MotoGP Indonesian GP: Moto2 and Moto3 results

September 29, 2024

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Aron Canet took a dominant second Moto2 victory of 2024 in the Indonesian Grand Prix, while a ninth win of the Moto3 season moved David Alonso to within striking distance of the title at the Mandalika Circuit.

After being out-sprinted in the dash for the line a week ago in Misano, Canet ensured there would be no repeat around the Lombok venue as he romped clear of the chasing pack from pole to reel off a first win since Portugal in March.

Opening up a margin of two seconds by lap five, the Fantic Racing rider continued to increase his advantage to the flag, eventually crossing the line a full 6.2s up on runner-up Ai Ogura.

Though he’d have no answer to Canet’s scintillating race pace, championship leader Ogura collected another healthy portion of points on a day when MT Helmets-MSI team-mate and nearest title rival Sergio Garcia failed to score for a third time in four rounds after crashing on lap 16.

It means Ogura has opened up a comfortable 42-point buffer over the Spaniard with five races remaining.

The Japanese had been made to work hard for his second place after getting embroiled in a feisty battle with SpeedUp Racing riders Alonso Lopez and Fermin Aldeguer for much of the race.

Ai Ogura, MT Helmets MSI

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Eventually he’d break clear of the Spanish duo, Ogura leaving Lopez and Aldeguer to duke it out for the final spot on the podium, with the former eventually prevailing.

Aldeguer had seemingly ruled himself out of podium contention with off-track moments on both lap eight and lap 13, but recovered strongly to get the better of Manuel Gonzalez for fourth and finished on Lopez’s tail.

With Gonzalez slipping back to ninth in the final moments, Darryn Binder capitalised to secure a career-best fifth place finish on the Husqvarna IntactGP entry as Joe Roberts, Izan Guevara and Tony Arbolino finished up sixth, seventh and eighth respectively.

There was disappointment however for Jake Dixon, who suffered a second successive DNF with a crash out of sixth place at Turn 10 on lap three.

Moto2 Indonesian GP – race results

David Alonso, CFMOTO Aspar Team

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In Moto3, Alonso continued to stamp authority over his rivals as he notched up his ninth win in 15 races on the CFMoto Aspar machine.

The Colombian kept his cool during heated exchanges among a large lead group for much of the 20-lap encounter before stepping up his pace in the closing stages to deny Adrian Fernandez a first Moto3 victory.

Alonso left it late to mount his bid for glory, the 18-year old trailing both Fernandez and David Munoz upon entering the final lap.

However, after dispatching Munoz for second place at Turn 1, Alonso went on to overhaul Fernandez for the lead at Turn 10 before holding firm for his 13th career Moto3 win, a new category record.

Moreover, with closest title rival Daniel Holgado finishing sixth, Alonso’s 97-point advantage over the Spaniard means he can mathematically now clinch the 2024 Moto3 title next time out in Japan.

Despite coming up just short of victory, second place for Fernandez represents the Leopard Racing rider’s first Moto3 podium, while it was a fourth trip to the rostrum this season for third place Munoz.

Angel Piqueras consolidated Leopard strong’s day with his run to fourth as Luca Lunetta tallied another top five result for the SIC58 team in fifth.

Title contender Holgado, meanwhile, showed no ill-effects of a nasty collision with team-mate Jacob Roulstone on Saturday morning as he quickly made gains from a 14th place starting position to tussle it out with the leaders throughout. However, after being run down to sixth in the closing stages, the GasGas Tech3 rider’s title hopes are seemingly now all-but-over.

He still fared better than Collin Veijer and Ivan Ortola, however. The former threw away a chance at victory after crashing out of the lead at Turn 8 on lap 12, while the latter could only recover to tenth after serving two long lap penalties having started on pole.

Moto3 Indonesian GP – race results

1	D. Alonso CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team	80	CF MOTO	20		156.6		25
2	A. Fernandez Leopard Racing	31	Honda	20	0.085	156.5		20
3	D. Munoz BOE Motorsports	64	KTM	20	0.140	156.5		16
4	Á. Piqueras Leopard Racing	36	Honda	20	0.439	156.5		13
5	L. Lunetta SIC58 Squadra Corse	58	Honda	20	0.171	156.5		11
6	D. Holgado Red Bull GASGAS Tech3	96	GASGAS	20	0.027	156.5		10
7	T. Suzuki Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	24	Husqvarna	20	0.438	156.5		9
8	J. Kelso BOE Motorsports	66	KTM	20	0.535	156.4		8
9	I. Ortola MT Helmets – MSI	48	KTM	20	14.829	155.2		7
10	N. Fabio LEVELUP – MTA	10	KTM	20	0.010	155.2		6
11	J. Antonio Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	99	KTM	20	0.096	155.2		5
12	M. Bertelle Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team	18	Honda	20	0.037	155.2		4
13	S. Ogden FleetSafe Honda – MLav Racing	19	Honda	20	0.198	155.2		3
14	J. Esteban CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team	78	CF MOTO	20	0.239	155.2		2
15	S. Nepa LEVELUP – MTA	82	KTM	20	6.560	154.7		1
16	J. Roulstone Red Bull GASGAS Tech3	12	GASGAS	20	2.320	154.5
17	R. Yamanaka MT Helmets – MSI	6	KTM	20	13.188	153.5
18	N. Dettwiler CIP	55	KTM	20	18.028	152.1
dnf	T. Furusato Honda Team Asia	72	Honda	17	3 Laps	156.5	Accident
dnf	C. Veijer Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	95	Husqvarna	11	6 Laps	156.5	Accident
dnf	R. Rossi CIP	54	KTM	10	1 Lap	152.3	Retirement
dnf	X. Zurutuza Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	85	KTM	10	28.159	148.2	Retirement
dnf	T. Buasri Honda Team Asia	5	Honda	4	6 Laps	152.5	Accident
dnf	F. Aditama Honda Team Asia	93	Honda	4	0.130	152.5	Accident
dnf	F. Farioli SIC58 Squadra Corse	7	Honda	2	2 Laps	151.6	Accident
dnf	D. Almansa Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team	22	Honda	2	0.309	151.4	Accident