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Jake Dixon became the first British rider to win on home soil since 2015 after beating Aron Canet in a straight duel in the Moto2 race at Silverstone.

Fantic Racing’s Canet had been leading the race since he passed polesitter Ai Ogura at Stowe on the opening lap, with Dixon biding his time in second after demoting Ogura at Brooklands on lap 2.

The two riders were in a class apart from the rest of the field, pulling more than seven seconds clear of the rest of the pack in the 17-lap contest at Silverstone.

Canet started the final lap at the front but CFMoto rider Dixon timed his race-winning pass to absolute perfection, throwing his Kalex up the inside into Abbey to claim the lead.

Canet tried his best to retaliate over the remainder of the lap, but Dixon held on by 0.177s to celebrate his first victory of the year in the intermediate class and the third of his career.

The final place on the podium went to Ajo’s Celestino Vietti, while MT Helmets — MSi rider Sergio Garcia completed a remarkable recovery from 16th on the grid to finish fourth and extend his lead in the championship.

Garcia had dropped down to 24th place after being held up at Abbey on the opening lap, but the Spanish rider quickly carved his way through the field and was running inside the top 10 by lap 7.

He even briefly snatched third place on lap 15 with a move on Manuel Gonzalez into Stowe, but was demoted to fourth by Vietti on the penultimate tour.

Garcia’s charge up the order was made easier by two of his closest title rivals hitting trouble. American Racing Teams’ Joe Roberts had a high-speed crash at Farm on lap seven, while Ogura only went backwards after starting from pole, dropping to 14th at the finish.

MotoGP-bound Fermin Aldeguer, fourth in the championship coming to Silverstone, also had a race to forget on the SpeedUp bike en route to 12th place.

Moto2 British GP — Race results

Ivan Ortola, MT Helmets MSI

Ivan Ortola, MT Helmets MSI

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MT Helmets — MSi rider Ivan Ortola pulled off a last-lap move to take a stunning victory on his 20th birthday in the Moto3 race at Silverstone.

Almost a dozen riders were part of the lead group that ran nose-to-tail in the 15-lap contest on Sunday, although only five had a realistic chance of victory.

Initially, the race appeared to be a three-way fight between polesitter Ortola, Boe Motorsports’ Joel Kelso and Tech3’s Daniel Holgado, who had made a rapid getaway from eighth on the grid.

The trio continued to squabble among themselves and trade the top spot for the majority of the race, before championship leader rider David Alonso (CFMoto) and Collin Veijer joined the fight for victory in the final five laps.

Veijer started the final lap of the race at the front, having made a brilliant pass at the end of the Hangar straight on the previous tour.

But Ortola then overtook Alonso into Copse to claim second, before completing an unlikely move on Veijer going into Maggots to take victory by just 0.123s — despite running wide into Club.

Alonso also managed to barge his way past Veijer at Maggots to finish second, limiting the points loss in the title fight with Ortola. With half of the 20 rounds now complete, Alonso leads the championship by a still sizeable margin of 55 points.

Fourth place in the race went to Holgado, while Kelso dropped to seventh at the finish behind MTA’s Stefano Nepa and Ortola’s team-mate Ryusei Yamanaka.

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Arbolino is ready for MotoGP with Pramac

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Fabio Quartararo has publicly backed Moto2 race winner Tony Arbolino for a move up to MotoGP next year, believing he will be a good fit for Yamaha’s new satellite team Pramac.

With it all but confirmed that Trackhouse rider Miguel Oliveira will lead Pramac next year, the attention has turned to the second seat at the Italian squad — one of the last remaining places on the 2025 grid.

It is understood that Pramac wants to pair Oliveira with an up-and-coming rider from the junior ranks, with MT Helmets — MSI’s Sergio Garcia initially emerging as the prime candidate for the ride.

However, Marc VDS rider Arbolino has also come into play in recent weeks, despite the Italian going through a rough fourth season in Moto2.

After finishing runner-up to current Tech3 MotoGP rider Pedro Acosta in the 2023 title fight and scoring three wins, Arbolino has managed no higher than sixth this year and he currently sits outside the top 10 in the championship.

But the 23-year-old enjoys a good relationship with factory Yamaha rider Quartararo ever since he moved to Andorra, with the Frenchman endorsing him for the second seat at Pramac.

Although Quartararo doesn’t have a direct say in the decision, he does exert some influence in the same way as Pramac’s title sponsor Prima.

Tony Arbolino, Marc VDS Racing Team

Tony Arbolino, Marc VDS Racing Team

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Asked for his opinion on Arbolino, who also finished second in the Moto3 standings in 2020 prior to his step up to the intermediate class, Quartararo said: «For me, he is ready — I’m not pushing because he is my friend.

«This year has not been easy for him. I don’t know if the [new Pirelli] tyres or how they manage the work with him, but he has been one of the riders that have made more than 10 podiums in a row. For me he is ready and he just didn’t show the results this year.

«But in my case it was exactly the same. I never won more than two races, I never made more than three podiums in Moto2 and straight away MotoGP I was ready.

«So for me he is ready. Now he is living really close to me and I know [how] hard he is working and I know he can be ready to step up for MotoGP.»

Quartararo, who was hailed as the next star in his early career, did struggle in his two seasons in Moto2, scoring just one victory in Barcelona in 2018. However, he went on to finish fifth in his first season in the premier class with Petronas SRT.

