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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2023 22:40:26 GMT -8
Home MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks ... that now would be a good time to be sending out press releases User Menu Tools Breadcrumb Home MotoGP Championship Standings 2023 Moto2 Championship Standings After Round 15, Mandalika, Indonesia By Zara Daniela | Sun, 15/10/2023 - 06:28 Pos No. Rider Bike Points Deficit 1 37 Pedro Acosta Kalex 277 2 14 Tony Arbolino Kalex 212 -65 3 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 172 -105 4 40 Aron Canet Kalex 144 -133 5 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 123 -154 6 21 Alonso Lopez Boscoscuro 119 -158 7 18 Manuel Gonzalez Kalex 115 -162 8 12 Filip Salac Kalex 108 -169 9 13 Celestino Vietti Kalex 106 -171 10 54 Fermin Aldeguer Boscoscuro 104 -173 11 79 Ai Ogura Kalex 95 -182 12 11 Sergio Garcia Kalex 84 -193 13 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 80 -197 14 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 67 -210 15 75 Albert Arenas Kalex 62 -215 16 7 Barry Baltus Kalex 48 -229 17 52 Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 33 -244 18 15 Darryn Binder Kalex 31 -246 19 64 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 26 -251 20 71 Dennis Foggia Kalex 23 -254 21 24 Marcos Ramirez Kalex 20 -257 22 84 Zonta Vd Goorbergh Kalex 17 -260 23 3 Lukas Tulovic Kalex 12 -265 24 34 Mattia Pasini Kalex 11 -266 25 28 Izan Guevara Kalex 8 -269 26 23 Taiga Hada Kalex 2 -275 27 4 Sean Dylan Kelly Forward 1 -276 28 72 Borja Gomez Kalex 0 -277 29 81 Jordi Torres Kalex 0 -277 30 67 Alberto Surra Forward 0 -277 31 99 Carlos Tatay Kalex 0 -277 32 17 Alex Escrig Forward 0 -277 33 33 Rory Skinner Kalex 0 -277 34 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Forward 0 -277 35 8 Senna Agius Kalex 0 -277 36 73 Mattia Rato Kalex 0 -277 37 5 Kohta Nozane Kalex 0 -277 38 2 Soichiro Minamimoto Kalex 0 -277 39 27 Kasma Daniel Kalex 0 -277 40 55 Yeray Ruiz Forward 0 -277 41 98 David Sanchis Forward 0 -277 42 43 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 0 -277 43 9 Mattia Casadei Kalex 0 -277
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2023 22:51:48 GMT -8
2023 Moto3 Championship Standings After Round 15, Mandalika, Indonesia By Zara Daniela | Sun, 15/10/2023 - 05:13 Pos No. Rider Bike Points Deficit 1 5 Jaume Masia Honda 209 2 71 Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna 193 -16 3 96 Daniel Holgado KTM 192 -17 4 80 David Alonso GASGAS 180 -29 5 53 Deniz öncü KTM 155 -54 6 48 Ivan Ortolá KTM 152 -57 7 10 Diogo Moreira KTM 128 -81 8 99 Jose Antonio Rueda KTM 111 -98 9 44 David Muñoz KTM 102 -107 10 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 96 -113 11 27 Kaito Toba Honda 91 -118 12 95 Collin Veijer Husqvarna 76 -133 13 43 Xavier Artigas CFMOTO 65 -144 14 6 Ryusei Yamanaka GASGAS 63 -146 15 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 50 -159 16 54 Riccardo Rossi Honda 48 -161 17 38 David Salvador KTM 31 -178 18 55 Romano Fenati Honda 30 -179 19 72 Taiyo Furusato Honda 27 -182 20 18 Matteo Bertelle Honda 26 -183 21 19 Scott Ogden Honda 21 -188 22 66 Joel Kelso CFMOTO 20 -189 23 16 Andrea Migno KTM 17 -192 24 7 Filippo Farioli KTM 7 -202 25 63 Syarifuddin Azman KTM 5 -204 26 64 Mario Aji Honda 4 -205 27 70 Joshua Whatley Honda 1 -208 28 31 Adrian Fernandez Honda 0 -209 29 92 David Almansa Honda 0 -209 30 20 Lorenzo Fellon KTM 0 -209 31 93 Arbi Aditama Honda 0 -209 32 33 Tatchakorn Buasri Honda 0 -209 33 22 Ana Carrasco KTM 0 -209 34 58 Luca Lunetta KTM 0 -209 35 57 Danial Shahril Honda 0 -209 36 12 Noah Dettwiler KTM 0 -209 37 9 Nicola Fabio Carraro Honda 0 -209
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Post by truenorth on Oct 14, 2023 23:57:12 GMT -8
Yer not going to believe this race!
