Matthew Chapin won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race One Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Riding his BARTCON Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400, Chapin took the lead early and maintained a comfortable advantage all the way to the end of the 11-lap race. In was Chapin’s fifth win of the season, extending his Championship point lead. In fact, if Chapin wins Race Two today he will clinched the 2024 Championship with two races still remaining.
Fernandez Racing’s Jayden Fernandez was a lonely runner-up.
Chapin’s teammate Eli Block used a last-lap pass to win a five-rider battle for third place over Bad Boys Racing’s Ella Dreher (fourth), New York Safety Track’s Yandel Medina (fifth), Royalty Racing’s Carson King (sixth), and Ice Barn Racing’s Solly Mervis (seventh).
Jake Lewis won MotoAmerica RSD Mission Super Hooligan Race One Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Lewis lined up ninth on the grid, but he put his Saddlemen Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 into the lead early and held on to take the victory.
Lewis’ teammate Cory West was the runner-up, 1.238 seconds behind Lewis and just 0.057 second ahead of KWR Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Schultz in third place.
Defending Champion Tyler O’Hara took fourth and his S&S Indian teammate Troy Herfoss placed fifth.
Hayden Gillim led Troy Herfoss and Kyle Wyman in the Sunday morning warmup for the MotoAmerica King of the Baggers class at Mid-Ohio. Rocco Landers, James Rispoli and Larry Pegram completed the top six.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott led the Sunday morning warmup Supersport warmup at the MotoAmerica round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Scott led Matthew Scholtz and Corey Alexander, with David Anthony and Blake Davis completing the top five.
Cameron Beaubier led the Sunday morning warmup for the Steel Commander Superbike class at the MotoAmerica event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Under cloudy skies, Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Beaubier, on a BMW M 1000 RR, was 0.742 seconds quicker than Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin. Cameron Peterson was back aboard his Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing YZF-R1 and finished the session third.
Alvaro Carpe (83) leads the start of Race Two at the Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
More, from a press release issued by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup:
Carpe makes it a superb Spielberg Rookies Double
Álvaro Carpe put on a perfect demonstration of race craft and pace to win the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Race 2 at Spielberg. The 17-year-old Spaniard’s second victory of the weekend was by a greater margin but only because his closest challenger Brian Uriarte slid off on the last lap.
That left a little gap to Màximo Quiles and though the 16-year-old Spaniard pushed to close it, he crossed the line 2nd, 0.245 seconds behind Carpe. Indonesian 15-year-old Veda Pratama took an excellent 3rd for his first Rookies Cup podium.
Carpe extends Cup points lead to 24 over Uriarte
“50 points this weekend. I’m very happy because I did a very good job, through the weekend, improving through the 3 sessions on Friday step by step. The race today was crazy, very hard, not as hot as yesterday but fast. In the second to last lap, there was a slippery patch but I managed it.”
“In the last lap, I saw on the TV screen that Brian had crashed and I had a gap. I saw Maximo was then second so I pushed really hard to keep this gap and I made it, The Rookies Team did an incredible job this weekend, they helped me so much.”
Quiles moves to 3rd in title chase
“It was a great race, really tricky conditions, in some corners, like in turn 9 we had a bit of wet, so it was a bit more difficult. In the beginning, I didn’t have a lot of confidence. In the last 4 laps, I tried to push to open a gap and I made an error, I went wide so I decided to wait until the last laps.”
“In the last lap, Brian was in front of me, he crashed and this made a bit of a gap between Alvaro and me. I was a bit angry because I wanted the win, I pushed and made an error with the gears and lost a bit more so I couldn’t catch him. A bit angry but still, great points for the championship.”
Pratama celebrated yesterday’s Indonesian Independence Day, turning pace into a podium
“I am very happy with today’s race, finally I have got on the podium. It was a very difficult race, I was not with the leading group in the beginning and I had to work hard to catch up. I pushed hard and managed to catch up. Then I relaxed a bit, took it a little easier than yesterday and just pushed at the end, it worked.”