Having top-quality riders at Pramac is important for the 2021 champion, as Yamaha adds Pramac to its stable and expands its MotoGP programme to four equal bikes.

The Japanese manufacturer concluded a deal with Alex Rins on the eve of this weekend’s British Grand Prix, ensuring it heads to 2025 with the same line-up.

Asked about the importance of continuity at a time Yamaha is trying to rebuild itself, the 25-year-old said: «I think it’s great. Alex has done a good job this year.

«The feedback that he has been doing is the same as me, even if the riding style is totally different.

«Also next year with two more bikes, also the testing, it will be nice. We are working in a really good way.»

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David Alonso scored yet another victory in Moto3, while Fermin Aldeguer took the spoils in Moto2 on the support bill for the MotoGP German Grand Prix.

A 23-lap Moto3 grand prix opened up Sunday’s race programme at the Sachsenring, as David Alonso claimed his sixth win of the year to pull away further from the competition in the championship standings.

Intact GP’s Collin Veijer led the field at the start from pole position, with Boe Motorsports’ David Munoz climbing up from sixth on the grid to slot himself into second.

But Veijer’s lead lasted for less than two laps as he crashed his Husqvarna at Turn 11, putting Munoz at the front from Aspar rider Alonso and Honda Team Asia’s Taiyo Furusato.

On lap 4, Alonso managed to pass Munoz into Turn 1 in what would turn out to be the decisive pass for victory.

During the remainder of the contest, there were only two occasions where Alonso would briefly lose the lead to Furusato, on lap 14 at Turn 12 and again on lap 18 going into Turn 7.

But on each occasion the Spaniard was able to fight back and retake the position on the same lap, ensuring he always remained on the front foot in the fight for victory.

A mistake from the Japanese rider at Turn 10 on the final lap left the way clear for Alonso to take the victory from 0.187s for CFMoto Aspar, as MT Helmets — MSI’s Ivan Ortola bounced back from a long lap penalty to complete the podium spots.

Ortola benefited from a penultimate lap crash for Jose Rueda, who lost control of his KTM at Turn 1 and ended up in the gravel.

Leopard Racing’s Adrian Fernandez and Angel Piqueras took fourth and fifth places, while Munoz could only take eighth and Veijer could only recover to 18th after remounting on his Husqvarna.

Moto3 German GP race results
1

D. Alonso CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team

 80 CF MOTO 23   153.2   25
2 Japan T. Furusato Honda Team Asia 72 Honda 23 0.187 153.2   20
3

I. Ortola MT Helmets — MSI

 48 KTM 23 0.152 153.2   16
4 Mexico A. Fernandez Leopard Racing 31 Honda 23 2.023 153.1   13
5

Á. Piqueras Leopard Racing

 36 Honda 23 0.076 153.0   11
6 Japan R. Yamanaka MT Helmets — MSI 6 KTM 23 1.348 152.9   10
7 Spain D. Holgado Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 96 GASGAS 23 0.083 152.9   9
8 Spain D. Munoz BOE Motorsports 64 KTM 23 1.592 152.8   8
9 Japan T. Suzuki Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP 24 Husqvarna 23 0.224 152.8   7
10 United Kingdom S. Ogden MLav Racing 19 Honda 23 0.132 152.8   6
11 Australia J. Kelso BOE Motorsports 66 KTM 23 0.204 152.8   5
12 Italy S. Nepa LEVELUP — MTA 82 KTM 23 7.064 152.2   4
13

F. Farioli SIC58 Squadra Corse

 7 Honda 23 11.916 151.3   3
14

J. Esteban CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team

 78 CF MOTO 23 0.068 151.3   2
15 Italy M. Bertelle Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team 18 Honda 23 0.002 151.3   1
16

X. Zurutuza Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

 85 KTM 23 13.718 150.3    
17

N. Fabio LEVELUP — MTA

 10 KTM 23 0.388 150.3    
18

C. Veijer Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP

 95 Husqvarna 23 0.210 150.3    
19 Italy R. Rossi CIP 54 KTM 23   150.3    
20

D. Almansa Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team

 22 Honda 23 0.184 150.2    
21 United Kingdom J. Whatley MLav Racing 70 Honda 23 0.118 150.2    
22

T. Buasri Honda Team Asia

 5 Honda 23 7.339 149.7    
23

N. Dettwiler CIP

 55 KTM 23 21.376 148.1    
dnf

J. Antonio Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

 99 KTM 21 2 Laps 153.2 Accident  
dnf

L. Lunetta SIC58 Squadra Corse

 58 Honda 19 2 Laps 152.9 Accident  
dnf

J. Roulstone Red Bull GASGAS Tech3

 12 GASGAS 13 6 Laps 150.7 Accident  
Fermin Aldeguer, SpeedUp Racing

Fermin Aldeguer, SpeedUp Racing

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In the intermediate class, MotoGP-bound Fermin Aldeguer claimed his second win of the season with a comfortable margin of 2.159s over Jake Dixon.

The 25-lap contest came down to a straight fight between Speed Up rider Aldeguer and Marc VDS’s Tony Arbolino after both demoted polesitter KTM Ajo’s Celestino Vietti in quick succession at the end of the fourth tour.

Arbolino then sent his Kalex up the inside of Aldeguer at Turn 12 on lap 7 to snatch the lead, before the Spaniard shot back on lap 10 to reclaim the position.

A mistake for Aldeguer at the tricky Turn 11 on lap 12 dropped him back down to fourth place but he slowly began to recover positions, repassing Arbolino into Turn 12 on lap 15 to hit the front again.

