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ROUND 12 / SEPTEMBER 8-10, 2023 MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT MARCO SIMONCELLI / RIMINI, SAN MARINO MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P104 leader Daniel Holgado, who fin- ished outside the points in 16th, means the title race is now well and truly on. Holgado has seen a 21-point lead in the title by the British GP reduced to just four, with the momentum now firmly in Alonso's favor. The next round of the title is Aspar Team). The Columbian pulled a near-perfect last lap in a tense last-lap battle with Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) and Den- iz Oncu (Red Bull KTM Ajo) that was only decided three corners from the finish. Oncu, the long-time leader, led onto the final lap, but Masia was charging, pushing past at the end of the triple right-hander off the back straight. Very nearly losing the front of his Honda, he ran slightly wide, just enough for third-placed Alonso to sneak up the inside of the pair of them and drag Masia to the line to win by 0.036 seconds with Oncu in third. The result, coupled with an - other disastrous round for title Somkiat Chantra. They pipped Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prep- ago Yamaha VR46 Mastercamp) as the Spaniard dropped to sev- enth, with Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team), Filip Salac (QJMo- tor Gresini Moto2) and wildcard home hero Mattia Pasini (Fieten Olie Racing GP) completing the top 10. Acosta has now padded out his title lead to 34 points over Arbo - lino, 211-177. Jake Dixon never really got going at Misano, finish- ing 12th and dropping to 65 points behind Acosta in third place. Moto3 Moto3 has a serious new star in David Alonso (Gaviota GasGas his data, at the moment is not use- ful. He is using a different pack- age than us. But looking to the future, what Dani is using is pretty interesting, for sure. Analyzing the data and everything, it is good knowledge." Briefly... As close as you like, but David Alonso (80) swept through for a third win in four races in Moto3.