Guido Pini celebrates return to action from injury with a superb ride to 4th
“From the first Free Practice I improved a lot so I am very happy for this,” enthused the 16-year-old Italian after his first 2 Rookies Cup races of the year. “Today I made a good race, I worked very hard to catch the front group and I am happy with 4th, it is so great to be back racing again and I am going to enjoy the rest of the season.”
Valentin Perrone crossed the line 4th but lost a place to a last-lap track limit penalty
“It was difficult this one,” explained the 16-year-old Argentine. “The group was not as big but with so many riders going fast. At the beginning I was calm, riding behind Carpe and Uriarte to try and break from the group. But then Maximo and other riders caught us, I started to push again to try and stay at the front.”
“In the last lap, I tried to overtake Maximo in the second to last corner but I went wide and I lost out to Maximo and Veda, I didn’t exit so well, P4.”
His reaction to being penalised. “No I don’t think I touched the green, that’s a mistake.”
Ruche Moodley makes up for Saturday’s fall with a great push through to 6th
“The race didn’t start well, I got a false neutral and lost about 5 places,” explained the 17-year-old South African. “I had a lot of work to do. I thought I could catch the leaders, I did but it was late in the race when I got them so I wasn’t able to get through to the front. I’m glad we went for the short gearing because I needed it to catch up, starting from 10th.
Rico Salmela hit trouble on the way from pole to 7th
“I was pushing at the front really hard,” stated the 16-year-old Finn. “I don’t know what happened but I couldn’t follow anyone in the slipstream. In the last 5 laps I kept getting neutral. The second to last lap in the chicane it went to neutral and the guys behind passed me and it was difficult to get back in front.”
Brian Uriarte ended a frustrating weekend with a last-lap fall
“I was pushing and I think there was a damp patch in the tarmac and I think I touched it, I tucked the front,” explained the 16-year-old Spaniard. “That’s racing.”
“For today’s race, I changed from the long to the short gearing, it helped a lot, especially at the start. Yesterday I struggled.”
Francesco Bagnaia seized back the MotoGP World Championship points lead with a win in the Grand Prix race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Bagnaia beat title rival Jorge Martin and factory Ducati teammate Enea Bastianini, with Gresini Racing’s Marc Marquez fourth, ahead of factory KTM rider Brad Binder. Bagnaia’s victory ties him with American Kevin Schwantz for premier-class Grand Prix wins with 25.
Bagnaia produces Spielberg showstopper to defeat Martin as Marquez fights back to fourth
The reigning Champion pulls five points ahead with victory over Martin as Bastianini completes the podium and Marquez suffers some drama
Francesco Bagnaia (1) leads Jorge Martin (89) and Enea Bastianini (23) on Sunday in Austria. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Sunday, 18 August 2024
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) put in a stunning performance at the Motorrand Grand Prix von Österreich to take to the top step and complete the double in style. The reigning Champion went toe-to-toe with Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) before taking charge in the lead and building a gap, securing his status as Championship leader by five points and taking his 25th MotoGP™ win to equal Kevin Schwantz in 10th on the list of riders with most premier class wins. Martin’s second place is still a valuable 20-point haul to keep him in touch at the top, ahead of Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) in third for his fourth podium in five races.
There was some drama even before the start as Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) had a holeshot device shuffle, unable to get both engaged, getting a slightly slower launch and then getting a nudge from Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) as the two headed wide out of Turn 1. Marquez ended up outside the top ten and Morbidelli further behind him.
Meanwhile, Martin had taken the holeshot to edge out Bagnaia at the front, but the reigning Champion attacked next time round at Turn 1 and took the lead. Another move came from Martin at the penultimate corner on the same lap, but Bagnaia hit back straight away at the final corner. It remained as you were in the high-speed chess match – meanwhile, Bastianini was holding third, within touch.
A small KTM civil war just behind then saw Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) stalk and eventually get past teammate Jack Miller, with Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) then pouncing too. Bagnaia led Martin with a gap back to Bastianini, ahead of the Binder-Bez-Miller train that Marc Marquez was, by now, fast tagging onto the back of. He was also literally tagging Miller with 19 to go as his elbow made contact with the #43’s rear tyre, but no harm done as the #93 reset and reloaded. He didn’t need to make the move, however, as Miller slid out soon after – able to rejoin but out of the fight at the front.
