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Post by truenorth on Jun 17, 2023 5:54:09 GMT -8
Acosta takes first pole of 2023, title rival Arbolino second Spanish rider Pedro Acosta was down the order after the first runs but responded as Q2 came to a close for his first pole of the season Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) secured his first Moto2™ pole position of the 2023 season by almost three tenths of a second in Qualifying for the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland. The Spanish rider will lead the front row away in tomorrow’s Grand Prix with World Championship leader Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) leader alongside his title rival in second place, while Jake Dixon (Polar Cube GASGAS Aspar Team) took third. Acosta’s best time was a 1:23.858 while he was directly behind Arbolino’s teammate, Sam Lowes, on track to set the quickest time and he was the only rider to set a time in the 1:23s bracket. After the first run, Acosta found himself down in 11th place but put in fast laps at the end of Q2 to claim pole position. Arbolino was 0.269s behind Acosta, while Dixon was a further 0.031s behind. Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) went from Q1 to the second row as he took fourth in Qualifying with the Spaniard missing out on a front row start by just 0.046s. Alonso Lopez (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) will line up alongside Canet on row two, while Lowes completes the second row after posting a 1:24.269. Another rider who shone in Q2 after coming through Q1 was Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) as he grabbed seventh place, only 0.001s behind Lowes’ best time. Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) took eighth with Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) completing the first three rows. Top 10: 1. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 1:23.858 2. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.269 3. Jake Dixon (Polar Cube GASGAS Aspar Team) +0.300 4. Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) +0.346 5. Alonso Lopez (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) +0.406 6. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.411 7. Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) +0.412 8. Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) +0.422 9. Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +0.522 10. Sergio Garcia (Pons Wegow Los40) +0.590
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Post by truenorth on Jun 17, 2023 5:55:32 GMT -8
Sasaki smashes Sachsenring lap record for stunning pole The Japanese star beats Öncü by an incredible 1.092s in Moto3™ qualifying as title leader Holgado starts on Row 3 As qualifying laps go, that was unbelievably special from Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP). The Japanese star smashed the Moto3™ Sachsenring lap record by setting a 1:25.130 to beat second place Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) by a staggering 1.092s. Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) rounds out the front row, the Spaniard 1.1s adrift of polesitter Sasaki in qualifying at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland. Sasaki stuns, Holgado to start on Row 3 In contrasting conditions to what they endured in Practice 3, Sasaki set the initial benchmark and then got down to a 1:26.181 on his second flyer to sit 0.3s clear of Öncü. Sasaki then found the first 1:25s lap time of the session to go over half a second clear of the field after the first set of runs. Pushing hard, Öncü closed Sasaki’s advantage to 0.2s as the session entered the final three minutes – with the majority of the field sat in pitlane. As it so often does in Moto3™, the last flying lap saw changes aplenty but the top two remained unchanged in terms of position. However, Sasaki unleashed a lap from the gods to take pole position by 1.092s! Simply sublime from the Japanese rider. Sasaki managed to help get rookie teammate Collin Veijer up to P4, with David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports) claiming P5 ahead of title-chasing Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing). World Championship leader Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) launches from P7, a whopping 1.6s from Sasaki’s effort, as Kaito Toba (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI) join the Spaniard on the third row. Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) completed the top 10 Top 10: 1. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) – 1:25.130 2. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 1.092 3. Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) + 1.155 4. Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) + 1.511 5. David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports) + 1.518 6. Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) + 1.660 7. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) + 1.696 8. Kaito Toba (SIC58 Squadra Corse) + 1.723 9. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI) + 1.768 10. Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) + 1.791
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Post by truenorth on Jun 17, 2023 10:57:24 GMT -8
