Sergio García secured the title of Moto2 Rookie of the Year. The Pons Wegow Los40 rider is currently in 13th place in the championship.

Despite three consecutive rounds without scoring points, now being 25th at Sepang, García is now out of reach for the other rookies. He scored 84 points so far.

The second-best rookie, in 19th place, is Darryn Binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP/Kalex), who is 52 points behind with 50 still up for grabs until the end of the season. The South African did not participate in this race following a severe crash in the third practice session.

O conteúdo Sergio García is the Moto2 Rookie of The Year aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

The Moto2 Malaysian Grand Prix saw Pedro Acosta become the world champion. His second-place finish in the Sepang race was more than enough for the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider to secure the championship title

In a press conference, the Spaniard said he faced this GP as a normal one, without added pressure: ‘I was trying to not feel the pressure. At the end we have to understand that we were in an easy situation, now the window was more open to achieve the championship. At the end I said on Thursday that if wasn’t here, it would be in Qatar or in Valencia. At the end I approached all the weekend like a normal one, trying to be competitive for the Sunday race’.

Acosta also admitted he tried to ride more with the head in the recent rounds: ‘It’s true that in the last couple of races we were riding more with the head because I think it’s very important for the team to achieve the championship and also to fight for the teams’ title’.

O conteúdo ‘I was trying to not feel the pressure; we were in an easy situation’ – Pedro Acosta aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

This Sunday, Pedro Acosta secured the Moto2 title in just his second season. A second-place finish in the Malaysian Grand Prix was enough to seal the championship with still two rounds to go.

In the interview with the official broadcast, the Spaniard was visibly in poor physical condition, exhausted after an demanding race – he even vomited twice during the conversation. Nevertheless, Acosta shared his first words after becoming the intermediate class champion, stating:

– It sounds so good, it sounds so good! At the end, in the lap I only remembered the bad moments of last year, when I only crashed and I didn’t finish any race for this. I just thanks to all, to all the team, that these two years were super hard – because last year we suffered a lot. Thanks to them. It’s my third season with Ajo Motorsport, and also the last, I don’t want to cry about this today.

O conteúdo ‘At the end, I only remembered the bad moments of last year’ – Pedro Acosta aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Pedro Acosta secured the Moto2 World Championship title this Sunday, becoming the second champion of the year in the MotoGP paddock after Mattia Casadei in MotoE.

It quickly became apparent that the Red Bull KTM Ajo Spanish rider was the strongest contender for the title. His victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix immediately placed him at the top of the championship standings, but a modest 12th place in Argentina dropped him to third. Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) took the lead in the World Championship.

The Italian would become Acosta’s main rival, although direct battles between them were rare. In Austin, he retained the lead, which he lost in the Spanish GP. However, the French GP was the highlight of the season for Arbolino: he won the race, saw Acosta retire, and took the lead with a 15-point advantage.

That was also the turning point of the season. Acosta won the next two rounds, securing three consecutive podiums until Austria. It was during this period that he definitively took the lead in the championship, surpassing Arbolino in the British GP. Meanwhile, #14 entered a negative period, standing on the podium only twice more until now: he finished second in India and won in Australia.

After the fall in France, Acosta only missed the podium with a sixth-place finish in Catalonia and ninth in Australia, winning five times. It was a series of results that “previously announced” the title he has now won: two rounds before the end, he has an 83-point lead over Arbolino.

For the «Tiburón de Mazarrón» («The Shark from Mazarrón») this was the second title in just three seasons in the World Championships, adding to the Moto3 title in 2021. The future, for him, is the MotoGP, moving up with GasGas Tech3 next year.

O conteúdo «The Shark» Pedro Acosta conquers Moto2: the journey to the title aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Pedro Acosta is the new Moto2 World Champion. Second place was more than enough for him to clinch the title this Sunday in a race completely dominated by Fermín Aldeguer.

Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team/Kalex) had a good start and even took the lead but crashed in turn two after a contact with Fermín Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro). Almost miraculously, he escaped without any harm. Aldeguer took the lead ahead of Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex).

In third place was Marcos Ramírez (OnlyFans American Racing/Kalex). Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) needed at least a top-three finish to stay in the title fight and was in a distant seventh place. The Italian faced even more challenges on the second lap when he went off track and dropped down the pack.

Meanwhile, there was a notification that the incident between Aldeguer and González was under investigation. Indifferent to that, Aldeguer continued to lead solidly and by the fourth lap had almost a three-second lead over Acosta. In a race with little drama for the top positions, Aldeguer continued to distance himself from Acosta, who, in turn, was also isolated, not giving Ramírez any chance to close the gap.

In fourth place was Alonso López (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro), with Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia/Kalex) in fifth. Some riders who were fighting in the top five fell due to crashes, such as Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex), Celestino Vietti (Fantic Racing/Kalex), and Izan Guevara (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex). In the podium positions, nothing changed until the end, although Ogura finished pressuring the third-placed rider.

