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Post by truenorth on Apr 1, 2023 7:59:32 GMT -8
Martin Raines Alex and Marc Marquez are the second brothers to qualify on pole in the premier-class, joining Pol and Aleix Espargaro. This is the first time brothers have been on pole at back-to-back premier-class races.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 1, 2023 8:12:53 GMT -8
Martín's condition after his accident with Márquez: "I have some ligament injuries, but I'm fine". Martín finished the day on Friday the 7th but remains positive for the two days ahead of the Argentine GP.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 1, 2023 9:02:16 GMT -8
SofaRacer For those at the Back who are hard of thinking, i.e ‘You’
Why is it a Sprint and not a Sprint Race?
Because the Riders have Contracts which pay a (sizeable) Bonus for Winning a Race
But the Contracts don’t mention a Sprint
This is why Lawyers are smug, and people detest them.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 1, 2023 9:05:04 GMT -8
Moto3 Q1 1 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'50.034 6 7 231.6 2 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'50.117 4 7 0.083 0.083 233.8 3 99 José Antonio RUEDA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'50.206 7 8 0.172 0.089 236.4 4 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN Autosolar GASGAS Aspar M3 GASGAS 1'50.493 6 8 0.459 0.287 236.9 5 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'50.659 7 8 0.625 0.166 234.7 6 63 Syarifuddin AZMAN MAL MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'50.784 4 8 0.750 0.125 236.0 7 7 Filippo FARIOLI ITA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'50.838 8 8 0.804 0.054 227.8 8 38 David SALVADOR SPA CIP Green Power KTM 1'50.953 5 8 0.919 0.115 237.3 9 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'51.011 6 8 0.977 0.058 233.3 10 55 Romano FENATI ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'51.358 6 7 1.324 0.347 229.5 11 92 David ALMANSA SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'51.697 7 7 1.663 0.339 232.9 12 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'51.729 8 8 1.695 0.032 231.2 13 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1'52.114 8 8 2.080 0.385 230.3 14 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'52.142 7 8 2.108 0.028 231.2
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Post by truenorth on Apr 1, 2023 9:05:54 GMT -8
Moto3 Q2 1 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1'48.539 6 6 233.8 2 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'49.142 2 6 0.603 0.603 234.7 3 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'49.214 2 5 0.675 0.072 235.5 4 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'49.314 2 6 0.775 0.100 240.1 5 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 1'49.344 6 6 0.805 0.030 236.4 6 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN Leopard Racing HONDA 1'49.417 5 5 0.878 0.073 237.3 7 80 David ALONSO COL Autosolar GASGAS Aspar M3 GASGAS 1'49.454 6 6 0.915 0.037 233.3 8 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'49.545 6 6 1.006 0.091 235.1 9 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA CIP Green Power KTM 1'49.642 2 5 1.103 0.097 239.1 10 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'49.665 7 7 1.126 0.023 237.3 11 27 Kaito TOBA JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'49.673 3 6 1.134 0.008 233.3 12 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'49.678 5 5 1.139 0.005 233.8 13 99 José Antonio RUEDA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'49.766 6 6 1.227 0.088 236.9 14 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'49.778 5 5 1.239 0.012 237.3 15 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'49.904 3 6 1.365 0.126 238.2 16 44 David MUÑOZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1'50.025 7 7 1.486 0.121 237.3 17 95 Collin VEIJER NED Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1'50.028 5 5 1.489 0.003 234.7 18 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN Autosolar GASGAS Aspar M3 GASGAS 1'50.342 2 6 1.803 0.314 236.9
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Post by truenorth on Apr 1, 2023 9:15:07 GMT -8
