Moto2: Talk about title race twists.
A huge one unfolded post-race on Sunday in Indonesia, as a shock DSQ for second place finisher and World Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) blows the title chase wide open heading into the final four rounds.
Now, as we land at an all-time classic venue – Phillip Island, of course – the gap between Gonzalez and Indonesian GP winner Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) is a mere nine points. The Brazilian’s third win of 2025, coupled with Gonzalez’s misfortune, means the pendulum has swung the South American’s way.
But it’s not just Moreira who has closed right in. Aron Canet’s (Fantic Racing) Sunday salvage job in Mandalika – which saw the #44 promoted to P3 – means the Spaniard is now only 33 points adrift of Gonzalez. And Canet enjoyed podium success in Australia last year, so we should be seeing a good version of the rider third overall this weekend.
Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing) and Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) can’t be fully ruled out of title contention now too. The gaps to the Belgian and Briton? 43 and 59 respectively. A massively tough ask? Absolutely. Impossible? Not just yet.
Away from the eye-catching title race, home hero Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) will be out to repeat his 2024 podium success on the Island this weekend. The Aussie is without a rostrum since his Silverstone victory, so a top three return will do very nicely.
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