In the eighth round of the 2024 Moto2 World Championship season, Fermín Aldeguer secured his second victory. The future Ducati MotoGP rider consistently placed in the top four during Sunday’s race at Sachsenring, eventually setting his own pace to break away in the lead in the final laps and clinch the win.
Jake Dixon (CFMoto Polarcube Aspar/Kalex) had a strong start, taking the lead ahead of Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) who started from pole position. Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) was in third, but there were significant changes right from the start.
After a good start, Dixon lost three places in the first lap. Vietti took the lead, Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) moved up to second, Aldeguer remained in third, and Dixon dropped to fourth. On the second lap, Aldeguer passed Vietti and Arbolino to take the lead for the first time.
DIVEBOMB 💣@Aldeguer54 now takes the lead 🔝#GermanGP 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/4RFUn4Rrg7
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Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP/Kalex) overtook Dixon and joined the battle for the podium places. By the seventh lap, Arbolino was back at the front. Aldeguer continued to chase Arbolino and regained the lead on lap 11.
However, the lead changes persisted with a large group all aiming for victory. With 14 laps to go, Vietti reclaimed the lead, but Arbolino overtook him again at the main straight next time around. One lap later, Aldeguer swapped positions with Vietti, moving back into second place.
WHAT HAPPENED THERE 🔄
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) July 7, 2024
After all that, Vietti goes from P3 to P1 and @Aldeguer54 the other way round 🤯#GermanGP 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/dpV4Wg6LnJ
With ten laps remaining, Aldeguer was back in the lead. On lap 18, Arbolino made a mistake that dropped him to fifth position. Aldeguer managed to break away at the front, establishing a lead of over one second.
Thus, the fiercest battle shifted to the fight for second place, which, with five laps to go, was held by Dixon, with Vietti in third. However, several other riders were eyeing a chance for a podium finish. One of them was Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex), who made a significant recovery in the final phase.
In the end, Aldeguer secured the victory, while Dixon held onto second place, finishing 2.159s behind the winner. Ai Ogura (MT Helmets-MSi/Boscoscuro) claimed the final spot on the podium after an intense battle where Moreira settled for fourth place. Vietti completed the top five ahead of Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia/Kalex) and championship leader Sergio García (MT Helmets-MSi/Boscoscuro).