Moto2 Q1 1 15 Darryn BINDER RSA Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 1'43.404 6 7 290.2 2 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Fantic Racing KALEX 1'43.415 8 9 0.011 0.011 285.6 3 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 1'43.681 7 9 0.277 0.266 284.9 4 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA American Racing KALEX 1'43.925 6 9 0.521 0.244 285.6 5 24 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Forward Team FORWARD 1'43.988 9 9 0.584 0.063 284.3 6 84 Zonta VD GOORBERGH NED Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 1'44.033 9 9 0.629 0.045 286.9 7 79 Ai OGURA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 1'44.054 9 9 0.650 0.021 281.1 8 71 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'44.059 9 9 0.655 0.005 288.2 9 81 Jordi TORRES SPA Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'44.204 7 9 0.800 0.145 284.9 10 19 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 1'44.233 4 9 0.829 0.029 285.6 11 33 Rory SKINNER GBR American Racing KALEX 1'44.409 5 9 1.005 0.176 281.7 12 98 David SANCHIS SPA Forward Team FORWARD 1'45.736 6 9 2.332 1.327 279.2 13 2 Soichiro MINAMIMOTO JPN Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 M KALEX 1'46.001 9 9 2.597 0.265 283.0 14 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 1'49.983 2 2 6.579 3.982 289.5 15 72 Borja GOMEZ SPA Fantic Racing KALEX 1'56.412 2 2 13.008 6.429 288.2
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Post by truenorth on Apr 1, 2023 10:43:29 GMT -8
Sprint not a race Binder from 15th! don't know why no Moto2Q2 results yet
1 12 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 19'56.873 173.4 2 9 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 19'56.945 173.4 0.072 3 7 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 19'57.750 173.3 0.877 4 6 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 19'59.227 173.1 2.354 5 5 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 19'59.335 173.1 2.462 6 4 1 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 19'59.410 173.1 2.537 7 3 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 19'59.516 173.0 2.643 8 2 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 20'00.627 172.9 3.754 9 1 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 20'00.729 172.9 3.856 10 43 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20'02.016 172.7 5.143 11 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 20'02.447 172.6 5.574 12 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 20'03.838 172.4 6.965 13 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 20'04.441 172.3 7.568 14 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 20'04.598 172.3 7.725 15 42 Alex RINS SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 20'05.560 172.2 8.687 16 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 20'05.913 172.1 9.040 Not classified 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 13'22.115 172.5 4 laps Not finished first lap 36 Joan MIR SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA
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Post by truenorth on Apr 1, 2023 10:45:08 GMT -8
Moto2 Q2 Someone was too busy watching the Sprint...
1 21 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 1'42.472 8 8 283.0 2 40 Aron CANET SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 1'42.513 7 8 0.041 0.041 287.5 3 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 1'42.520 7 9 0.048 0.007 284.3 4 96 Jake DIXON GBR Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'42.586 3 8 0.114 0.066 285.6 5 37 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'42.674 4 9 0.202 0.088 289.5 6 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Fantic Racing KALEX 1'42.692 8 8 0.220 0.018 287.5 7 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 M KALEX 1'42.795 9 9 0.323 0.103 285.6 8 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'42.965 3 8 0.493 0.170 281.7 9 16 Joe ROBERTS USA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'42.997 7 8 0.525 0.032 284.3 10 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'43.021 7 9 0.549 0.024 288.9 11 15 Darryn BINDER RSA Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 1'43.032 4 8 0.560 0.011 288.9 12 7 Barry BALTUS BEL Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 1'43.065 3 9 0.593 0.033 286.9 13 12 Filip SALAC CZE QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 1'43.130 4 5 0.658 0.065 281.7 14 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'43.135 7 9 0.663 0.005 281.7 15 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 1'43.262 4 9 0.790 0.127 288.2 16 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 1'43.337 4 9 0.865 0.075 280.4 17 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 1'43.358 5 9 0.886 0.021 282.3 18 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA American Racing KALEX 1'43.563 2 9 1.091 0.205 284.3
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2023 3:51:20 GMT -8