Aldeguer had already begun to drop Arbolino back when the Italian had a big moment on lap 18, sending him tumbling down the order.

Dixon inherited second place as a result but he had no answer to Aldeguer, who cruised to the finish to add to his previous victory in Jerez.

The fight for the final spot on the podium went down the wire, with HT Helmets — MSI rider Ai Ogura snatching the third place from Vietti at the final corner, with Vietti then dropping to fifth behind Italtrans’ Diogo Moreira on the dash to the finish line.

Honda Team Asia’s Somkiat Chantra snatched sixth late on from MT Helmets — MSI’s Sergio Garcia, relegating the championship leader to his worst race finish of the season.

As a result, Garcia, who started the race from 12th place, has his championship lead slashed to just seven points to Ogura going into the summer break.

American Racing Team’s Joe Roberts finished just one place behind title rival Garcia in eighth, while Arbolino eventually crossed the finish line in a disappointing ninth after contending for victory for the majority of the race.

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A thrilling 20-lap Moto3 grand prix opened up Sunday’s race programme at the TT Circuit Assen, with Ivan Ortola denying home hero Collin Veijer at the final chicane.

The first six corners of the race were led by poleman Angel Piqueras (Leopard Honda), before Ortola sent his MT Helmets – MSI KTM up the inside at Turn 7.

Ortola the led for the next 10 laps before Veijer (Intact GP Husqvarna) overtook him at Turn 15 on lap 11.

Veijer at one stage held a lead of almost a second and was being given breathing space as the pack behind fought hard for the final podium spots.

Ortola put in a strong final lap to close Veijer right down, forcing the Dutchman to ride defensively on the way through Turn 15 into the last chicane.

Forcing his bike to the inside of the track, Ortola went past on the outside into Turn 16 on the brakes and held onto the victory by just 0.012s.

This marks Ortola’s first win of the season, with David Munoz (BOE Motorsports) completing the podium in third.

Ajo KTM’s Jose Antonio Rueda was fourth, beating championship leader David Alonso (Aspar) and Luca Lunetta (SIC58) on the first of the Hondas.

Leopard duo Adrian Fernandez and Piqueras completed the top eight, while Stefan Nepa (Level-Up MTA) and Ryusei Yamanaka (MT Helmets – MSI) rounded out the top 10.

Alonso’s championship lead has been cut down slightly to 39 points by Veijer, while Dani Holgado (Tech3) is now 43 adrift after struggling to 11th in the race.

Moto3 Dutch Grand Prix — Race result
1

I. Ortola MT Helmets — MSI

 48 KTM 20   161.4   25
2

C. Veijer Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP

 95 Husqvarna 20 0.012 161.4   20
3 Spain D. Munoz BOE Motorsports 64 KTM 20 2.185 161.2   16
4

J. Antonio Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

 99 KTM 20 0.233 161.2   13
5

D. Alonso CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team

 80 CF MOTO 20 0.030 161.2   11
6

L. Lunetta SIC58 Squadra Corse

 58 Honda 20 0.027 161.2   10
7 Mexico A. Fernandez Leopard Racing 31 Honda 20 0.044 161.2   9
8

Á. Piqueras Leopard Racing

 36 Honda 20 0.158 161.2   8
9 Italy S. Nepa LEVELUP — MTA 82 KTM 20 0.188 161.1   7
10 Japan R. Yamanaka MT Helmets — MSI 6 KTM 20 0.055 161.1   6
11 Spain D. Holgado Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 96 GASGAS 20 2.135 161.0   5
12 Australia J. Kelso BOE Motorsports 66 KTM 20 4.353 160.6   4
13 Japan T. Furusato Honda Team Asia 72 Honda 20 10.596 159.8   3
14

J. Roulstone Red Bull GASGAS Tech3

 12 GASGAS 20 7.852 159.2   2
15

J. Esteban CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team

 78 CF MOTO 20 0.072 159.2   1
16

N. Fabio LEVELUP — MTA

 10 KTM 20 0.200 159.2    
17 United Kingdom S. Ogden MLav Racing 19 Honda 20 0.061 159.1    
18 Italy R. Rossi CIP 54 KTM 20 0.060 159.1    
19

X. Zurutuza Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

 85 KTM 20 2.841 158.9    
20

T. Buasri Honda Team Asia

 5 Honda 20 1.344 158.8    
21 Italy M. Bertelle Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team 18 Honda 20 1.285 158.7    
22

F. Farioli SIC58 Squadra Corse

 7 Honda 20 0.147 158.7    
23

N. Dettwiler CIP

 55 KTM 20 14.428 157.6    
24 United Kingdom J. Whatley MLav Racing 70 Honda 20 4.538 157.3    
dnf

D. Almansa Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team

 22 Honda 14 6 Laps 159.0 Accident  
dnf Japan T. Suzuki Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP 24 Husqvarna 2 12 Laps 156.5 Accident  
Ai Ogura, MT Helmets MSI

Ai Ogura, MT Helmets MSI

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MotoGP-bound Fermin Aldeguer looked set to convert pole to victory at Assen in the 22-lap Moto2 race.

The Spaniard took the lead back from Ai Ogura at Turn 5 having dropped behind the Japanese rider off the line.

Aldeguer opened out a gap of over 1.5s as the race passed its midway stage, but from lap five had a track limits warning hanging over him.

The Speed Up rider was then handed a long lap penalty for continuing to exceed track limits, serving his punishment on lap 16 and dropping to third.