MotoGP Race 1 25 1 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 41'20.293 168.5 2 20 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 41'20.599 168.5 0.306 3 16 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 41'20.726 168.5 0.433 4 13 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 41'27.255 168.0 6.962 5 11 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 41'31.404 167.7 11.111 6 10 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 41'31.521 167.7 11.228 7 9 43 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 41'32.767 167.7 12.474 8 8 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 41'32.977 167.6 12.684 9 7 42 Alex RINS SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 41'42.833 167.0 22.540 10 6 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 41'50.761 166.5 30.468 11 5 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 41'51.116 166.4 30.823 12 4 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 41'56.932 166.0 36.639 13 3 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 42'03.157 165.6 42.864 14 2 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 42'01.195 141.2 4 laps Not classified 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 22'01.941 163.9 13 laps 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 18'21.953 168.6 15 laps 36 Joan MIR SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 17'01.668 166.7 16 laps 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 17'08.574 165.5 16 laps 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 10'53.463 165.8 20 laps 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 8'51.542 116.5 23 laps 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 1'39.311 155.9 26 laps
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2023 9:11:41 GMT -8
Moments of magic: Moreira seals breakthrough win The young Brazilian who burst onto the world just one year ago has finally taken his first Grand Prix victory Epic action, a wide open title race, and a maiden victory were the main ingredients for a classic Moto3™ race at the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets - MSI) took his first Grand Prix victory after fending off the big hitters in an intense race-long scrap for the win. David Alonso (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) was also in the mix as he got elbows out to take second place in an epic last lap scrap with David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports), who rounded out the podium. Moreira’s victory is the first Grand Prix win for a Brazilian rider in any class since Alex Barros won the 2005 Portuguese GP! There was drama before the riders even lined up on the grid in Indonesia as Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) hit the deck on the sighting lap. The IntactGP team then rushed to get the Japanese rider's Husqvarna ready to race and did manage to get it done in time. The lights then went out and Moreira took the hole shot through Turn 1 but the nightmare continued for Sasaki, who struggled off the line and dropped all the through to the back of the pack. The typical Moto3™ freight train then formed as Moreira led the way. The Brazilian had his hands full with the likes of Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP), Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Alonso, and Championship leader Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) with several other Moto3™ big hitters keeping themselves in contention. It was an all-out war on the circuit as the gloves were off and the riders proceeded to swap and change positions with the laps ticking away. Whilst the battle raged on, a shortcut from Holgado wasn't received lightly by the stewards as the Spaniard flew past Moreira to take the lead with seven laps to go. The Tech3 rider saw red after taking his tour through the long lap loop. Now down in P10, Holgado bit the screen and pushed on to set the fastest lap of the race as he carved his way through the pack. With two laps to go Holgado hit the front again but the same mistake warranted the same punishment as he was slapped with another long lap penalty. The last lap quickly came around and it was Moreira who led the way as he had Muñoz, Holgado, and Alonso directly in his rear view, with Masia also keeping himself in contention. The group swapped paintwork and bashed bars as the lap went on and the Brazilian also had a scare as he exceeded track limits – but he then dropped anchor, let Holgado very purposefully past, and then tucked back in. In other words: a ready made case study in exactly what to do. And he was still glued right to the number 96’s rear wheel, so he attacked again – and held it for that stunning maiden win. A brilliant last-corner move from Alonso consolidated his second place as he demoted Muñoz to the final rostrum spot, with two rookies – Collin Veijer and Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – taking fourth and fifth. Holgado? He was relegated to P14 after failing to take the last Long Lap in time, gaining a time penalty in lieu. Championship leader Masia is therefore even more so as he finished in P6 in the Mandalika mayhem, and with his closest rival Sasaki failing to recover from his early race drama in 18th, the Spaniard extends his lead to 16 – with Holgado still in the hunt 17 adrift.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2023 9:18:03 GMT -8
