Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu
Honda Team Asia) had his best
ride for a while with fourth, nine
seconds behind Acosta at the flag,
with Alonzo Lopez a further three
seconds behind at the flag in fifth.
damage in the points standings
by fending off Jake Dixon (Polar
Cube GasGas Aspar Team) as
the Brit hunted down Arbolino
in the second half of the 25-lap
encounter.
straight away. He was pushing a
lot and it wasn't easy to keep the
concentration."
In the championship, Martin
closes to within 16 points of Bag
-
naia, 160 to 144. Bezzecchi is third
on 126 with Zarco fourth on 109
and Binder fifth with 96 points.
Moto2
Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo)
put his name firmly in the mix for
a MotoGP grid slot for 2024 with
a commanding performance in
Germany, taking the win ahead
of chief title rival Tony Arbolino
(Marc VDA Kalex).
Polesitter Acosta claimed vic
-
tory by just under three seconds
although the gap was bigger dur-
ing the race. Arbolino limited the
ROUND 7 JUNE 16-18, 2023
SACHSENRING / HOHENSTEIN-ERNSTTHAL, GERMANY
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P90
Sunday Grand Prix Highlights
Pedro Acosta never let
Tony Arbolino (14) get
much closer than this
for the Moto2 win.
