Round twelve of the Moto2 championship belonged to Pedro Acosta, as he stamped his authority back on the inಞtermediate class with an assured win at Misano.

Almost immediately the Red Bull KTM𓆉 Ajo rider took over at the front. Celestino Vietti went with him but even when most challenged the Spaniard was able to maintain a gap of 0.8s as he completed a huge run of consistent laps im the 1m 36s bracket.

On another le😼vel, Acosta was able to break Vietti in the closing stages. With his final rival gone, nobody could match his pace leaving the #37 the clear winner - leading over the line by 6.305s.

It is A꧂costa’s fifth win of the season, which he celebratꦉed with a wheelie.

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Vietti was gracious in defeat at home. The Fantic rider started from pole and did everything to stay with Acosta but after several huge moments, including a massive final save at turn one where he was sideways with his bike all but folded, which was a warning too far. Having found the limit, impressive saꦚve in the bag, the Italian decided to finish the race and collect twenty points.

2022 race winner Alonso Lopez was fourth when Aron Canet did not heed his bike’s warning shot - sliding out of contention on lap eight after running marginally wide and off line. The Speed Up rider inherited the place and while he could not quite h🎉andle the pace at the front, he was also clear of losing his podium finish for Boscoscuro. 

It was L💝opez’s first podium visit since the French Grand Prix in a race filled with comeback stories.

Arbolino reduces title damage with fourth

Tony Arbolino was not quite as up against it as 🌞he was in the Moto2 Catalan grand Prix last we𝐆ek where he failed to move out of Q1, making race progress hard from 20th on the grid, finishing 17th.

Although his Rimini visit didn’ꦿt start with a flourꦿish, it was nowhere near as disasterous as the last round, working his way up from Q1 this time to sit ninth on the grid.

F🐭rom there, moving thr🌜ough the pack was less of an ordeal and the Elf Marc VDS rider was soon up to sixth after passing Filip Salac.

Gaining anot𝔍her place when Canet exited ahead, his next task was bridging the gap to the next riders on track.

After reaching Manuel Gonzalez, Arbolino made hওis pass the hard way around the outside on lap 18. Holding his rivals at bay, with not quite enough time to chase down Lopez, Arbolinowent🍒 on to finish fourth.

Behind, Ai Ogura continued the redemption theme.

A lacklustre qualifying left the Idemitsu Honda Team Asia ri🌄der down in 13th on the grid, but his 'Sunday man' attitude saw him pick of his rivals over the duration to gain seven places, easy on the tyres in the latter stages as his rivals used𓆉 theirs up. 

The Japanese rider was just ahead of his teammate Somkiat Chℱantra, who also found a way around Gonzale𒅌z late on for sixth.

Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp) was seventh after starting on the front row, but was well clear of slipp🦩ꦇing back further into the next pack on track.

That was lead over the line by Joe Roberts for It✃altrans in eighth, with a close battle to the chequered flag between the American and Gresini’s Salac.

Wildcard Mattia Pasini had lost none of his speed or talent in𓆉 the commentary booth, using his extensive home knowledge of Misano to complete the top ten for Fieten Olie🌃 Racing, the best of their three riders on track.

Sergio Garcia was the top rookie in eleventh, working hard from 22nd on the grid for Pons Wegow Los40, their best pl♛aced rider following Canet’s DNF.

Catalan winner Jake Dxion continued his weekend to forget. Little♕red with crashes, it was always going to be hard to progress from 14th on the grid. The British rider set several personal best laps on his way to twelfth, a second🧔 behind Pasini and Garcia.

The remaining points were picked up by Bo Bendsnayder in 13th for Pertamina Mandalika SAG, a distant Marc𓆉os Ramirez in 14th for Amer🅷ican Racing and Barry Baltus finishing15th for Fieten Olie Racing.

Crashes injuries and replacements

A late, huge crash saw Lukas Tulovic sent flying ater hitting the bac𒁏k of Izan Guevara at turn eleven on the last lap. After their Curvone crash Guevara went to the medical centre for further checks.

Sam Lowes was another late exit, his front grip vanishing to send him off♓ at turn one, with his crash finishing at turn two with seven laps remaining.

Fermin Aldeguer sli🌼d out a lap earlier, while Rory Skinner retired to the pi✨ts.

Zonta van den Goorbergh, Denn♊is Foggia and Senna Agius all suffered early exits.

Albert Arenas didn’t make it to the grid. His Friday crash caused a 🐓dislocated shoulder, so he was withdrawn🥃 during practice.

Darryn Binder remains absent as he continues his recovery. Liqui Moly Intact GP used Agius as his repla✃cement in Misano.

Alex Escrig had Sean Dylan Kelly (20th) make a return to the Moto2 paddock to fil💎l in at Forward.

Where does that leave the championship?

Pedro Acosta’s win moves him onto a total of 211 points, with ✤; Arbolino limiting the damage to his hopes on 177. A disappointing twelfh halts Dixon’s charge and sees him now 65 points behind, while Ca🅠net’s crash sees him stay on 116.