Alonso picked up a fourth win in his rookie season as he continued his late title charge in round seventeen, the Mot🐲o3 Thailand Grand Prix.

The lead came his way after frontrunner꧋ Collin Veijer had a huge moment at the front of the race, out of his seat on the final lap.

Once ahead, the incident handed the Gaviota GasGas rider gained a small gap, which he held to the line, under pressure, to w𝄹in by 0.266s.

The win confirmed Alonso as the rookie of the year, with an ꧅unbeatable 205 points already collected.

The podium was completed by two newcomers.

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Taiyo Furusato worked his way into the lead group quickly from sixth ෴on the grid. Riding without any championship worries, the Ho♏nda Team Asia rider held his own at the front, swapping paint as hard as all the regular frontrunners.

Well ✤positioned too after Veijer’s moment, the Japanese rider followed Alonso over the line for his first podium in second.

Veijer had been in podium contention several times this season and was leading the way again when his🍃 rear let go. Quick reactions from the Liqui Moly IntactGP rider saw him stay upright. Now fourth, he pushed hard over the final corners to pass Jaume Masia and take his first rostrum visit too.

Title leader finishes fourth, Sasaki finishes in the gravel

Like so many in the race, Masia had a spell out front. Riding more cautiously than those around with the title in mind the Leopard rider had already slipped tꦓo fourth as the lead three broke on the final la🐼p.

The late overtake made sure that was where he finished - but although Ayumu Sasaki saw both his fellow countryman Furusato, and teammate Veijer inadvertantly help out by being ahead, Masia was handed a gift for his title hopes when the Japanese rider was taken out earl🍌y in the race.

Having lead the early laps,🌃 Sasaki had demonstrated the danger of sitting first when at the start of lap three, he was slipstreamed back, deep into the lead grꦏoup. After being swamped he found himself in behind Stefano Nepa.

Nepa had enough time to react to David Munoz slowing in front, but t🥃hat left Sasaki unaware of what was ahead, hitting the back of the bike and sending the duo gravel-bound. Another title rival, Daniel Holgado, wa📖s also lucky to avoid the aftermath, causing him to drop out of the top twenty.

Deniz Oncu was the next t🌠o discover leading was not wise, the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider, who started on pole found himself quickly losing contact with the leaders afterꦰ setting the fastest lap not long earlier after being swamped.

Oncu finished fifth, jus𒉰t ahead of Tech3’s Holgado, who staged an impressive comeback for sixth.

Matteo Bertelle followed him through for seventh for Rivac♔old Snipers, with Riccardo Rossi close behind in eighth for🧸 SIC58 Squadra Corse.

Ryusei Yamanaka was fourth on the grid for Aspar, but faded to ninth. His compatriot Kaito Toba recovered from his penalty which saw him lose track time after sitting out P1 to complete the top ten oꦏn 🧸the second SIC58 bike.

Heౠ held off Ivan Ortola in the run to the line, the Angeluss MTA team rider making good forward progress from 16th on the grid to take eleventh.

There wa🍃s a small gap back to Joel Kelso in twelfth for CFMotoRacing Pruestel GP.

The remaining points went to Diogo Moreira,𝕴 who lead breifly at the start of the race for MT Helmets -MSI in 13th, Xavier Artigas (CFMoto PruestelGP) in 14th and Leopard’s Adrian Fernendez, in 15th.

Crashes, injuries and replacements

Both Sasaki and Munoz rejoined ൩briefly to check their bikes before returning to their pit boxes.

Nicola Carraro was back in for Romano Fenati again at Riva🐭cold Snipers a long lap penalty for exceeding track limits too often saw him drop to 22nd.

Vincente Perez fill⛎ed in for Ana Carrasco at BOE Motorspo🌳rts and enjoyed a better run than his fellow replacement rider, in 18th.

There were two Thai riders with wildcard rides.

Tatchakorn Buasri raced with Honda Team Asia. Krittapat ‘Idea’ Keankum raced for Yamaha Thailand Racing - BOE. Both were handed lon🍎g lap penalties too for exceeding track limits- and both wer🍰e asked to redo their trips around the loop. Keankum placed 27th and Busari 28th.

Where does that leave the championship?

Masia remains in charge, now with 27🥂0 points after his fourth place finish. Sasaki stays second despite his DNF, now 17 points adrift. Alonso sits third, placed ahead of Holdago, with both on 205 points, Alonso picked up his fourth win. The gap to Masia for them is a race win - 25 points.