282, but it would take a major
capitulation from the top two for
him to take the title.
MOTO2
The Emilia-Romagna GP
Moto2 race delivered one of
the class's closest finishes, as
Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM
Ajo) snatched victory from Aron
Canet (Fantic Racing) by just
0.029 of a second for his sec
-
ond win of the season.
Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS
Racing Team) had led on the
final lap but a costly mistake at
turn 14 when his Triumph gear
-
box refused to select the right
gear relegated him to third place.
Ai Ogura (MT Helmets - MSI)
Martin was fuming as he
crossed the line in second but
left with a 24-point advantage
with six rounds remaining. Mar-
quez was elevated to third from
Bezzecchi and Franco Morbidelli
(Prima Pramac Ducati).
Maverick Vinales (Aprilia Rac-
ing Team) came home in sixth,
with Fabio Quartararo (Monster
Energy Yamaha), Aleix Espar-
garo (Aprilia Racing Team), Alex
Marquez (Gresini Racing Ducati)
and Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse
Racing Aprilia) completing the
top 10.
In the points, Martin now
holds the advantage once again,
341 to Bagnaia's 317. Bastianini
is third and still not out of it on
The Italian, who grew up a
stone's throw from Misano on
the Rimini coast, cruised to his
first home win by five seconds.
He also helped minimize the
points Bagnaia lost to Martin, as
Ducati sealed their sixth Con-
structors' title.
"In the final laps, something
extra obviously comes out that
enables you to battle for the
win," Bastianini said. "In the end,
I made my move: when I dove
in, Jorge tried to close the door,
and that forced me to lean a bit,
which led to the front-end lock-
ing. I tried to rely on the rear as
much as I could, while making
sure I could make the turn, and
it worked."
ROUND 14 / SEPTEMBER 20-22, 2024
MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT MARCO SIMONCELLI / SAN MARINO
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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The Aprilia Racing
Team's lackluster
second half of the
season continued
with neither Maverick
Vinales (12) nor Aleix
Espargaro (41) able
to challenge for
a top five.