P15 to P1: Binder produces Sprint heroics in Argentina The South African stuns on Saturday to win a truly epic Tissot Sprint at Termas de Rio Hondo Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). That’s it, that’s the sentence. The South African produced a stunning performance to win the Gran Premio Michelin® de la República Argentina Tissot Sprint from P15 on the grid, as Binder beats Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) by 0.072s. Luca Marini made it a Mooney VR46 Racing Team double podium with a hard-fought P3. Breathtaking from lights out to chequered flag It was a fast and ferocious start as Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) got a phenomenal launch to briefly lead into the first corner, but it was polesitter Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) who grabbed P1 early doors as the Italian ran wide. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) got shuffled down the pack on Lap 1, the Championship leader was P7 from the front row as Binder picked his way through the pack like a knife through butter – the South African was P4 on Lap 1 from P15! This was breathless. Morbidelli was the new leader halfway around Lap 1 and led until Binder got the better of him on Lap 3, as the top nine raced line astern. Binder, Morbidelli, Marini, Alex Marquez, Bagnaia, Bezzecchi, Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia Racing teammate Maverick Viñales and Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) were split by 1.6s with seven laps to go. Where do you look? Passes galore! Binder, Morbidelli and Marini became a stable top three for a few laps as a fierce battle raged on 0.5s behind. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) was clinging onto the back of Martin to make it a 10-rider lead group as we entered the final five laps. With four laps to go, Binder’s lead was up to 0.5s as Marini swarmed all over the back of second place Morbidelli. The former made a move stick at Turn 9 as we saw Aleix Espargaro slide out unhurt, not the Saturday the 2022 Argentina GP winner was after, as Bezzecchi then followed teammate Marini through on Morbidelli. Moments later, Bezzecchi dispatched Marini as the Portuguese GP podium finisher locked his radar on Binder who was now 0.7s up the road. Last lap time. The gap was down to 0.4s between Binder and Bezzecchi, with Marini 0.3s shy of his teammate’s rear wheel in P3. Binder held firm through sectors 1, 2 and 3, as Bezzecchi eyed up a final complex move. Binder defended well though and there was no way through at Termas’ famous penultimate corner for Bezzecchi, as Binder won the second-ever Tissot Sprint from P15. P15! An unreal effort from the KTM stalwart as the Mooney VR46 duo finish a brilliant P2 and P3. Morbidelli held onto P4 to fend off Alex Marquez, Bagnaia and Viñales, as Martin pipped Quartararo for P8 as the latter picked up the final Sprint point in P9. The points scorers split by just 3.8s in a truly epic 12-lap dash. After a Lap 1 crash, Joan Mir (Repsol Honda Team) is heading to the hospital in Santiago del Estero for further medical check ups due to pain in his ankle.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2023 4:01:49 GMT -8
Moto2: Lopez leaps to pole in closing moments of Q2 A stunning Q2 session saw Lopez take a hard-fought pole ahead of Canet and Chantra An incredible 1:42.472 lap from Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools SpeedUp) saw him snatch the Moto2™ pole position at the last minute ahead of the Gran Premio Michelin® de la República Argentina. Aron Canet (Pons Wegwow Los4), and Somkiat Chantra (IDEMISTU Honda Team Asia) put in strong efforts during Q2 to bag front-row starts in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Q1 honours went the way of Darryn Binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) as he scrapped his way to the top of a hard-fought Qualifying 1 session. The South African got the better of Celestino Vietti (Fantic Racing), Jeremy Alcoba (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™), and Sean Dylan Kelly (American Racing) who finished in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively, having fought their way into Qualifying 2. With Q1 done and out of the way, the stage was set for the battle for pole position to commence. Minutes after the session got underway, the Portuguese GP poleman Filip Salac (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™) had his chances of pole taken away from him as he crashed out of the session on the brakes at Turn 9. Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team) then took early control of the session, putting his Kalex machine at the top of the pile with just under nine minutes on the clock. As the riders came back into the pits before their 2nd run of the session, Salac brought the wounded Gresini machine back to the box for the Gresini crew to quickly turn around and send the Czech rider back out on track with under five minutes remaining. Salac gave it everything he had but only managed 13th place. As usual lap times came flying in during the closing stages of the session. Chantra quickly pushed Dixon off the top spot with Aron Canet setting a stunner soon after to reshuffle the order once again. At this point, it was Canet, from Chantra and Dixon but fast laps were still coming in. It was then Alonso Lopez who nailed the final sector to snatch pole position out of nowhere, with Canet, Chantra, and Dixon dropping a place each to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively, and Portimao winner Pedro Acosta rounding out the top 5. Top 10: 1. Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools Speed Up) – 1:42.472 2. Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) + 0.041 3. Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 0.048 4. Jake Dixon (Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team) + 0.114 5. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.202 6. Celestino Vietti (Fantic Racing) + 0.220 7. Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp) + 0.323 8. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 0.493 9. Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) + 0.525 10. Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.549
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2023 4:04:24 GMT -8
Moto3: Sasaki sets scintillating lap to snatch back-to-back poles The Japanese broke the hearts of the opposition with Öncü and Moreira over half a second away Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) snatched at his chance to take his 2nd pole position of the year at the Gran Premio Michelin® de la República Argentina with a stunning 1:48.539. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) threatened pole position from start to finish but didn't quite have enough in the tank, finding himself 0.608s shy of pole position. The final spot on the front row went to Diogo Moriera (MT Helmets -MSI) ahead of what is the closest thing to a home Grand Prix for the young Brazilian. It was all or nothing in Q1 as the riders battled it for their last chance for Q2 glory. Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) snatched the top spot in Q1, with a dominant display in the second half of the session. The closest anyone got to the Spaniard was 0.083s as Deniz Öncü ensured his chance at pole position taking the second Q2 spot. The rookie Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) joined his teammate in the top 3 of the session, also consolidating a Q2 spot with Ryusei Yamanaka (GASGAS Aspar Team) snatching the final promotional place. As the green flag waved the Q2 session underway, the riders swarmed to the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in search of that perfect qualifying lap. Fresh from topping Q1, Deniz Öncü initially took control of the session, putting himself at the top of the timesheets early on, with Moreira and Ortola right on his tail. With six minutes left of the session, the rookie Rueda who made his way up from Q1 crashed out of the session. The Spaniard was able to get his KTM machine back to the box to make it back out to cross the line just in time for one more bite at the cherry, but only managed 13th place.
Top 10 combined: 1. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) – 1:48.539 2. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.603 3. Diogo Moriera (MT Helmets -MSI) + 0.243 4. Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) + 0.593 5. Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) + 0.783 6. Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing)) + 0.832 7. David Alonso (Autosolar GASGAS Aspar M3) + 0.885 8. Scott Ogden (VisionTrack Racing Team) + 0.924 9. Andrea Migno (CIP Green Power) + 0.960 10. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) + 0.963
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2023 4:10:29 GMT -8
Doctor Charte informs that in addition to a severe contusion on the ankle, Joan Mir has also suffered a head injury. He has been conscious at all times and reassures about the pilot's condition. Tests will be done as a precaution.
Mir to miss Argentina Grand Prix: After a morning medical check, Joan Mir was declared unfit for the Argentina GP by MotoGP and circuit medical staff due to cranial and cervical trauma.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2023 4:15:34 GMT -8
FIM MotoGP Stewards #MotoGP rider #20 FabioQ20 has been given a 1 second time penalty to be added to his race result of the MotoGP Sprint today due to overtaking rider #30 whilst yellow flags were being displayed.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2023 6:58:35 GMT -8
Moto3 Race wet race
