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Cycle News 2026 Issue 12 March 24

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ROUND 2 / MARCH 20-22, 2026 AUTODROMO INTERNACIONAL DE GOIANIA – AYRTON SENNA / GOIANIA, BRAZIL ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P88 pressure from Morelli. Despite a late charge, Quiles held firm to secure victory and the champi- onship lead. Morelli completed an Aspar one-two with his first Moto3 podium, while third-placed Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia) made history as Indonesia's first Grand Prix podium finisher. Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Guido Pini (Dynavolt Intact GP) completed the top five ahead of rookie Rico Salme - la (Red Bull KTM Tech3). Quiles holds the points lead on 45 ahead of Morelli on 28 with Pratama third on 27. CN (LevelUp-MTA), but Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Quiles' teammate Marco Morelli (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) soon took control. Quiles worked his way into contention, while championship leader Da - vid Almansa (Liqui Moly Dyna- volt Intact GP) surged from 14th to the front—only to crash out of the lead on lap 13. A separate incident for Scott Ogden (CIP - Green Power) brought out the red flag, ruling Almansa out of the restart. In the shortened sprint, Quiles grabbed the holeshot and controlled the race under heavy and Arbolino. The top 10 was completed by Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Celestino Vietti (HDR SpeedRS Team) and Ivan Ortola (QJMotor – Pont Grup – MSI). In the points, Holgado holds the lead on 33 to Gonzalez's 28.5 and Munoz's 24. Moto3 Moto3 delivered late drama in Goiania as Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) stormed to victory in a five-lap restart following a red flag. The race was initially led by polesitter Joel Esteban MotoGP Sprint (Top 10) 1. Marc Marquez (Duc) 19:41.982 2. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) +0.213 3. Jorge Martin (Apr) +3.587 4. Marco Bezzecchi (Apr) +4.061 5. Ai Ogura (Apr) +4.994 6. Fabio Quartararo (Yam) +7.728 7. Alex Marquez (Duc) +8.153 8. Francesco Bagnaia (Duc) +8.342 9. Pedro Acosta (KTM) +9.096 10. Diogo Moreira (Hon) +10.329 MotoGP (Top 10) 1. Marco Bezzecchi (Apr) 30:19.76 2. Jorge Martin (Apr) +3.231 3. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) +3.780 4. Marc Marquez (Duc) +4.089 5. Ai Ogura (Apr) +8.403 6. Alex Marquez (Duc) +8.918 7. Pedro Acosta (KTM) +10.687 8. Fermin Aldeguer (Duc) +11.359 9. Johann Zarco (Hon) +12.907 10. Raul Fernandez (Apr) +16.370 It was close, but Maximo Quiles (28) just held off his charging rookie teammate Marco Morelli (97) to take his first win of the season.

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