Aldeguer rallied back to second but couldn’t overhaul Ogura over the final few tours, leaving the MT Helmets – MSI rider to take a second win of the season.

It’s the second time in three races that Aldeguer has thrown away victory to a track limits penalty, with Ogura – ironically – taking the spoils in Barcelona when this last happened.

Sergio Garcia on the sister MT Helmets bike completed the podium ahead of Aspar’s Jake Dixon, while Honda Team Asia’s Somkiat Chantra was fifth.

Tony Arbolino was sixth for Marc VDS Racing, while Marcos Ramirez was seventh on the American Racing-run machine.

The top 10 was completed by Speed Up’s Alonso Lopez, Gresini’s Manuel Gonzalez and Ajo KTM’s Celestino Vietti.

Injury from a crash in practice forced Joe Roberts (American Racing) to miss the grand prix.

But the damage to his championship hopes has been minimal, with Roberts only 23 adrift of Garcia at the top of the standings. Ogura sits second, 14 points behind.

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Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results

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The Moto3 race was originally due to run over 17 laps, but was red flagged on the fourth tour following an incident between Filippo Farioli and Xabi Zurutuza.

Zurutuza crashed at Turn 9 on lap three and was struck by the bike of Farioli, who was running directly behind. Zurutuza needed trackside medical assistance but was conscious throughout.

Transferred to the medical centre, he was diagnosed with back trauma and is undergoing further checks.

The race was restarted over 11 laps, with championship leader Alonso strengthening his position at the top of the standings.

Alonso led from pole off the line on his Aspar CFMoto and was hounded in the first half of the race, with the likes of Collin Veijer and Taiyo Furusato taking turns heading the field.

Having gotten back into the lead on lap eight, Alonso made a decisive break, though Intact GP’s Veijer managed to close him down over the final tour.

But Alonso held firm for his fifth win of the season, leading Veijer across the line by 0.142 seconds.

Ryusei Yamanaka completed the podium on his MT Helmets – MSI KTM for his first rostrum in Moto3, with Furusato fourth on the Team Asia Honda. David Munoz was fifth for BOE Motorsports.

Ivan Ortola was running in the podium battle on the final lap but crashed at Turn 12. The MT Helmets – MSI rider remounted to finish sixth, with SIC58’s Luca Lunetta seventh.

Adrian Fernandez was eighth for Leopard Honda, with Jacob Roulstone (Tech3 GasGas) and Matteo Bertelle (Snipers Honda) rounded out the top 10.

Title contender Dani Holgado was 14th on his Tech3 GasGas having been forced to serve two long laps for triggering a Turn 1 collision between Jose Antonio Rueda and Stefano Nepa on the opening lap.

Alonso’s championship lead over Holgado has swelled to 37 points, with Veijer 48 adrift in third.

Italian GP — Moto3 race results:
1

D. Alonso CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team

 80 CF MOTO 11   162.5   25
2

C. Veijer Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP

 95 Husqvarna 11 0.142 162.5   20
3 Japan R. Yamanaka MT Helmets — MSI 6 KTM 11 1.111 162.3   16
4 Japan T. Furusato Honda Team Asia 72 Honda 11 0.447 162.3   13
5 Spain D. Munoz BOE Motorsports 64 KTM 11 3.699 161.8   11
6

I. Ortola MT Helmets — MSI

 48 KTM 11 7.157 160.9   10
7

L. Lunetta SIC58 Squadra Corse

 58 Honda 11 1.283 160.8   9
8 Mexico A. Fernandez Leopard Racing 31 Honda 11 0.132 160.7   8
9

J. Roulstone Red Bull GASGAS Tech3

 12 GASGAS 11 0.128 160.7   7
10 Italy M. Bertelle Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team 18 Honda 11 0.007 160.7   6
11

Á. Piqueras Leopard Racing

 36 Honda 11 0.193 160.7   5
12 Australia J. Kelso BOE Motorsports 66 KTM 11 0.036 160.7   4
13 Italy R. Rossi CIP 54 KTM 11 2.564 160.4   3
14 Spain D. Holgado Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 96 GASGAS 11 5.132 159.7   2
15

J. Antonio Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

 99 KTM 11 0.060 159.7   1
16

N. Fabio LEVELUP — MTA

 10 KTM 11 0.031 159.7    
17 United Kingdom S. Ogden MLav Racing 19 Honda 11 0.083 159.7    
18

J. Esteban CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team

 78 CF MOTO 11 0.054 159.7    
19

F. Farioli SIC58 Squadra Corse

 7 Honda 11 3.397 159.3    
20

N. Dettwiler CIP

 55 KTM 11 0.201 159.3    
21

D. Almansa Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team

 22 Honda 11 7.776 158.3    
22

T. Buasri Honda Team Asia

 5 Honda 11 4.055 157.8    
23 United Kingdom J. Whatley MLav Racing 70 Honda 11 15.322 156.0    
dnf Italy S. Nepa LEVELUP — MTA 82 KTM 0     Accident  
dnf Japan T. Suzuki Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP 24 Husqvarna 0     Accident  
dns

X. Zurutuza Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

 85 KTM 0     Accident before restart  

Roberts triumphant in Moto2

Due to the red flag stoppage in Moto3, the Moto2 race was shortened to 12 laps and was won by poleman Joe Roberts for American Racing.

The Californian started from pole but had to fight all the way to the chequered flag to score his second grand prix win of his career.

