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was gaining places hand over fist.
He started the last lap fourth, and
finished it second, after some
tough moves in the last corners.
The pursuit was packed up
close, from second to ninth within
one second. Tony Arbolino (Snip-
ers Honda) was sixth, the Sama
KTM of rookie Raul Fernandez,
Alonso Lopez (EG Honda) and
Celestino Vietti (SKY VR46 KTM—
another rookie).
Second SKY VR46 rider Dennis
Foggia, six seconds down, led the
next pack in tenth, from rookie Ai
Ogura, Marcos Ramirez, Lorenzo
Dalla Porta and John McPhee (all
Honda), with Binder's KTM taking
the last point.
With early title leader Kaito
Toba crashing out, Masia took
over the table, equal on points
but with better placings than
Canet at 45 points each. Dalla
Porta (13th today) is next, equal
with Antonelli at 32 points. CN
MotoGP
1. Alex Rins (Suz)
2. Valentino Rossi (Yam)
3. Jack Miller (Duc)
4. Andrea Dovizioso (Duc)
5. Franco Morbidelli (Yam)
Moto2
1. Thomas Luthi (Kal)
2. Marcel Schrotter (Kal)
3. Jorge Navarro (SU)
4. Mattia Pasini (Kal)
5. Alex Marquez (Kal)
Moto3
1. Aron Canet (KTM)
2. Jaume Masia (KTM)
3. Andrea Migno (KTM)
4. Gabriel Rodrigo (Hon)
5. Niccolo Antonelli (Hon)
It was a climax to another
Moto3 race of changing fortunes,
with long-time first-time leader
Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Honda)
crashing out on lap 13, and erst-
while front runner Darryn Binder
(CIP KTM) dropping back to a
distant 15th, and one point.
Late-race leader Andrea Migno
narrowly lost out to his Bester
Capital KTM teammate Jaume
Masia for second place. Masia,
who took a maiden win at the last
race, had come through from the
middle of the pack.
It was KTM's first podium lock-
out since Le Mans last year.
Inches behind was the best
of the Hondas, Gabriel Rodrigo
(Kommerling Honda) narrowly
ahead of Niccolo Antonelli,
whose SIC58 Honda teammate
Tatsuki Suzuki had led from laps
five to 12, only to slip off under
the pressure of the pursuit.
Pole starter Antonelli led the
early stages, fighting off Rodrigo
and fast rookie Alonso Lopez (EG
Honda). But when Suzuki took
over on lap five, he soon pulled
a gap that stretched to almost a
second. He was still in front at
the end of lap 12, by when Migno
had just taken over second from
Canet, who had patiently picked
his way forward. But the heat was
on, and the front folded halfway
around the next lap.
Migno seemed to be in control,
but now his tires were losing grip,
and Lopez (who set the fastest
lap) and Rodrigo were closing.
At the same time, Argentine
winner Masia, 18th on lap eight,
in 14th, the pair getting ahead of
Martin on the final lap.
Brad Binder was an early retire-
ment, coasting into the pits with
clutch problems on the Red Bull
KTM. Rookie Marco Bezzecchi
(also Red Bull KTM) crashed out
of the lesser points with six laps
to go.
Baldassarri retains a narrow
points lead, 50 to Schrotter's 47
and Luthi (45); then Gardner (38)
and Marquez (36).
Moto3
Aron Canet took a fine tactical
win, his first since 2017—the
Sterilgarda KTM rider rising
above a chaotically close brawl
on the final lap to lead over the
line by almost a full second.
Aron Canet got the
better of a frantic
group behind to take
the Moto3 win.