Australian Moto2 Grand Prix, Phillip Island - Race Results

Race results from the 2023 Australian Moto2 Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

22 Oct 2023

Tony Arbolino, Moto2, British MotoGP, 5 August

Australian Moto2 Grand Prix, Phillip Island - Race Results
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Tony Arbolino	ITA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	16m 22.970s
2	Aron Canet	SPA	Pons Wegow Los40	(Kalex)	16m 38.058s
3	Fermín Aldeguer	SPA	Beta Tools SpeedUp	(Boscoscuro)	16m 38.584s
4	Jeremy Alcoba	SPA	QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2	(Kalex)	14m 58.401s
5	Joe Roberts	USA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	14m 59.122s
6	Izan Guevara	SPA	Inde GASGAS Aspar Team	(Kalex)	14m 59.124s
7	Somkiat Chantra	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	14m 59.908s
8	Bo Bendsneyder	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	15m 3.659s
9	Pedro Acosta	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	15m 8.067s
10	Marcos Ramirez	SPA	OnlyFans American Racing	(Kalex)	15m 9.110s
11	Taiga Hada	JPN	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	15m 9.263s
12	Rory Skinner	GBR	OnlyFans American Racing	(Kalex)	15m 14.974s
13	Manuel Gonzalez	SPA	Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46	(Kalex)	15m 17.292s
14	Albert Arenas	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	15m 17.379s
15	Ai Ogura	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	15m 18.900s
16	Kohta Nozane	JPN	Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46	(Kalex)	15m 29.599s
17	Dennis Foggia	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	15m 38.590s
18	Alberto Surra	ITA	Forward Team	(Forward)	15m 42.647s
19	Alex Escrig	SPA	Forward Team	(Forward)	15m 42.945s
20	Lukas Tulovic	GER	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Kalex)	16m 3.249s
	Alonso Lopez	SPA	Beta Tools SpeedUp	(Boscoscuro)	DNF
	Celestino Vietti	ITA	Fantic Racing	(Kalex)	DNF
	Mattia Casadei	ITA	Fantic Racing	(Kalex)	DNF
	Jake Dixon	GBR	Inde GASGAS Aspar Team	(Kalex)	DNF
	Sam Lowes	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	DNF
	Sergio Garcia	SPA	Pons Wegow Los40	(Kalex)	DNF
	Filip Salac	CZE	QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2	(Kalex)	DNF
	Barry Baltus	BEL	Fieten Olie Racing GP	(Kalex)	DNF
	Zonta Vd Goorbergh	NED	Fieten Olie Racing GP	(Kalex)	DNF
	Darryn Binder	RSA	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Kalex)	DNF

Tony Arbolino wins a red-flagged Australian Moto2 Grand Prix as weather conditions deteriorate at Phillip Island.

The race was halted on lap 10 of 23 as the wind increased on an already soaking wet and cold track, by which time Arbolino held a massive 15-second lead over Aron Canet.

A restart was planned to be held over just 6 laps but was ultimately cancelled. With less than 2/3 distance complete, half points were awarded.

"With these conditions, we should have double points, not half!" joked Arbolino.

Runaway title leader Pedro Acosta fell on the sighting lap and was unable to restart his bike. Acosta's Ajo Kalex returned to the pits on the back of a trailer and he was forced to start from the back of the grid.

Acosta was credited with ninth by the time of the stoppage and, despite Sunday's drama, can wrap up the title next weekend in Buriram.

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