onds off the winner, with Luca
Marini (VR46 Ducati) getting
the better of Zarco on the final
lap for seventh. Rins joined the
back of the group in ninth, but
couldn't overtake—a fine recov-
ery after he rejoined from his
first lap excursion in last place.
Marco Bezzecchi (VR46 Ducati)
was 10th.
Quartararo's (211 points)
second DNF of the year means
his advantage is slashed to 10
points. Bagnaia (201) is lurking,
with Espargaro (194) and Bas-
tianini (163) in touch.
Moto2
He may not have fought for
the championship this year as
everyone was expecting. But
Pedro Acosta (Ajo Kalex), once
again, showed he has come into
his own in the Moto2 class as
the rookie romped to a dominant
win, just 12 weeks after fractur-
ing his left femur.
This was far from a given on
the first lap. Teammate and
polesitter Augusto Fernandez
(Ajo Kalex) claimed an early
lead from Jake Dixon (Aspar
Kalex) and Aron Canet (Pons
Kalex), while possible challeng-
ers Alonso Lopez (Speed Up
Boscoscuro) and Albert Arenas
(Aspar Kalex) crashed out at
turn two and turn 16 on laps
one and two, respectively. But
Acosta made quick progress
from fifth on lap one to second
by the fourth circuit. Once there,
Fernandez had already built up a
1.8 second lead.
That quickly came down.
He effortlessly drafted past his
teammate on the back straight
the 10th time around before
eking out 2.6 seconds for a fa-
mous win. Rather than pursuing
the new leader, Fernandez soon
turned attentions to defending
second from Canet. He was
unsuccessful, with his compa-
triot nabbing a sixth runner up
position of the year on lap 19.
Fernandez (214 points) ex-
tends his lead over Ogura (207)
to seven points, with Canet (177)
still in touch.
Moto3
Polesitter Izan Guevara (Aspar
GasGas) produced a timely
display of control to put daylight
into his title rivals with five races
to spare. This was a lights-to-
flag victory for the 17-year-old,
ROUND 15 / SEPTEMBER 18, 2022
MOTORLAND ARAGON CIRCUIT / ARAGON, SPAIN
P62
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
2022 Aragon MotoGP Video Highlights
Pedro Acosta scored an
impressive win in Moto2.
