The 18-lap Moto3 contest opened up Sunday’s race programme and proved to be one other typical Barcelona slipstream fest.
Championship chief Alonso prevailed as he confronted excessive stress on the ultimate lap to attain a fourth win of the season.
The Aspar CFMoto rider was one in all quite a few names to take turns heading the sector on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, however crucially led the pack onto the ultimate lap.
Dealing with intense examination from Ivan Ortola, Jose Antonio Rueda and Collin Veijer, Alonso stored the chasing pack at arm’s size as he navigated the ultimate tour.
The Colombian nonetheless led as he rounded the ultimate few corners, guaranteeing there can be no assault on him on the run to the road, with Alonso taking the chequered flag 0.242 seconds in entrance.
Ortola held onto second on his MT Helmets – MSI KTM, with Rueda finishing the rostrum on his Ajo KTM.
Rueda snatched third from Intact GP’s Veijer with a final lap overtake at Flip 4, whereas David Munoz navigated an earlier lengthy lap penalty to complete fifth on the BOE Motorsports KTM.
Tech3 GasGas rider Dani Holgado light to sixth having led at a number of phases, with SIC58 Honda’s Luca Lunetta seventh. The highest 10 was accomplished by Jacob Roulstone (Tech3), Filippo Farioli (SIC58) and Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Honda).
Alonso has opened up a championship lead of 14 factors over Holgado, with Veijer 43 adrift in third and 5 forward of Ortola in fourth.
Moto3 Race Outcomes
| 1 |
D. Alonso CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Group |
80 | CF MOTO | 18 | 155.1 | 25 | ||||
| 2 |
I. Ortola MT Helmets – MSI |
48 | KTM | 18 | 0.242 | 155.1 | 20 | |||
| 3 |
J. Antonio Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing |
99 | KTM | 18 | 0.271 | 155.1 | 16 | |||
| 4 |
C. Veijer Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP |
95 | Husqvarna | 18 | 0.047 | 155.1 | 13 | |||
| 5 |
D. Muñoz BOE Motorsports |
64 | KTM | 18 | 1.088 | 155.0 | 11 | |||
| 6 | D. Holgado Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 | 96 | GASGAS | 18 | 1.742 | 154.8 | 10 | |||
| 7 |
L. Lunetta SIC58 Squadra Corse |
58 | Honda | 18 | 1.401 | 154.7 | 9 | |||
| 8 |
J. Roulstone Pink Bull GASGAS Tech3 |
12 | GASGAS | 18 | 2.457 | 154.5 | 8 | |||
| 9 |
F. Farioli SIC58 Squadra Corse |
7 | Honda | 18 | 0.201 | 154.5 | 7 | |||
| 10 |  A. Fernandez Leopard Racing |
31 | Honda | 18 | 0.036 | 154.5 | 6 | |||
| 11 |  R. Yamanaka MT Helmets – MSI |
6 | KTM | 18 | 0.573 | 154.5 | 5 | |||
| 12 |
Á. Piqueras Leopard Racing |
36 | Honda | 18 | 0.046 | 154.5 | 4 | |||
| 13 |  S. Nepa LEVELUP – MTA |
82 | KTM | 18 | 0.043 | 154.4 | 3 | |||
| 14 |
J. Esteban CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Group |
78 | CF MOTO | 18 | 0.013 | 154.4 | 2 | |||
| 15 | T. Suzuki Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP |
24 | Husqvarna | 18 | 12.175 | 153.5 | 1 | |||
| 16 |  S. Ogden MLav Racing |
19 | Honda | 18 | 0.962 | 153.4 | ||||
| 17 |
M. Bertelle Kopron Rivacold Snipers Group |
18 | Honda | 18 | 0.062 | 153.4 | ||||
| 18 |
N. Fabio LEVELUP – MTA |
10 | KTM | 18 | 0.059 | 153.4 | ||||
| 19 |
X. Zurutuza Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing |
85 | KTM | 18 | 0.909 | 153.3 | ||||
| 20 | J. Whatley MLav Racing |
70 | Honda | 18 | 18.206 | 151.9 | ||||
| 21 |
N. Dettwiler CIP |
55 | KTM | 18 | 0.019 | 151.9 | ||||
| 22 |
T. Buasri Honda Group Asia |
5 | Honda | 18 | 0.048 | 151.9 | ||||
| 23 |
F. Aditama Honda Group Asia |
93 | Honda | 18 | 6.085 | 151.5 | ||||
| dnf |
D. Almansa Kopron Rivacold Snipers Group |
22 | Honda | 12 | 6 Laps | 146.9 | Retirement | |||
| dnf | T. Furusato Honda Team Asia |
72 | Honda | 5 | 7 Laps | 153.7 | Accident | |||
| dnf |
J. Kelso BOE Motorsports |
66 | KTM | 5 | 0.550 | 153.6 | Accident | |||
| dnf | R. Rossi CIP |
54 | KTM | 5 | 3.140 | 152.7 | Accident |
Ogura ends Moto2 drought
Ai Ogura, MT Helmets MSI
Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images
MT Helmets – MSI’s Ogura got here from tenth on the grid to beat team-mate Sergio Garcia by 3.816s to finish a 28-race victory drought.
The Japanese rider discovered nice tempo within the latter phases of chaotic race to overtake Garcia into Flip 1 on lap 18 of 21.
Ogura then proceeded to dart away into the gap to safe his first win of the season and lead a staff 1-2.
Garcia led from pole within the early phases earlier than MotoGP-bound Fermin Aldeguer (Velocity Up) overtook him on lap two.
Aldeguer pulled away from Garcia however was reeled in once more halfway via race, earlier than the longer term Ducati MotoGP rider was handed an extended lap penalty on lap 15 for exceeding observe limits too many occasions.
As Aldeguer went to serve his lengthy lap penalty at Flip 1, he crashed out.
This launched Garcia into the lead, although he was battling fading rubber and succumbed to Ogura’s advances.
Aspar’s Jake Dixon accomplished the rostrum in third forward of Yamaha VR46 Grasp Camp rider Jeremy Alcoba, who got here from twenty second to fourth.
Senna Agius was fifth on his Intact GP-run bike forward of Gresini rider Albert Arenas. Marcos Ramirez (American Racing), Alonso Lopez (Velocity Up), Joe Roberts (American Racing) and Tony Arbolino (Marc VDS) accomplished the highest 10.
Garcia leads the championship by 21 factors from Roberts, with Ogura third and Aldeguer fourth. A crash for Aron Canet leaves him sixth within the standings.