The 18-lap Moto3 contest opened up Sunday’s race programme and proved to be one other typical Barcelona slipstream fest.
Championship chief Alonso prevailed as he confronted excessive stress on the ultimate lap to attain a fourth win of the season.
The Aspar CFMoto rider was certainly one of quite a few names to take turns heading the sector on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, however crucially led the pack onto the ultimate lap.
Dealing with intense examination from Ivan Ortola, Jose Antonio Rueda and Collin Veijer, Alonso saved the chasing pack at arm’s size as he navigated the ultimate tour.
The Colombian nonetheless led as he rounded the ultimate few corners, guaranteeing there could be no assault on him on the run to the road, with Alonso taking the chequered flag 0.242 seconds in entrance.
Ortola held onto second on his MT Helmets – MSI KTM, with Rueda finishing the rostrum on his Ajo KTM.
Rueda snatched third from Intact GP’s Veijer with a final lap overtake at Flip 4, whereas David Munoz navigated an earlier lengthy lap penalty to complete fifth on the BOE Motorsports KTM.
Tech3 GasGas rider Dani Holgado light to sixth having led at a number of levels, with SIC58 Honda’s Luca Lunetta seventh. The highest 10 was accomplished by Jacob Roulstone (Tech3), Filippo Farioli (SIC58) and Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Honda).
Alonso has opened up a championship lead of 14 factors over Holgado, with Veijer 43 adrift in third and 5 forward of Ortola in fourth.
Moto3 Race Outcomes
1
D. Alonso CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Staff
80
CF MOTO
18
155.1
25
2
I. Ortola MT Helmets – MSI
48
KTM
18
0.242
155.1
20
3
J. Antonio Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing
99
KTM
18
0.271
155.1
16
4
C. Veijer Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP
95
Husqvarna
18
0.047
155.1
13
5
D. Munoz BOE Motorsports
64
KTM
18
1.088
155.0
11
6
D. Holgado Pink Bull GASGAS Tech3
96
GASGAS
18
1.742
154.8
10
7
L. Lunetta SIC58 Squadra Corse
58
Honda
18
1.401
154.7
9
8
J. Roulstone Pink Bull GASGAS Tech3
12
GASGAS
18
2.457
154.5
8
9
F. Farioli SIC58 Squadra Corse
7
Honda
18
0.201
154.5
7
10
A. Fernandez Leopard Racing
31
Honda
18
0.036
154.5
6
11
R. Yamanaka MT Helmets – MSI
6
KTM
18
0.573
154.5
5
12
Á. Piqueras Leopard Racing
36
Honda
18
0.046
154.5
4
13
S. Nepa LEVELUP – MTA
82
KTM
18
0.043
154.4
3
14
J. Esteban CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Staff
78
CF MOTO
18
0.013
154.4
2
15
T. Suzuki Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP
24
Husqvarna
18
12.175
153.5
1
16
S. Ogden MLav Racing
19
Honda
18
0.962
153.4
17
M. Bertelle Kopron Rivacold Snipers Staff
18
Honda
18
0.062
153.4
18
N. Fabio LEVELUP – MTA
10
KTM
18
0.059
153.4
19
X. Zurutuza Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing
85
KTM
18
0.909
153.3
20
J. Whatley MLav Racing
70
Honda
18
18.206
151.9
21
N. Dettwiler CIP
55
KTM
18
0.019
151.9
22
T. Buasri Honda Staff Asia
5
Honda
18
0.048
151.9
23
F. Aditama Honda Staff Asia
93
Honda
18
6.085
151.5
dnf
D. Almansa Kopron Rivacold Snipers Staff
22
Honda
12
6 Laps
146.9
Retirement
dnf
T. Furusato Honda Staff Asia
72
Honda
5
7 Laps
153.7
Accident
dnf
J. Kelso BOE Motorsports
66
KTM
5
0.550
153.6
Accident
dnf
R. Rossi CIP
54
KTM
5
3.140
152.7
Accident
Ogura ends Moto2 drought
Ai Ogura, MT Helmets MSI
Picture by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Photographs
MT Helmets – MSI’s Ogura got here from tenth on the grid to beat team-mate Sergio Garcia by 3.816s to finish a 28-race victory drought.
The Japanese rider discovered nice tempo within the latter levels of chaotic race to overtake Garcia into Flip 1 on lap 18 of 21.
Ogura then proceeded to dart away into the space to safe his first win of the season and lead a staff 1-2.
Garcia led from pole within the early levels earlier than MotoGP-bound Fermin Aldeguer (Velocity Up) overtook him on lap two.
Aldeguer pulled away from Garcia however was reeled in once more halfway by way of race, earlier than the long run Ducati MotoGP rider was handed an extended lap penalty on lap 15 for exceeding observe limits too many instances.
As Aldeguer went to serve his lengthy lap penalty at Flip 1, he crashed out.
This launched Garcia into the lead, although he was battling fading rubber and succumbed to Ogura’s advances.
Aspar’s Jake Dixon accomplished the rostrum in third forward of Yamaha VR46 Grasp Camp rider Jeremy Alcoba, who got here from twenty second to fourth.
Senna Agius was fifth on his Intact GP-run bike forward of Gresini rider Albert Arenas. Marcos Ramirez (American Racing), Alonso Lopez (Velocity Up), Joe Roberts (American Racing) and Tony Arbolino (Marc VDS) accomplished the highest 10.
Garcia leads the championship by 21 factors from Roberts, with Ogura sitting third and Aldeguer holding fourth place. A crash for Aron Canet leaves him sixth within the standings.