MotoGP Portuguese GP: Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results
A classic 19-lap Moto3 contest kicked off Sunday’s race action at the Algarve International Circuit, with Holgado and Jose Antonio Rueda split by 0.044 seconds at the chequered flag.
Ajo KTM’s Rueda got the best launch from pole and controlled the pace at the front for the first nine laps of the grand prix.
But come the start of the 10th tour, Rueda found himself shuffled down to fourth as Aspar CFMoto’s David Alonso took the lead.
A tense battle followed amongst the lead group, but it would be Tech3 GasGas’ Holgado and Rueda who would break away from the chasing pack slightly to fight for the victory in the closing tours.
Rueda almost retook the lead on the exit of Turn 14 on the last lap as he took a tighter line than Holgado through the corner.
Daniel Holgado, Red Bull KTM Tech3
Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images
But he couldn’t quite draw alongside to force anything into the last corner, with Holgado just fending his position to the chequered flag.
Ivan Ortola of MT Helmets – MSI KTM completed the podium as Alonso ended up fourth, 1.3s from the podium ahead of BOE Motorsports’ Joel Kelso.
Collin Veijer was sixth for Intact GP Husqvarna from MTA KTM’s Stefano Nepa. Joel Esteban on the second Aspar bike, BOE Motorsport’s David Munoz and Leopard Racing Honda’s Adrian Fernandez completed the top 10.
Holgado now leads the championship from Alonso by seven points.
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2
Cla
Rider
#
Bike
Laps
Time
Interval
km/h
Retirement
Points
1
D. Holgado Red Bull GASGAS Tech3
96
GASGAS
19
34’09.038
153.2
25
2
J. Antonio Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
99
KTM
19
+0.044
34’09.082
0.044
153.2
20
3
I. Ortola MT Helmets – MSI
48
KTM
19
+0.820
34’09.858
0.776
153.2
16
4
D. Alonso CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team
80
CF MOTO
19
+2.218
34’11.256
1.398
153.1
13
5
J. Kelso BOE Motorsports
66
KTM
19
+2.246
34’11.284
0.028
153.1
11
6
C. Veijer Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP
95
Husqvarna
19
+2.263
34’11.301
0.017
153.1
10
7
S. Nepa LEVELUP – MTA
82
KTM
19
+4.499
34’13.537
2.236
152.9
9
8
J. Esteban CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team
78
CF MOTO
19
+5.430
34’14.468
0.931
152.8
8
9
D. Munoz BOE Motorsports
64
KTM
19
+16.018
34’25.056
10.588
152.0
7
10
A. Fernandez Leopard Racing
31
Honda
19
+16.143
34’25.181
0.125
152.0
6
11
J. Roulstone Red Bull GASGAS Tech3
12
GASGAS
19
+16.213
34’25.251
0.070
152.0
5
12
M. Bertelle Rivacold Snipers Team
18
Honda
19
+16.757
34’25.795
0.544
152.0
4
13
T. Suzuki Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP
24
Husqvarna
19
+20.682
34’29.720
3.925
151.7
3
14
V. Pérez Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
21
KTM
19
+20.776
34’29.814
0.094
151.7
2
15
S. Ogden MLav Racing
19
Honda
19
+21.163
34’30.201
0.387
151.7
1
16
N. Fabio LEVELUP – MTA
10
KTM
19
+21.172
34’30.210
0.009
151.7
17
F. Farioli SIC58 Squadra Corse
7
Honda
19
+23.285
34’32.323
2.113
151.5
18
T. Furusato Honda Team Asia
72
Honda
19
+32.751
34’41.789
9.466
150.8
19
J. Whatley MLav Racing
70
Honda
19
+38.600
34’47.638
5.849
150.4
20
N. Dettwiler CIP
55
KTM
19
+42.061
34’51.099
3.461
150.2
21
T. Buasri Honda Team Asia
5
Honda
19
+53.651
35’02.689
11.590
149.3
22
H. Al-Sahouti Rivacold Snipers Team
71
Honda
19
+1’10.193
35’19.231
16.542
148.2
23
L. Lunetta SIC58 Squadra Corse
58
Honda
19
+1’25.798
35’34.836
15.605
147.1
dnf
R. Rossi CIP
54
KTM
14
+5 Laps
25’18.441
5 Laps
152.4
Accident
dnf
R. Yamanaka MT Helmets – MSI
6
KTM
0
Accident
dnf
Á. Piqueras Leopard Racing
36
Honda
0
Accident
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First Moto2 win for Canet
A dramatic 21-lap Moto2 grand prix followed, with Fantic Racing’s Aron Cant finally breaking his duck as a grand prix winner in the intermediate class.
Having scored 15 runner-up spots in the 69 Moto2 races prior to this Sunday, Canet took the chequered flag by 2.059s from American Racing’s Joe Roberts.
Canet was boosted into the lead when early leader Alonso Lopez crashed on lap 11.
Lopez took the lead early in the race from Speed Up team-mate Fermin Aldeguer, who headed the pack into Turn 1 off the line having jumped poleman Manuel Gonzalez (Gresini).
However, Ducati MotoGP-bound Aldeguer also managed to jump the start and had to serve two long lap penalties as a result.
This looked to give Lopez the advantage in the battle for the victory before the Spaniard crashed.
Canet was released into a lead of around six tenths before swelling that to over two seconds to score an emotional first win from Roberts and Gonzalez.
Aldeguer came through to fourth after a late battle with MT Helmets – MSI’s Ai Ogura, with the Japanese rider’s team-mate Sergio Garcia sixth.
Celestino Vietti was seventh on the Ajo KTM from Gresini’s Albert Arenas, American Racing’s Marcos Ramirez and Honda Team Asia’s Somkiat Chantra.
Canet now leads the championship by two points from Roberts.
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