Dixon (Aspar Kalex) into avoid-
ing action on lap 11. The Brit
then
recovered to third, only
to commit the cardinal sin of
sitting up and celebrating a lap
early, which handed Guevara a
maiden Moto2 podium.
Ogura (261 points) is out of
reach with Aron Canet (Fantic
Kalex, 209) still second after an
eighth place here. Sergio Garcia
(MSI Boscoscuro, 181) is third.
MOTO3
As David Alonso (Aspar CFMo-
to) admitted on Friday, finding
the focus for the
Malaysian
GP was hard. Nevermind he'd
already broken all the records.
the injured Joe Roberts for just
the second time for American
Racing Team (ART) Kalex, in the
race's second half to win by 1.4
seconds.
Navarro recovered three
places, passing Ai Ogura (MSI
Boscoscuro), Izan Guevara
(Aspar Kalex) and Marcos
Ramirez (ART Kalex) by lap nine,
but didn't have enough to reel
in Vietti. Ogura retired with a
mechanical issue, forcing Jake
a second to extend his lead out
to a near unassailable 29 points.
Bastianini was a distant third,
with Alex Marquez fourth.
MOTO2
This shouldn't have been
possible. But Celestino Vietti
(Ajo Kalex) scored an amaz-
ing comeback victory just two
weeks
on from cracking his left
collarbone in a crash during
practice at Phillip Island.
The Italian controlled the
penultimate race of the year
from start to finish, recovering
from a near moment at turn one
on lap six to hold off polesitter
Jorge Navarro, deputizing for
ROUND 19 / NOVEMBER 1-3, 2024
SEPANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, MALAYSIA
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P76
Two weeks ago, Celestino Vietti
(13) was lying in a Phillip Island
hospital with a smashed shoulder.
He returned in the most emphatic
way possible with a dominant
Malaysian Moto2 win.
