Fermín Aldeguer won again, this time at the Qatar GP in Moto2. It’s the third consecutive victory for the Spanish rider, who is having an almost perfect end to the season to fight for the final championship podium.
The top two got off to a good start, with Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex) keeping the lead and Celestino Vietti (Fantic Racing/Kalex) in second place. Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) was in third, but was soon overtaken by Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex) in the first lap.
The #40 overtook Vietti to move into second place, while Roberts had managed to secure a lead of around two-tenths of a second. However, in the second lap, Aldeguer widened his trajectory and dropped to ninth. Jake Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex) then moved up to fourth position.
A change in leadership occurred in the second lap, with Canet overtaking Roberts. Vietti started losing ground, and Dixon moved up to third, followed by Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team/Kalex) in fourth and Aldeguer in fifth. With 12 laps to go, Dixon passed Roberts and became Canet’s main pursuer… but not for long. The American lost his position to Aldeguer.
Aldeguer continued to advance, overtaking Dixon and Canet in the following laps to become the new leader. Dixon lost his podium positions when he was passed by González in the 11th lap. The Spaniard was determined to go further and, with five laps to go, moved into second place. At that time, Aldeguer led by almost two seconds, and not even a new race record lap by González could challenge him.
At the front, Aldeguer was never caught, securing his third consecutive win. The battle for second place was intense, with González resisting Canet’s pressure… crossing the finish line with a 0.009s lead. Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia/Kalex) and Dixon completed the top five. The already-crowned champion Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) finished no higher than eighth.
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