MotoGP Austrian GP: Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results

After a collision in the British GP, Max Racing Husqvarna rider Ayumu Sasaki had two long-lap penalties to serve at the Red Bull Ring.

Seizing the lead on the opening lap, Sasaki wound up in 18th after serving his penalties. But the Japanese rider carved through the field to return to the head of the pack on lap 13 on 23.

Though he came under intense pressure over the final tours from fellow Japanese rider Tatsuki Suzuki on the Leopard Honda, BOE KTM rookie David Munoz and Tech3 KTM’s Deniz Oncu, Sasaki held on to take a second victory of 2022 by just 0.064s.

Suzuki was the only Honda rider inside the top 10 and formed part of the first Japanese 1-2 in a lightweight class race since 2001.

Munoz completed the podium by just 0.052s from Oncu, with Aspar’s Sergio Garcia extending his championship lead to five points over team-mate Izan Guevara – who was seventh in the Austrian GP.

Diogo Moreira was sixth on the MT Helmets KTM ahead of Guevara, with poleman Daniel Holgado dropping to eighth on his Ajo KTM ahead of John McPhee (Max Racing Team) and CIP KTM’s Kaito Toba.

Moto3 Austrian GP - Race Results

Cla	Rider	Bike	Laps	Gap	Interval
1	Ayumu Sasaki	Husqvarna	23
2	Tatsuki Suzuki	Honda	23	0.064	0.064
3	David Muoz	KTM	23	0.292	0.228
4	Deniz nc	KTM	23	0.344	0.052
5	Sergio Garca	GASGAS	23	2.453	2.109
6	Diogo Moreira	KTM	23	2.636	0.183
7	Izan Guevara	GASGAS	23	3.074	0.438
8	Daniel Holgado	KTM	23	3.109	0.035
9	John McPhee	Husqvarna	23	7.474	4.365
10	Kaito Toba	KTM	23	7.713	0.239
11	Ivan Ortola	KTM	23	7.786	0.073
12	Dennis Foggia	Honda	23	8.855	1.069
13	Ryusei Yamanaka	KTM	23	8.952	0.097
14	Xavier Artigas	CF MOTO	23	9.143	0.191
15	Stefano Nepa	KTM	23	9.260	0.117
16	Lorenzo Fellon	Honda	23	17.777	8.517
17	Adrian Fernandez	KTM	23	20.558	2.781
18	Jaume Masia	KTM	23	20.597	0.039
19	Riccardo Rossi	Honda	23	20.632	0.035
20	Elia Bartolini	KTM	23	20.659	0.027
21	Scott Ogden	Honda	23	20.738	0.079
22	Joel Kelso	KTM	23	27.578	6.840
23	Andrea Migno	Honda	23	30.848	3.270
24	Mario Suryo Aji	Honda	23	31.432	0.584
25	Taiyo Furusato	Honda	23	32.067	0.635
26	Nicola Fabio	KTM	23	34.243	2.176
27	Alberto Surra	Honda	23	49.114	14.871
28	Ana Carrasco	KTM	23	49.173	0.059
29	Joshua Whatley	Honda	23	49.442	0.269
	Carlos Tatay	CF MOTO	9
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Ai Ogura, Honda Team Asia (Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images)

In the 25-lap Moto2 race, Japan celebrated another grand prix victory as Ai Ogura took victory from pole position.

The Honda Team Asia rider lost the lead briefly to Speed Up rookie Alonso Lopez in the early stages, but would soon return to the head of the pack as team-mate Somkiat Chantra quickly worked his way up to second.

The duo ran line astern and came under pressure from a charging Celestino Vietti on the VR46 Kalex in third.

But the Valentino Rossi protege crashed with nine laps to go, hindering his championship hopes as he slips 27 points off the standings lead, as the Honda Team Asia duo were released into a comfortable lead.

Chantra was given a late team order to stay behind Ogura, but ignored this on the final lap and launched an attack into the penultimate corner on the last lap.

Ogura struck back into the last corner to claim his second career Moto2 victory and take the lead in the championship by one point over Augusto Fernandez.

Aspar’s Jake Dixon snatched third from Ajo KTM’s Pedro Acosta on the last lap, with the latter’s team-mate Fernandez fifth.

Aron Canet was sixth on his Pons Kalex ahead of Lopez, Intact GP’s Marcel Schrotter, Aspar’s Albert Arenas and the second Intact GP bike of Jeremy Alcoba.

Moto2 Austrian GP - Race Results

Cla	Rider	Bike	Laps	Gap	Interval
1	Ai Ogura	Kalex	25
2	Somkiat Chantra	Kalex	25	0.173	0.173
3	Jake Dixon	Kalex	25	7.854	7.681
4	Pedro Acosta	Kalex	25	7.960	0.106
5	Augusto Fernandez	Kalex	25	8.037	0.077
6	Arn Canet	Kalex	25	9.401	1.364
7	Alonso Lpez	Boscoscuro B-21	25	12.995	3.594
8	Marcel Schrotter	Kalex	25	18.254	5.259
9	Albert Arenas	Kalex	25	20.661	2.407
10	Jeremy Alcoba	Kalex	25	22.227	1.566
11	Jorge Navarro	Kalex	25	23.443	1.216
12	Barry Baltus	Kalex	25	25.793	2.350
13	Cameron Beaubier	Kalex	25	27.788	1.995
14	Joe Roberts	Kalex	25	27.909	0.121
15	Bo Bendsneyder	Kalex	25	28.347	0.438
16	Niccolo Antonelli	Kalex	25	34.611	6.264
17	Senna Agius	Kalex	25	34.928	0.317
18	Zonta van den Goorbergh	Kalex	25	36.314	1.386
19	Marcos Ramirez	MV Agusta	25	44.837	8.523
20	Simone Corsi	MV Agusta	25	48.602	3.765
21	Rory Skinner	Kalex	25	48.814	0.212
22	Taiga Hada	Kalex	25	59.204	10.390
	Fermin Aldeguer	Boscoscuro B-21	20
	Celestino Vietti Ramus	Kalex	18
	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	Kalex	17
	Tony Arbolino	Kalex	17
	Filip Sala?	Kalex	10
	Manuel Gonzalez	Kalex	6
	Keminth Kubo	Kalex	5
	Sean Dylan	Kalex	5
	Alessandro Zaccone	Kalex	1
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