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Cycle News 2024 Issue 31 August 6

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ROUND 10 / AUGUST 2-4, 2024 SILVERSTONE / TOWCESTER, UNITED KINGDOM ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P78 7. Jack Miller (KTM) 8. Maverick Vinales (Apr) 9. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) 10. Miguel Oliveira (Apr) Sunday Grand Prix 1. Enea Bastianini (Duc) 2. Jorge Martin (Duc) 3. Francesco Bagnaia (Duc) 4. Marc Marquez (Duc) 5. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) 6. Aleix Espargaro (Apr) 7. Alex Marquez (Duc) 8. Marco Bezzecchi (Duc) 9. Pedro Acosta (GG) 10. Franco Morbidelli (Duc) Hangar Straight and at Stowe. Despite running wide at turn 16, Ortola held on to win, with Alonso and Veijer completing the podium. Holgado finished in fourth, and Stefano Nepa (Lev - elUP - MTA) achieved his best finish of 2024 in fifth. Alonso is still way out in front in the title race on 199 points to Ortola's 146 with Holgado third on 133. CN Saturday Sprint Race 1. Enea Bastianini (Duc) 2. Jorge Martin (Duc) 3. Aleix Espargaro (Apr) 4. Brad Binder (KTM) 5. Pedro Acosta (GG) 6. Alex Marquez (Duc) top three were separated by just 0.103 of a second. Joel Kelso (BOE Motorsports) initially took the lead, but Scott Ogden (Fibre Tec Honda - MLav Racing) was forced to retire early after colliding with Angel Piqueras' bike on lap two. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GasGas Tech3) also led at one point be - fore Ortola attempted to break away in the final six laps. In the last two laps, the elbows were out in a frantic scramble. Veijer led at the start of the final lap, but Alonso executed a brilliant move at Brooklands to take second. Or - tola reclaimed the lead at Copse and fended off Alonso down the Birthday boy Ivan Ortola (48) held on for the Moto3 win by the skin of his teeth.

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