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They are never easy but race two was fun, to be honest. I had a proper moment with Rinaldi in T4 and could have been down and th…
They are never easy but race two was fun, to be honest. I had a proper moment with Rinaldi in T4 and could have been down and then Laverty came through with good pace. I thought I was in trouble because the majority of the grid had the SCX tyre, and I opted for the SC0. I really believed in it, to be honest. But after those three or four laps I wasn’t convinced. But, once I got a bit of clear track I could see that Toprak and Chaz were not going away, and I just tried to keep the gap. Then all of a sudden Toprak got a long lap penalty and that is like a free pass for track position. He is hard to pass. Scott was in a really solid rhythm but I was catching him in sectors two, three and four, but I was struggling a little bit in sector one. Step-by-step I got there. I was pretty happy to be able to stay there in the slipstream. I could feel Scott trying to pass in Turn Four and then I saw on my pitboard that he was out. Unfortunate for him but it gave me a bit of breathing space and let me concentrate on my race. Staying in the mid-1’37 lap times was pretty tough out there today because the track temperature was super-high. Kudos to Pirelli because obviously the SC0 tyre is working in quite a wide range, and also kudos to my crew because they made amazing decisions all weekend. To have one podium and two wins means it has been an incredible weekend
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That went heaps better than expected! 3-1-1 . 📸 @geebeeimages . @krt_worldsbk @alpinestars @araieu @monsterenergy @showaperfor…
That went heaps better than expected! 3-1-1
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Quartararo claims emotional Italian GP victory
With five to go, Rins then crashed out at the final corner from fourth place – the fourth DNF in a row for the Spaniard. Oliveira was able to fend off Mir, but after exceeding track limits by millimetres on the final lap at Turn 5, the Portuguese rider was demoted one position. Mir was initially promoted to P2 before it was deemed he too exceeded track limits, which saw the results stay as they were: Oliveira P2, Mir P3. Zarco missed out by just under a second in fourth, the latter does move up to P2 in the standings though, 24 points behind Quartararo.
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David Muñoz takes win and points lead in Race 2
The Spaniard was victorious on Sunday afternoon with David Alonso and Ivan Ortola earning Mugello podiums
David Muñoz snatched the race win and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup points lead with a slipstream lunge in the final metres at Mugello. Previous points leader and fellow Spaniard Daniel Holgado had a handy advantage out of the last corner but the 16-year-old was swamped right before the line and crossed it 4th
6 KTM 250 Rs seemed to occupy just a couple of square metres as they flashed across the line with Colombian 15-year-old David Alonso 2nd ahead of Spanish 16-year-old Ivan Ortola. Pole man Marcos Uriarte chased by Matteo Bertelle, who had looked a likely winner as he led on the penultimate lap, were 5th and 6th.
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup: Race 2 in Mugello
The results show that just 0.173 seconds covered the top 6. It had been a 17 KTM pack at the front until Race 1 winner Taiyo Furusato had a big moment halfway round the last lap and split the group. He recovered to finish 14th and it was Dutch 16-year-old Collin Veijer who led that group home in 7th, small consolation for having been a strong front runner again as he was in Race 1.
David Muñoz magic when it mattered
Long on talent but very short on words, the 15-year-old as usual almost looked a touch surprised to be interviewed as the victor in the winners enclosure. “It’s been an incredible weekend for me, 2nd position yesterday and victory today, so amazing, I have no words.
“It’s good to be leading the championship but I must just focus on the next races and think about that, it’s the only way to do it.”
Alonso back on the podium
“It was a positive weekend because it is a new track for me and little by little I got the confidence and found the good lines to do a good performance.”
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup: Race 1 in Mugello
“This was a crazy race so I think that 2nd position is really good also because in the last races I wasn’t on the podium. So now we are back here again and this is so great for my confidence. I enjoyed this race a lot and now I am looking forward to Germany, another new track to enjoy.”
Ortola at the front again
“It was a very hard weekend, in the first practice on Friday it was very difficult because it was my first time at this track and it’s a difficult track. But finally in the Qualifying I found a good feeling with the bike and I could take second position on the grid.
“The first race was very difficult because of the weather conditions, I made only the 10th position but it was a very very strong, very hard race. This race was very hard psychologically because you can be in the first position coming into the straight but at the end of the straight 10th or 11th.
“So I’m very happy because we made this podium, it is very important for the championship and I want to dedicate this race to Jason.”
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Gardner victorious after beating Raul Fernandez by 0.014s
Bezzecchi’s podium is his third in a row, and one that keeps him P3 in the title race. Roberts was disappointed with P4 after crossing the line third, but it was a great ride from the American. Marcel Schrötter’s (Liqui Moly Intact GP) fifth place is his best finish of the year, rookies Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), Tony Arbolino (Liqui Moly Intact GP) and Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) – from 26th on the grid – claim fantastic results in P6, P7 and P8 respectively.
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Jason Dupasquier: Switzerland’s rising star
He returned in 2021 a rejuvenated rider, instantly cementing his place inside the top five during Free Practice on the opening day of the season in Qatar. He’d follow that form through to Sunday, with a career-first top ten finish. Two further point scoring finishes followed at the Doha and Portuguese Grands Prix before he claimed his career-best result of seventh at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto.
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Jason Dupasquier passes away
Dupasquier was involved in a multi-rider incident between Turns 9 and 10, with the session Red Flagged thereafter. FIM Medical Intervention Vehicles arrived at the site immediately and the Swiss rider was attended to on track before being transferred by medical helicopter, in a stable state, to Careggi Hospital in Florence.
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Foggia wins Moto3™ race at Mugello
It was a typically tight lightweight class encounter at Mugello, with the top 15 riders locked together throughout the 20-lap race. Foggia looked strong for the entirety, his Leopard Honda a rocket down the 1.1km straight, and the Italian was able to hold firm on the final lap to win his home Grand Prix. Masia returned to the podium for the first time since the opening weekend of the season, with Rodrigo standing on the podium for the first time since the 2018 Catalan GP.
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Moto2™ Warm Up: Polesitter Fernandez fastest
Polesitter Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) continued to set the pace at the Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley in Moto2™ Warm Up, the Spanish rookie set a 1:51.152 to beat Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) by 0.132s. World Championship leader Remy Gardner (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was third fastest as the Australian aims to keep his title lead intact this afternoon.
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