Roberts led for the first three laps before Alonso Lopez overtook him on his Speed Up bike on the fourth tour into Turn 4.

When Roberts went to take the lead back from Lopez at Turn 1 on lap nine, the pair ran wide and allowed Gresini’s Manuel Gonzalez to hit the front.

Roberts then went from third to the lead into Turn 1 on the following tour and resisted an attack from Gonzalez at the same place on the final lap.

The American Racing rider outdragged Gonzalez to the chequered flag by just 0.067 seconds, boosting him to second in the standings and just seven points off the lead.

Lopez completed the podium ahead of the warring MT Helmets – MSI duo of championship leader Sergio Garcia and Ai Ogura.

Aron Canet was sixth on his Fantic Racing machine ahead of Ajo KTM’s Celestino Vietti. Izan Guevara (Aspar), Somkiat Chantra (Honda Team Asia) and Marcos Ramirez (American Racing) rounded out the top 10.

Fermin Aldeguer endured a torrid Mugello weekend, with neck pain forcing him to miss qualifying.

Fighting back into the points in the early stages, the Speed Up rider was taken down in an incident with Jeremy Alcoba on lap four. He is now 59 points down in the championship in sixth.

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The 18-lap Moto3 contest opened up Sunday’s race programme and proved to be another typical Barcelona slipstream fest.

Championship leader Alonso prevailed as he faced high pressure on the final lap to score a fourth win of the season.

The Aspar CFMoto rider was one of numerous names to take turns heading the field at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, but crucially led the pack onto the final lap.

Facing intense examination from Ivan Ortola, Jose Antonio Rueda and Collin Veijer, Alonso kept the chasing pack at arm’s length as he navigated the final tour.

The Colombian still led as he rounded the final few corners, ensuring there would be no attack on him on the run to the line, with Alonso taking the chequered flag 0.242 seconds in front.

Ortola held onto second on his MT Helmets – MSI KTM, with Rueda completing the podium on his Ajo KTM.

Rueda snatched third from Intact GP’s Veijer with a last lap overtake at Turn 4, while David Munoz navigated an earlier long lap penalty to finish fifth on the BOE Motorsports KTM.

Tech3 GasGas rider Dani Holgado faded to sixth having led at several stages, with SIC58 Honda’s Luca Lunetta seventh. The top 10 was completed by Jacob Roulstone (Tech3), Filippo Farioli (SIC58) and Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Honda).

Alonso has opened up a championship lead of 14 points over Holgado, with Veijer 43 adrift in third and five ahead of Ortola in fourth.

Moto3 Race Results
1

D. Alonso CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team

 80 CF MOTO 18   155.1   25
2

I. Ortola MT Helmets — MSI

 48 KTM 18 0.242 155.1   20
3

J. Antonio Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

 99 KTM 18 0.271 155.1   16
4

C. Veijer Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP

 95 Husqvarna 18 0.047 155.1   13
5 Spain D. Munoz BOE Motorsports 64 KTM 18 1.088 155.0   11
6 Spain D. Holgado Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 96 GASGAS 18 1.742 154.8   10
7

L. Lunetta SIC58 Squadra Corse

 58 Honda 18 1.401 154.7   9
8

J. Roulstone Red Bull GASGAS Tech3

 12 GASGAS 18 2.457 154.5   8
9

F. Farioli SIC58 Squadra Corse

 7 Honda 18 0.201 154.5   7
10 Mexico A. Fernandez Leopard Racing 31 Honda 18 0.036 154.5   6
11 Japan R. Yamanaka MT Helmets — MSI 6 KTM 18 0.573 154.5   5
12

Á. Piqueras Leopard Racing

 36 Honda 18 0.046 154.5   4
13 Italy S. Nepa LEVELUP — MTA 82 KTM 18 0.043 154.4   3
14

J. Esteban CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team

 78 CF MOTO 18 0.013 154.4   2
15 Japan T. Suzuki Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP 24 Husqvarna 18 12.175 153.5   1
16 United Kingdom S. Ogden MLav Racing 19 Honda 18 0.962 153.4    
17 Italy M. Bertelle Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team 18 Honda 18 0.062 153.4    
18

N. Fabio LEVELUP — MTA

 10 KTM 18 0.059 153.4    
19

X. Zurutuza Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

 85 KTM 18 0.909 153.3    
20 United Kingdom J. Whatley MLav Racing 70 Honda 18 18.206 151.9    
21

N. Dettwiler CIP

 55 KTM 18 0.019 151.9    
22

T. Buasri Honda Team Asia

 5 Honda 18 0.048 151.9    
23

F. Aditama Honda Team Asia

 93 Honda 18 6.085 151.5    
dnf

D. Almansa Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team

 22 Honda 12 6 Laps 146.9 Retirement  
dnf Japan T. Furusato Honda Team Asia 72 Honda 5 7 Laps 153.7 Accident  
dnf Australia J. Kelso BOE Motorsports 66 KTM 5 0.550 153.6 Accident  
dnf Italy R. Rossi CIP 54 KTM 5 3.140 152.7 Accident  

Ogura ends Moto2 drought

Ai Ogura, MT Helmets MSI

Ai Ogura, MT Helmets MSI

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MT Helmets – MSI’s Ogura came from 10th on the grid to beat team-mate Sergio Garcia by 3.816s to end a 28-race victory drought.

The Japanese rider found great pace in the latter stages of chaotic race to overhaul Garcia into Turn 1 on lap 18 of 21.

