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sneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team), ahead of Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team), Albert Arena (Autosolar GasGas Aspar Team) and Jorge Navarro (Flexbox HP40). Cameron Beaubier's rough patch continued at Jerez, the Californian retiring with a mechani- cal problem after seven laps. His American Racing Team teammate, Sean Dylan Kelly, came home 22nd. In the championship, Vietti is now at 100 points, but his lead over Ogura has been cut to 19 points. Texas GP winner Arbolino sits third with 70 points, ahead of Canet at 69 and Roberts at 57. ROUND 6 / APRIL 29-MAY 1, 2022 CIRCUITO DE JEREZ – ÁNGEL NIETO / JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN P94 MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Majorcan amassed three premier- class titles as well as two 250cc crowns across a career which also saw 68 victories and 152 podiums. Most impressively of all, he defeated fellow greats Casey Stoner, Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa in epic title fights in the premier class in 2010, 2012 and 2015. And it all started at Jerez, the scene of his debut in 2002. "I arrived here 20 years ago at this track to make my debut and I was still 14 on Friday," said Lorenzo of that weekend. "I went to watch at a few corners with a scooter and I saw the likes of [Lucio] Cecchinello, [Dani] Pe- drosa, [Manuel] Poggiali all riding so aggressively and so fast that I was wondering if someday I could arrive at that level. I'm very proud, as all MotoGP Legends are great Champions, but not all Champi- ons can be named as Legends." MOTOGP BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO OVERTAKE? As Jack Miller reflected on the crash that ended his (and Joan Mir's) Portuguese GP the previ- ous week, he offered a view that many have shared in 2022—that it's more difficult to overtake now in the premier class than ever before. "I think it's just the competitiveness of the class with everyone," said the Australian. "I think all the bikes have their strong and weak points. You Briefly... Ai Ogura's Moto2 win marks him as a title contender in 2022.