Acosta cruises to victory in Indonesia On his way to MotoGP™, the Spaniard proved his worth once again as Canet and Aldeguer grabbed podium honours Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) put in an inch-perfect performance at the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia as he edged closer to his second World Championship and first in the intermediate class. Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) tried all he could to challenge the Championship leader but was unable to keep the pace as he had his hands full trying to keep Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp) at bay. The SpeedUp rider went on take 3rd place behind his fellow Spaniards. Canet was sat on pole position as the revs were rising ahead of lights out in Mandalika. The race got underway and it was a good start for your polesitter, but cat-like reactions coupled with Turn 1 bravery saw Championship leader Acosta snatch the holeshot from the front of row two. A turn 1 collision between Jeremy Alcoba (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™), Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools SpeedUp) and Alberto Surra (Forward Team) saw the latter both go down and Alcoba earn two Long Laps, but there was less drama at the front. Canet latched himself onto Acosta in the opening stages as Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Team) had his hands full with Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) as he tried to defend third place. Lap by lap though, Acosta was now pulling away from Canet and Arbolino made his move on Gonzalez with 19 laps to go. But it wasn't long before Aldeguer pushed his way through on the both of them to fly his way into podium contention. The Boscoscuro rider pulled away from the pair as he left them to fight it out for the scraps. With 10 laps remaining Acosta had checked out with almost a 1.5s lead. The Spaniard was untouchable at the front as he hit his markers and set a blistering pace to take the victory by 2.044s. That left Canet in a lonely 2nd place, but with Aldeguer making consistent inroads on his compatriot. Meanwhile, Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) had joined Arbolino and Gonzalez in the battle for fourth. A mistake from the Brit then saw him lose touch with the battle, with Gonzalez now putting bike lengths into Arbolino. Up ahead though, with the chequered flag nearing, Aldeguer was making inroads on Canet as the hunt for P2 was on. The Valencian had enough in the tank to pull the pin in the closing stages however and quickly responded to take 2nd place, 2.672s up the road from Aldeguer who rounded out the podium. The Dixon vs Arbolino scrap raged on as the Brit recovered his time lost with 2 laps remaining and capitalised on a mistake from the Italian to demote him to P6. Dixon then had the bit between his teeth on the final lap as he chased down the distant Gonzalez to snatch 4th place from the Spaniard just moments before the flag.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2023 9:24:49 GMT -8
Bagnaia pounces on Martin blunder for momentum-shifting win The man who could do no wrong suffered a massive title blow in Indonesia - Martin crashed out of the lead leaving his title rival to take victory Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) looked to be on the ropes as the sun went down on Saturday at the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia. What was a 66-point advantage over key rival Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) had become a seven-point deficit, and the number 1 had only managed eighth in the Tissot Sprint – from a P13 on the grid he would face for the Grand Prix race too. Martin, meanwhile, had streaked away to a fourth Tissot Sprint on the bounce, the rider on form in every way. But Sunday was not, as it turned out, a day to defend for Bagnaia. From lights out the number 1 was off on a mission, making quick work of the journey up into third. From there, he was chasing Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) as Martin disappeared into the lead, and then came the truly pivotal moment of the Grand Prix. After achieving near perfection of late and taking that hard-fought lead on Saturday, the number 89 suddenly slid out at Turn 11 – leaving an open goal for Bagnaia. The reigning Champion didn’t miss, but he most definitely had to work hard for it – getting past Viñales late on before the Aprilia and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) both homed right in at the final corner. Still, Pecco held on to leave a tough weekend at Mandalika with an 18-point lead as Viñales and Quartararo followed him home. Pivotal? It could well prove so. A dramatic opening few laps As the lights went out in Indonesia, Martin got the race start of all race starts as he shot into the lead from sixth on the grid. The Spaniard was absolutely flying too as he led the way from Viñales, already a few bike lengths clear, with Quartararo holding on in third. Martin and Viñales began to check out as a queue started to build up behind Quartararo, but Bagnaia had been given the wake-up call on Sunday morning as he came out of the gates ready to race and carved his way through the riders ahead, climbing up from 13th on the grid to third by the start of Lap 3. The drama was elsewhere. