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Guevara launched perfectly from second to grab the first holeshot of the year, but early chaos reshuffled the order. A turn-three mistake from Gue - vara, along with polesitter Senna Agius and Ivan Ortola, handed Holgado the lead. On lap three, a crash involving Agius, David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) and Filip Salac (OnlyFans American Racing Team) at turn nine triggered the first red flag. Alonso was taken for medical checks, while Agius and Salac restarted from pitlane. The race distance was cut to 11 laps. The restart brought more drama. Holgado led again, but Sergio Garcia's (Italjet Gresini Moto2) crash at turn three col - lected rookie Luca Lunetta (Sync I had momentum, and I think fighting for third would have been realistic. The summary? Zero points." Due to a first and second, Acosta is leading the points for the first time in his career on 32. Bezzecchi is next on 25 and Fernandez is third on 23. MOTO2 The 2026 Moto2 season opener at Buriram was twice halted by red flags before a gripping seven-lap shootout decided the winner. In the end, Manuel Gonzalez edged out Izan Gue - vara (bLU cRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) in a tense final-lap duel, with Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) securing the final podium place. ing to Brazil, while Fernandez, battling shoulder pain, complet - ed a double podium weekend. Martin marked his comeback with fourth, just ahead of Ogura, to make it four Aprilias in the top five. Fabio Di Giannantonio led Ducati's charge in sixth, followed by Brad Binder and Franco Morbidelli (VR46 Ducati), who snatched eighth from Francesco Bagnaia at the final corner. Luca Marini completed the top 10. After his DNF, Marquez said, "My plan was to manage myself physically, also the tire, and then give everything in the final 10 laps. But today luck wasn't on our side. The important thing is that I was feeling better during the race. In the closing laps, ROUND 1 / FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 1, 2026 CHANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / BURIRAM, THAILAND ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P94 Veteran Johann Zarco (5) leads new boy Diogo Moreira (11). The young Brazilian acquitted himself well to the rigors of MotoGP, taking 13th in both the Sprint and GP.