P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Joe Roberts fends off a late Manuel Gonzalez charge to take his first win of the season in Mugello and close the gap to the top at the standings, with current championship leader Sergio Garcia settling for fourth. The race start was delayed until 12:30pm local time because of the red flag from the Moto3 […]
The Moto2 race at Mugello was delayed until 12:30 pm local time due to a red flag in the Moto3 race, resulting in a shortened race distance of 12 laps. Joe Roberts had a strong start and held the lead, closely followed by Alonso Lopez and Darryn Binder. A Lap 3 battle between Aron Canet and Sergio Garcia saw Canet move up to fifth, staying in the lead pack. Unfortunately, Fermin Aldeguer crashed out early, leaving him with no points for the race. Aldeguer’s teammate Alonso Lopez took the lead from Roberts but Roberts fought back to secure the win in a heated battle on the final lap. Algerian rider, Celestino Vietti, finished seventh as the top Red Bull KTM rider in the race. Ganbatte, Yamauchi San!