And so Bagnaia led Martin, with Bastianini a couple of seconds back. And then came what was now a Binder-Bezzecchi-Marquez squabble, with the first fireworks coming from Marquez as he carved through the VR46 rider. Next stop: Binder. At Turn 6 with ten to go the #93 sliced up the inside to take over in fourth, but by now the distance to Bastianini was unlikely to be gulfed.
More fireworks then set off in the next gaggle behind as Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) had a second shot at getting past teammate Aleix Espargaro after an earlier attempt went awry, and the #12 got it done, leaving Espargaro to fend off Morbidelli, who was on a charge.
At the front, the gap would go up a tenth or two and then back down, but Bagnaia remained in control. The reigning Champion completed the double in style, stamping some authority on a Championship lead of 0 points, position courtesy of win count, and bumping it up to five points ahead of Martin, who came home second for a nevertheless very valuable 20 points. Bastianini, despite his quick progress up from a tougher qualifying, came home third and wasn’t able to work his used tyre magic to bridge that gap. He did have enough in hand over Marc Marquez, however, with the #93’s pace – on paper enough to put him in serious contention – going begging after his early dramas. He finished P4.
Behind, Binder held off Bezzecchi to complete the top five, with the South African and the Italian who followed him home both able to find some key positives in the solid results in Austria. Viñales managed to pull away from his teammate to take P7, and on the very last lap Morbidelli sliced past Aleix Espargaro too, stealing eighth from the #41 Aprilia.
Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) completed the top ten after duelling and holding off KTM test rider and wildcard Pol Espargaro, who completed an impressive weekend taking some points as well as data. Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Racing) homed in to within two tenths of that battle too, ahead of a tougher weekend for rookie Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3).
Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda LCR) had a notable Austrian GP finish – taking P14 and two points, and as top Honda by some distance. He also made a late attack to get past Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) and hold him off by a couple of tenths.
That’s a wrap on Austria, with the paddock packing up and heading for MotorLand Aragon as MotoGP™ returns to the venue for the first time since 2022. Then, it was an incredible duel between Bagnaia and Bastianini. And in 2021, it was another: Bagnaia vs Marquez, for the first of the 25 MotoGP™ wins the reigning Champion now has under his belt. You don’t want to miss it.
Celestino Vietti (13) at the Sachsenring. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Celestino Vietti converted pole position into the win in the Moto2 race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Alonso Lopez finished second, ahead of Jake Dixon, winner of the last race at Silverstone. American Joe Roberts finished ninth and remained third in the Moto2 World Championship standings.
David Alonso (80) at the Sachsenring. Photo by Michael Gougis.
David Alonso won the Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at the Red Bull Ring, in Austria. Riding his Gaviota Aspar Team CFMOTO, the Colombian won the 20-lap race by just 0.121 second. It was Alonso’s seventh win of the season, extending his World Championship point lead.
Spaniard David Munoz was the runner-up on his BOE Motorsports KTM.
Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 rider Daniel Holgado was a close third, just 0.126 second behind Alonso.
Angel Piqueras was fourth on his Leopard Racing Honda, and Collin Veijer rounded out the top five finishers on his Liqui Moly Intact GP Husqvarna.
Just 0.303 second separated the top five riders at the finish.
Scattered but intense rain storms ripped through the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday, forcing MotoAmerica officials to revise the schedule and duration of races on both Saturday and Sunday.
Sunday’s revised schedule includes eight races, featuring the second Steel Commander Superbike race, scheduled for 3:10 pm Eastern time.
Matthew Chapin won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race One Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Riding his BARTCON Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400, Chapin took the lead early and maintained a comfortable advantage all the way to the end of the 11-lap race. In was Chapin’s fifth win of the season, extending his Championship point lead. In fact, if Chapin wins Race Two today he will clinched the 2024 Championship with two races still remaining.
Fernandez Racing’s Jayden Fernandez was a lonely runner-up.
