GasGas Tech3) quickly moved
up from ninth to second behind
him. David Alonso CFMoto
Gaviota Aspar Team) dropped
to fifth as both Leopard Rac
-
ing Hondas of Angel Piqueras
and
Adrian Fernandez passed
him. Fernandez took the lead
after a double overtake, while
Alonso fell to seventh after be
-
ing passed by Ryusei Yamanaka
(MT
Helmets – MSI) and David
Munoz (BOE Motorsports).
As the race progressed,
Ortola retook second, setting
record-breaking lap times, while
Piqueras and Yamanaka passed
Holgado, pushing him to fifth.
Alonso fought back, retaking
positions to reach third. With
Artigas (Klint Forward Factory
Team) sixth after also choos
-
ing slicks. Celestino Vietti (Red
Bull
KTM Ajo) was the highest
finisher on wet tires in seventh,
as Ogura extended his cham-
pionship lead to 60 points over
teammate Sergio Garcia,
putting
him in match-point territory for
the next race at Phillip Island.
Moto3
From pole, Ivan Ortola (MT Hel-
mets – MSI) led into turn one,
while
Dani Holgado (Red Bull
dropped to 14th by turn two. He
quickly made his way through
the field, reaching first place by
lap two, with the slick-tire gam
-
ble paying off. Manuel Gonzalez
(QJMotor
Gresini Moto2), also
on slicks, surged through the
pack, taking second place and
eventually passing Ogura for the
lead on lap nine.
Gonzalez cleared off from
Ogura to claim his first Moto2
win by 2.5 seconds, while Ogura
secured crucial 20 points. Filip
Salac (Elf Marc VDS Kalex) took
the final podium spot after fend
-
ing off Jeremy Alcoba (Yamaha
VR46
Master Camp Team).
Van den Goorbergh finished
a career-best fifth, with Xavier
ROUND 16 / OCTOBER 4-6, 2024
MOTEGI MOBILITY RESORT / MOTEGI, JAPAN
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P90
In Moto2, Manuel Gonzalez
put slicks on when the others
went with wets. They didn't see
which way he went.
