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ROUND 12 / AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 ARAGON / ALCANIZ, SPAIN ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P94 (Red Bull GasGas Tech3) fin- ished ninth, and Matteo Bertelle (Kopron Rivacold Snipers Team) completed the top 10. In the championship, Alonso is way out in front, 75 points ahead of Veijer, with Ivan Ortola third, 80 points behind Alonso. CN MotoGP Sprint Race 1. Marc Marquez (Duc) 2. Jorge Martin (Duc) 3. Pedro Acosta (GG) 4. Alex Marquez (Duc) 5. Miguel Oliveira (Apr) 6. Franco Morbidelli (Duc) 7. Marco Bezzecchi (Duc) 8. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) 9. Alex Rins (Yam) 10. Aleix Espargaro (Apr) MotoGP 1. Marc Marquez (Duc) 2. Jorge Martin (Duc) 3. Pedro Acosta (GG) 4. Brad Binder (KTM) 5. Enea Bastianini (Duc) 6. Brad Binder (KTM) 7. Enea Bastianini (Duc) 8. Fabio Quartararo (Yam) 9. Francesco Bagnaia (Duc) 10. Marco Bezzecchi (Duc) ner in Grand Prix history. David Alonso (CFMoto Gaviota Aspar Team) initially surged into the lead and built a gap, but Rueda was among those who pulled the advantage back. Rueda then overtook Alonso, eventually pull - ing away in the closing laps. Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) finished second, leading the chasing group, while Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) secured the final podium spot after passing Alonso late in the race. Alonso had a fast start, creat - ing a gap before Veijer closed the three-second deficit and overtook him on lap 12. Rueda then took the lead on lap 13, and despite Veijer being less than a second behind on the final lap, Rueda extended his lead to secure the victory. Lunetta then overtook Alonso, pushing the Colombian to fourth. Joel Kelso (BOE Motorsports) finished fifth, just ahead of Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia), while Xabi Zurutuza (Red Bull KTM Ajo) achieved his best re - sult with eighth. Daniel Holgado American Racing Team). Roberts received a long-lap penalty, which relegated him to eighth place. However, worse was to come, as Roberts crashed out on the final lap to do serious damage to his fledging title hopes. Oncu, after his earlier incident with Aldeguer, fought his way back into contention, overtaking Alonso Lopez (Sync SpeedUp) to claim his first Moto2 podium. Lopez finished fourth, making him the second highest scorer among the top five champion - ship contenders after Dixon. Dixon kept his composure to build a 1.7-second lead over Arbolino by the end, bringing him to within 43 points of the cham - pionship lead. Manuel Gonzalez (QJMotor Gresini Moto2), Som- kiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), and Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing Team) finished ahead of Ogura, who took eighth. Darryn Binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) and Vietti completed the top 10. In the points, Garcia's lead shrank to 12 points over team - mate Ogura, 162-150. Lopez is third on 133 with Roberts drop- ping to fourth on 130. MOTO3 At Aragon, Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) made history by claiming his first-ever win, be- coming the 400th different win- Jose Antonio Rueda created a little slice of history for himself as the 400th different Grand Prix race winner in the history of the sport in Moto3.