Moto2™ – Alonso Lopez (+Ego Speed Up) wins at Misano.

Alonso Lopez has become a Grand Prix winner with victory in the Moto2™ race at the Gran Premio Gryfyn di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini. The now 20-year-old Spaniard lost his Moto3™ seat at the end of 2020 before a mid-season call-up to replace Romano Fenati at +Ego Speed Up this year. He has now repaid the faith with a superb ride at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, winning by 1.253 seconds after 25 laps. Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) finished second and Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) reclaimed the World Championship lead with a third place.

Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) is now second in the standings at four points back after finishing fifth in Round 14 of the season but Celestino Vietti’s title hopes took a big blow when he crashed while in contention for the podium, and he would ultimately retire for a fifth time this year. The Mooney VR46 Racing Team rider once led the Championship but has now dropped to fourth, 42 points off top spot and one behind Canet.

Lopez launched well enough from third on the grid and while he went deep into Turn 1, he emerged with the lead, ahead of Albert Arenas (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) and pole-sitter Vietti. Despite attacks from behind, that was where Vietti finished the standing lap, ahead of Canet, Ogura, Fermin Aldeguer (+Ego Speed Up), and Fernandez.

Fernandez put a move on Aldeguer through the quick Turn 15 on Lap 2 and set about trying to catch up to the top five, before Canet passed Vietti at his second attempt and was into third spot at Rio (Turn 4) on Lap 6. He soon got ahead of Arenas too, but only briefly on Lap 7, and their battle allowed Lopez to skip several tenths of a second clear. It was soon a full second, as Vietti re-passed Canet at Tramonto (Turn 10) on Lap 8 and then Canet returned the favour at Rio on Lap 9.

Vietti could forget about trying to catch up to Lopez when he lost the front of his VR46-entered Kalex and crashed out of fourth position just a lap later at the Rio corner. That meant Fernandez’s overtake on Ogura at Rio on Lap 11 was for fourth position – and the live World Championship lead. Meanwhile, in what had been a race of attrition, Aldeguer had already crashed out of seventh on Lap 7 with a Long Lap Penalty hanging over his head for a shortcut anyway, and then wildcard Mattia Pasini (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) went down at Rio while running sixth on Lap 13.

Up the front, Lopez was putting the hammer down, going fastest to the third sector on Lap 13 and ultimately setting a new personal best lap time as he moved his advantage over second-placed Arenas to 1.2 seconds. Perhaps sensing the race win was slipping away, Canet forced his way past Arenas through Turn 5 on Lap 14, but the man up the road on the Boscoscuro chassis continued to extend his lead.

In the final handful of laps, Canet chipped away at Lopez’s lead again, but #21 was never seriously threatened. His victory was a first for Boscoscuro since a certain Fabio Quartararo prevailed at Catalunya in 2018, and broke a 46-race streak for Kalex. Behind Canet, Fernandez finished strongly but ran out of time to gain any more positions, although his podium is certainly valuable Championship points. Arenas got home just over a second further back in fourth, from Ogura, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team), Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team), and Jeremy Alcoba (Liqui Moly Intact GP) in 10th.

Of 31 starters, only 17 finished, with the rest of the points scorers in the top 15 being Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) from Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team), Barry Baltus (RW Racing GP), Cameron Beaubier (American Racing), and Alessandro Zaccone (Gresini Racing Moto2™). Vietti pitted after his crash then, possibly in a bid to capitalise on all of the other falls, went back out but would eventually relent. Another notable DNF was Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team), who highsided at the second corner of the race.

We got a brand-new winner and a new Championship leader at Misano. Find out what is in store for Round 15 when the Gran Premio Animoca Brands de Aragon unfolds at MotorLand Aragon, on September 16-18.

Moto2™ Race Top 10:

1. Alonso Lopez (+Ego Speed Up)
2. Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) + 1.253
3. Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 3.305
4. Albert Arenas (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) + 4.615
5. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 9.166
6. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 10.339
7. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) + 10.434
8. Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 12.377
9. Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team) + 18.242
10. Jeremy Alcoba (Liqui Moly Intact GP) + 19.560.

