Moto2 Standings After Austin: Gonzalez Makes a Strategic Mistake, Dixon Takes the Lead

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Austin shakes up the standings: Gonzalez’s first zero of the season, Dixon pulls ahead, Ortola and Alonso score points. Here’s the situation.

The third round of the MotoGP World Championship has concluded: the Circuit of the Americas played a nasty trick on several riders while giving important points to others. Gonzalez made a fatal mistake by choosing slick tires despite the rain, finishing 22nd, while Dixon claimed victory. The British rider overtakes Gonzalez in the standings and now leads by 14 points.

The consistency of Canet also pays off, as the Spaniard moves up to second position, while Tony Arbolino makes a significant leap forward, thanks to his first podium of the season.

A good race for Ortola, Veijer, Gutierrez, Van der Goorbergh, and Alonso: all five earn their first points. On the other hand, Celestino Vietti remains stationary, recording his second zero of the season (the other was in Thailand).

Moto2 Standings

1. Jake DIXON (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) – 59
2. Aron CANET (Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO) – 46
3. Manu GONZALEZ (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) – 45
4. Alonso LOPEZ (Team HDR Heidrun) – 30
5. Tony ARBOLINO (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) – 28
6. Marcos RAMIREZ (OnlyFans American Racing Team) – 27
7. Barry BALTUS (Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO) – 23
8. Dani HOLGADO (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) – 23
9. Senna AGIUS (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) – 19
10. Celestino VIETTI (Team HDR Heidrun) – 16
11. Diogo MOREIRA (Italtrans Racing Team) – 13
12. Izan GUEVARA (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) – 12
13. Albert ARENAS (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) – 11
14. Darryn BINDER (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) – 10
15. Ivan ORTOLA (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI) – 10
16. Alex ESCRIG (KLINT Forward Factory Team) – 10
17. Mario AJI (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) – 8
18. Filip SALAC (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) – 7
19. Deniz ÖNCÜ (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – 6
20. Collin VEIJER (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – 6
21. Oscar GUTIERREZ (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI) – 4
22. Zonta VAN DEN GOORBERGH (RW – Idrofoglia Racing GP) – 3
23. Adrian HUERTAS (Italtrans Racing Team) – 2
24. David ALONSO (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) – 2
25. Joe ROBERTS (OnlyFans American Racing Team) – 0
26. Yuki KUNII (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) – 0
27. Sergio GARCIA (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI) – 0
28. Ayumu SASAKI (RW – Idrofoglia Racing GP) – 0
29. Jorge NAVARRO (KLINT Forward Factory Team) – 0

Photo: Jake Dixon