Martin beats Bagnaia for Sachsenring Sprint glory The Spaniard closes in on the title leader ahead of GP Sunday as Miller tastes podium success – but there’s no points joy for M. Marquez Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) is becoming a Tissot Sprint master in 2023 after making it two wins in the last three on a Saturday afternoon at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland. The Spaniard beat World Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) by 2.4s as Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) completed the rostrum. A barnstorming start As expected Miller got a rocket ship launch on the KTM RC16 machine and had the inside line for Turn 1, but Bagnaia hung it around the outside to grab P1 at Turn 2. Miller tried to make a move stick at Turn 8 but that didn’t work, as Martin made his way through on Miller down at Turn 12. On Lap 2 at Turn 1, Bagnaia and Martin were wide and that allowed Miller to move on through into the lead, as a lead group of five formed with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) joining Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) and the aforementioned trio. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) wasn’t enjoying his early Sprint laps, the King of the Ring was down to P9 on Lap 5 as a top seven formed at the front. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) and Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) joined the breathless action, as Martin grabbed P1 with a beautiful double overtake down the Waterfall. Lap 6 ticked by and Martin was asking big questions – a 1:20.990 saw the Spaniard sit eight tenths clear of Bagnaia, who had also now overtaken Miller. Pin pulled Another fastest lap of the Sprint came in for Martin with nine laps to go. The gap was up to 1.1s. A lap later it was 1.3s. At this stage of the Sprint, Bagnaia didn’t have an answer for Martin. Baring any drama, the top three looked like they were set for the Sprint with Martin leading Bagnaia by 1.4s, the latter 0.8s clear of Miller who in turn was 1.4s ahead of Marini. The battle for P4 was alive and kicking though, Marini had Binder and Zarco right on his coattails. Marini vs Binder vs Zarco was fascinating. Twice Binder tried to find a way through on Marini at Turn 1, but both times the South African was slightly wide. Heading onto the last lap, Martin was 2.4s clear of Bagnaia with Miller a further 0.8s down the road. At Turn 11, the rapid right-hander, Zarco slammed his GP23 up the inside of Binder’s RC16 to make a harsh but fair move stick on the #33. Further up the road though, Martin crossed the line to claim another Sprint victory. 2.4s was the winning margin over Bagnaia, with Miller crossing the line third. Marini held onto P4, Zarco’s last lap pass demoted Binder to P6, as Bezzecchi, Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) completed the points scorers in P7, P8 and P9. Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) rounded out the top 10, with Marc Marquez dropping from P7 to P11 in a very disappointing Sprint on a circuit he’s been unbeatable at. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) crashed unhurt at Turn 1, with Jonas Folger (GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3) retiring from his home GP Sprint.
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Post by truenorth on Jun 18, 2023 2:23:47 GMT -8
Moto3 Race 1 25 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 33'10.531 152.7 2 20 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 33'10.626 152.6 0.095 3 16 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 33'22.605 151.7 12.074 4 13 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 33'22.727 151.7 12.196 5 11 80 David ALONSO COL Gaviota GASGAS Aspar M3 GASGAS 33'27.689 151.3 17.158 6 10 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 33'27.859 151.3 17.328 7 9 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 33'27.947 151.3 17.416 8 8 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN Gaviota GASGAS Aspar M3 GASGAS 33'27.999 151.3 17.468 9 7 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 33'28.079 151.3 17.548 10 6 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 33'28.663 151.3 18.132 11 5 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 33'28.369 151.3 17.838 12 4 44 David MUÑOZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 33'31.254 151.1 20.723 13 3 99 José Antonio RUEDA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 33'31.565 151.1 21.034 14 2 27 Kaito TOBA JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 33'31.678 151.0 21.147 15 1 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA CIP Green Power KTM 33'31.772 151.0 21.241 16 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 33'43.976 150.1 33.445 17 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 33'44.067 150.1 33.536 18 55 Romano FENATI ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 33'44.142 150.1 33.611 19 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 33'44.290 150.1 33.759 20 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 33'46.675 149.9 36.144 21 7 Filippo FARIOLI ITA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 33'54.256 149.4 43.725 22 66 Joel KELSO AUS CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 33'55.837 149.3 45.306 23 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 34'06.115 148.5 55.584 24 38 David SALVADOR SPA CIP Green Power KTM 34'06.136 148.5 55.605 25 33 Tatchakorn BUASRI THA Honda Team Asia HONDA 34'06.260 148.5 55.729 26 57 Danial SHAHRIL MAL MT Helmets - MSI KTM 34'06.332 148.5 55.801 27 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 34'06.485 148.5 55.954 Not classified 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 30'33.241 151.3 2 laps 95 Collin VEIJER NED Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1'29.110 148.3 22 laps
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Post by truenorth on Jun 18, 2023 2:31:01 GMT -8
Crash number 5 for marcmarquez93 was a very nasty one.