1 25 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN Leopard Racing HONDA 35'18.099 147.0 2 20 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 35'22.670 146.7 4.571 3 16 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA CIP Green Power KTM 35'22.798 146.7 4.699 4 13 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 35'26.913 146.4 8.814 5 11 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 35'29.611 146.6 11.512 6 10 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 35'29.964 146.2 11.865 7 9 27 Kaito TOBA JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 35'30.258 146.1 12.159 8 8 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 35'30.566 146.1 12.467 9 7 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN Autosolar GASGAS Aspar M3 GASGAS 35'30.943 146.1 12.844 10 6 38 David SALVADOR SPA CIP Green Power KTM 35'30.983 146.1 12.884 11 5 63 Syarifuddin AZMAN MAL MT Helmets - MSI KTM 35'32.132 146.0 14.033 12 4 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 35'38.835 145.6 20.736 13 3 55 Romano FENATI ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 35'44.403 145.2 26.304 14 2 80 David ALONSO COL Autosolar GASGAS Aspar M3 GASGAS 35'45.623 145.1 27.524 15 1 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 35'55.374 144.4 37.275 16 44 David MUÑOZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 35'57.701 144.3 39.602 17 92 David ALMANSA SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 36'00.058 144.1 41.959 18 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 36'03.882 143.9 45.783 19 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 36'05.185 143.8 47.086 20 7 Filippo FARIOLI ITA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 36'05.479 143.8 47.380 21 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 36'12.017 143.3 53.918 22 95 Collin VEIJER NED Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 36'13.735 143.2 55.636 23 99 José Antonio RUEDA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 36'14.951 143.1 56.852 24 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 36'41.258 141.4 1'23.159 Not classified 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 33'25.300 146.6 1 lap 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 25'29.652 147.0 5 laps 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 25'45.333 145.5 5 laps 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 20'17.076 142.1 8 laps
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2023 7:00:42 GMT -8
Moto3 Championship 1 HOLGADO Daniel SPA 38 25 13 2 22 MOREIRA Diogo BRA 36 16 20 3 11 9 SUZUKI Tatsuki JPN 27 2 25 4 18 7 MUÑOZ David SPA 20 20 0 5 19 1 NEPA Stefano ITA 19 9 10 6 22 3 MIGNO Andrea ITA 16 - 16 7 22 0 ARTIGAS Xavier SPA 16 8 8 8 24 2 TOBA Kaito JPN 14 5 9 9 25 1 RUEDA José Antonio SPA 13 13 0 10 27 2 MASIA Jaume SPA 11 11 - 11 27 0 OGDEN Scott GBR 11 - 11 12 28 1 SASAKI Ayumu JPN 10 10 - 13 29 1 SALVADOR David SPA 9 3 6 14 31 2 YAMANAKA Ryusei JPN 7 0 7 15 31 0 KELSO Joel AUS 7 7 - 16 32 1 ÖNCÜ Deniz TUR 6 6 0 17 33 1 AZMAN Syarifuddin MAL 5 0 5 18 34 1 BERTELLE Matteo ITA4 0 4 19 34 0 VEIJER Collin NED4 4 0 20 35 1 FENATI Romano ITA 3 0 3 21 36 1 ALONSO David COL 2 - 2 22 37 1 WHATLEY Joshua GBR 1 0 1
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2023 8:18:16 GMT -8
Moto2 Race wet race shortened to 14 laps as no warm up session was given by Dorna
1 25 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 26'26.606 152.6 2 20 21 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 26'27.269 152.6 0.663 3 16 96 Jake DIXON GBR Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 26'28.567 152.4 1.961 4 13 40 Aron CANET SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 26'34.375 151.9 7.769 5 11 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 26'38.560 151.5 11.954 6 10 15 Darryn BINDER RSA Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 26'38.880 151.4 12.274 7 9 12 Filip SALAC CZE QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 26'39.706 151.4 13.100 8 8 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 26'39.364 151.4 12.758 9 7 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 26'40.255 151.3 13.649 10 6 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 26'40.713 151.3 14.107 11 5 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 M KALEX 26'42.187 151.1 15.581 12 4 37 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 26'43.519 151.0 16.913 13 3 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Fantic Racing KALEX 26'43.741 151.0 17.135 14 2 16 Joe ROBERTS USA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 26'52.477 150.2 25.871 15 1 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 26'53.994 150.0 27.388 16 81 Jordi TORRES SPA Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 26'58.507 149.6 31.901 17 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 