MotoGP GP Thailand LIVE: live: Ducati on the attack

All the minute-by-minute coverage of the races of the three classes, Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP, from Buriram, with the Desmosedici in great shape

Reopen to the pit lane

At 9.20 the pit lane opens again for a quick start procedure.

Delayed start

Heavy rain on Buriram returned again, the new start was delayed.

We leave in 5 minutes

The pit lane reopens at 9.05 am, the new race restarts for five laps with Tony Arbolino in pole position ahead of Salac and Canet. Ogura will be sixth ahead of Fernandez.

Safety car in pista

Race direction has sent the Safety Car to the track to assess whether the conditions are in place to restart the race safely.

The race will restart

The race management announces that the Moto2 race will restart because two thirds of it have not been completed. There will then be a five-lap sprint before the checkered flag.

Red flag

Too much rain, the race is stopped while Arbolino was in the lead ahead of Salac and Canet.

Quick tour of Arbolino

Tony Arbolino is the fastest rider on the track and is reducing the gap to Salac. The two made a difference on Canet, who pays over two seconds.

Salac’s Escape

Fast lap for the Czech Filip Salac, who already gains 1.5 seconds ahead of Canet. Meanwhile, the two title contenders Ogura and Fernandez are sixth and eighth.

Salac in the lead

Filip Salac passed Canet with a great braking at turn 12. Arbolino passed Lopez and is now battling Dixon for third place.

Arbolino the fastest

Tony Arbolino is the fastest driver on the track and has reached the leading group, led by Canet and also made up of Salac, Dixon and Lopez. Ai Ogura hangs up too.

Flooded track

Heavy rain on Buriram, with the riders struggling to keep control of the bikes. Canet takes the lead in front of Lopez.

Chantra a terra

Somkiat Chantra was on the ground during the first lap, with Alonso Lopez leading the way. Ogura is fifth, while Augusto Fernandez is eighth.

cHANTRA TO COMMAND

The home idol Somkiat Chantra closes the first lap in the lead ahead of Alonso Lopez and Aron Canet.

Go to Moto2

Moto2 takes off on a wet track, Chantra in the lead after the first corner.

Arenas, Gonzalez and Dalla Porta off the grid

Albert Arenas, Manuel Gonzalez and Lorenzo Dalla Porta will have to start from the pit lane because their mechanics worked on the bikes after the two-minute starting signal

Wet race

The race direction officially declared the race wet, displaying the five-minute sign at the start.

heavy rain

The first part of the Buriram circuit is completely wet and now the rain also increases on the grid. The Moto2 teams are in a hurry to mount wet tires.

Race shortened to 16 laps

The Moto2 race has been shortened to 16 laps, therefore 8 less than expected. The race management declared the “Rain on grid procedure” and the staff were returned to the grid.

Rain on Buriram

Rain begins to fall on the Thai track, which was expected during the day.

Foggia shortens in the world championship

Dennis Foggia with this victory moves to second position in the World Championship at 49 points from the leader Izan Guevara (265 points). Garcia is third at 209 points, while Sasaki is fourth at 194 and Masia fifth at 163.

The ranking

Here is the ranking of the drivers who arrived in the points:
1. Dennis Foggia (ITA / Honda)
2. Ayumu Sasaki (GIA/Husqvarna) +1.524
3. Riccardo Rossi (ITA / Honda) +2.804
4. Stefano Nepa (ITA/Ktm) +9.414
5. Be Guevara (SPA/Gas Gas) +9,527
6. Diogo Moreira (BRA/Ktm) +9.971
7. Andrea Migno (ITA / Honda) + 9,610 *
8. Jaume Masia (SPA/Ktm) +10,033
9. David Munoz (SPA/Ktm) +10.046
10. Ryusei Yamanaka (GIA/Ktm) +10.088
11. Daniel Holgado (SPA/Ktm) +14,571
12. Joel Kelso (AUS/Ktm) +23.432
13. Carlos Dad (SPA/CFMoto) +23.763
14. Xavier Artigas (SPA/CFMoto) +23,842
15. Scott Ogden (GBR/Honda) +23,868

