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You are here: Home1 / MotorBugs Blog2 / Motorsports News3 / MotoGP 20224 / Moto2™ – Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) wins after Acosta h...

Moto2™ – Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) wins after Acosta heartbreak.

Screenshot 2022-05-17 at 12-39-27 Moto2 Race SHARK Grand Prix de France MotoGP™

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Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Augusto Fernandez has broken a drought of almost three years by taking the Moto2™ race win at the SHARK Grand Prix de France. While it was joy for the 24-year-old at Le Mans, it was a different story for his rookie team-mate Pedro Acosta, who crashed out of the race lead on Lap 11. Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) finished a distant second, and Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) made the podium after re-passing Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) late in the piece. World Championship leader Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) limited the damage to his title hopes by finishing eighth from 18th on the grid in the 25-lap encounter.

Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) prevailed in a late battle with Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) as they finished fifth and sixth respectively, ahead of Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team), Vietti, Jorge Navarro (Flexbox HP40), and Stefano Manzi (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team).

Arenas managed to remount after his incident with Lopez but could only get back to 19th, missing out on the points. His Inde GASGAS Aspar team-mate Jake Dixon, who did not get away well from the middle of the front row, also pressed on after an early crash from eighth position, but finished even further back in 21st spot. Among those who did not make the chequered flag at all were Lopez and title contender Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team).

Arbolino and Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors Speed Up) went down in synchronised fashion at La Chapelle on Lap 2, although without contact, and that capped off a horror day for the Elf Marc VDS Racing Team. Before the race had started, it was down to one bike due to the withdrawal of Sam Lowes. The Briton had qualified fourth-fastest and rode in the Warm Up but was later declared unfit after reporting neck pain and the onset of dizziness, following a nasty highside in Q2.

In the World Championship, Vietti has moved to 108 points, second-placed Ogura is slightly closer at 16 points behind, and Fernandez has climbed to fifth.

That’s it for another intriguing weekend of Moto2™. Join us next time when Round 8, the Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley, unfolds at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello on 27 May – 29 May.

Moto2™ Race Top 10:

1. Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo)
2. Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) + 3.746
3. Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 4.628
4. Cameron Beaubier (American Racing) + 4.745
5. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) + 15.376
6. Marcel Schrötter (Liqui Moly Intact GP) + 17.547
7. Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing) + 19.035
8. Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 19.854
9. Jorge Navarro (Flexbox HP40) + 20.766
10. Stefan Manzi (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp) + 20.879.

Shark Grand Prix de France

Moto2™ RAC Classification 2022
Le Mans
, May 15th 2022
27º C
Partly-Cloudy
Track condition: Dry
Humidity: 47%
Ground: 32º
1 25 37

AugustoFernandez

Red Bull KTM Ajo

Kalex 154.8 40’31.7260
2 20 40

AronCanet

Flexbox HP40

Kalex 154.6 +3.746
3 16 35

SomkiatChantra

IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia

Kalex 154.5 +4.628
4 13 6

CameronBeaubier

American Racing

Kalex 154.5 +4.745
5 11 79

AiOgura

IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia

Kalex 153.9 +15.376
6 10 23

MarcelSchrotter

Liqui Moly Intact GP

Kalex 153.7 +17.547
7 9 16

JoeRoberts

Italtrans Racing Team

Kalex 153.6 +19.035
8 8 13

CelestinoVietti

Mooney VR46 Racing Team

Kalex 153.6 +19.854
9 7 9

JorgeNavarro

Flexbox HP40

Kalex 153.5 +20.766
10 6
StefanoManzi

Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team

Kalex 153.5 +20.879
11 5 18

ManuelGonzalez

Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team

Kalex 153.5 +21.381
12 4 19

LorenzoDalla Porta

Italtrans Racing Team

Kalex 153.3 +23.892
13 3 52

JeremyAlcoba

Liqui Moly Intact GP

Kalex 153.1 +26.881
14 2 64

BoBendsneyder

Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team

Kalex 153.1 +26.952
15 1 12

FilipSalac

Gresini Racing Moto2

Kalex 152.8 +32.063
16 24

SimoneCorsi

MV Agusta Forward Racing

MV Agusta 152.5 +36.712
17 84

ZontaVan Den Goorbergh

RW Racing GP

Kalex 151.7 +50.822
18 61

AlessandroZaccone

Gresini Racing Moto2

Kalex 151.1 +59.691
19 75

AlbertArenas

Inde GASGAS Aspar Team

Kalex 146.3 41’10.7310
20 4

Sean DylanKelly

American Racing

Kalex 141.6 40’45.4510
21 96

JakeDixon

Inde GASGAS Aspar Team

Kalex 139.9 41’15.7820
Non-classified riders
2

GabrielRodrigo

Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team

Kalex 152.2 9 Laps
51

PedroAcosta

Red Bull KTM Ajo

Kalex 155.5 10 Laps
42

MarcosRamirez

MV Agusta Forward Racing

MV Agusta 153.9 12 Laps
54

FermínAldeguer

MB Conveyors Speed Up

Boscoscuro 144.4 1 Laps
14

TonyArbolino

Elf Marc VDS Racing Team

Kalex 144.1 1 Laps
7

BarryBaltus

RW Racing GP

Kalex 153.4 19 Laps
AlonsoLopez

MB Conveyors Speed Up

Boscoscuro 106.5 6 Laps
Riders who did not finish first lap
28

NiccolòAntonelli

Mooney VR46 Racing Team

Kalex 0 0 Laps

Championship Standings Moto2™ 2022

Moto2™ Championship 2022
1 13 Celestino Vietti Mooney VR46 Racing Team Kalex 108
2 79 Ai Ogura Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex 92
3 40 Aron Canet Flexbox HP40 Kalex 89
4 14 Tony Arbolino ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex 70
5 37 Augusto Fernandez Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 69
6 16 Joe Roberts Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 66
7 35 Somkiat Chantra IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 61
8 23 Marcel Schrotter Liqui Moly Intact GP Kalex 57
9 9 Jorge Navarro Flexbox HP40 Kalex 52
10 64 Bo Bendsneyder Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team Kalex 36
11 22 Sam Lowes ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex 35
12 96 Jake Dixon Autosolar GASGAS Aspar Team Kalex 32
13 52 Jeremy Alcoba Liqui Moly Intact GP Kalex 31
14 6 Cameron Beaubier American Racing Kalex 29
15 75 Albert Arenas Autosolar GASGAS Aspar Team Kalex 29
16 18 Manuel Gonzalez Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team Kalex 21
17 51 Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex 20
18 54 Fermín Aldeguer Lightech Speed Up Boscoscuro 18
19 7 Barry Baltus RW Racing GP Kalex 15
20 Stefano Manzi Kalex 9
21 5 Romano Fenati Lightech Speed Up Boscoscuro 7
22 2 Gabriel Rodrigo Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team Kalex 6
23 61 Alessandro Zaccone Gresini Racing Moto2 Kalex 6
24 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 5
25 42 Marcos Ramirez MV Agusta Forward Team MV Agusta 5
26 12 Filip Salac Gresini Racing Moto2 Kalex 5
27 81 Keminth Kubo Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team Kalex 4
28 4 Sean Dylan Kelly American Racing Kalex 3
29 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta Forward Team MV Agusta 0
30 84 Zonta Van Den Goorbergh RW Racing GP Kalex 0
31 28 Niccolò Antonelli Mooney VR46 Racing Team Kalex 0
32 Alonso Lopez Boscoscuro 0

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