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Post by truenorth on Jun 18, 2023 2:31:49 GMT -8
Medical Info
#MotoGP rider #93 marcmarquez93 has a very small fracture in the first finger of his left hand. He has been declared FIT.
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Post by truenorth on Jun 18, 2023 3:04:55 GMT -8
Moto2 Race 1 25 37 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 35'15.315 156.1 2 20 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 35'18.045 155.9 2.730 3 16 96 Jake DIXON GBR Polar Cube GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 35'18.140 155.9 2.825 4 13 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 35'24.328 155.5 9.013 5 11 21 Alonso LOPEZ SPA MB Conveyors SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 35'27.589 155.2 12.274 6 10 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 M KALEX 35'28.855 155.1 13.540 7 9 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 35'29.772 155.1 14.457 8 8 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA MB Conveyors SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 35'30.368 155.0 15.053 9 7 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 35'30.534 155.0 15.219 10 6 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Fantic Racing KALEX 35'30.712 155.0 15.397 11 5 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 35'37.519 154.5 22.204 12 4 7 Barry BALTUS BEL Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 35'38.793 154.4 23.478 13 3 12 Filip SALAC CZE QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 35'38.901 154.4 23.586 14 2 79 Ai OGURA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 35'39.194 154.4 23.879 15 1 71 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 35'40.262 154.3 24.947 16 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 35'43.763 154.1 28.448 17 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA OnlyFans American Racing KALEX 35'47.889 153.8 32.574 18 84 Zonta VD GOORBERGH NED Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 35'50.556 153.6 35.241 19 99 Carlos TATAY SPA OnlyFans American Racing KALEX 35'51.945 153.5 36.630 20 24 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Forward Team FORWARD 36'04.105 152.6 48.790 21 23 Taiga HADA JPN Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 36'27.081 151.0 1'11.766 22 27 Kasma DANIEL MAL Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 M KALEX 36'38.746 150.2 1'23.431 Not classified 16 Joe ROBERTS USA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 25'40.633 154.4 7 laps 19 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Forward Team FORWARD 16'01.409 151.2 14 laps 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Polar Cube GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 11'31.659 152.8 17 laps 40 Aron CANET SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 7'02.514 156.3 20 laps 3 Lukas TULOVIC GER Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 5'45.505 153.0 21 laps Not finished first lap 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 15 Darryn BINDER RSA Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX
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Post by truenorth on Jun 18, 2023 3:12:29 GMT -8
Repsol Honda Team Marc Marquez withdraws from German GP
Marc Marquez has elected to miss the German Grand Prix after suffering a crash at Turn 7 during morning Warm Up.
fractured left thumb and his heels/feet must be painful judging by his limp
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Post by truenorth on Jun 18, 2023 3:15:59 GMT -8
Öncü defeats Sasaki at the final corner for debut win The Turk earns his first Moto3™ victory in a fight that went down to the wire at the Sachsenring He’s done it! After agonisingly missing out on a debut victory at Mugello last time out, Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) is finally a Moto3™ race winner after a mesmerising battle plays out between the Turk and polesitter Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland. World Championship leader Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) earned a hard-fought third to extend his advantage in the overall standings. Four becomes two It was lights out for Grand Prix Sunday and from P4 on the grid Collin Veijer grabbed the holeshot ahead of polesitter and teammate Sasaki. Öncü made a two-for-one move under the aforementioned duo at Turn 3, but it was a manoeuvre that allowed Sasaki to take the lead. Holgado made a fast start, the title leader was up to P3 as we then saw Veijer then unfortunately crash out of contention on Lap 2 at Turn 12 – rider ok. By Lap 3, a top four of Sasaki, Holgado, Öncü and Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) were two seconds clear of the chasing pack. Sasaki had his head down though and as they started Lap 6 of 23, the Japanese rider’s lead was up to a second. Sasaki quickly stretched his advantage to 1.4s but once Öncü had dispatched Holgado for P2, the Turk cut that gap to 0.9s in a couple of laps. Öncü had cleared off from Holgado and Ortola and had his sights firmly set on Sasaki – it was now a two-horse race for Moto3™ German GP victory. 