Moto3 Aragon Course: Izan Guevara opens the way to the title

Championship leader Izan Guevara qualified in pole position for the fourth time in his Grand Prix career, including three this year with Qatar, Spain and Germany, winning the last two races. He finished fourth last year at the Aragon Grand Prix.

Ayumu Sasaki qualified in second position, which is the fifth time this year he has qualified in the top three. The last time was at the Austrian Grand Prix, where he won the race despite a double long lap penalty.

Daniel Holgado qualified third, which is the fifth time he has qualified in the top three in Moto3. His best result in the category was a P5 obtained at the San Marino GP. Tatsuki suzuki qualified in fourth position, his best qualifying result since his second place at the Dutch TT. He will try to win for the first time since Andalusia in 2020.

John mcphee qualified in fifth position, his best result since his second place at last year's Algarve GP. He will attempt to reach the podium for the first time since the Americas last year where he was P3. Third in the Championship, Dennis Foggia qualified in sixth position, which is the 11th time this year he has qualified in the top six. He will try to achieve two consecutive victories in Moto3, for the second time in this category after those of Aragon and San Marino last year.

James Masia, who qualified in eighth position, which is his best result since his sixth place at the Dutch TT, will try to become the second rider in the Moto3 category to achieve more than two victories on the same circuit in the category, with Dennis Foggia in Misano. Second in the Championship, Sergio Garcia qualified in 12th position, which is the fifth consecutive time that he has failed to qualify among the top nine. He will try to get on the podium for the first time since the Dutch TT where he finished P3.

What will this Aragon Grand Prix, fifteenth round of the season, have in store for us? Before you know it, here is the table that summarizes the facts known so far.

Aragon Moto3™	2021	2022
FP1	1'59.131 Gabriel Rodrigo	1'58.819 Ayumu Sasaki
FP2	1'58.929 Deniz Öncü	1'58.507 Dennis Foggia
FP3	1'58.051 Dennis Foggia	1'57.265 Denis Oncu
Q1	1'58.345 Tatsuki Suzuki	1'58.297 Carlos Tatay
Q2	1'57.724 Darryn Binder	1'57.868 Izan Guevara
Warm up	1'59.249 Izan Guevara	1'58.205 Deniz Oncu
Course	Foggia, Öncü, Sasaki	Guevara Sasaki Holgado
All time lap record	1'57.066 Jorge Martin (2018)

19° in the stands, 27° on the dry track and without risk of rain are the conditions offered to drivers for this race. But we know that in the stands, the temperature is hotter and the atmosphere stormy...

However…

And off we go for 19 laps with Guevara in front Sasaki, Holgado et McPhee. Whatley et Carraro et fellon do not pass turn 1. Yamanaka crash at turn 13… But he starts again.

After two laps, a leading trio broke away with Guevara, Sasaki et holgado. Suzuki leads the rest of the pack by just over 1s. Foggia is only 13th and Garcia 9th

After three rounds, it's McPhee who takes the chase into his own hands but the peloton is already almost 3s behind.

Oncu joins the fight for fourth place. He wants to take into account this hunt for the leading trio now almost 4s ahead after 5 laps… To Garcia, it doesn't get better, while Foggia is 14th.

After 6 rounds, Oncu is fourth and McPhee slips to 13th place. In front, Guevara, Sasakand et holgado roll together. A profitable strategy, but the explanation for the victory will take place in the last rounds. Garcia goes back to 7th, but Foggia is not there: he is 15th. Here we are at the halfway point.

Garcia spoils his comeback 9 laps from the goal...

There are 6 rounds left and Munoz shoot Adrian Fernandez out of the path. But both men remain on their wheels. The commissioners are looking into their cases… Ahead, Guevara speed up to keep distance Sasaki. Oncu, meanwhile, at almost 10s holds the rest of the pack. Munoz, 8th must take a long penalty lap following his maneuver.

Moreira is also sanctioned, but for having abused the limits of the track. He is 14th. Munoz still attacks, and is not taking his penalty at the moment. He is 5th. Ahead, victory will be played out between Guevara et Sasaki...

Last lap is the final explanation... Under the checkered flag, Izan Guevara takes the lead Sasaki et Hogado. Oncu is fourth ahead of his teammate Adrian Fernandez. Garcia is 13th, ahead Foggia. Both men lose big in the race for a title that is being built Guevara.

Moto3 Aragon Race: times

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