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MotoGP Sepang: Arbolino masters Moto2 victory as Ogura crashes

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Elf Marc VDS’ Tony Arbolino claimed victory in the Moto2 Malaysian Grand Prix after a dramatic final lap at Sepang. A late crash for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia’s Ai Ogura saw the championship challenger down at turn nine as he challenged the dominant race-long leader.

Beta Tools Speed Up’s Alonso Lopez and Inde GasGas Aspar’s Jake Dixon completed the podium while Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Augusto Fernandez finished fourth to retake and extend his lead in the standings to nine and half points.

Ogura lined up at the head of the Sepang grid as he prepared for his first shot at the Moto2 title. Championship rival Fernandez launching from sixth position with Arbolino and Flexbox HP40’s Aron Canet completing the front row.

Lights out for 18 laps and Arbolino claimed the holeshot with Dixon up to third. Somkiat Chantra briefly running fourth on the second Idemitsu machine before turn two drama found him down, out and collecting Pedro Acosta on the Red Bull KTM Ajo.

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