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) crashed out, rider ok, and then Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) went for a pickpocket on Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), but the South African made contact and the Italian slid out. Binder was given a Long Lap for it, and Marini did rejoin at least to do his he'd earned a few races ago. The race then began to settle, but Martin was pulling the pin in the lead and breaking away from Viñales. Fastest lap after fastest lap came in from the number 89, the Pramac putting down a pace that no other could match as he went 2.7s clear of Viñales with 17 laps remaining. They say to always expect the unexpected in motorcycle racing, however, and that statement proved itself true in MotoGP™ as Martin went from hero to zero in a matter of seconds. A costly mistake at Turn 11 saw his Prima Pramac Ducati bounce through the Indonesian gravel trap and that was that for this Grand Prix - with Bagnaia left with an open goal and now, only one machine ahead of him: Viñales. Bagnaia on the charge Viñales may not have yet taken that win with Aprilia, but he's no stranger to the top step and Bagnaia had to be patient to pull the number 12 back to within striking distance. The Italian took small chunks out of the Spaniard and slowly but surely was edging closer and closer. As the reigning Champion got within touching distance, he didn't waste time. It was a tense contest to watch but it didn't seem it for those involved, with Pecco putting in a perfectly calculated move at Turn 10 to take the lead with 8 laps to go. From there, he started to ask big questions of Viñales on the chase. In the meantime, all eyes were on Quartararo, who was still third but running faster than both riders ahead of him. And a LOT faster. It only took the 2021 World Champion a couple of laps to reel in Viñales, but passing him was going to prove to be a much tougher task. They held station, but the race was far from over as both started to edge closer to Bagnaia. By two laps to go, we had three nationalities on three different manufacturers scrapping it out for victory - with the Championship leader and a little history on the line. As the last lap started, it looked like Bagnaia had enough in hand. But the tension rose and rose as the Aprilia and the Yamaha steamrollered the gap, almost within striking distance by the final two corners. But neither could quite make a move and the Ducato crossed the line for a pivotal and historic win, with Bagnaia becoming the first rider to win from outside the top four rows in a dry race since Marco Melandri at the 2006 Turkish GP. The full picture All the talk heading into the weekend was about the Gresini Racing MotoGP™ team, and just as the Italian team signed Marc Marquez for the 2024 season, the very rider he replaced pulled out his best ride in the premier class. Fabio Di Giannantonio put on an impressive display to take 4th place, just +6.962s away from the victory, and four seconds up the road from proven race winner Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) as the number 72 raced through the pain barrier following that collarbone surgery last weekend. Meanwhile, Binder watch. After the Long Lap following contact with Marini, the South African then committed a second offence as he got a little too close for comfort to Miguel Oliveira (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team) and the Portuguese rider was forced well wide. That was a second Long Lap, but Binder still got stuck in to come back through to P6. Teammate Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was just over a second back in seventh as he managed to get the better of the returning Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) who had run off track earlier in the race. Alex Rins (LCR Honda) was another who returned from injury. Ninth place was a positive result for the Spaniard as he finished eight seconds clear of Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) who, after a strong start going with Quartararo, dropped right down the order to P10.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2023 9:27:26 GMT -8
The sweet taste of revenge: Bagnaia bounces back! The Champion has spoken as he retakes hold of the standings with Martin crashing out of a 3-second lead Yet another plot twist has been thrown into the 2023 MotoGP™ Championship story as the on-form Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) took an unexpected tumble through the gravel trap with the Champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) taking an ever more unexpected victory from the 5th row of the grid. Let's take a look at the state of play following the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia! It was a tense affair as MotoGP™ set sail for Mandalika. Just 3 points split the title-fighting duo heading into the weekend after a sublime wave of form saw Martin claw back a 66-point deficit to the reigning Champion. It was advantage Martin as they headed into Sunday's Grand Prix. The Spaniard took victory in Saturday's Tissot Sprint and with Bagnaia down in 8th place, the Pramac man took the top spot as Baganaia lost his Championship