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While the riders were already on the grid, IRTA announced that the race was shortened to 16 laps due to the condition of the asphalt. Mas Bo has not had a good start of the race, loosing many positions which has made him having to focus on recovering as many positions as possible. Bo has managed to finish in fifteenth position scoring the first point of the season. Bo Bendsneyder #64 After a good qualifying yesterday, I expected much more of today’s race. Before the race, we were told that the…

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Free Practice pacesetter Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) claimed a dream debut Moto2™ pole position in qualifying at the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia thanks to a 1:35.799, a time good enough to beat second place Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) by 0.102s. Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) picked up P3 to start from the outside of the front row. Q1A trio of leading contenders in the form of Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) and Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact…

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After witnessing no crashes in the FP1 sessions, three riders went down early doors in Moto2™ FP2. Turn 2 caught out Filip Salač (Gresini Racing Moto2™) and Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40), before Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) suffered a nasty highside at the same corner moments later. Thankfully, all riders were ok, but Acosta crashed under yellow flags while the marshals cleared Canet’s bike. That has seen the reigning Moto3™ World Champion receiving a Long Lap Penalty in Sunday’s race. The session then settled down, with FP1 pacesetter Lowes…

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Eleven days after his collarbone surgery, Bo completed the 20 laps of the Moto2 race today at the Lusail International Circuit. He knew this would be a hard race and the goal was to make it to the end. Bo managed to finish the race in nineteenth position and will focus now on his recovery to be 100% fit for Indonesia. #64 Bo Bendsneyder P19 – + 40.954 “We knew this would be a difficult race, especially the last part of the race. I did an ok start and I…

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Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) benefitted from Sam Lowes’ (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) cancelled lap time to claim a maiden Moto2™ pole position at the Grand Prix of Qatar. The Italian set a late 1:59.082 to lead Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) by just over a tenth, as Lowes slips to third after exceeding track limits. The early session table topper in the pole position battle was rookie Filip Salač (Gresini Racing Moto2™) from Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) and Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team),…

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FP1 pacesetter Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) ended the Moto2™ second Free Practice session at the top of the timesheets after the Spaniard set a 1:59.112, as the sun sets at the Grand Prix of Qatar. Rookie Pedro Acosta makes it a Red Bull KTM Ajo 1-2 on Day 1, 0.160s off P1, with Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) – recovering from a broken hand – lands P3 late on. The opening exchanges of FP2 were busy as track conditions allowed the riders to immediately improve their times…

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If anyone had doubts about the hype surrounding Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo), the time to surrender them is now. It’s a new year, new class, new number but the same sensation as the Moto2™ rookie smashed the lap record in testing at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, putting in a 1:41.552 to start the Jaws music early for the rest of the field. In some further 2021 deja vu, Augusto Fernandez made sure it was a Red Bull KTM Ajo 1-2 as he ended Monday 0.154 off his…

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Aron Canet (Flexbox HP 40) was near the top of the timesheets on Day 1 of the Official Moto2™ and Moto3™ test at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, and the Spaniard underlined his speed with some style on Sunday by ending the day fastest and with a new lap record – a 1’41.892. The rider on the chase was none other than rookie sensation – so far the moniker has only rolled over from Moto3™ to Moto2™ – Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with the debutant just 0.037 in…

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Day 1 of the official Moto2™ and Moto3™ test at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve saw Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team) make a late lunge to the top in the intermediate class, the Brit ending the day 0.075 ahead of Aron Canet (Flexbox HP 40). Almost as close was Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo), only another four thousandths in arrears. Only a few more thousandths behind came reigning Moto3™ World Champion Pedro Acosta too, with last year’s rookie sensation maintaining that moniker as he moves into the intermediate class.…

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Two days of private testing came to a close on Thursday at Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, with Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) topping the Moto2™ timesheets thanks to a 1:41.351. The Japanese rider set that lap on the first day of testing to ensure he will head into the Official Portimao Test in good form. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Fermin Aldeguer (Speed Up Racing) reaffirmed their statuses as two of the intermediate class’ hottest prospects. Reigning Moto3™ Champion Acosta finished just 0.003s off of…

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