David Alonso added his second victory of 2024, after winning Qatar, by winning with authority and alone the Moto3 Grand Prix of the Americas, ahead of the Spanish Daniel Holgado (Gas Gas), which maintains the leadership of the world championship, and Angel Piqueras (Sling).
Alonso has stood out and has shown that he is one of the candidates for the title this season and what he has done elevates him as an important rival.
Overwhelming
The race at the beginning was not the best, as the absence of José Antonio Rueda (KTM) was known, who had to undergo emergency surgery for appendicitis.
“Alonso did not hesitate at the start and 'headed' the curve at the end of the straight in first position, pursued by the Spaniard. Daniel Holgado (Gas Gas), with the Australian Joel Kelso (KTM) third, although an error caused him to go wide in the trajectory of a curve and he lost contact with the head of the race, and Matteo Bertelle (Honda) next to them, although the Italian had to serve a long lap penalty,” the EFE agency said in its report.
David Alonso, in action.
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And he added: “Like him, they had to serve a long lap of sanction Joel Esteban (CFMoto), Luca Lunetta (Honda), Jakob Roulstone (Gas Gas), Filippo Farioli (Honda), Josh Whatley (Honda), Riccardo Rossi (KTM), and before the second lap was completed the Spaniard Iván Ortolá (KTM) crashed for the first time and made the wrong bike when trying to catch the Italian Stefano Nepa's, who crashed along with him and, although he tried to come back after the mishap, a second fall forced him to abandon permanently.”
The Spanish Colombo fought the last lap alone and in the end claimed a fair victory. ulstone (Gas Gas). The pace set by Alonso left no room for doubt for victory.
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