Back on top: Alonso fends off Piqueras for eighth win of 2024

The revenge David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Crew) turned into once attempting for turned into once served on the Emilia-Romagna GP as the Colombian claimed a wonderful eighth win of 2024 to toughen his grip on the Championship.

It turned into once one other lightweight class fight that went to the wire as Angel Piqueras (Leopard Racing) accomplished a discontinuance second, with Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) incomes P3 after Daniel Holgado (Crimson Bull GASGAS Tech3) turned into once demoted one location for exceeding be conscious limits on the closing lap.

From pole, Taiyo Furusato (Honda Crew Asia) grabbed the holeshot after getting a ideal originate, as drama unfolded at Turn 2 for the second week working for David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports) – the Spaniard tagged the support of Stefano Nepa (LEVELUP – MTA) and turned into once out of contention, however Muñoz turned into once succesful of entire his double Long Lap penalty after remounting. Meanwhile, Alonso picked his manner to the front by the discontinue of Lap 1, with Holgado carving his manner up to P5 from P11 on the grid.

By Lap 5, Holgado held the P1 baton for the primary time as Friday pacesetter, Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing), turned into once now P2 ahead of teammate Piqueras. Alonso turned into once fourth, Furusato turned into once fifth, with Veijer sixth in a lead community that turned into once formed of 14 riders.

With 14 laps to slouch, Piqueras led for the primary time, however an broad warning came a pair of laps later that rate the rookie a pair of locations. One other astronomical second came a lap later, as Furusato – going for a lunge at Turn 14 – made contact with Fernandez which saw each riders lose precious time. Fernandez turned into once now P7, the polesitter turned into once shuffled support to P11.

When Alonso hit the front again with nine laps left, the traipse turned into once upped and gaps started appearing locally. Holgado, Piqueras and Veijer clung onto the coattails of the #80, with Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) 0.9s support.

Two to slouch in Emilia-Romagna! Four riders, three spots within the podium. It turned into once Alonso from Holgado, Piqueras and Veijer, who turned into once going to form the primary astronomical slouch? The respond turned into once Holgado. Turn 14 on the penultimate lap, the #96 shoved his manner previous Alonso and Piqueras adopted his compatriot thru.

On the closing lap, Holgado led unless Turn 8 saw a substitute. It turned into once three abreast into the left-hander and taking a two for one deal turned into once Alonso. The title shuffle leader turned into once support within the lead and after producing an slouch ideal latter half of the lap, Alonso picked up one other 25 parts as Piqueras settled for a discontinuance second. Holgado crossed the line in P3 however after a be conscious limits violation on the closing nook, Veijer turned into once promoted to P3.

Ortola couldn’t bridge the gap once he obtained to P5, as Lunetta edged out Joel Kelso (BOE Motorsports) by below two tenths as the Italian and Australian rob away a P6 and P7 respectively. Fernandez’s early charge former barely as the #31 claimed P8, the Spaniard accomplished narrowly ahead of Matteo Bertelle (Kopron Rivacold Snipers) and Jose Antonio Rueda (Crimson Bull KTM Ajo).

Tatsuki Suzuki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) and Filippo Farioli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) pocketed P11 and P12, as a disillusioned Furusato – having been handed a Long Lap penalty – came house in P13. Nepa and Ryusei Yamanaka (MT Helmets – MSI) rounded out the parts in P14 and P15.

Now, a day out to Indonesia awaits and Alonso heads to Lombok 82 parts clear of Holgado and 83 ahead of Veijer within the Championship shuffle. Leads don’t fetch worthy extra stressful than that.

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