Ogura then proceeded to dart away into the distance to secure his first win of the season and lead a team 1-2.

Garcia led from pole in the early stages before MotoGP-bound Fermin Aldeguer (Speed Up) overtook him on lap two.

Aldeguer pulled away from Garcia but was reeled in again midway through race, before the future Ducati MotoGP rider was handed a long lap penalty on lap 15 for exceeding track limits too many times.

As Aldeguer went to serve his long lap penalty at Turn 1, he crashed out.

This released Garcia into the lead, though he was battling fading rubber and succumbed to Ogura’s advances.

Aspar’s Jake Dixon completed the podium in third ahead of Yamaha VR46 Master Camp rider Jeremy Alcoba, who came from 22nd to fourth.

Senna Agius was fifth on his Intact GP-run bike ahead of Gresini rider Albert Arenas. Marcos Ramirez (American Racing), Alonso Lopez (Speed Up), Joe Roberts (American Racing) and Tony Arbolino (Marc VDS) completed the top 10.

Garcia leads the championship by 21 points from Roberts, with Ogura sitting third and Aldeguer holding fourth place. A crash for Aron Canet leaves him sixth in the standings.

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A tense 20-lap Moto3 grand prix kicked off Sunday’s race action at Le Mans, with poleman David Alonso narrowing Dani Holgado’s championship lead with his third win of the season.

Tech3 GasGas rider Holgado leaped Alonso off the line at the start and ran in the lead for the opening eight laps, before Intact GP’s Collin Veijer came through at the Turn 6 right-hander on the ninth tour.

Veijer’s stint at the front didn’t last long, as Holgado came through again at Turn 2 on the run up to the Dunlop chicane on lap 11.

An enraged David Munoz (BOE Motorsports) demoted Holgado briefly at the Turn 7 left on the same lap, but the Spaniard had been hit with a double long lap penalty for an earlier collision with Ricardo Rossi.

Munoz instantly served the first of those penalties and would later crash out of the race.

Holgado retook the lead when Munoz peeled off into the penalty lane, though a mistake at Turn 6 on lap 13 allowed Veijer back through again.

The pair would trade the lead twice more on lap 15 – when they touched going through Turn 1 – and lap 18, before Aspar’s Alonso jumped the pair of them at Turn 9 on the same tour.

Alonso resisted a retaliation from Holgado across the final few laps and got to the chequered flag 0.105 seconds clear of the Tech3 rider to reduce his championship lead to one point.

David Alonso, CFMOTO Aspar Team

David Alonso, CFMOTO Aspar Team

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Veijer completed the podium from the sister Aspar bike of Joel Esteban and MT Helmets – MSI’s Ivan Ortola.

Adrian Fernandez (Leopard) was sixth despite two long lap penalties for irresponsible riding in practice, while Ryuesei Yamanaka (MT Helmets – MSI), Jose Antonio Rueda (Ajo KTM), Tatsuki Suzuki (Intact GP) and Angel Piqueras (Leopard) rounded out the top 10.

Moto3 results:
1

D. Alonso CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team

 80 CF MOTO 20   147.7   25
2 Spain D. Holgado Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 96 GASGAS 20 0.105 147.6   20
3

C. Veijer Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP

 95 Husqvarna 20 0.137 147.6   16
4

J. Esteban CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team

 78 CF MOTO 20 0.234 147.6   13
5

I. Ortola MT Helmets — MSI

 48 KTM 20 0.136 147.6   11
6 Mexico A. Fernandez Leopard Racing 31 Honda 20 0.185 147.6   10
7 Japan R. Yamanaka MT Helmets — MSI 6 KTM 20 0.161 147.6   9
8

J. Antonio Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

 99 KTM 20 0.077 147.6   8
9 Japan T. Suzuki Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP 24 Husqvarna 20 0.066 147.6   7
10

Á. Piqueras Leopard Racing

 36 Honda 20 1.062 147.5   6
11

L. Lunetta SIC58 Squadra Corse

 58 Honda 20 4.552 147.2   5
12

J. Roulstone Red Bull GASGAS Tech3

 12 GASGAS 20 0.188 147.2   4
13 Australia J. Kelso BOE Motorsports 66 KTM 20 0.314 147.1   3
14 Japan T. Furusato Honda Team Asia 72 Honda 20 3.559 146.9   2
15

D. Almansa Rivacold Snipers Team

 22 Honda 20 0.574 146.8   1
16

X. Zurutuza Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

 85 KTM 20 1.925 146.7    
17 Italy S. Nepa LEVELUP — MTA 82 KTM 20 2.925 146.5    
18

N. Dettwiler CIP

 55 KTM 20 11.741 145.7    
19

N. Fabio LEVELUP — MTA

 10 KTM 20 0.858 145.6    
20

T. Buasri Honda Team Asia

 5 Honda 20 5.369 145.2    
21 United Kingdom J. Whatley MLav Racing 70 Honda 20 13.619 144.3    
dnf Spain D. Munoz BOE Motorsports 64 KTM 16 4 Laps 142.5 Retirement  
dnf Italy M. Bertelle Rivacold Snipers Team 18 Honda 15 1 Lap 147.2 Retirement  
dnf United Kingdom S. Ogden MLav Racing 19 Honda 10 5 Laps 146.9 Accident  
dnf Italy R. Rossi CIP 54 KTM 7 3 Laps 147.0 Accident  
dnf

F. Farioli SIC58 Squadra Corse

 7 Honda 1 6 Laps 128.3 Retirement  

Garcia triumphs in Moto2

In the 22-lap Moto2 grand prix, Sergio Garcia scored a second win of the 2024 season after dominating from the off at Le Mans.

