Marc Marquez was a non-
starter after a massive high-side
in morning warm-up caused a
concussion and his withdrawal
from the event (see In The
Wind).
Bastianini's 11th place sees
the Italian hold onto the cham-
pionship lead by two points
ahead of Brad Binder at 28, with
Quartararo third with 27. Oliveira
jumps up to fourth at 25 over
Zarco at 24.
MOTO2
If you ever needed to know what
it means to win a Grand Prix
race, watch the interview with
Moto2 race winner, Somkiat
Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team
Asia). The first GP race winner
from his native Thailand, Chan-
tra's maiden win saw an overflow
of emotions in pitlane after a
dominant performance that saw
him take the win by 3.2-seconds
from Mooney VR46 Kalex's
Celestino Vietti with Aron Canet
(Flexbox HP40 Kalex) third.
"I feel so happy! I also don't
believe it!" Chantra said. "On the
last lap, I saw I was P1, and I saw
the checkered flag and I was like
'oh, I'm in first position!' It's also
my first time here in Moto2. I'm
really happy. I also would like to
say thanks to my family. I want to
thank my sponsors, Thai Honda.
Also thank you to Idemitsu
Honda Team Asia and next leg I
ROUND 2 / MARCH 18-20, 2022
MANDALIKA INTERNATIONAL STREET CIRCUIT / LOMBOK, INDONESIA
P76
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Brad Binder's eighth place sees him just off the championship
lead heading into round three in Argentina.