26'59.189 149.5 32.583 18 84 Zonta VD GOORBERGH NED Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 27'00.129 149.5 33.523 19 7 Barry BALTUS BEL Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 27'00.361 149.4 33.755 20 2 Soichiro MINAMIMOTO JPN Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 M KALEX 27'00.524 149.4 33.918 21 72 Borja GOMEZ SPA Fantic Racing KALEX 27'14.826 148.1 48.220 22 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 27'16.538 148.0 49.932 23 19 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 27'21.793 147.5 55.187 24 24 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Forward Team FORWARD 27'22.020 147.5 55.414 25 71 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 27'22.170 147.5 55.564 Not classified 33 Rory SKINNER GBR American Racing KALEX 9'51.639 146.2 9 laps 98 David SANCHIS SPA Forward Team FORWARD 9'58.820 144.4 9 laps 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA American Racing KALEX 2'02.186 141.6 13 laps
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2023 10:13:27 GMT -8
MotoGP Race wet race
25 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 44'28.518 162.0 2 20 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 44'32.603 161.8 4.085 3 16 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 44'33.199 161.8 4.681 4 13 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 44'36.099 161.6 7.581 5 11 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 44'38.264 161.5 9.746 6 10 43 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 44'39.080 161.4 10.562 7 9 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 44'39.613 161.4 11.095 8 8 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 44'42.212 161.2 13.694 9 7 42 Alex RINS SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 44'42.845 161.2 14.327 10 6 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 44'47.033 160.9 18.515 11 5 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 44'47.898 160.9 19.380 12 4 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 44'54.609 160.5 26.091 13 3 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 44'56.912 160.3 28.394 14 2 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 44'58.412 160.2 29.894 15 1 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 45'04.701 159.9 36.183 16 1 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 45'16.271 159.2 47.753 17 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 45'16.624 159.2 48.106
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Post by truenorth on Apr 3, 2023 6:41:08 GMT -8
Brilliant Bezzecchi bags maiden win as Bagnaia crashes Mooney VR46’s Bezzecchi dominates in Termas to become the new title leader as Pecco picks up P16 after crashing from P2 Take a bow Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team). From start to finish, the Italian MotoGP™ sophomore was untouchable as he produced a wet weather masterclass to claim a debut premier class victory – and with it, the World Championship lead. A late-charging Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) grabbed a late P2 to beat Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) as the latter stands on the podium for the first time with Ducati. On the flip side of the Ducati coin, reigning World Champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) crashed unhurt from P2 and crossed the line in P16. Bezzecchi unbeatable as an early Championship twist occurs in Termas The threat of a flag-to-flag race loomed but more rain fell after the Moto2™ race had finished, as the premier class revved up for a 25-lap fully went encounter. Bezzecchi grabbed the holeshot from polesitter Alex Marquez, with Bagnaia and Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) slotting into P4. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) didn’t get away well, as Sprint hero Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) crashed at Turn 5 after contact with Viñales.
Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) was shoved wide at Turn 7 by Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) as the Frenchman dropped to P16 in the early exchanges, with the Japanese rider sitting P10. As the race settled down, Bezzecchi was able to stretch out a second lead over Alex Marquez, with Bagnaia and Morbidelli keeping in touch. