Joe Roberts gained the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday on the Mugello Circuit, in Italy. Using his OnlyFans American Racing Group Kalex on Pirelli management tires, the American held off Spaniard Manuel Gonzalez by 0.067 second to take his first win and fourth podium end of the season.
Gonzalez needed to accept the runner-up spot on his QJMOTOR Gresini Kalex, and Alonso Lopez completed an in depth third on his MB Conveyors SpeedUp Boscoscuro.
Extra, from a press launch issued by Dorna:
Roberts fights off Gonzalez on the final lap to take first victory since 2022
In a blockbuster Moto2™ race on the Gran Premio d’Italia Brembo, Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Group) took victory in a nail-biting final lap decider, the American repelling the perfect efforts of Manuel Gonzalez (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™) to take prime honours for the primary time because the 2022 Portuguese GP. Finishing the rostrum was MB Conveyors SpeedUp’s Alonso Lopez, who was elbows out within the entrance battle, as ever.
Off like a rocket in the beginning, Roberts led early on the opening lap. He had shut competitors although, with Lopez and a Darryn Binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) following on eagerly. A flying begin additionally got here in from Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI) as properly, who stormed to seventh after beginning twelfth.
Lopez would observe Roberts till lap 4 earlier than he pounced at San Donato, nevertheless it wouldn’t be till Flip 3 earlier than he may make the transfer stick. Sadly for the MB Conveyors Velocity Up crew, it was glory for one and catastrophe for an additional in that second as Lopez’ teammate Fermin Aledguer crashed out after contact from Jeremy Alcoba (Yamaha VR46 Grasp Camp Group).
Nonetheless within the lead, Lopez now had Gonzalez behind as he had discovered his manner via on Roberts. Barely additional again within the lead pack, catastrophe caught for Binder who skittled into the gravel at Arrabbiata 1, an early finish to what had been a robust weekend all spherical.
In a six-rider battle for the lead, every part was constructing to a grandstand final half of the race. The motion kicked off as Roberts and Lopez ran huge at Flip 1 – giving them each extra work to do – and permitting Gonzalez and Canet to the lead. But it surely wouldn’t be lengthy earlier than Roberts would then return the favour and discover his manner via to the entrance with simply three laps remaining, asking questions of the others on the entrance.
As a dramatic end loomed, Roberts entered the ultimate lap within the lead. Gonzalez received a unbelievable slipstream and attacked spherical San Donato, however the American hit again on the subsequent out there probability, diving to the within at Flip 2. Beneath the very best of stress, Roberts held sturdy to take his first victory because the 2022 Portuguese GP by simply 0.067s. Gonzalez’ seek for a primary Moto2™ win goes on, and Lopez picked up third podium of the season.
Claiming fourth was Championship chief Sergio Garcia (MT Helmets – MSI), whose benefit within the standings has lowered to seven factors. Behind Garcia was teammate Ogura, who Garcia pipped on the final lap, forward of Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) and residential hero Celestino Vietti (Purple Bull KTM Ajo). Izan Guevara (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Group) claimed eighth as IDEMITSU Honda Group Asia’s Somkiat Chantra and OnlyFans American Racing Group’s Marcos Ramirez rounded out the highest 10.
Subsequent up is the TT Circuit Assen in three weeks’ time for what is ready to be one more dramatic Grand Prix, so be part of us for extra on the Cathedral!
Extra, from a press launch issued by Pirelli:
Report Moto2™ and Moto3™ races in Mugello with customary Pirelli tyres
First win of the yr for Roberts in Moto2™ and fifth victory for Alonso in Moto3™; new all-time and race lap information with Pirelli utilizing tyres from the DIABLO Superbike vary
The Grand Prix of Italy, raced on the Mugello Worldwide Racetrack, had American Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Group/Kalex) successful in Moto2™ and Columbian David Alonso (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Group CFMOTO/CFMOTO) taking victory in Moto3™.
With this triumph, his first of the season, Roberts is now second behind Sergio Garcia within the Moto2™ standings, whereas Alonso, now with 5 wins this yr, leads the general Moto3™ standings with a 37-point benefit over David Holgado.
Satisfaction within the Pirelli camp: because of the efficiency of the DIABLO Superbike vary tyres, which can be found for buy often available on the market, new all-time and race lap information had been set for each classes in Mugello, considerably enhancing on the earlier document occasions.