0.9s became 0.7s, then it was 0.5s. Öncü was coming, however on Lap 13 the #53 looked like he was beginning to have some issues with his left leg. Cramp has affected Öncü all weekend at the Sachsenring, but it wasn’t slowing him down too much – with nine laps left, the gap was down to 0.2s. With five laps to go, Sasaki vs Öncü was on. The duo were 10 seconds clear of Holgado and Ortola and were operating in a league of their own in Germany. It was as you were with three laps to go. And with two to go. Then, it was last ap time. Sasaki led over the line as Öncü chose to not go for a move at Turn 1. Öncü was crawling all over the back of Sasaki through the first two sectors but there was no way through. Turn 7 and 8 passed by as a crucial climb up the hill came. Öncü was right there but nothing came at Turn 12 as it all came down to the final corner. Diving up the inside, Öncü made his move – and timed it to perfection. Öncü crossed the line 0.095s ahead of Sasaki to win his first Grand Prix race and join his brother Can Öncü as Turkey’s only Grand Prix winners, with Sasaki forced to settle for P2. Holgado held onto P3 by 0.1s over Ortola. That’s a huge 16 points for the Spaniard. The points scorers David Alonso (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar M3) won the battle for P5 as Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) loses ground in the Championship chase with a P6. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI), Ryusei Yamanaka (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar M3), Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) and Taiyo Furusatio (Honda Team Asia) rounded out the top 10. Xavier Artigas (CFMOTO Racing PrüstelGP), David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports), Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Kaito Toba (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and Andrea Migno (CIP Green Power) completed the points scorers in the German GP. Top 10: 1. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 2. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) + 0.095 3. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) + 12.074 4. Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) + 12.196 5. David Alonso (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar M3) + 17.158 6. Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) + 17.328 7. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI) + 17.468 8. Ryusei Yamanaka (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar M3) + 17.468 9. Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) + 17.548 10. Taiyo Furusatio (Honda Team Asia) + 18.132
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Post by truenorth on Jun 18, 2023 5:01:42 GMT -8
MotoGP Race 1 25 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 40'52.449 161.6 2 20 1 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 40'52.513 161.6 0.064 3 16 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 40'59.462 161.2 7.013 4 13 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 41'00.879 161.1 8.430 5 11 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 41'04.128 160.8 11.679 6 10 43 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 41'04.353 160.8 11.904 7 9 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 41'06.489 160.7 14.040 8 8 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 41'07.308 160.6 14.859 9 7 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 41'09.510 160.5 17.061 10 6 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 41'12.097 160.3 19.648 11 5 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 41'12.446 160.3 19.997 12 4 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 41'15.398 160.1 22.949 13 3 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 41'17.566 160.0 25.117 14 2 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 41'17.776 160.0 25.327 15 1 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 41'17.952 159.9 25.503 16 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 41'20.992 159.8 28.543 17 94 Jonas FOLGER GER GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 41'41.411 158.4 48.962 Not classified 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 24'33.572 161.4 12 laps 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 11'21.340 155.1 22 laps
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Post by truenorth on Jun 18, 2023 5:05:17 GMT -8
Acosta dents Arbolino’s standings lead with Sachsenring win The gap in the Championship standings was cut to 15 points with Pedro Acosta’s fourth victory of the 2023 campaign Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) claimed a stunning victory at the Sachsenring to close the gap in the Championship standings during the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland. Polesitter Acosta claimed victory by just under three seconds ahead of World Championship leader Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) although the gap was bigger during the race. Arbolino limited the damage in the standings by fending off Jake Dixon (Polar Cube GASGAS Aspar Team) as the Brit hunted down Arbolino in the second half of the 25-lap encounter. Arbolino got the holeshot at the start but his lead did not last long as Acosta responded on the opening lap at Turn 12 as he went up the inside of his adversary. The pair broke away from the chasing pack but were rarely separated by more than a few tenths in the first three laps. However, a series of fastest laps by Acosta, in the 1:23s bracket, allowed him to pull out a half-a-second gap over his title rival by the end of Lap 4. On Lap 6, the gap between Acosta and Arbolino was over a second for the first time as Acosta’s relentless pace allowed him to pull away from his title rival. While Acosta checked out at the front with a 2.6s gap at the halfway stage, Arbolino had to start looking over his