Vietti steals win from Canet and Arbolino in a Moto2 classic

A stunner of a Moto2™ race played out at the Emilia-Romagna GP as a dramatic last lap sees residence hero Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo) claim a second win of the season after the Italian beat Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) by 0.029s.

Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) led on the last lap nonetheless a pricey error at Turn 14 meant the Italian took the flag in P3, as Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI) extends his title lead with a P4.

After getting a fantastic launch, Arbolino pounced into an early lead as Vietti and Canet like a flash slotted into P2 and P3, with World Championship leader Ogura making solid development from P7 on the grid to earn P4 in the early exchanges.

As the race settled, drama unfolded for 2 title hopefuls. Whereas running P7, Jake Dixon (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) crashed at Turn 2 and no longer far in arrears, Sergio Garcia (MT Helmets – MSI) crashed at Turn 1. Each have been unable to win their bikes going, as the Briton and Spaniard’s Emilia-Romagna GPs ended in disappointment.

Back at the entrance, Arbolino’s early lead was being chopped away by Vietti and Canet. The trio have been two seconds up the road from Ogura, with the Japanese rider having Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) for company, as Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) found himself in a lonely P6.

With six laps to bolt, Vietti made a mistake at Turn 2 to allow Canet into P2 – and Arbolino some valuable breathing room. The whisk price Vietti 0.8s, meaning Canet was now in charge of trying to attack Arbolino. With four laps left, a slim 0.4s break up the three, with Vietti climbing all over the back on Canet.

Then, battle mode was engaged. A mistake out of Turn 13 saw Canet and Vietti pass Arbolino into Turn 14, earlier than Vietti had another spacious second at the final corner that price the Italian more crucial ground. Vietti was now 0.7s down on the head two as Arbolino and Canet exchanged P1 twice in the first half of the penultimate lap.

Last lap time! Arbolino led from Canet, as Vietti was now factual with the head two. Arbolino kept the chasers behind for the first half of the lap, nonetheless unbelievably, Arbolino was wide at Turn 14. And no longer correct wide, very wide. It was a gift for Canet who now had to maintain off Vietti via the final two corners to win. But on the race to the line, after getting a a lot better race out of the final corner, Vietti picked the pocket of Canet to win on residence turf. A devastated Arbolino crossed the line in P3 as we witnessed an outstanding intermediate class race at Misano.

In the head, Ogura was handiest a second away from the podium in a P4 that sees the Japanese rider lengthen his Championship lead to 22 heading to Indonesia. Aldeguer accomplished the head 5, 1.5s haunted of Ogura, with Roberts sixth to earn his handiest consequence since the Italian GP.

An spectacular P7 for Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) signals the Australian’s second handiest consequence of the season, as the rookie finished ahead of Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing), Alonso Lopez (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) and Filip Salač (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) – the Czech star completing the Emilia-Romagna GP top 10.

What a race. The highest three treated us to a barnstormer as Ogura climbs extra away from the chasers at the Championship summit ahead of a grand-anticipated outing to Lombok. Can the #seventy nine’s momentum be stopped at the Indonesian GP? We don’t have long to find out.

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