Aldeguer continued to extend his lead and won with a margin of 7.128s over Acosta, who thus became the champion. Ramírez completed the top three, holding off Ogura by just 0.434s. Jake Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex) finished fifth. López plummeted in the standings on the last lap, finishing in 22nd place. As for Arbolino, he concluded in tenth.

Results:

O conteúdo Pedro Acosta conquers the Moto2 title overshadowing Fermín Aldeguer’s dominating win at the Malaysian GP aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

In what seems almost miraculous, Manuel González managed to avoid potentially serious consequences after a crash in the first turn of the Malaysian Moto2 Grand Prix.

The Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team rider took the lead after the start. However, at the exit of the chicane in the first corners of Sepang, he made contact with Fermín Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro).

It was a slight contact but enough to cause González to fall. The Spanish rider found himself in the midst of the pack off his bike, but fortunately, everyone managed to avoid a collision that could have had considerably serious consequences.

Watch the video of the incident below.

O conteúdo Video: Manuel González crashed at turn 2 in Sepang, avoiding to be hit almost by miracle aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Fermín Aldeguer secured the pole position for the Moto2 Malaysian Gp this Saturday. The rider has had an almost perfect round so far in Sepang, proving to be the strongest on the track.

After demonstrating strength in practice sessions, Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) took the lead in qualifying by over half a second. Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team/Kalex) finished second, with Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex) in third.

The standings changed with the second lap of Celestino Vietti (Fantic Racing/Kalex), placing him in second. However, Aldeguer kept a gap of over half a second. The Spaniard remained unbeatable until the end, securing the pole position ahead of Vietti, who concluded the qualifying session early due to a crash in the last minute.

González will start from third, ahead of Canet, who also crashed in the final moments. Marcos Ramírez (OnlyFans American Racing/Kalex) will occupy the fifth position on the starting grid, ahead of the two title contenders, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex), and Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex).

Q2 results:

Overall qualifying results:

O conteúdo Fermín Aldeguer destroyed his competition and secured the Moto2 pole position in Malaysia aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Tony Arbolino managed to advance to the second qualifying for the Moto2 Malaysian GP from the Q1 session, along with three other riders.

After the initial flying laps, Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) led, with Dennis Foggia (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex), Zonta van den Goorbergh (Fieten Oil RW Racing GP/Kalex), and Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex) also in the qualification zone.

However, Arbolino quickly moved into the lead, with Taiga Hada (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team/Kalex) in second. Arenas dropped to third, while Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex) progressed to fourth.

Arenas briefly climbed to second but remained 0.324s behind Arbolino, and the composition of the qualification zone did not change. Hada and Roberts also held their positions. In fifth, Foggia missed out on advancing to the Q2 by 0.190s.

Results:

O conteúdo Tony Arbolino and three others secured a spot in the battle for the Moto2 pole position Moto2 at Sepang aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Fermín Aldeguer ended with the best time in the practice sessions for the Moto2 Malaysian GP. The third session, held on Saturday in Sepang, was the one where almost all riders set their best lap times, despite two interruptions with red flags.

The first neutralization occurred early on, following a heavy crash by Izan Guevara (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex) in turn three when no rider had set a timed lap.

After the red flag, Alonso López (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) was the fastest, returning to the top of the table with his next lap after Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex) and Filip Salac (QJMotor Gresini/Moto2) led for a while.

Next, Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia/Kalex) took the lead, which he held when the second red flag came out. This was caused by a nasty crash by Darryn Binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna IntactGP/Kalex) in turn one, which even required repairing the air-fence barriers, causing a lengthy neutralization.

When the session resumed, for another 17 minutes, Chantra stayed in front until, in the final minutes, Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) began a sequence of three fast laps that put him in the lead. The Spaniard overtook the Japanese rider by 0.546s with a lap time of 2m05.319s. Jake Dixon (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex) was third, with Acosta in fourth, and Arón Canet (Pons Wegow Los40/Kalex) in fifth.

In terms of direct qualification for the second qualifying, Manuel González (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team/Kalex) secured the last spot with the 14th time of the session and in the combined of the three practices. Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo/Kalex), in 15th, missed out on Q2 by 0.041s. Among others who will have to go through Q1 is Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS/Kalex), the only one who can prevent Acosta from becoming champion tomorrow.

P3 timesheet:

Combined standings P1 + P2 + P3:

O conteúdo Fermín Aldeguer demonstrates superiority in the Moto2 practice sessions at Sepang after a session with two red flags aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Saturday’s schedule for the Malaysian GP is significantly delayed due to two red flags in the third practice session of the Moto2 World Championship. By the time the second free practice for MotoGP was supposed to start, about half of the intermediate category session is yet to be completed, interrupted twice.

First, roughly half an hour from the checkered flag, Izán Guevara (Inde GasGas Aspar/Kalex) suffered a heavy crash at Turn 3 in Sepang, prompting a suspension.

Later, in the last 20 minutes, Darryn Binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP/Kalex) went off at Turn 1, damaging the air-fence barrier, which led to about half an hour of interruption for repairs.

O conteúdo Two red flags in Moto2 delay Saturday’s program for the Malaysian GP aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.