and the first Idemitsu Asia Talent
Cup graduate to claim a title.
Aron Canet (Fantic Racing)
took the race win, marking his
Other crashes in the treacherous
conditions included Bezzecchi,
Trackhouse Racing Aprilia duo
Raul Fernandez and Lorenzo
Savadori, Alex Rins (Monster
Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team)
and Augusto Fernandez (Red
Bull GasGas Tech3).
Martin now has the slim pos-
sibility of wrapping up the title
at the next round this weekend
in Malaysia, with a points tally
of 453 to Bagnaia's 436. Marc
Marquez is now out of it on 355.
Moto2 Race
Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI)
secured the 2024 Moto2 World
Championship after a second-
place finish in the red-flagged
Thai Grand Prix, becoming
Japan's first World Champion
since Hiroshi Aoyama in 2009
had noticed that he was taking
many risks. The battle with Marc
[Marquez] was really good, and
before his crash we were really
lapping at an incredible pace. I'd
like to dedicate this win to the
team, because, as usual, they
have done a fantastic job."
Behind Miller, Maverick
Vinales (Aprilia Racing) placed
seventh, followed by Johann
Zarco (Castrol Honda LCR), who
scored Honda's best finish of the
season in eighth. Aleix Espargaro
(Aprilia Racing) and Alex Mar-
quez rounded out the top 10.
Franco Morbidelli had a rough
race, clattering into former
teammate Fabio Quartararo on
lap four and sending the French-
man flying. Morbidelli would
later crash out himself, put-
ting an end to a wretched day.
ROUND 18 / OCTOBER 25-27, 2024
CHANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / BURIRAM, THAILAND
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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season to seven DNFs in the last
11. Afterward, the rookie super-
star acknowledged he may need
to change his approach in the
remaining races. "The confidence
was there," he responded when
asked if his self-belief had taken a
recent pummeling. "If not, you're
not able to push with the front
boys, it's true we need to start to
finish races. From the last 11, I
finished four. We need to take a
step back, and be a bit calmer,
and even understand that some-
times a top five is not bad at all.
We need to understand this."
Briefly...
Aron Canet (44) was
at his best in Sunday's
Moto2, pulling away for
a seemingly easy win.
