Trackhouse ace Ai Ogura (4th) was involved in many battles: “I’m not happy!”

Ai Ogura started Sunday’s MotoGP race in Qatar from fifth on the grid. On the first lap, the Trackhouse Aprilia rider managed to gain a place after Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Ducati) got off to a disastrous start. However, whilst running in fourth place, he had to defend his position fiercely against LCR Honda rider Johann Zarco. On lap 3, the pair also dropped back behind the KTM duo of Pedro Acosta and Enea Bastianini.

Ogura then found himself stuck in 6th place behind Bastianini for many laps. Several attempts to overtake the Italian failed. However, on lap 15, the Japanese rider managed to squeeze past the Tech3 rider. On lap 17, Ogura also overtook Acosta – although the Spaniard had been struggling with low front tyre pressure, which caused him to drop back several times during the race.

In the closing stages, Ogura set his sights on Marc Marquez (Ducati) and his Trackhouse team-mate Raul Fernandez, but it was too late. The 2024 Moto2 World Champion crossed the finish line 4.885 seconds behind winner Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia).

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Pedro Acosta

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Marco Bezzecchi

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Raúl Fernández

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Enea Bastianini

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Johann Zarco

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Pedro Acosta

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Marco Bezzecchi

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Marc Márquez

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Jorge Martin

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Fabio Di Giannantonio

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Fermin Aldeguer

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Marco Bezzecchi gewinnt das Rennen

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Marc Márquez und Raúl Fernández

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Sieger Marco Bezzecchi

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Marc Márquez, Marco Bezzecchi, Raúl Fernández

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Sieger Marco Bezzecchi

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Ogura on Zarco: “We both had a different approach”

Is Ogura satisfied with his race? “No. I’m not happy,” smiled the 25-year-old. “In the first part, I battled too much with Johann. I wasn’t fast enough and he thought that if he didn’t overtake me, he’d lose a lot of time. So he tried to overtake me. We both had a different approach, which is why we battled so much. It wasn’t an ideal situation.”

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Ogura was nevertheless satisfied with his pace towards the end of the race. “Towards the end, my pace was quite okay. I managed my tyres well,” he explained. “There are a few positives, but more negatives.”

Ai Ogura finished 7th and 4th in Qatar. He currently sits in 5th place in the World Championship standings with 294 points, ahead of the final two events of the season.