Chantra got a perfect start and then managed his racꦬe to perfection to complete an untouchable weekend with victory in round fourteen of the Moto2 championship at Motegi.

The Idemitsu rider had topped all the practice sessions on his way to pole an꧃d backed up that performance on race day with a ideal start, to lead at turn one. From there the Thai rider remained in a different league, managing his gap at around the two second mark.

Over the final laps his team🌊mate Ai Ogura charged after Chantra, but a response saw him able to lead over the line by a comfortable 1.353s - enough to confidently pull a wheelie over the line as the celebrations began instantly.

It was just Chantra’s second career win.

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Behind Ogura mad🐭e it a team 1-2 bringing suc🌟cess at home not just for himself but the Japanese Honda Team Asia outfit.

Acosta recovers from tough start

Pedro Acosta put in a champions performance, grabbing valuab🐼le title points with a third 🍷place finish.

The Red Bull KTM Ajo rid༒er had qualified fourth and instantly sat up at the opening corner, running wide. The Spaniard was then forced out even further by Ar🐷on Canet.

That saw the #37 down in seve༺nth, but wasted no time in starting his fight back. Fourth by lap four after passing Sam Lowes down the hill, it was Alonso Lopez next on t𝐆rack, who at that point still needed two complete his double long lap penalty.

Acosta did not have the pace to catc💟h the Idemitsu riders, but an eleventh podium in a consistent season saw him extend his titജle lead once again.

Jake Dixon had fought hard to make it to the fron🃏t row of the grid, havim🎉g come through Q1 after a shaky start to his Motegi Moto2 journey.

The Inde GasGas Aspar rider got a strong start and soon found himself back in the company of Lopez, whogot his 🌱penalty after contact took Dixon out at the last round. The #96 did not quite have the pace to run at the front but was a clear fourth at the chequered flag.

Filip Salac was a distant fifth, leading the🃏 chasing pack over the line for QJMotor Gresini.

The Czech rider pulled away from Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team) who was two seconds further back. The Spaniard held a similar gap over seventh placed Marcos ✤Ramirez, who has looked invigorated since taking over the American Racing seat from Sean Dylan Kelly, claiming his best result of the season after  inishing ninth in 🎐India after moving over from the Forward Team.

Aron Canet recovered from his early grip issues which saw him out wide with Acosta, rejoining 13t🅺h after qualifying seventh.The Pons rider was a further two seconds down the track for eighth, ahead of Zonta van den Goorbergh, who also needed to recover from a similar sꦡtart for Fieten Olie Racing.

Darryn Binder was the best of the rookie ri♚ders in the Moto2 class after Sergio Garcia crashed out of sixth . The South African brought home his Liqui Moly Husqvarna Kalex in tenth from an 18th placed start after making smooth progress with some hard but fair ov𓃲ertakes.

Arbolino struggles to keep title hopes alive.

Tony Arbolino once again had a qualifying to forget. From 13th ﷽progression was always going to be tough, but he initially made up twඣo places and was still holding eleventh by lap six. 

The riders in those places were clo♐se on track so on the next lap the Elf Marc VD✤S rider dropped to twelfth, but soon found his way up to tenth as riders in front exited. 

That set up a big battle over the final𝔉 laps with four riders involved, Arbolino, Lopez, Izan Guevara and Joe Roberts.

Sensing dan🌜ger, a late push sꦚaw the ex-championship leader finish eleventh.

Roberts had been much hi🧸gher, but lost ground saving a fall as he pushed his bike trough the gravel t♎o then stage a comeback for twelfth for Italtrans.

Lopez was az high as second befo🌟re he finally set off for his two trips down the long lap loop. The Beta Tools Speed Up rider was the best of the Boscoscuro riders in 13th  after Fermin Aldeguer was forced out wide early in the race, finishing 22nd.

The remianing points wen🧸t to rookie Guevara,who was right behind in 14th for Aspar and BArry Baltus  a distant 15th on the second Fieten Olie Racing machine.

Crashes, injuries and replacements

Senna Agius (21st) kept Lukas Tulovic’s seat warm at Liqui Moly H🌄usqvarna Intact GP, as  he continues his r🐎ecovery.

Sean Dylan Kelly, now at Forward, replaced Alex Escrig.🌟 The American wa♕s 23rd

Celestino Vietti broke his pubic bone in India, with MotoE world champion Mattia Casedi stepping in at Fantic Racing. He was last of the racers tꦦo finish after Rory Skinner had to pass him twice after overtaking during one of many yellow flags.

Along with Garcia and and a frustrated Sam Lowes, Kohta N🥀ozane and Dennis Foggia both alsꦜo finished their races in the gravel.

Where does that leave the championship?

Acosta moves on to a very secure 252 🍸points a༺fter his podium finish. Arbolino remains second, but a distant forty points away on 202.

Jake Dixon remains third after his fourth in the race, with 159 points to his name. Aron Canet stays fourth overall on 124, with Lo🐠pez (119), race winner Chantra (114) and Salac (108) all moving ahead of Vietti in his absence🌸.