Jaume Masia’s epic victory in Japan and he becomes the leader of the championship

2023-10-01 06:05:04

Jaume Masía has put the direct and has taken advantage of all the experience he has in the Moto3 World Championship to become the new leader of the category after winning the Japanese Grand Prix today. The Spanish driver achieved his third victory of the season at the Mobility Resort Motegi circuit, setting an overwhelming pace from the moment he took the lead of the race. thus taking first place overall from Dani Holgadowho is now second overall.

With the traffic light off and Jaume Masiá la Pole would not last long which he achieved on Saturday in Motegi, losing the lead in the first meters, falling to fifth place. Deniz Oncu and Dani Holgado wanted to break the race and try to stop the Leopard Racing driver from taking the lead to escape alone.

Seven laps were more than enough for Jaume Masiá remembers that he was the clear dominator on the weekend and took the lead of the race again, with a comeback without taking too many risks and with a firm step at all times.

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Deniz Oncu has once again confirmed that he is an all-or-nothing driver and in the final stretch of the race the Turk crashed after fighting for the last places on the podium. The smartest one at that moment was none other than Masiá, who played with cunning and he took the opportunity to escape in the race and caress the victory.

He tried until the last moment, but in the end it was not possible. Dani Holgado was clever and overtook Ayumu Sasaki at the end of the straight counter, butA bad entry into the finish line made Sasaki not sit idly by. in front of his fans and overtook him under the checkered flag.

1.5 seconds has been more than enough advantage for Jaume Masiá has signed his first double of the season after winning in Buddh a week ago. The Spanish driver took victory in Motegi after having a practically perfect weekend in Japan, setting a very competitive pace, achieving 25 points that allowed him to be the new leader of the championship with 199 points.

What a pity! ???? I had second place in my hand, but it couldn’t be

Dani Holgado and the moment that cost him the position in the finishing line with Sasaki#JapaneseGP ???????? #MotoGP ???? pic.twitter.com/41Apz0TNqU

— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) October 1, 2023

Ayumu Sasaki celebrated his promotion to Moto2 by achieving an important second place at home, in a race in which he was smart and did not want to get into unnecessary fights. For his part, Dani Holgado was third, losing the lead it had held since the start of the season in Portimao. The Tech3 rider has not made many mistakes and has regained his good feeling with the KTM, but that has not been enough to climb to the top of the podium, having to settle for being second overall with 193 points.

Fourth position has gone to Stefano Nepa, who has managed to have a very solid race, being in the chasing group ahead of his teammate, the Spanish Iván Ortolá who sees as lThe chances of fighting for the championship are increasingly reduced, being sixth overall with 145 points. For his part, David Alonso has gone unnoticed this weekend, but he continues to occupy fourth place overall with 160 points.

Moto3 race results Japanese Grand Prix 2023