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) was up to P5, the gap to Morbidelli in P4 was 2.7s. With 17 laps left on the clock, Bezzecchi’s lead was up to two seconds. A lap later it was 2.6s. The Italian was a class apart from the chasing pack in the early stages, and as the Grand Prix approached race distance, his lead kept on creeping up. Bagnaia was keeping second place Alex Marquez on his toe, 0.9s split the duo, with Morbidelli sitting 1.5s back from Pecco in a comfortable P4. On Lap 15 of 25, Alex Marquez and Bagnaia engaged in battle. After a couple of attempts, Bagnaia got the better of Marquez as Morbidelli closed in too. Meanwhile, a flawless Bezzecchi was 5.6s up the road and well on course to take a dream debut victory in MotoGP™. Then, drama. At the penultimate corner at the end of Lap 17, Bagnaia tucked the front. The World Championship leader was down, not out, but he re-joined in P16. That promoted Alex Marquez into P2 and Morbidelli into P3, but Zarco was setting a blistering pace – a podium wasn’t out of reach for the Frenchman who was 3.7s back from Morbidelli’s Yamaha. With five to go, Zarco kept gobbling up the metres on Marquez and Morbidelli. The deficit was now 2.1s, as countryman Quartararo also made good late race progress – the #20 was up to P7. With four to go, it was down to 1.4s. Morbidelli was coming under pressure, and so was Marquez if the latter wanted to keep his P2 intact. Turn 7, two and a half laps to go – Zarco was through on Morbidelli for P3. Now, Zarco locked his radar on Marquez’s GP22. And on the last lap at Turn 5, Marquez could do nothing but watch Zarco stick his GP23 up the inside and slide on through. A few seconds up the road, Bezzecchi safely rounded the final lap to cross the line as a MotoGP™ race winner and World Championship leader. An unreal performance from the young Italian, as Zarco beat Marquez by half a second in what was another stunning comeback ride. Italy beats France and Spain, as Ducati Independent Teams lockout the rostrum in Argentina. The points scorers in Termas Despite narrowly missing out on a return to the podium, a resurgent Morbidelli will be very pleased with a P4 after a very difficult run of form. P5 went the way of Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing), Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) came from P16 on the grid to finish P6, as Quartararo climbs from P16 to P7 in what was a great recovery ride from the 2021 World Champion. Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), Alex Rins (LCR Honda Castrol) and Di Giannantonio rounded out the top 10, with rookie Augusto Fernandez (GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3) going very well in P11. It was a disappointing day for Viñales and Aprilia Racing, the Spaniard was P12 ahead of Nakagami, Raul Fernandez (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team) and a lowly 15th place Aleix Espargaro. Not the weekend the Noale factory were looking for. Bagnaia and Binder, the two crashers, crossed the line together in P16 and P17 – a frustrating Sunday for both.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 3, 2023 6:46:00 GMT -8
The post Termas title picture: change aplenty ahead of COTA A pitch-perfect tango from Bezzecchi sees the Italian head to Austin top of the pile, while big hitters falter in Argentina Caught your breath yet from a spectacular weekend in Argentina? No, we haven’t quite either. Round 2 at Termas de Rio Hondo lived up to all expectations and more as leaving South America leading the World Championship is MotoGP™’s newest race winner – Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team). The top four heading to Austin “I woke up with a strange sensation, I knew I could go fast” were some of the first words from the loveable Italian after his maiden premier class win. Bezzecchi wasn’t just fast. He was operating in a completely different league. From lights out to chequered flag, Bezzecchi was untroubled in tricky wet conditions and heads to Round 3 leading the title race by nine points. The sophomore’s P2 in the Tissot Sprint was an early indication of his superior pace in Argentina. Only the utter brilliance of Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) stopped Bezzecchi from picking up a historic Sprint-GP Race double in Termas, which would have replicated what his VR46 Academy stablemate Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) did in Portugal. Speaking of the reigning World Champion, the highs and lows of the sport were portrayed by Pecco in Argentina. Seven days on from perfectly kickstarting his title defence with a 37-point haul in Portimao, a crash while chasing Bezzecchi in Sunday’s Grand Prix saw the #1 relinquish his title lead to his compatriot. Four points are all Bagnaia leaves Argentina with and although it’s way too early for alarm bells to start ringing, a bounce back from this mistake will be needed in Austin. Six adrift of Bagnaia is Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) in third place. What is it about Zarco’s late race pace? In Portimao, he carved his way through to P4 in the final couple of laps and in Argentina, he was over a