The 18-lap Moto3 contest opened up Sunday’s race programme and proved to be one other typical Barcelona slipstream fest.
Championship chief Alonso prevailed as he confronted excessive strain on the ultimate lap to attain a fourth win of the season.
The Aspar CFMoto rider was certainly one of quite a few names to take turns heading the sector on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, however crucially led the pack onto the ultimate lap.
Going through intense examination from Ivan Ortola, Jose Antonio Rueda and Collin Veijer, Alonso saved the chasing pack at arm’s size as he navigated the ultimate tour.
The Colombian nonetheless led as he rounded the ultimate few corners, making certain there can be no assault on him on the run to the road, with Alonso taking the chequered flag 0.242 seconds in entrance.
Ortola held onto second on his MT Helmets – MSI KTM, with Rueda finishing the rostrum on his Ajo KTM.
Rueda snatched third from Intact GP’s Veijer with a final lap overtake at Flip 4, whereas David Munoz navigated an earlier lengthy lap penalty to complete fifth on the BOE Motorsports KTM.
Tech3 GasGas rider Dani Holgado light to sixth having led at a number of levels, with SIC58 Honda’s Luca Lunetta seventh. The highest 10 was accomplished by Jacob Roulstone (Tech3), Filippo Farioli (SIC58) and Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Honda).
Alonso has opened up a championship lead of 14 factors over Holgado, with Veijer 43 adrift in third and 5 forward of Ortola in fourth.
Moto3 Race Outcomes
1 |
D. Alonso CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Group |
80 | CF MOTO | 18 | 155.1 | 25 | ||||
2 |
I. Ortola MT Helmets – MSI |
48 | KTM | 18 | 0.242 | 155.1 | 20 | |||
3 |
J. Antonio Crimson Bull KTM Manufacturing unit 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 | D. Munoz BOE Motorsports | 64 | KTM | 18 | 1.088 | 155.0 | 11 | |||
6 | |
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 Crimson 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 | |
31 | Honda | 18 | 0.036 | 154.5 | 6 | |||
11 | |
6 | KTM | 18 | 0.573 | 154.5 | 5 | |||
12 |
Á. Piqueras Leopard Racing |
36 | Honda | 18 | 0.046 | 154.5 | 4 | |||
13 | |
82 | KTM | 18 | 0.043 | 154.4 | 3 | |||
14 |
J. Esteban CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Group |
78 | CF MOTO | 18 | 0.013 | 154.4 | 2 | |||
15 | |
24 | Husqvarna | 18 | 12.175 | 153.5 | 1 | |||
16 | |
19 | Honda | 18 | 0.962 | 153.4 | ||||
17 | |
18 | Honda | 18 | 0.062 | 153.4 | ||||
18 |
N. Fabio LEVELUP – MTA |
10 | KTM | 18 | 0.059 | 153.4 | ||||
19 |
X. Zurutuza Crimson Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing |
85 | KTM | 18 | 0.909 | 153.3 | ||||
20 | |
70 | Honda | 18 | 18.206 | 151.9 | ||||
21 |
N. Dettwiler CIP |
55 | KTM | 18 | 0.019 | 151.9 | ||||
22 |
T. Buasri Honda Group Asia |
5 | Honda | 18 | 0.048 | 151.9 | ||||
23 |
F. Aditama Honda Group Asia |
93 | Honda | 18 | 6.085 | 151.5 | ||||
dnf |
D. Almansa Kopron Rivacold Snipers Group |
22 | Honda | 12 | 6 Laps | 146.9 | Retirement | |||
dnf | |
72 | Honda | 5 | 7 Laps | 153.7 | Accident | |||
dnf | |
66 | KTM | 5 | 0.550 | 153.6 | Accident | |||
dnf | |
54 | KTM | 5 | 3.140 | 152.7 | Accident |
Ogura ends Moto2 drought
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Ai Ogura, MT Helmets MSI
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MT Helmets – MSI’s Ogura got here from tenth on the grid to beat team-mate Sergio Garcia by 3.816s to finish a 28-race victory drought.
The Japanese rider discovered nice tempo within the latter levels of chaotic race to overtake Garcia into Flip 1 on lap 18 of 21.
Ogura then proceeded to dart away into the space to safe his first win of the season and lead a staff 1-2.
Garcia led from pole within the early levels earlier than MotoGP-bound Fermin Aldeguer (Velocity Up) overtook him on lap two.
Aldeguer pulled away from Garcia however was reeled in once more halfway by means of race, earlier than the longer term Ducati MotoGP rider was handed an extended lap penalty on lap 15 for exceeding observe limits too many instances.
As Aldeguer went to serve his lengthy lap penalty at Flip 1, he crashed out.
This launched Garcia into the lead, although he was battling fading rubber and succumbed to Ogura’s advances.
Aspar’s Jake Dixon accomplished the rostrum in third forward of Yamaha VR46 Grasp Camp rider Jeremy Alcoba, who got here from twenty second to fourth.
Senna Agius was fifth on his Intact GP-run bike forward of Gresini rider Albert Arenas. Marcos Ramirez (American Racing), Alonso Lopez (Velocity Up), Joe Roberts (American Racing) and Tony Arbolino (Marc VDS) accomplished the highest 10.
Garcia leads the championship by 21 factors from Roberts, with Ogura sitting third and Aldeguer holding fourth place. A crash for Aron Canet leaves him sixth within the standings.