Moto2 India Race: Pedro Acosta as a true boss of the championship!

Qualifying for the Indian Moto2 Grand Prix, the 13th stage of the season scheduled on the Buddh International Circuit, gave its verdict on everyone's place on the starting grid.

Jake dixon (India GASGAS Aspar Team), Peter Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Sergio Garcia (Pons Wegow Los40), Zonta Van Den Goorbergh (Fieten Olie Racing GP), Darryn binder (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP), Alonso lopez (GT Trevisan SpeedUp), Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team), Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team), Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia), Celestino Vietti (Fantic Racing), Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing), Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team), Barry Baltus (Fieten Olie Racing GP), Jeremy Alcoba (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2), Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia), Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Team), Filip Salac (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2) and Dennis Foggia (Italtrans Racing Team), will start from the first six rows, while we note the poor performances of Aron canet (Pons Wegow Los40) and Fermin Aldeguer (GT Trevisan SpeedUp) who finished 20th and 21st respectively.

A reminder of the championship positions:

 

What will this have in store for us? Indian Grand Prix shortened to 18 laps at the request of the drivers due to the high heat and especially the humidity? Before you know it, here is the table which summarizes the few facts known so far.

Buddh Moto3™	2023
FP1	Somkiat Chantra 1'52.596
FP2	Tony Arbolino 1'52.105
FP3	Manuel Gonzalez 1'51.608
Q1	Zonta Van Den Goorbergh 2'02.614
Q2	Jake Dixon 2'01.924
Course	Acosta, Arbolino, Roberts
All time lap record	Manuel Gonzalez 1'51.608

When the red lights go out... Jake dixon maintains the advantage of its pole position despite an ambitious first braking of Sergio Garcia, while a collective fall caused by Jeremy Alcove occurs at the back of the peloton at the first corner.

From the long straight, the play of aspirations reveals Peter Acosta briefly in the lead but under braking Jake dixon regains the advantage.

Tony Arbolino, starting 7th, won a few turns further and, at the end of the first lap, the race was stopped at the red flag because the motorcycles of the 5 riders who fell at turn #1 had not yet been evacuated.

The machine Celestine Vietti cannot be repaired in time, like that of Taiga Hada (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team), while Jeremy Alcoba receives a Long Lap.

At the second start (for 12 laps only, with the same grid as previously), Jake dixon starts well but is hampered at the first braking by Sergio García. This takes the direction of operations, at least up to the straight line where the play of aspirations reveals Peter Acosta at the head of the race.

Aron Canet, Sam Lowes and Ai Ogura are eliminated at turn #4.

Peter Acosta immediately manages to gain a second lead over Tony Arbolino et Sergio Garcíaas Jake Dixon dropped to sixth position.

In the second round, Jake Dixon and Alonso Lopez, who were fighting for fifth place, hung on and made a mistake.

In the lead, 7 laps from the finish, Peter Acosta is 1,8 seconds ahead of Tony Arbolino, himself isolated by more than a second on the duo Sergio Garcia and Joe Robertsas Jake dixon, who had managed to restart, fell a second time, this time at turn #12.

Behind these four men, we find a small train made up of Zonta Van Den Goorbergh, Manuel Gonzalez, Darryn Binder, Barry Baltus, Marco Ramirez, Filip Salac, Dennis Foggia and Fermin Aldeguer.

Jeremy Alcove falls while doing his double Long Lap 3 laps from the checkered flag.

In the lead, the situation seems played out for Pedro Acosta who prances in front Tony Arbolino, but Joe Roberts manages to gain the advantage over the excellent rookie Sergio García for the third step of the podium.

We pass and pass again, and it is finally the pilot of Sito Pons, although usually very solid in combat, who breaks down first and lets go of third position. But the game was magnificent!

Results of the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh circuit:

Classification credit: MotoGP.com