinales on the start-finish straight. The Aprilia pair almost came together at turn 1 and Vinales went wide. That instantly gave Espargaro the space he needed to check out at the front of the field. With only 3 laps left, there was nothing Vinales could do to close the gap.

    It ended up being a comfortable victory for Espargaro who was already on a high from winning Saturday’s sprint race!

    FULL RESULTS
    1st Aleix Espargaro Aprilia
    2nd Maverick Vinales Aprilia
    3rd Jorge Martin Prima Pramac
    4th Johann Zarco Prima Pramac
    5th Miguel Oliveira CryptoDATA RNF
    6th Alex Marquez Gresini
    7th Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
    8th Jack Miller Red Bull KTM
    9th Augusto Fernandez GASGAS Tech3
    10th Rabio Di Giannantonio Gresini
    11th Luca Marini Mooney VR46
    12th Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46
    13th Marc Marquez Repsol Honda
    14th Franco Morbidelli Yamaha
    15th Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda
    16th Iker Lecuona LCR Honda
    17th Joan Mir Repsol Honda

    DNF: Raul Fernadez (CryptoDATA RNF), Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM), Pol Espargaro (GASGAS Tech3), Enea Bastianini (Ducati), Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati)

    CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
    1st Pecco Bagnaia 260 points
    2nd Jorge Martin 210 points
    3rd Marco Bezzecchi 189 points
    4th Brad Binder 166 points
    5th Aleix Espargaro 154 points

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