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ROUND 8 / JUNE 23-25, 2023 TT CIRCUIT ASSEN / ASSEN, NETHERLANDS MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P82 Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team). In the championship, Holgado still leads with 125 points from Masia's 109 and Sasaki's 99. CN MotoGP Sprint Race 1. Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) 2. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) 3. Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) 4. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) 5. Brad Binder (KTM) Sunday MotoGP Grand Prix 1. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) 2. Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) 3. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) 4. Brad Binder (KTM) 5. Jorge Martin (Ducati) Moto2 1. Jake Dixon (Kalex) 2. Ai Ogura (Kalex) 3. Pedro Acosta (Kalex) 4. Fermin Aldeguer (Boscoscuro) 5. Aron Canet (Kalex) Moto3 1. Jaume Masia (Honda) 2. Ayumu Sasaki (Husqvarna) 3. Deniz Oncu (KTM) 4. Ivan Ortola (KTM) 5. David Munoz (KTM) Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) was only a few tenths behind in fifth, with Alonso Lo - pez fading to sixth, just ahead of Tony Arbolino (Marc VDS Kalex). Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp), Albert Arenas (Inde Gas - Gas Aspar M2) and Celestino Vietti (Fantic Racing), the latter despite a Long Lap, completed the top 10. In the championship, Arbolino leads with 148 to Acosta's 140 and Dixon's 104. Moto3 Jaume Masia (Leopard Rac- ing) took his first victory of the season and made serious gains on championship leader Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3), who failed to score. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) was denied at the last corner once again but took yet another podium as his roll con - tinued. It was a similar story for German GP winner Deniz Oncu (Red Bull KTM Ajo) as the Turk - ish rider completed the rostrum at Assen after edging out Ivan naia was just over a second in front, could the Saturday winner make inroads to his great mate, Bagnaia? The answer, simply, was no. Bagnaia would not be denied, keeping Bezzecchi at arm's length but never letting him close enough for a sniff of the lead. Binder had third sewn up, but just like yesterday, he ran wide on the last lap and was once again demoted from a podium to fourth place as Espargaro finished fourth on the road, but got the final podium place. Binder thus finished an un - happy fourth from Martin, Alex Marquez, Marini, Takaaki Na- kagami (Idemitsu LCR Honda), Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha) and Augusto Fernandez (GasGas Factory Racing Tech3). Heading into the summer break, Bagnaia now sits at 194 points to Martin's 159 and Bez - zecchi's 158. Moto2 Jake Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar M2) is at long last a Moto2 win- ner. The Briton got the better of Ai Ogura, coming back through the pack after a false neutral at turn three sent him behind the Japanese rider and title contender Pedro Acosta, who completed the top three. A late-race charge from Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp) saw him glued to Acosta into the final chicane on the final lap, and the two had a drag race to the line, just won by the number 37 of Acosta. Sunday MotoGP Grand Prix Highlights