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

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.

Riders who did not finish first lap

28 NiccolòAntonelli Mooney VR46 Racing Team

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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