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at the GT chicane and Roberts faded. The result means Gonzalez's (159 points) lead over Canet (154) is trimmed to five, with Moreira (128) 31 back in third. Moto3 Any fears that Jose Antonio Rueda (Ajo KTM) couldn't han- dle the rough and tumble of the battle were dispelled after he won out in a dramatic 14-rider scrap, which was red-flagged for an ugly collision on the final lap. Having led each of the first eight laps. Rueda dropped back to 10th with seven laps to go as he took stock of the chaotic situation around him. One-and- a-half seconds covered 14, with chief aggressor David Almansa straight, depriving him of top speed. He then allowed his pursuer through at turn three, two laps from the flag, to see if Moreira could handle the pressure on the final lap. He proved he could do so emphatically, triumphing by 0.056 of a second at the flag. The nature of the two-horse race was a surprise. Mostly be - cause Manuel Gonzalez (Intact- GP Kalex) had a poor start and a disastrous lack of rear grip early on, which dropped him back to ninth on the second lap, while Deniz Oncu (Ajo Kalex), Joe Roberts (ART Kalex) and Jake Dixon (Marc VDS Boscoscuro) fought it out. Gonzalez had climbed to third by lap 12 and just held Dixon off late on after Oncu dumped it A frustrating holding pattern continued to the checkered flag, as Marc won his ninth Sprint by three-tenths of a second. "The main problem is that I was faster than him in the points that it's more difficult to overtake that is sector three, especially with this wind," ex - plained Alex after. "Later, he was fast in the last corner going into the chicane and the first corner. That is, the two points that are more obvious places to pass." Just 1.2 seconds behind, Bez - zecchi took a first Sprint podium of the year, while Di Giannanto- nio was once again frustrated by his poor qualifying position of eighth, which prevented him from fighting among the broth - ers. Bagnaia's Saturday tale of woe was all too familiar: a lack of feeling in braking with the lighter fuel tank, which blunted his charge to fifth. Vinales re - covered well to sit sixth, albeit 4 seconds off the front. Moto2 A week on from their epic Mugello scrap, Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Kalex) showed he could get the better of Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) after the pair went toe-to-toe for victory in another absorbing Moto2 encounter. Polesitter Moreira stalked Canet's rear wheel all race long and regularly showed the Spaniard a wheel on the entry to the GT chicane. His job was made easier six laps from home, as Canet broke his screen when failing to click sixth on the back ROUND 10 / JUNE 27-29, 2025 TT CIRCUIT ASSEN / ASSEN, THE NETHERLANDS ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P88 Diogo Moreira celebrates winning Moto2.