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Canet, Sergio Garcia (Pons Kalex) and Jake Dixon (Aspar Kalex). Like Acosta, the Italian shrugged off the challenges from behind for a safe second. Dixon reeled in Canet—tiring after injury his hand in a qualify- ing spill—for third late on. Slow starting Celestino Vietti (Fantic Kalex) was fifth, ahead of Lopez and Salac. Arbolino stays clear (119 points) in the World Champion - ship, but Acosta (99) is just 20 points back. Moto3 What more can a rider do to win? Deniz Oncu (Ajo KTM) topped every weekend session, scored a dominant pole posi - tion, and appeared to time his last lap attack to perfection. There was even a scintillating move on Dani Holgado (Tech3 KTM) into Arrabbiata 2 to take control of a five-way fight on the final lap. Yet somehow the Turk, who had come so close to a debut triumph in races gone by, finished runner up once again. The lead quintet, which also included Ayumu Sasaki (Intact - GP Husqvarna), David Alonso (Aspar GasGas) and Jaume Ma- sia (Leopard Honda), benefited from a raft of penalties handed out to eight riders on Saturday, including title contenders Diogo Moreira (MSI KTM) and Ivan Ortola (MTA KTM). All eight had to start from the back of the grid and complete a long lap pen - alty, which led to a smaller lead group at Mugello than years gone by. Oncu clearly had the superior lunge on the former at Turn 11 took the Englishman down and earned the Spaniard a Long Lap Penalty. His first attempt on lap three was botched, as he ran over the edge of the track, meaning he had to try again the following lap. Now Acosta had 1.3s in hand, an advantage which only increased to the flag. His dominant margin of 6.1s was the perfect response to his Le Mans faux pas. While Acosta's third victory in six was expected, the names fighting behind were anything but. Tony Arbolino (Marc VDS Kalex) pulled off his now cus - tomary heroics on the first lap to rise from tenth on the grid to fourth. After Alonso's first penalty he was second, ahead of Filip Salac (Gresini Kalex), four, covered by 1.009s. Marini was fifth in another Ducati white - wash, with Miller sixth. Moto2 Chances are Pedro Acosta (Ajo Kalex) would have won this no matter what. Even if he was pipped to pole by Aron Canet (Pons Kalex), practice demon- strated the teenage sensation had a clear jump on everyone else. But the 19-year old's job was made all the easier when his two closest challengers— Alonso Lopez (Speed Up Bos- coscuro) and Sam Lowes (Marc VDS Kalex) – fell away almost immediately. Acosta had got the jump from the middle of the front row, with Lowes and Alonso slotting in behind. But the latter's crazy ROUND 6 / JUNE 9-11, 2023 MUGELLO CIRCUIT / TUSCANY, ITALY MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P98 Pedro Acosta was all smiles after win the Moto2 race.