Moto2

2023 Jerez Moto2 Practice 3 Result: Canet Claims Lap Record

By Zara Daniela | Sat, 29/04/2023 - 08:04

Although conditions allowed for a complete reshuffling of the combined top 14 positions in the final practice session, all eyes were on the battle between Friday headliner Sam Lowes and home favourite Pedro Acosta, who swapped top spot throughout the session, only to be shown up by Aron Canet stealing the all-time lap record for Moto2 in the final couple of minutes of P3. Acosta tried to retaliate but came five hundredths of a second short, with Lowes another three tenths back.

2023 Jerez Moto2 Practice 2 Result: Acosta Leads Canet

By David Emmett | Fri, 28/04/2023 - 13:45

Pedro Acosta finished a hot afternoon session of free practice at the top of the Moto2 timesheets. The KTM Ajo rider was nearly a quarter of a second faster than Aron Canet and Sam Lowes, while Lowes' Marc VDS teammate Tony Arbolino was fourth quickest. The rising temperatures meant that nobody in the top 20 improved their times.

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2023 Jerez Moto2 Practice 1 Result: Lowes Holds Off Chantra

By David Emmett | Fri, 28/04/2023 - 09:51

Sam Lowes set the standard in the Moto2 class at Jerez, topping the timesheets in the first session of practice for the Moto2 class. Somkiat Chantra took second spot, just under a quarter of a second behind Lowes. Chantra headed up a close group with Alonso Lopez at the head, and Pedro Acosta and Jake Dixon not far behind.

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Kazakhstan Round Of MotoGP Canceled - MotoGP Now Down To 20 Rounds

By David Emmett | Wed, 26/04/2023 - 12:51

The inaugural Kazakhstan MotoGP round has been canceled. In a press release today, Dorna and the FIM have announced that homologation work is still needed for the circuit to be able to host a MotoGP race.

The press release also mentions "current global operational challenges", which suggests that the logistics of hosting a race in Kazakhstan pose significant problems. The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a significant impact on the cost and availability of airfreight, but other factors may also be an issue. Paddock sources told me that, for example, they found it impossible to secure the number of rental cars which are needed for an event the scale of a MotoGP round.

The race will not be replaced, meaning that the calendar is now back down to 20 rounds. There will now be a summer break of 5 weeks between the Dutch TT at Assen, the last round in June, and the British Grand Prix in Silverstone on August 6th.

The press release appears below:

Austin MotoGP Sunday Subscriber Notes: The Secret To Alex Rins' Speed At COTA, And The Many Ways To Crash In Texas

By David Emmett | Tue, 18/04/2023 - 06:08

The complaint commonly leveled at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, is that it does not produce great racing. And this is often true. But not this Sunday. In 2023, the fans who flocked to COTA for MotoGP saw three great races on Sunday, and a whole heap of surprises.

The Moto2 race was a great example of how a track like COTA can produce a tense and exciting race. Marc VDS rider Tony Arbolino and Pedro Acosta of the KTM Ajo squad broke away shortly before the halfway mark and a hard chase ensued. At a track which is as physically demanding as COTA, Acosta knew he had to plan an attack on Arbolino, rather than just try to pass and having to spend the rest of the race battling. The additional energy that would take would leave them both with nothing left to finish the race.

So Acosta waited. When Arbolino ran wide into Turn 1, Acosta seized the lead, but the effort of leading saw him outbrake himself and run a little wide into Turn 12. Arbolino snatched back the lead, while Acosta slid back in behind him. On the last lap, Acosta attacked again into Turn 12, the tight left hander at the end of the back straight, and snatched back the lead.

2023 Austin Moto2 Practice 3 Result: Salac Shines On Drying Track

By Zara Daniela | Sat, 15/04/2023 - 15:17

A damp COTA seemed to create more trouble for the intermediate class than their junior colleagues, with quite a few tumbles peppered along the 30-minute session. But while Moto3 riders struggled to approach Friday’s lap times, it a different story for Moto2, where Tony Arbolino got everyone’s attention ten minutes into the session as he improved his best time and threatened Pedro Acosta’s benchmark. Arbolino went on to improve further but in the end it was Filip Salac who claimed top spot at the chequered flag.

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