ROUND 10 / AUGUST 18-20, 2023
RED BULL RING / SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P92
from the Japanese, with Somkiat
Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team
Asia) rounding out the top five.
Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS
Racing Team) took sixth place
and lost some key points to his
title rival Acosta.
Aron Canet (Pons Wegow
Los40) was one of the crashers
as well as Alonso Lopez (CAG
SpeedUp) and Manuel Gonzalez
(Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46
Team). Sam Lowes (Elf Marc
VDS Racing Team) and Darryn
Binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna
Intact GP) crashed out early on
as they fell victim to the Turn
2a-2b chicane, Binder crashing
and Lowes collecting the South
African. Binder was declared
unfit due to fractured vertebrae.
In the points, Acosta gains a
bit of ground over Arbolino and
leads by 12 points, 176 to 164.
Dixon is 59 points back on 117.
Moto3
Deniz Oncu (Red Bull KTM
Ajo) took a stunning win in
with six laps remaining, pushed
past into P1. Acosta tried all he
could to cling onto Vietti but had
no answer for him, Vietti putting
in an inch-perfect performance
to take the victory by 1.435
seconds.
Acosta took 20 points to
-
wards his title tilt with Ogura
taking a second podium in three
races. Jake Dixon missed out
on the podium, one second back
In the series points, Bagnaia's
now got one hand on the trophy
for a second straight year with a
massive 62 points advantage—
over two full race points clear.
Martin lies second on 189 and
Bezzecchi is third on 183.
Moto2
Celestino Vietti (Fantic Rac-
ing) picked off rider after rider
in a superb charge to victory in
the Moto2 class, taking the win
ahead of Pedro Acosta (Red Bull
KTM Ajo) and Ai Ogura (Idem
-
istu Honda Team Asia).
Acosta who took the holeshot
from Jake Dixon (Autosolar Gas
-
Gas Aspar Team) and Ogura.
Dixon then fell into the
clutches of Vietti, as the Italian
pushed his way past the GasGas
man and then had Ogura in his
sights. Acosta led the way by a
second and a half at the front,
but Vietti pounced on Ogura
with 11 laps to go.
The Japanese had no re
-
sponse for the Italian as he pro-
ceeded to put down Acosta and
Celestino Vietti (13) made it back to P1
for the first time this year in Moto2.
Alex Marquez's (73) good form
continued in Austria with a
pair of top-five results.