The MT Helmets – MSI rider leaped into first off the line after poleman Aron Canet plummeted down the order when he botched the start.

Garcia instantly pulled a seven-tenth lead over American Racing’s Joe Roberts and would continue to extend his advantage to 3.174s come the chequered flag.

The battle for the final podium spots raged to the end, with Ai Ogura coming from 17th on the grid to complete an MT Helmets – MSI 1-2 ahead of Speed Up’s Alonso Lopez.

Lopez had been in second coming into the final lap before being passed by Ogura at Turn 9, and fended off Roberts by 0.060s on the run to the line.

It marked the first non-Kalex podium since the 2012 Valencia Moto2 GP, when Suter chassis occupied all three rostrum spots.

Honda Team Asia’s Somkiat Chantra was fifth from Canet, the Fantic Racing rider – carrying a fractured left ankle from a crash at Jerez – denied a heroic podium late on.

Fermin Aldeguer was seventh on the second Speed Up team bike from Marc VDS’ Tony Arbolino, Gresini’s Albert Arenas and Aspar’s Izan Guevara.

Gresini’s Manuel Gonzalez had been an early podium contender but crashed out of that battle on lap six.

Garcia now leads the championship by seven points from Roberts, with Aldeguer 26 adrift in third.

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The rider making a breakthrough to awaken MotoGP’s «sleeping giant»

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MotoGP has a storied history in the United States, beginning with the country’s very first premier class race winner Pat Hennen in 1975 before the likes of Kenny Roberts Sr, Freddie Spencer, Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz celebrated title success for America across the 1980s and 1990s.

In 2000, Kenny Roberts Jr took the 500cc crown, before the late Nicky Hayden beat Valentino Rossi to the 2006 MotoGP title.

That remains the last high point for US representation in MotoGP. Hayden wouldn’t win a race again after 2006, while the final premier class victory for an American rider remains Ben Spies’ 2011 Dutch TT success.

The last American to race full-time in MotoGP was Hayden in his final year in 2015, while Garrett Gerloff was the last US-born racer to start a premier class event when he was an injury replacement at Petronas SRT in 2021 at the Dutch TT.

The page, however, does appear to be turning. At the end of the year, following the collapse of RNF Racing, MotoGP announced NASCAR squad Trackhouse Racing would be joining the grid for 2024.

Decked out in a stars and stripes statement livery, Trackhouse has lofty ambitions of being so much more than a simple customer Aprilia team. A few months after Trackhouse was confirmed as an entrant for 2024, news came of US media giant Liberty Media’s move to buy MotoGP for a deal worth €4.2 billion.

With expanding MotoGP’s reach in America already outlined as a key battleplan for Liberty – who hopes to close the deal at the end of the year – one rider in Moto2 is perfectly placed as a potential poster boy for the USA.

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing Team

Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing Team

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Joe Roberts has had «my journey» in grand prix racing since stepping into the Moto2 category full-time in 2018. On an uncompetitive NTS chassis, he scored just five points that year, while an equally underwhelming KTM frame with the American Racing Team saw him manage one less point in 2019.

A switch to a Kalex frame for 2020 yielded better form, with Roberts kicking off the season in Qatar with a fourth having qualified on pole before scoring a breakthrough podium in the Czech Republic later that year.

Picked up by Italtrans for 2021, who won the Moto2 title with Enea Bastianini the year before, saw him score a first grand prix win in Portugal the following season. But only one more podium followed before he elected to return to American Racing – helmed by Eitan Butbul and MotoGP podium finisher-turned rider coach John Hopkins.

«To be honest I don’t regret it,» Roberts said of his move to Italtrans. «What’s a life if you live with regrets, man? You gotta live it, make mistakes and things. But at the end of the day, I’ve grown a lot as a person, as a rider, and I know for a fact the group of guys that I’m working with wouldn’t have been available for me for that next year. And all the people who are around me right now have come from environments they’ve not been happy with and we’ve just found each other.»

Roberts, 26 – and no relation to those Roberts’ – has made a strong start to 2024. A steady ride to seventh in Qatar gave way to back-to-back-to-back second-place finishes in Portugal, on home soil in America, and last time out in Spain. The latter came from starting 11th on the grid, with a better qualifying perhaps putting him in a better position to breach the top step of the podium again.

But the philosophical Californian didn’t stew over that fact. Second at Jerez, behind Ducati MotoGP-bound Fermin Aldeguer, moved him into the lead of the Moto2 standings for the first time in his career. Coincidentally, the tally of points he now stands on after four rounds in 69 – the number Hayden rode in his career, who was the last American to lead a grand prix championship table and also the last in any class to have three podiums in a row.

«The motto that we always said was ‘maybe these things all happen for a reason’,» adds Roberts. «It’s funny how the universe works. The race today [at Jerez] I could have won, but I wouldn’t have had that statistic of 69 points. The world’s a funny thing and all you can do is your best each day and we’ll see – get those points and see where we tally up at the end of the year.»

Joe Roberts, American Racing Team

Joe Roberts, American Racing Team

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Several things have come together for Roberts in 2024 that have seen him following up on his potential. He credits the team he has at American Racing, particular a new data engineer from Speed Up and being able to bring crew chief Mario Martini with him from Italtrans.

