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Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) in fourth, while Moreira rounded out the top five. The top 10 was com- pleted by Izan Guevara (CFMoto Inde Aspar Team), his team- mate Jake Dixon, Albert Arenas (Gresini Moto2), his teammate Manuel Gonzalez and Red Bull KTM Ajo's Deniz Oncu. Ogura is champion on an un - assailable 261 points, 60 ahead of Aron Canet's 201 and 82 clear of Sergio Garcia's 179. Moto3 Race David Alonso (CFMoto Gavi- ota Aspar Team) made history in Thailand, claiming his 12th win of the season to set a new record for the most victories in a single lightweight class season, surpassing Valentino Rossi's 1997 record. Alonso edged out rookie Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) by a few tenths, with Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) securing third after a dramatic finish and contact with Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia). Despite a wet start, the race was declared dry, with all riders except Eddie O'Shea (Fleetsafe Honda - MLav Racing) opting for slicks. Polesitter Joel Kelso (BOE Motorsports) initially took the lead but was soon overtaken by Veijer. Alonso seized the lead on lap four as rain began to fall. Furusato briefly over - took Alonso, but the Colombian reclaimed the lead. Lunetta surged forward, join - ing the battle among the lead- Ogura that saw the Japanese pushed down to seventh. Steadying himself, Ogura gradually climbed the ranks, setting the race's fastest lap and executing decisive passes on Darryn Binder, Jake Dixon (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) and Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team), putting him back into podium contention. With 16 laps left, Ogura moved into fourth and contin - ued closing in on the leaders. By lap nine, he was in third, trail- ing Canet and Ramirez by 1.6 seconds. As light rain began to fall, Ogura cautiously kept pace and pushed past Ramierz, while Canet pushed his advantage to two seconds. With two laps re - maining, the red flag halted the race due to worsening weather, finalizing Ogura's championship. Ramirez's podium finish held off a challenge from local star third victory of the season and of his Moto2 career, while Mar - cos Ramirez (OnlyFans Ameri- can Racing Team) claimed his first podium of the year with a third-place finish. Ogura led from pole but soon faced challenges from Canet, who overtook him at turn three, only for Ogura to reclaim the lead shortly after. A chaotic early race saw Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp) crash into the hapless Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team), the second time in three days the Italian was smashed into after Zonta van den Goorbergh (RW- Idrofoglia Racing GP) ran into him on Friday while speeding into pit lane. That crash earned van den Goorbergh a pit-lane start that he ultimately turned into a 19th-place finish. Meanwhile, Alonso Lopez made an aggressive move on ROUND 18 / OCTOBER 25-27, 2024 CHANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / BURIRAM, THAILAND ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P74 In Moto2, Ai Ogura is the first graduate from the Asia Talent Cup to take a World Championship win.