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marzo 07, 2022 - KTM

KTM GP academy snare solid top five results in Qatar

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2022 KTM GP Academy, Round 01 of 21, Lusail International Circuit (QAT) – Race 

After an emphatic 2021 season with two titles in the #moto3 and Moto2™ world championships the KTM GP Academy opened their 2022 assault with top five results at the Lusail International Circuit for the Grand Prix of #qatar.

  • Red Bull KTM Tech3’s #denizoncu finishes 4th in Moto3
  • Red Bull KTM Ajo’s #augustofernandez is 4th and just outside of the #moto2 podium
  • Daniel Holgado close to first #moto3 points for Red Bull KTM Ajo

Moto3

The Grand Prix started with Red Bull KTM Ajo as defending world champions and having celebrated victory at Lusail in #moto3 in 2021. Jaume Masia was the most advanced on the start grid and blasted his KTM RC4 from 2nd spot at the start of the race. The Spaniard was amid the 11-rider contest for podium positions but crashed out with nine laps to go. Öncü slid his Red Bull KTM Tech3 into contention and the Turk was typically determined in his pursuit of a trophy. In the end he was pipped in the charge to the line by just two hundredths of a second as #kaitotoba gunned his RC4 to 3rd. Teammate Adrian Fernandez gathered two points for 14th in his first outing for the squad while rookie #danielholgado was relegated to from 15th to 16th after running wide of track limits on the final lap.

Moto2 

KTM were also eying continued dominance in the intermediate class after Red Bull KTM Ajo finished 1st and 2nd in the 2021 campaign and won 13 Grands Prix between their two riders. The team counted on the fresh faces of #augustofernandez and #moto3 world champion #pedroacosta for their 2022 challenge and the pair regularly headed Free Practice sessions, taking 6th and 10th on the grid respectively once Q2 had ended.