shoulder as Dixon charged towards him. The Brit reduced the gap to under a second on Lap 14 as he set his sights on second place after having to battle back from fifth after losing out in the early stages. Having started from third, Dixon found himself behind Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) and Alonso Lopez (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) on Lap 2. He re-passed Lopez for fourth on Lap 3 before being promoted back to the podium places on Lap 6 when Canet crashed at Turn 13. Dixon was able to catch the World Championship leader but Arbolino started to extend the gap over the Brit during the final five laps before Dixon responded on Lap 22. The gap was reduced to just a few tenths and the battle raged on during the final lap but Arbolino was able to hold on by only 0.095. Dixon narrowly missed out on second but still claimed a podium in Germany. The results mean 2021 Moto3™ World Champion took five points out of Arbolino’s lead with victory, closing the gap to 15. Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) claimed a somewhat lonely fourth place for his best result of the season. The Thai rider was six seconds away from the podium, but he was also three seconds clear of the group behind him. That group was led by Lopez who finished fifth as he pulled out a gap of over a second on Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 MasterCamp) in sixth. Gonzalez started from 12th but repeated his strong showing from Friday to secure a top-six finish. Britain’s Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) was part of the battle for fifth place but he had to settle for seventh, ahead of Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) in eighth. Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) took ninth and Celestino Vietti (Fantic Racing) rounded out the top ten, but it could have been different after the trio had a fierce fight in the closing stages. Aldeguer moved into eighth when he went up the inside of Arenas at Turn 1 on Lap 19, before Vietti followed him through in the first sector to demote Arenas to tenth. However, Arenas and Vietti switched positions again to give the Spaniard ninth. TOP TEN: 1. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) 2. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) +2.730 3. Jake Dixon (Polar Cube GASGAS Aspar Team) +2.825 4. Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) +9.013 5. Alonso Lopez (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) +12.274 6. Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 MasterCamp) +13.540 7. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) +14.457 8. Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) +15.053 9. Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +15.219 10. Celestino Vietti (Fantic Racing) +15.397
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Post by truenorth on Jun 18, 2023 10:01:04 GMT -8
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Post by Pistola on Jun 18, 2023 14:13:18 GMT -8
Bagnaia/Martin. Excellent race. Marquez...................bike sucks but going off 5 times is senseless.
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Post by truenorth on Jun 19, 2023 6:00:51 GMT -8
Bagnaia/Martin. Excellent race. Marquez...................bike sucks but going off 5 times is senseless. There comes a time to call it. The 213 is unrideable.
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Post by truenorth on Jun 19, 2023 6:10:45 GMT -8
0.064s: Martin defeats Bagnaia in epic Sachsenring scrap The top two in the title chase go head-to-head and treat us to an unforgettable battle in the Ring Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) vs Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), 2023 Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland – that’s a battle that will be remembered for years to come as the Ducati duo treat us to a spell-binding scrap for victory, with Tissot Sprint winner Martin coming out on top by the barest of margins: 0.064s. Johann Zarco made it two Prima Pramac Racing riders on the rostrum as the Frenchman notched up his fourth podium of the year. A battle for the ages With Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) withdrawing from the race following his fifth crash of the weekend in Warm Up, the King of the Ring crown was up for grabs. Just as he did in the Tissot Sprint Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) grabbed the holeshot into Turn 1 as Bagnaia and Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) slotted into P2 and P3. Miller led but at Turn 11 the Australian had a huge moment on the rear as they flicked it onto the cold side of the tyre. That allowed Bagnaia, Martin and Marini to carve past. Lap 3, Turn 12 – a change of the lead. Martin pounced on Pecco and with it, the Sprint victor set the fastest lap of the race. Miller was holding teammate Brad Binder at bay, with the latter enjoying a mini battle with the fast-starting, soft rear tyre-running Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing). Binder grabbed P4 off Miller at the end of Lap 4 and set his sights on the top three, with Martin quickly building a 0.7s lead. Zarco was soon past Miller too – the same place he dispatched Binder at in the Sprint, Turn 11 – and on Lap 7 the Frenchman set the fastest lap of the race. Martin’s gap was down to 0.5s with the top five just two seconds apart. Lap 10 saw Binder pounce past Marini for P3, but the gap between Binder and Bagnaia was up to 1.7s. A few