Chapin’s teammate Eli Block used a last-lap pass to win a five-rider battle for third place over Bad Boys Racing’s Ella Dreher (fourth), New York Safety Track’s Yandel Medina (fifth), Royalty Racing’s Carson King (sixth), and Ice Barn Racing’s Solly Mervis (seventh).
Jake Lewis won MotoAmerica RSD Mission Super Hooligan Race One Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Lewis lined up ninth on the grid, but he put his Saddlemen Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 into the lead early and held on to take the victory.
Lewis’ teammate Cory West was the runner-up, 1.238 seconds behind Lewis and just 0.057 second ahead of KWR Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Schultz in third place.
Defending Champion Tyler O’Hara took fourth and his S&S Indian teammate Troy Herfoss placed fifth.
Hayden Gillim (1) chases James Rispoli (43) at Mid-Ohio. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Hayden Gillim led Troy Herfoss and Kyle Wyman in the Sunday morning warmup for the MotoAmerica King of the Baggers class at Mid-Ohio. Rocco Landers, James Rispoli and Larry Pegram completed the top six.
Tyler Scott (70) leads teammate Teagg Hobbs (79) at Mid-Ohio. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott led the Sunday morning warmup Supersport warmup at the MotoAmerica round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Scott led Matthew Scholtz and Corey Alexander, with David Anthony and Blake Davis completing the top five.
Cameron Beaubier led the Sunday morning warmup for the Steel Commander Superbike class at the MotoAmerica event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Under cloudy skies, Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Beaubier, on a BMW M 1000 RR, was 0.742 seconds quicker than Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin. Cameron Peterson was back aboard his Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing YZF-R1 and finished the session third.
Alvaro Carpe (83) leads the start of Race Two at the Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
More, from a press release issued by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup:
Carpe makes it a superb Spielberg Rookies Double
Álvaro Carpe put on a perfect demonstration of race craft and pace to win the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Race 2 at Spielberg. The 17-year-old Spaniard’s second victory of the weekend was by a greater margin but only because his closest challenger Brian Uriarte slid off on the last lap.
That left a little gap to Màximo Quiles and though the 16-year-old Spaniard pushed to close it, he crossed the line 2nd, 0.245 seconds behind Carpe. Indonesian 15-year-old Veda Pratama took an excellent 3rd for his first Rookies Cup podium.
Carpe extends Cup points lead to 24 over Uriarte
“50 points this weekend. I’m very happy because I did a very good job, through the weekend, improving through the 3 sessions on Friday step by step. The race today was crazy, very hard, not as hot as yesterday but fast. In the second to last lap, there was a slippery patch but I managed it.”
“In the last lap, I saw on the TV screen that Brian had crashed and I had a gap. I saw Maximo was then second so I pushed really hard to keep this gap and I made it, The Rookies Team did an incredible job this weekend, they helped me so much.”
Quiles moves to 3rd in title chase
“It was a great race, really tricky conditions, in some corners, like in turn 9 we had a bit of wet, so it was a bit more difficult. In the beginning, I didn’t have a lot of confidence. In the last 4 laps, I tried to push to open a gap and I made an error, I went wide so I decided to wait until the last laps.”
“In the last lap, Brian was in front of me, he crashed and this made a bit of a gap between Alvaro and me. I was a bit angry because I wanted the win, I pushed and made an error with the gears and lost a bit more so I couldn’t catch him. A bit angry but still, great points for the championship.”
Pratama celebrated yesterday’s Indonesian Independence Day, turning pace into a podium
“I am very happy with today’s race, finally I have got on the podium. It was a very difficult race, I was not with the leading group in the beginning and I had to work hard to catch up. I pushed hard and managed to catch up. Then I relaxed a bit, took it a little easier than yesterday and just pushed at the end, it worked.”
Guido Pini celebrates return to action from injury with a superb ride to 4th
“From the first Free Practice I improved a lot so I am very happy for this,” enthused the 16-year-old Italian after his first 2 Rookies Cup races of the year. “Today I made a good race, I worked very hard to catch the front group and I am happy with 4th, it is so great to be back racing again and I am going to enjoy the rest of the season.”
