Ai Ogura gained the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, in Spain. Beginning tenth on the grid, Ogura was in a position to come by means of the sphere and draw back to win the 21-lap race by 3.816 seconds on his MT Helmets – MSI Boscoscuro.
Ogura’s teammate Sergio Garcia, the present World Championship level chief, took the checkered flag in second place.
British rider Jake Dixon got here residence third on his CFMOTO Inde Aspar Crew Kalex, incomes solely his second point-scoring end of the season.
OnlyFans American Racing Crew’s Joe Roberts was one among a number of riders who had been assessed Lengthy Lap penalties for exceeding monitor limits in the course of the race, however the American was nonetheless in a position to end eighth and grasp on to second place within the level standings.
Extra, from a press launch issued by Pirelli:
Pirelli revolutionises the Catalunya GP data, Ogura and Alonso win
All-time monitor and race lap data considerably improved on in each classes with vital enhancements in general race instances as nicely
The streak of data damaged by Pirelli within the Moto2™ and Moto3™ World Championships continues. On the Catalunya GP, raced on the Montmelò monitor, the DIABLO™ Superbike slicks as soon as once more contributed to breaking the all-time monitor and race lap data in each classes, additionally considerably decreasing the general race instances.
In Moto2™, Ai Ogura (MT Helmets-MSI/Boscoscuro) took the win after a spectacular comeback journey from the tenth spot on the grid. One other victory – his fourth this yr – went to David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Crew/CFMOTO), who firmly leads within the Moto3™ standings with 118 championship factors.
Giorgio Barbier, Bike Racing Director
Utterly rewritten data and more and more sooner races
“We’re undoubtedly extraordinarily happy with the efficiency of our tyres this weekend and I believe that the groups and riders additionally share this satisfaction. Everybody is aware of that the Montmeló circuit is a quite demanding monitor by way of tyres due to the low grip and it’s arduous on the entrance tyres, so this tough setting solely makes the outcomes achieved that rather more spectacular. Thanks partially to the efficiency of our tyres, quite a few data had been set, however essentially the most spectacular a part of that is by how a lot these data had been damaged, as a result of it isn’t a matter of shaving off a bit of time, however quite drastically higher instances than up to now. The brand new all-time monitor file in Moto2 was damaged by greater than 1 second and in Moto3 by an unbelievable 1.5 seconds. In Moto2, the brand new race lap file is greater than 1 second sooner than the earlier one with 12 riders breaking the outdated file. In Moto3, it was damaged by 1.5 seconds and no fewer than 17 riders beat the earlier lap file. After which there are the general race instances. The Moto2 race was 18 seconds sooner than in 2023 and the Moto3 time was a full 35 seconds sooner, so a mean of virtually 2 seconds per lap sooner than 2023. These are vital numbers that make clear the thought of what sort of progress is being made in contrast with earlier years and we’re satisfied that all year long, the groups and riders will proceed to enhance as they get to know our tyres higher and higher.”
The Race Of The Tyres
Moto2™
· Rider selection was unanimous for the rear tyre. Everybody was on the beginning grid with the smooth SC0. Entrance tyre selection was extra assorted, with about half of the 32 riders on the smooth SC1 and the opposite half on the medium SC2. All three riders on the rostrum used the smooth SC1 on the entrance.
· Japanese rider Ai Ogura (MT Helmets-MSI/Boscoscuro) gained the race, which ran 21 laps, in 36’33.540, a time nearly 18 seconds sooner than 2023 with an common enchancment per lap of about 9 tenths and asphalt temperatures 10°C larger than these in 2023.
· Earlier than crashing out of the race, Fermín Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) set the new race lap file with a time of 1’42.688 on the second lap, breaking the outdated one by greater than 1 second, which had been set by Raul Fernandez in 2021 (1’43.757). Along with the Spaniard, one other eleven riders did not less than one lap sooner than the earlier monitor file time.
Moto3™
· With asphalt temperatures near 40°C, a lot of the riders on the grid opted for tyres within the medium SC2 compound for each the entrance and the rear. In reality, 19 out of 27 riders selected this mixture and 25 of them placed on the SC2 entrance. Selecting the medium SC2 for each axles was additionally race winner David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Crew/CFMOTO) and pole man (and second-place finisher) Iván Ortolá (MT Helmets-MSI/KTM).
· Solely 6 riders used the smooth SC1 on the rear, together with Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP/Husqvarna) and Jose Antonio Rueda (Purple Bull KTM Ajo/KTM) who, beginning respectively from the second and third spots on the grid, completed fourth and third.
· The race (general time 32’25.084) was nearly 35 seconds sooner than the 2023 race (33’00.945), with an common enchancment per lap of virtually 2 seconds.
· Jose Antonio Rueda (Purple Bull KTM Ajo/KTM), with SC2 entrance and rear tyres, set the brand new race lap file with a time of 1’46.748 on the penultimate of the 18 whole laps, breaking the earlier file by nearly 1.5 seconds which had been set by Darryn Binder in 2021 (1’48.209). Total, 17 riders dropped under the earlier monitor race lap file.
