play for over the last three rounds.
Bagnaia leads with 389 points
from Martin's 376 and Bezzecchi
now all but out of it at 310.
Moto2
Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Tools
SpeedUp) was unstoppable in
Thailand as he hit the front from
pole and didn't look back, leav
-
ing Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM
Ajo)
waiting for another shot
at the crown in Malaysia as the
number 37 was forced to settle
for second in Buriram.
Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu
Honda Team Asia) took the final
spot on the podium as he put in
a stunner on home turf, delight
-
ing the home crowd.
In a processional
race, the
top three were covered by 10
seconds, with Tony Arbolino
(Elf VDS Racing) fourth from Ai
Ogura (Idemitstu Honda Team
Asia).
The result sees Acosta ready
to take the crown in Malaysia
next time out at 300.5 points
from Arbolino's 237.5, with Jake
Dixon (GasGas Aspar Team)
crashing out in Thailand and
sitting third in the standings at
172.
Moto3
David Alonso (Gaviota GasGas
Aspar Team) is now a four-time
Grand Prix winner, the Moto3
Rookie of the Year and a seri-
ous contender for the 2023
championship after the Colom-
bian came out on top in a tense
Thailand Gr
and Prix.
The number 80 was able to
stay ahead of a three-rider drag
to the line to decide the podium
I'm starting to feel the pressure!
That's for sure."
Bezzecchi came home for
fourth ahead of Quartararo, Marc
Marquez, Marini and Espar
-
garo with Fabio Di Giannantonio
(Gresini
Ducati) and Johann
Zarco completing the top 10.
The championship is still well
and truly on with 105 points to
able to beat them in a battle is an
unbelievable feeling. It gives me
a lot of confidence. I can be one
of the strongest in braking. I was
managing the front, so I wasn't
braking super-late, but as soon
as I needed to brake hard, I had
that confidence.
"I am happy. The target was
to recover points. I cannot lie—
ROUND 17 / OCTOBER 27-29, 2023
CHANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / BURIRAM PROVINCE, THAILAND
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Fermin Aldeguer did it
in style by dominating
the Moto2 race.