Valentin Perrone crossed the line 4th but lost a place to a last-lap track limit penalty
“It was difficult this one,” explained the 16-year-old Argentine. “The group was not as big but with so many riders going fast. At the beginning I was calm, riding behind Carpe and Uriarte to try and break from the group. But then Maximo and other riders caught us, I started to push again to try and stay at the front.”
“In the last lap, I tried to overtake Maximo in the second to last corner but I went wide and I lost out to Maximo and Veda, I didn’t exit so well, P4.”
His reaction to being penalised. “No I don’t think I touched the green, that’s a mistake.”
Ruche Moodley makes up for Saturday’s fall with a great push through to 6th
“The race didn’t start well, I got a false neutral and lost about 5 places,” explained the 17-year-old South African. “I had a lot of work to do. I thought I could catch the leaders, I did but it was late in the race when I got them so I wasn’t able to get through to the front. I’m glad we went for the short gearing because I needed it to catch up, starting from 10th.
Rico Salmela hit trouble on the way from pole to 7th
“I was pushing at the front really hard,” stated the 16-year-old Finn. “I don’t know what happened but I couldn’t follow anyone in the slipstream. In the last 5 laps I kept getting neutral. The second to last lap in the chicane it went to neutral and the guys behind passed me and it was difficult to get back in front.”
Brian Uriarte ended a frustrating weekend with a last-lap fall
“I was pushing and I think there was a damp patch in the tarmac and I think I touched it, I tucked the front,” explained the 16-year-old Spaniard. “That’s racing.”
“For today’s race, I changed from the long to the short gearing, it helped a lot, especially at the start. Yesterday I struggled.”
The Red Bull Ring, in Austria. Photo courtesy Michelin.
Francesco Bagnaia (1). Photo by Michael Gougis.
Francesco Bagnaia seized back the MotoGP World Championship points lead with a win in the Grand Prix race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Bagnaia beat title rival Jorge Martin and factory Ducati teammate Enea Bastianini, with Gresini Racing’s Marc Marquez fourth, ahead of factory KTM rider Brad Binder. Bagnaia’s victory ties him with American Kevin Schwantz for premier-class Grand Prix wins with 25.
Bagnaia produces Spielberg showstopper to defeat Martin as Marquez fights back to fourth
The reigning Champion pulls five points ahead with victory over Martin as Bastianini completes the podium and Marquez suffers some drama
Francesco Bagnaia (1) leads Jorge Martin (89) and Enea Bastianini (23) on Sunday in Austria. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Sunday, 18 August 2024
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) put in a stunning performance at the Motorrand Grand Prix von Österreich to take to the top step and complete the double in style. The reigning Champion went toe-to-toe with Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) before taking charge in the lead and building a gap, securing his status as Championship leader by five points and taking his 25th MotoGP™ win to equal Kevin Schwantz in 10th on the list of riders with most premier class wins. Martin’s second place is still a valuable 20-point haul to keep him in touch at the top, ahead of Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) in third for his fourth podium in five races.
There was some drama even before the start as Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) had a holeshot device shuffle, unable to get both engaged, getting a slightly slower launch and then getting a nudge from Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) as the two headed wide out of Turn 1. Marquez ended up outside the top ten and Morbidelli further behind him.
Meanwhile, Martin had taken the holeshot to edge out Bagnaia at the front, but the reigning Champion attacked next time round at Turn 1 and took the lead. Another move came from Martin at the penultimate corner on the same lap, but Bagnaia hit back straight away at the final corner. It remained as you were in the high-speed chess match – meanwhile, Bastianini was holding third, within touch.
A small KTM civil war just behind then saw Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) stalk and eventually get past teammate Jack Miller, with Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) then pouncing too. Bagnaia led Martin with a gap back to Bastianini, ahead of the Binder-Bez-Miller train that Marc Marquez was, by now, fast tagging onto the back of. He was also literally tagging Miller with 19 to go as his elbow made contact with the #43’s rear tyre, but no harm done as the #93 reset and reloaded. He didn’t need to make the move, however, as Miller slid out soon after – able to rejoin but out of the fight at the front.