lead for the first time since Jerez. It was all to play in Sunday's Grand Prix and following the drama the ball has bounced back into Pecco's court. Not only has he regained control of the standings but he's extended his lead out to 18 points with five Grand Prix remaining. Whilst it has been proved that anything can happen in MotoGP™, it’s looking like a two-horse race now in the title fight as Mooney VR46 Racing's Marco Bezzecchi sits 45 points adrift of the Championship leader Bagnaia. A Tissot Sprint podium coupled with a top five in the Grand Prix bagged the Italian 18 points, despite nursing a nasty collarbone injury. Bezzecchi still sits in third place in the standings and is looking pretty safe with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) his closest threat in 4th 72 points adrift, with Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) a further 34 back.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2023 9:29:05 GMT -8
2023 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 15, Mandalika, Indonesia By Zara Daniela | Sun, 15/10/2023 - 01:29 Pos No. Rider Bike Points Deficit 1 1 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 346 2 89 Jorge Martin Ducati 328 -18 3 72 Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 283 -63 4 33 Brad Binder KTM 211 -135 5 41 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 177 -169 6 12 Maverick Viñales Aprilia 165 -181 7 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 162 -184 8 10 Luca Marini Ducati 144 -202 9 43 Jack Miller KTM 135 -211 10 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 132 -214 11 73 Alex Marquez Ducati 108 -238 12 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 79 -267 13 88 Miguel Oliveira Aprilia 73 -273 14 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 70 -276 15 37 Augusto Fernandez KTM 67 -279 16 93 Marc Marquez Honda 64 -282 17 42 Alex Rins Honda 54 -292 18 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 50 -296 19 25 Raul Fernandez Aprilia 39 -307 20 23 Enea Bastianini Ducati 36 -310 21 26 Dani Pedrosa KTM 32 -314 22 36 Joan Mir Honda 20 -326 23 44 Pol Espargaro KTM 12 -334 24 32 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 9 -337 25 94 Jonas Folger KTM 9 -337 26 6 Stefan Bradl Honda 8 -338 27 51 Michele Pirro Ducati 5 -341 28 9 Danilo Petrucci Ducati 5 -341 29 35 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 3 -343 30 27 Iker Lecuona Honda 0 -346
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2023 9:30:14 GMT -8
2023 Mandalika MotoGP Race Result: Unlucky 13 For Some, Lucky For Others By Zara Daniela | Sun, 15/10/2023 - 01:19 The bar was set quite high for the premier class show to match the pre-race musical performance on the grid, but Pecco Bagnaia played his part impeccably, recovering from 13th on the grid to put his name in the record books under Michelin’s 500th grand prix victory. The plot line was quite different for much of the 27-lap race, but the reigning world champion eventually returned to a familiar position in the lead of the world championship with a sixth victory of the season. Maverick Viñales came close to challenging that but was happy enough with second place in the end, while Fabio Quartararo returned to the podium for the third time this year.
The spotlight was firmly on Jorge Martin at the start of the action, the Pramac man launching into the lead at turn one from the back of the second row, ahead of Viñales and Quartararo. Poleman Luca Marini was demoted to fourth, in front of Aleix Espargaro, Brad Binder and Marc Marquez, although Bagnaia made a much better start than on Saturday and was already deposing Marquez and Espargaro of sixth place by the end of the opening lap. Contact between Binder and Marini took the poleman out of contention at turn 10 and handed fourth to Bagnaia. Marquez lost further ground after a nudge from Miguel Oliveira, with Marco Bezzecchi going backwards as well, down to 13th, and Enea Bastianini dropping to the back of the field after a poor opening lap and serving the long lap penalty outstanding from Catalunya.
By lap three, Martin and Viñales had stretched an advantage of a second and a half at the front, while Quartararo was defending third from a feisty group led by Bagnaia, the world champion making quick work of the Yamaha by end of lap three. Quartararo soon came under fire from Espargaro and Binder, dropping to sixth in the blink of an eye and into the clutches of another aggressive group containing Oliveira, Marquez, Jack Miller, Bezzecchi and Taka Nakagami. That group was soon joined by Binder, after the South-African served a long lap penalty for the harsh move on Marini.
Meanwhile, Martin was running a hot pace at the front, dropping Viñales a second and a half behind and with Bagnaia pushing to close the same deficit to the Aprilia man, while under some pressure from the other factory Aprilia. With not much going on at the front and Quartararo a lonely fourth, all eyes were on the chasing pack, where Oliveira was fending off the factory KTMs and Bezzecchi, although the threat of Marquez was gone by lap eight, when the Honda man crashed out of 10th place. Miller had the upper hand by lap ten, with Bezzecchi up to 7th and Oliveira holding onto 8th until he was sent on a trip through the gravel at turn two by Binder.