second quicker than Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) and Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) in the closing stages to eventually claim P2. That was the Frenchman’s first rostrum since the 2022 German GP and his seventh second place finish in the last three seasons. That maiden premier class win has to be just around the corner now. After being pipped to P2 by Zarco, Alex Marquez sits P4 in the overall standings on 33 points – 17 adrift of Bezzecchi. The double World Champion is a reformed rider now he’s at the controls of a Ducati, as we’re finally seeing the #73’s potential come to light in MotoGP™. The thing is, Marquez is only going to get faster as he gets to know his Desmosedici GP22 better, so you get the sense that Argentina’s pole position and podium are just the beginning. Marquez and Gresini feel it too. Not the weekend Aprilia were after Heading to Argentina, Aprilia Racing were the talk of the town. Aleix Espargaro’s famous victory in Termas 12 months ago, coupled with their rapid pace in Portimao, meant Espargaro and teammate Maverick Viñales landed in Termas as two pre-weekend favourites. And it started well. However, qualifying and the Sprint – especially for Espargaro – didn’t go to plan. Then the wet weather arrived, as both Espargaro and Viñales failed to make any sort of positive mark on the Argentina GP. P7 in the Sprint and P12 in the Grand Prix signalled a disappointing weekend for Viñales. Top Gun leaves Argentina fifth in the World Championship on 32 points, while Espargaro’s Sprint crash and P15 GP finish means his season is yet to really rev into life. The #41 sits in P13 on 12 points from the opening two rounds, as Aprilia aim to make amends in Texas. KTM: A pair of comeback kings What can you say about Brad Binder’s (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) P15 to P1 Sprint performance? It was outrageous. Unfortunately for the South African, a Turn 5, Lap 1 crash ended his hopes of a strong result in the Grand Prix race, but teammate Jack Miller strung a strong race together to go from P16 to P6 in the wet. The Australian is sixth in the title race heading to Round 3, while Binder is eighth, three points adrift. It’s been a good start to the year for the Austrian marque after a quiet pre-season. “The bike is working mega” said Miller after Saturday’s Sprint, so just imagine if they hadn’t qualified P15 and P16 in Argentina… Morbidelli’s revival Yamaha’s main positive in Argentina A pair of P4s was just the pick-me-up Morbidelli needed after a tricky run of form. The Italian was edged out of a first podium since the 2021 Spanish GP by Zarco’s incredible late pace, but nevertheless, he and his Yamaha crew desperately needed a weekend like that. "I want this feeling in Austin” explained Morbidelli post-race. It was great to see the Italian back fighting for the podium. On the other side of the box, Sunday brought a ray of light to Fabio Quartararo’s (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) slow start to the season. P7 isn’t where the Frenchman wants to be finishing, but given it was wet - remember Thailand last year - and he was P16 on Lap 1, it was a great comeback ride. Ahead of a trip to Austin, Morbidelli and Quartararo are P9 and P10 in the standings respectively. Rins bag top 10 for Honda If it wasn’t for a problem with his visor in the latter stages of the race, then Alex Rins (LCR Honda Castrol) was on for a top six result in Argentina. Still, P9 wasn’t a disaster for the Spaniard in his first wet race on a Honda, but the overriding feeling was there was more to be had in Termas. In the factory ranks, Joan Mir’s (Repsol Honda Team) Sprint crash saw the 2020 World Champion join teammate Marc Marquez on the sidelines, as we hope to welcome those two back for the Americas GP. The latter and HRC have a certain COTA crown to try and snatch back.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 3, 2023 6:50:19 GMT -8
World Championship Classification 30 Rider Points Leader Previous POR ARG 1 BEZZECCHI Marco ITA 50 16 34 2 99 BAGNAIA Francesco ITA 41 37 4 3 15 6 ZARCO Johann FRA 35 15 20 4 17 2 MARQUEZ Alex SPA 33 12 21 5 18 1 VIÑALES Maverick SPA 32 25 7 6 25 7 MILLER Jack AUS 25 15 10 7 28 3 MARTIN Jorge SPA 22 9 13 8 28 0 BINDER Brad RSA 22 10 12 9 29 1 MORBIDELLI Franco ITA 21 2 19 10 32 3 QUARTARARO Fabio FRA 18 8 10 11 35 3 MARINI Luca ITA 15 - 15 12 37 2 RINS Alex SPA 13 6 7 13 38 1 ESPARGARO Aleix SPA 12 11 1 14 42 4 FERNANDEZ Augusto SPA 8 3 5 15 43 1 NAKAGAMI Takaaki JPN 7 4 3 16 43 0 MARQUEZ Marc SPA 7 7 - 17 44 1 DI GIANNANTONIO Fabio ITA 6 0 6 18 45 1 MIR Joan SPA 5 5 - 19 47 2 OLIVEIRA Miguel POR 3 3 - 20 48 1 FERNANDEZ Raul SPA 2 0 2
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