And so Bagnaia led Martin, with Bastianini a couple of seconds back. And then came what was now a Binder-Bezzecchi-Marquez squabble, with the first fireworks coming from Marquez as he carved through the VR46 rider. Next stop: Binder. At Turn 6 with ten to go the #93 sliced up the inside to take over in fourth, but by now the distance to Bastianini was unlikely to be gulfed.
More fireworks then set off in the next gaggle behind as Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) had a second shot at getting past teammate Aleix Espargaro after an earlier attempt went awry, and the #12 got it done, leaving Espargaro to fend off Morbidelli, who was on a charge.
At the front, the gap would go up a tenth or two and then back down, but Bagnaia remained in control. The reigning Champion completed the double in style, stamping some authority on a Championship lead of 0 points, position courtesy of win count, and bumping it up to five points ahead of Martin, who came home second for a nevertheless very valuable 20 points. Bastianini, despite his quick progress up from a tougher qualifying, came home third and wasn’t able to work his used tyre magic to bridge that gap. He did have enough in hand over Marc Marquez, however, with the #93’s pace – on paper enough to put him in serious contention – going begging after his early dramas. He finished P4.
Behind, Binder held off Bezzecchi to complete the top five, with the South African and the Italian who followed him home both able to find some key positives in the solid results in Austria. Viñales managed to pull away from his teammate to take P7, and on the very last lap Morbidelli sliced past Aleix Espargaro too, stealing eighth from the #41 Aprilia.
Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) completed the top ten after duelling and holding off KTM test rider and wildcard Pol Espargaro, who completed an impressive weekend taking some points as well as data. Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Racing) homed in to within two tenths of that battle too, ahead of a tougher weekend for rookie Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3).
Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda LCR) had a notable Austrian GP finish – taking P14 and two points, and as top Honda by some distance. He also made a late attack to get past Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) and hold him off by a couple of tenths.
That’s a wrap on Austria, with the paddock packing up and heading for MotorLand Aragon as MotoGP™ returns to the venue for the first time since 2022. Then, it was an incredible duel between Bagnaia and Bastianini. And in 2021, it was another: Bagnaia vs Marquez, for the first of the 25 MotoGP™ wins the reigning Champion now has under his belt. You don’t want to miss it.
The Red Bull Ring, in Austria. Photo courtesy Michelin.
Celestino Vietti (13) at the Sachsenring. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Celestino Vietti converted pole position into the win in the Moto2 race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Alonso Lopez finished second, ahead of Jake Dixon, winner of the last race at Silverstone. American Joe Roberts finished ninth and remained third in the Moto2 World Championship standings.
The Red Bull Ring, in Austria. Photo courtesy Michelin.
David Alonso (80) at the Sachsenring. Photo by Michael Gougis.
David Alonso won the Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at the Red Bull Ring, in Austria. Riding his Gaviota Aspar Team CFMOTO, the Colombian won the 20-lap race by just 0.121 second. It was Alonso’s seventh win of the season, extending his World Championship point lead.
Spaniard David Munoz was the runner-up on his BOE Motorsports KTM.
Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 rider Daniel Holgado was a close third, just 0.126 second behind Alonso.
Angel Piqueras was fourth on his Leopard Racing Honda, and Collin Veijer rounded out the top five finishers on his Liqui Moly Intact GP Husqvarna.
Just 0.303 second separated the top five riders at the finish.
Scattered but intense rain storms ripped through the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday, forcing MotoAmerica officials to revise the schedule and duration of races on both Saturday and Sunday.
Sunday’s revised schedule includes eight races, featuring the second Steel Commander Superbike race, scheduled for 3:10 pm Eastern time.
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Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML,
adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Screen-reader and keyboard navigation
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with
screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive
a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements,
alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website.
In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels;
descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups),
and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag
for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology.
To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on
as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Disability profiles supported in our website
Epilepsy Safe Mode: this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
Cognitive Disability Mode: this mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
ADHD Friendly Mode: this mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Blindness Mode: this mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments
Font adjustments – users, can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds, with over seven different coloring options.
Animations – person with epilepsy can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasize important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only.
Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine that is linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
Additional functions – we provide users the option to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.
Browser and assistive technology compatibility
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Notes, comments, and feedback
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to