Martin was showing off with a three-second gap by the time unlucky lap 13 arrived and the Spaniard dramatically joined the crash list at turn 11, handing Viñales the lead of the race and Bagnaia the lead of the championship. Viñales wasn’t under any imminent threat from Bagnaia, who struggled to close in by more than a second but the Italian suddenly perked up when he found himself in the chase for victory instead of second place. Meanwhile, Espargaro was starting to pay the price for gambling on the soft rear tyre against Michelin’s advice, and the Aprilia man was easy prey for Quartararo, who claimed the final podium position by the halfway point of proceedings. Making things worse, the next group was catching up with the Spaniard, Miller eventually getting past on lap 15 and with Di Giannantonio and Bezzecchi waiting for their turn and providing the entertainment over the next few laps. Binder didn’t lose much ground after his second long lap penalty, keeping eight place but three seconds behind the group and was eventually helped by Espargaro’s tyre choice, the Spaniard fading quickly in the final ten laps.
Back at the front, Bagnaia was finally closing in on Viñales but wasn’t within striking distance until eight laps remaining, when the Italian swiftly attacked for the lead and, to make matters worse for the Spaniard, Quartararo was quickly closing in as well, only half a second behind with seven laps left. The Frenchman took longer to find a gap and Viñales’s spirited defence kept victory within reach as well, with Bagnaia only half a second ahead.
The trio started the last two laps separated by seven tenths of a second, but Bagnaia gave it one final push to keep his rivals at arm’s length, helped by Quartararo harassing Viñales until the finish line. The reigning world champion took the chequered flag a mere three tenths of a second ahead of Viñales, with Quartararo settling for third after not getting much opportunity to attack the Spaniard. Di Giannantonio found some late speed just as Miller started fading and the Gresini man enjoyed a lonely ride into fourth – his best result in the premier class so far. The convalescent Bezzecchi also put in a late charge to depose Binder of fifth on the final lap, although the South-African did well to save sixth place after two penalties. Miller faded to seventh, while Bastianini made an excellent recovery from last to eighth on his return from injury, despite the penalty carried forward from Barcelona. Alex Rins also returned to action with a bang, as the best Honda in ninth place, while Aleix Espargaro faded to tenth.
Momentum swings wildly once more in the world championship standings, Bagnaia retaking control by 18 points, with Martin on the backfoot again. Bezzecchi continues with an outside chance, 63 points behind the leader.
Results:
Pos No. Rider Bike Time/Diff 1 1 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 41:20.2930 2 12 Maverick Viñales Aprilia 0.306 3 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 0.433 4 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 6.962 5 72 Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 11.111 6 33 Brad Binder KTM 11.228 7 43 Jack Miller KTM 12.474 8 23 Enea Bastianini Ducati 12.684 9 42 Alex Rins Honda 22.540 10 41 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 30.468 11 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 30.823 12 88 Miguel Oliveira Aprilia 36.639 13 25 Raul Fernandez Aprilia 42.864 14 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 0.000 Not Classified 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 22:01.9410 89 Jorge Martin Ducati 18:21.9530 37 Augusto Fernandez KTM 17:08.5740 36 Joan Mir Honda 17:01.6680 93 Marc Marquez Honda 10:53.4630 10 Luca Marini Ducati 08:51.5420 44 Pol Espargaro KTM 01:39.3110
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2023 10:19:13 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2023 10:20:55 GMT -8
Mat Oxley Bezzecchi, Morbidelli, Augusto Fernandez and Aleix Espargaro all had front tyres under the minimum pressure for more than half the race. (Teams started v low here in the heat to avoid excess temperature/pressure.) But all first offences, so warnings only, no time penalties
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2023 10:24:02 GMT -8
JØRGĘ® What greater motivation to come back stronger than to think about screwing these two with their motorcycle in a satellite team? LET'S GO 88jorgemartin !
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2023 10:28:42 GMT -8
Ana Carrasco I’m ok! Thanks to all for all the messages! And thanks to my team for all the support! I will keep you posted! We will never give up!
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2023 14:15:40 GMT -8
Mat Oxley Johann Zarco won the Ducati Diavel race. His rear holeshot/ride-height device didn't disengage after the start, so he rode a chopper all the way, until he fell.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2023 14:21:38 GMT -8
Mat Oxley Martin ran one metre wide at Turn 10, picked up some dirt on his front tyre, so when he flicked into 11 he lost the front
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Post by truenorth on Oct 15, 2023 14:29:07 GMT -8
Mat Oxley Binder hit Marini because he’d run onto the kerb exiting the previous corner. The rumble strip knocked back his brake pads so he had no brakes at the first touch
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Post by Pistola on Oct 15, 2023 18:23:47 GMT -8
Helluva ride by Bagnaia. Martin making a mistake was an unexpected bonus.
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