* Andrea Migno was penalized one position for exceeding the track limits on the last lap

Italians

Behind the podium, here are 4. Nepa, 5. the leader of the World Championship Guevara, 6. Moreira, 7. Migno, 8. Masia, 9. Munoz and 10. Yamanaka.

wins foggia

Victory for Foggia in front of Sasaki and Rossi, who tried to attack the Japanese at the last corner but went wide.

last lap

The last lap begins with Foggia in the lead with a margin over Sasaki and Rossi

migno recovers

Andrea Migno moves to fourth position with a good comeback

trio for the win

Three riders fighting for the victory: Foggia in the lead, then Rossi and Sasaki

guevara in ascent

Guevara is sixth, but on a comeback

quartet

In the fight for the top positions, four remain in contention: Foggia, Rossi, Sasaki and Munoz.

fashion wrong

Foggia, in the lead, makes a mistake at the last corner, Sasaki overtakes him but Dennis takes the lead again

quintet

Foggia in command ahead of Sasaki, Munoz, Moreira and Rossi, while Masia comes off. The leader of the World Cup, Guevara, is eighth

withdrawal for suzuki

Withdrawal for Suzuki due to technical problems.

sasaki hook fashion

Sasaki is now attached to Foggia, with Munoz in third place

foggia escapes

Foggia stretches, with Sasaki in pursuit and then Moreira, Masia, Munoz fighting for third place

fall of Garcia

Fall of Garcia at the last corner, hit by Fernandez.

off to the bike3

Moto3 started on a dry track: Foggia in the lead ahead of Nepa and Sasaki.

Biaggi fires the two mechanics

The Max Racing Team announces that it has fired the two mechanics who blocked Adrian Fernandez from entering the track at Aragon. Here in detail the story.

moto3 towards the start

There is little time left, about 12 ‘at the start of the Moto3 with Dennis Foggia in pole position.

rain threatens

Dry warm ups in Thailand so far, but rain threat looms. As can be understood from the image below.

wets the warm up king

In the MotoGP warm up Bagnaia best time in 1.30.360, ahead of Marini, Zarco, Marini and Oliveira. Sixth Quartararo.

moto2, pole by chantra

In Moto2, Somkiat Chantra’s first career pole. Here the chronicle of the session.

moto3, pole by dennis foggia

In Moto3 pole for Dennis Foggia ahead of Masia and Sasaki. Here the report of the qualification.

motogp, the world rankings

In the MotoGP World Championship Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) has 18 points ahead of Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) and 25 points over Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia). Here the complete world ranking.

motogp, the times of the qualifying of the motogp

Here are the times of the MotoGP qualifying in Thailand.

motogp, the thai gp grid

This is the grid of the MotoGP Thailand GP:

  1. Row: 1. Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati VR46); 2. Jorge Martin (Ducati Pramac); 3. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)
  2. Row: 4. Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha); 5. Johann Zarco (Ducati Pramac), 6. Enea Bastianini (Ducati Gresini)
  3. Row: 7. Jack Miller (Ducati); 8. Marc Marquez (Honda); 9. Luca Marini (Ducati VR46)
  4. Row: 10. Alex Rins (Suzuki); 11. Miguel Oliveira (KTM); 12. Brad Binder (KTM)
  5. Fila: 13. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia); 14. Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha); 15. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha RNF)
  6. Row: 16. Raul Fernandez (Ktm Tech3); 17. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia); 18. Remy Gardner (Ktm Tech3)
  7. Row: 19. Pol Espargaro (Honda); 20. Alex Marquez (Honda Lcr); 21. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati Gresini).
  8. Fila: 22. Tetsuta Nagashima (Honda Lcr); 23. Darryn Binder (Yamaha RNF); 24. Danilo Petrucci (Suzuki).

the first of bezzecchi

In MotoGP first career pole in the top class for Marco Bezzecchi who preceded Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia with the Ducati VR46. Here is the complete report of the MotoGP qualifying.

le gare da buriram

It is the day of the races of the GP of Thailand: at 7 the GP of the Moto3, at 8.20 the Moto2, at 10 the MotoGP.


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