Raul Fernandez knew he had to win the race to stand a chance of taking the Moto2 crown but Remy Gardner managed his race behind to stay out of trouble. Only needing a top thirteen finish the Australian took the title from tenth in the Moto2 Valencian Grand Prix, the final round of the championship. The Moto2 race was a shortened affair with the original start seeing contact between Marco Bezzecchi and Xavi Vierge. The Italian’s bike swung straight in front of Lorenzo Baldassarri, who could not avoid it. That lead to a red flag to clear up the resulting oil spill. The restart saw polesitter Simone Corsi have bike issues and try a pit lane start before retiring back to his garage. The...
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