Giorgio Barbier
Bike Racing Director
A pleasant bounty of information and an important present on the observe
“We’re closing out this weekend in Mugello with satisfaction after setting new all-time lap information on Saturday and new race lap information right now, all utilizing customary tyres and never prototypes, so merchandise which can be offered often available on the market and out there for buy by all riders. Right this moment in Moto2™, an astonishing 10 riders dropped under the earlier race lap document, with Canet enhancing on it by greater than 7 tenths, whereas in Moto3™, there have been 15 riders who did at the least one lap under the earlier document and Veijer set the brand new document on the tenth and penultimate lap, a full 1.5 seconds quicker than the earlier one and, much more spectacular, after a purple flag with a bounce begin, so with out with the ability to use the tyre hotter on the beginning grid. Because of this the tyres carried out extraordinarily properly, demonstrating extremely constant efficiency all the best way to the tip of the race. I feel it was additionally important to see two riders with Kalex frames on the rostrum in Moto2™, as a result of because of this, by engaged on the setup and regularly gaining expertise, bikes with completely different frames can battle on a fair pitch for victory. Now we’ve three weekends off earlier than two consecutive GP rounds, in Assen and on the Sachsenring.”
Moto2™
With asphalt temperatures according to these of the previous couple days, for the race, the riders confirmed the options that had been most utilized in follow, so virtually everybody was on the grid with the delicate SC0 rear and the delicate SC1 entrance. The one exceptions had been Binder, Baltus, and Agius who most well-liked the medium SC2 on the entrance.
The race was held over a distance of 12 laps because of a restart of the Moto3™ race. American Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Group/Kalex) gained after ranging from pole place forward of Manuel Gonzalez (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2/Kalex) and Alonso Lopez (MB Conveyors SpeedUp/Boscoscuro), all with the identical tyre choices.
Aron Canet (Fantic Racing/Kalex) set the new race lap document on the second lap with a time of 1’50.476, enhancing on the earlier one by greater than 7 tenths which had been set in 2021 by Sam Lowes. In addition to him, one other 10 riders did at the least one lap quicker than the earlier observe document time.
Moto3™
With asphalt temperatures larger than 30°C, a lot of the riders on the grid opted for the medium SC2 entrance and delicate SC1 rear mixture. The one three riders to place the delicate SC1 resolution on the entrance had been Furusato, Whatley, and Buasri, whereas Lunetta, Roulstone, Kelso, Muñoz, Farioli, Esteban, Almansa, and Dettwiler opted for the medium SC2 on the rear.
After a purple flag on the fifth lap because of an accident, there have been 11 laps left to race on the restart with 7 riders making tyre adjustments: Lunetta, Furusato, Kelso, Rossi, Muñoz, Fernandez, and Piqueras. General, the medium SC2 entrance was utilized by 22 out of 26 riders, whereas 18 riders opted for the delicate SC1 rear. All of the riders on the rostrum used the SC2 entrance and the SC1 rear.
After ranging from pole place, David Alonso (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Group CFMOTO/CFMOTO) gained his fifth race of the yr and now firmly leads within the total championship standings. Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP/Husqvarna), second throughout the end line, set the race lap document with a time of 1’54.738 on the tenth and penultimate lap, breaking the earlier document by 1.5 seconds which had been set by Sasaki in 2023. General, 15 riders dropped under the earlier observe race lap document.
FIM Purple Bull MotoGP™ Rookies Cup
The fourth spherical of the expertise cup which is a part of the Dorna Street to MotoGP™ mission was additionally held on the Tuscan observe. All of the riders’ KTM machines are outfitted with Pirelli DIABLO Superbike tyres in SC2 compound on the entrance and rear. The seventh and eighth race of the season, held over a distance of 13 laps, had been gained respectively by Spaniard Máximo Quiles and Argentine Valentin Perrone.
With a time of 1’59.921, Spaniard Alvaro Carpe set the brand new all-time lap document for the observe on this class, breaking the one set by Angel Piqueras in 2023 by 8 tenths, whereas in Race 1, Malaysian Hakim Danish set the brand new race lap document on the ninth lap with a time of two’00.198.
