The Australian MotoGP Grand Prix sprint race, scheduled for this Sunday, was canceled due to “weather conditions and the weather forecast.”
The intense wind felt in Philip Island, Australia, affects the safety conditions of the pilots and also caused the interruption of the Moto2 race, the intermediate category of the World Speed Championship.
The race was canceled on the ninth lap and the victory was awarded to Italian Tony Arbolino (Marc VDS), at a time when two-thirds of the race had not even been completed, so only half of the race had been awarded. expected score.
At that time 10 falls had already been recorded.
The Moto3 race took place as planned but under heavy rain, with more than a dozen falls.
Turkish rider Deniz Öncü (KTM) was the winner.
With the increase in wind gusts, as predicted by the weather forecast that had already led the organization to advance the main MotoGP race from Sunday to Saturday, the sprint was even cancelled.
Thus, the championship moves to Thailand, where the Portuguese Miguel Oliveira (Aprilia) won in 2022.
The Italian Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), current champion, now has a safe lead of 27 points over the Spanish Jorge Martín (Ducati).
Miguel Oliveira is in 14th place, with 76.
Source: TSF