While he acknowledged that on the face of it, bringing someone from a team he didn’t have much success with, Roberts noted that it was Martini who was able to get the bike pointing in the right direction for him in the second half of last year which led to a podium return in India.

The other key thing for Roberts has been the switch to Pirelli tyres for 2024.

«To me, I need that feel in the front,» he explained. «You get more feedback and I remember the first time I rode them in Barcelona right after the race last year. Turn 5, it’s a notorious corner for tucking the front. I mean, I crashed out of the lead there. I remember just going in there thinking ‘oh shit, shit, I’m not going to make it’, and I just held the brake and it just went [makes bike noise] and turned.

«And immediately at that point I knew that with these tyres you could hold the brake a little longer and have that last bit of turning. So, yeah, I think it gives you that ability to adjust, move your lines round if you need to. I felt in the past that whatever I have, I can’t move from doing. I have to brake at the same point, turn at the same point, open the same point. And if I blew it by like a couple of feet, it was done, I was just going to lose about half a second. So, there’s just a lot more playability and a lot more feel.»

Strong from pre-season testing, Roberts has been the most consistent frontrunner in Moto2 in what he is branding a «no-bullshit» year. Despite not having a win, he’s the only rider to have scored three podiums in 2024 so far. Asked where he could expect a win to come, he responded, «Shit, the next one man! And the one after that,» before noting that the next run of races through Le Mans, Barcelona and Mugello are some of the best for his riding style.

What’s most impressive about Roberts’ start to the new campaign is that the expectation and rumours of a MotoGP move in 2025 with Trackhouse haven’t distracted him. While it could easily be seen as a foregone conclusion that an American rider will end up at an American team, Trackhouse’s winning mentality means it will be looking for the best option available – and the current MotoGP grid is full of them.

Joe Roberts, American Racing Team

Joe Roberts, American Racing Team

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But Roberts is doing something an American rider hasn’t for a long time in establishing themselves as a genuine contender for a MotoGP seat. That’s commendable given not even highly rated five-time MotoAmerica Superbike champion Cameron Beaubier could do that in his switch to Moto2 from 2021 to 2022.

America’s long, successful history in MotoGP has somewhat faded into the background over the last decade and that, as Roberts admits, has made it difficult on occasion «to keep the enthusiasm».

But his surge in form is coinciding with a major changing point in America’s MotoGP story.

«Well, there’s not been a real competitive American for some years,» Roberts concludes. «I’ve been here and had years that have been good and had great results. But to fight for the title, that was just Nicky, right? So, sometimes it’s hard to keep the enthusiasm. I think America’s a sleeping giant that needs to be woken up… is that a good title? I think that works, right?»



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The 19-lap Moto3 race opened up Sunday’s Spanish GP action, with drama striking almost immediately.

Having lost out from pole on the run to Turn 1 at the start, Aspar CF Moto rider David Alonso retook the lead from David Munoz into Turn 6 on the opening lap.

Leading the field into the last corner, Alonso crashed out, releasing Munoz into a comfortable lead as the Aspar rider rejoined at the back of the field.

BOE Motorsport rider Munoz was quickly reeled in by the chasing pack headed by Intact GP KTM’s Collin Veijer, who scythed past into the led through the Turn 11 right-hander.

From there, Veijer kept the pack at bay as the laps counted down and continued to lead as he headed Munoz onto the final lap.

Munoz kept the pressure on Veijer, but the Dutch rider kept enough margin in hand on the run through the final sector to stop any last-corner attacks.

A small moment on the gas coming out of Turn 13 put Munoz right onto Veijer’s exhaust, but the Intact GP rider took the chequered flag 0.045 seconds clear for a second grand prix victory.

­MT Helmets – MSI KTM rider Ivan Ortola completed the podium from his team-mate Ryusei Yamanaka, while Joel Kelso rounded out the top five on the sister BOE Motorsports-run bike.

Adrian Fernandez was seventh for Leopard Honda ahead of championship leader Dani Holgado, with the Tech3 GasGas rider battered and bruised after a crash on Saturday which left him 18th on the grid.

MTA duo Nicola Carraro and Stefano Nepa, while Leopard rookie Angel Piqueras completed the top 10, while Alonso recovered to 11th.

Holgado holds a six-point lead in the standings from Alonso, with Veijer 28 back in third.

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Conditions remained good for the 21-lap Moto2 race, which was controlled by pre-season title favourite Fermin Aldeguer.

The Speed Up rider had to engage in an early battle with Gresini’s Manuel Gonzales, with the pair trading places across the first six laps.

Poleman Aldeguer made his decisive move on the sixth tour when he came through on Gonzales at Turn 8 and would quickly streak away.

The Spaniard would get to the chequered flag 1.287 seconds clear, as American Racing rider Joe Roberts strengthened his claims to a MotoGP ride in 2025 with a ride from 11th to second.

Roberts now leads the championship by five points and has become the first American rider in grand prix racing to score three successive podiums since the late Nicky Hayden in MotoGP in 2006.

Gonzales completed the podium from MT Helmets – MSI’s Sergio Garcia, with Albert Arenas (Gresini) completing the top five.

Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI), Marc VDS’ Tony Arbolino, Yamaha VR46 Master Camp’s Jeremy Alcoba, Ajo KTM’s Celestino Vietti and Honda Team Asia’s Somkiat Chantra rounded out the top 10.

A fractured leg in a crash in practice ruled Aron Canet out of the grand prix, meaning he slips 31 points down in the championship in seventh.

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