laps later, Zarco chose Turn 11 as his passing place again as Marini dropped to P5. The top two looked like they were out of reach for the chasing pack. Binder was 2.9s adrift with 17 laps to go, with Bagnaia starting to put pressure on the shoulders of Martin. With 12 laps to go, it looked like Martin was starting to respond though. Bagnaia had been right on Martin’s coattails but the gap edged back to half a second. In the podium battle, drama then unfolded. Binder lost the rear heading into Turn 8 and that forced him to run wide and into the gravel, as the South African crashed out of third. That promoted Zarco to P3. Did the decisive moment of the Grand Prix come with 10 laps to go? Bagnaia decided it was time to take the lead at Turn 12, now how would Martin respond? After two laps, the #1 couldn’t shake off the #89. At the same corner, with six to go, Martin returned the favour. The top two in the title chase were embroiled in a fascinating fight in the Ring, now it was Bagnaia’s turn to show what punches he had left. Two more laps passed us by and it was as you were – Martin leading Bagnaia by 0.2s. On Lap 27 of 30, it couldn’t get any closer between the pair. Martin defended well down the hill to not allow Bagnaia through into Turn 12, as they entered Lap 28 locked together. Penultimate lap time. Martin vs Bagnaia. A King of the Ring crown up for grabs. Martin went defensive into Turn 1 as Bagnaia nearly runs into the back of Martin at Turn 3. This was so close. Millimetres in it. As they came onto the last lap, CONTACT! Bagnaia was forced to sit up after hitting the rear wheel of Martin but did that cost him the chance of victory? 0.3s was in it halfway around the lap. The climb up the hill was crucial but Bagnaia wasn’t close enough into Turn 12. 80 seconds after the contact, Turn 13 reared its head. Martin went defensive. Bagnaia opted for a wider, sweeping line and up the hill for the final time, it was Martin vs Bagnaia on the run to the line. Contact ahead of the last lap! Martin edged it by a slender 0.064s as a wonderful battle lights up the Sachsenring, with the Spaniard cutting Bagnaia’s title advantage to 16 points. 6.9s away from the victory scrap, Zarco claimed P3 for the third race in succession, as replays showed the #5 nearly crashed at Turn 1 on the final lap. Important points secured Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) picked his way through the pack to a solid P4 after a tricky weekend, the Italian finishes 3.4s ahead of teammate Marini. Miller was 0.2s off P5 to finish P6, as Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team), Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) and Miguel Oliveira (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team) rounded out the top 10. P11 went the way of Augusto Fernandez (GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3) who finished ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ duo Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo, as Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) and Raul Fernandez (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team) picked up the final points in P14 and P15. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) was forced to retire after his RS-GP encountered an issue in the early stages of the Grand Prix. "After two years, it's finally come!" - MotoGP™ podium The Cathedral awaits A maximum 37 points means it’s a perfect weekend for Martin in Germany, and it also means the title picture changes ahead of a trip to The Cathedral of Speed: Assen. 16 points split leader Pecco to Martin as we head to the always fantastic Dutch TT. Top 10: 1. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) 2. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.064 3. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) + 7.013 4. Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 8.430 5. Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 11.679 6. Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 11.904 7. Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) + 14.040 8. Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 14.859 9. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) + 17.061 10. Miguel Oliveira (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team) + 19.648
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Post by truenorth on Jun 19, 2023 8:00:19 GMT -8
“After warm up, Marquez had a meeting with his team, and with HRC. The Repsol Honda team issued a press release announcing that Marc Marquez had withdrawn from the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring. What the press release didn't say was that Marquez had wanted to ride, but it was Honda which had said no.”
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Post by truenorth on Jun 19, 2023 8:14:31 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jun 19, 2023 8:27:01 GMT -8
Mat Oxley: When this album was released was the last time a MotoGP top 10 didn't feature any Japanese bikes. The Adriatic GP-winning Norton Manx was 7 years old & based on a 1920s design, by a Norton engineer who became a TT sidecar passenger to better understand the demands of racing.
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Post by truenorth on Jun 19, 2023 8:32:10 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jun 19, 2023 8:43:33 GMT -8
Miller points to Márquez without naming him: "They pay you to ride, not to be a princess and complain about the bike"
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