Gran Premio Gryfyn di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini

Moto2™ RAC Classification 2022

Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli

, September 4th 2022

28º C

Partly-Cloudy

Track condition: Dry

Humidity: 60%

Ground: 39º

1	25	21 Alonso Lopez	ES	+Ego Speed Up	Boscoscuro	156.1	40’35.3320
2	20	40 Aron Canet	ES	Flexbox HP40	Kalex	156	+1.253
3	16	37 Augusto Fernandez	ES	Red Bull KTM Ajo	Kalex	155.9	+3.305
4	13	75 Albert Arenas	ES	Inde GASGAS Aspar Team	Kalex	155.8	+4.615
5	11	79 Ai Ogura	JP	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	155.5	+9.166
6	10	51 Pedro Acosta	ES	Red Bull KTM Ajo	Kalex	155.5	+10.339
7	9	14 Tony Arbolino	IT	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex	155.5	+10.434
8	8	35 Somkiat Chantra	TH	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	155.3	+12.377
9	7	16 Joe Roberts	US	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	155	+18.242
10	6	52 Jeremy Alcoba	ES	Liqui Moly Intact GP	Kalex	154.9	+19.560
11	5	23 Marcel Schrotter	DE	Liqui Moly Intact GP	Kalex	154.4	+27.896
12	4	64 Bo Bendsneyder	NL	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	154.3	+28.452
13	3	7 Barry Baltus	BE	RW Racing GP	Kalex	154.2	+30.991
14	2	6 Cameron Beaubier	US	American Racing	Kalex	153.7	+38.371
15	1	61 Alessandro Zaccone	IT	Gresini Racing Moto2	Kalex	153.5	+41.690
16		42 Marcos Ramirez	ES	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV Agusta	153.5	+42.209
17		29 Taiga Hada	JP	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	151.8	+69.174

		81 Keminth Kubo	TH	Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team	Kalex	0
		18 Manuel Gonzalez	ES	Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team	Kalex	0
		96 Jake Dixon	GB	Inde GASGAS Aspar Team	Kalex	0
		4 Sean Dylan Kelly	US	American Racing	Kalex	152.1	7 laps
		13 Celestino Vietti	IT	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	Kalex	129.4	11 laps
		11 Mattia Pasini	IT	Inde GASGAS Aspar Team	Kalex	155.4	13 laps
		54 Fermín Aldeguer	ES	+Ego Speed Up	Boscoscuro	118.8	16 laps
		28 Niccolò Antonelli	IT	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	Kalex	153	14 laps
		84 Zonta Van Den Goorbergh	NL	RW Racing GP	Kalex	137.3	16 laps
		24 Simone Corsi	IT	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV Agusta	152.8	16 laps
		19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta	IT	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	153.8	19 laps
		8 Senna Agius	AU	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex	147.3	20 laps
		12 Filip Salac	CZ	Gresini Racing Moto2	Kalex	151.7	21 laps
		9 Jorge Navarro	ES	Flexbox HP40	Kalex	153.2	21 laps

Championship Standings Moto2™ 2022

Moto2™ Championship 2022

1	37 Augusto Fernandez	ES	Red Bull KTM Ajo	Kalex	198
2	79 Ai Ogura	JP	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	194
3	40 Aron Canet	ES	Flexbox HP40	Kalex	157
4	13 Celestino Vietti	IT	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	Kalex	156
5	14 Tony Arbolino	IT	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex	117
6	16 Joe Roberts	US	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	115
7	96 Jake Dixon	GB	Inde GASGAS Aspar Team	Kalex	108
8	23 Marcel Schrotter	DE	Liqui Moly Intact GP	Kalex	101
9	35 Somkiat Chantra	TH	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	100
10	51 Pedro Acosta	ES	Red Bull KTM Ajo	Kalex	98
11	21 Alonso Lopez	ES	+Ego Speed Up	Boscoscuro	89
12	9 Jorge Navarro	ES	Flexbox HP40	Kalex	75
13	64 Bo Bendsneyder	NL	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	66
14	75 Albert Arenas	ES	Inde GASGAS Aspar Team	Kalex	65
15	22 Sam Lowes	GB	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex	51
16	52 Jeremy Alcoba	ES	Liqui Moly Intact GP	Kalex	47
17	6 Cameron Beaubier	US	American Racing	Kalex	45
18	18 Manuel Gonzalez	ES	Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team	Kalex	44
19	54 Fermín Aldeguer	ES	+Ego Speed Up	Boscoscuro	38
20	7 Barry Baltus	BE	RW Racing GP	Kalex	23
21	12 Filip Salac	CZ	Gresini Racing Moto2	Kalex	21
22	19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta	IT	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	10
23	62 Stefano Manzi	IT	Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team	Kalex	9
24	61 Alessandro Zaccone	IT	Gresini Racing Moto2	Kalex	7
25	5 Romano Fenati	IT	+Ego Speed Up	Boscoscuro	7
26	2 Gabriel Rodrigo	AR	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	6
27	42 Marcos Ramirez	ES	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV Agusta	5
28	81 Keminth Kubo	TH	Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team	Kalex	4
29	4 Sean Dylan Kelly	US	American Racing	Kalex	3
30	11 Mattia Pasini	IT	Inde GASGAS Aspar Team	Kalex	1
31	24 Simone Corsi	IT	MV Agusta Forward Racing	MV Agusta	0
32	28 Niccolò Antonelli	IT	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	Kalex	0
33	84 Zonta Van Den Goorbergh	NL	RW Racing GP	Kalex	0
34	29 Taiga Hada	JP	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	0
35	8 Senna Agius	AU	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	Kalex	0
36	33 Rory Skinner	GB	American Racing	Kalex	0
37	55 Alex Toledo	ES	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	0
38	74 Piotr Biesiekirski	PL	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	Kalex	0