RACE PREVIEW
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Moto3™ consistently provided great racing throughout 2023 , as well as an epic championship battle between Jaume Masia and Ayumu Sasaki , which was decided at a dramatic penultimate race .
With both men now racing in Moto2™ , a host of riders have fought it out to fill the power vacuum at the front of the class . Aspar CFMOTO entrant David Alonso , who is his second season at world level , has been the pick of the bunch . After the Colombian teenager was the revelation of 2023 , he started this season brilliantly , scoring an epic last gasp win in Qatar before backing them up with nine further victories to seal the title in Japan with four races to spare .
But he hasn ’ t had it all his own way . LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Inact GP ’ s Collin Veijer was Alonso ’ s chief assailant for most of the year . The tall Dutchman scored a brilliant victory in 2023 , his rookie season . His Jerez triumph also showed he was a contender and he ’ s consistently kept Alonso honest in race fights .
Ivan Ortola has switched to the MT HELMETS – MSI squad for 2024 and will be eager to build on a solid season last year when he took his first and second victories and finished sixth overall . Despite getting tangled up in a crash
in race one , the Spaniard took epic victories at Assen and Silverstone to sit in the fight for second .
GASGAS Tech3 ’ s Dani Holgado is out for revenge after his title challenge fell short in the autumn of last year . The Spaniard has shown he gained experience and scored a brilliant victory at Round 2 , and scored a hatful of podiums to remain in the fight for second .
As ever , there are a host of exciting rookies that will be eager to grab international attention . Leopard Racing ’ s Angel Piqueras is the most eye-catching after he won his first GP in epic fashion at Misano . CFMOTO Aspar Team ’ s Joel Esteban , Tech3 GASGAS ’ s Jacob Roulstone and SIC58 Honda ’ s Luca Lunetta are other names to keep an eye on .
Like Moto2™ , the junior category has switched tyres for this year , with Pirelli coming in as the sole supplier . Expect to see lap records broken through the second half of the season , with the 26 entrants switching riding style to get the best out of the Italian rubber .
Ten KTMs , ten Hondas and two Husqvarnas , GASGAS and CFMOTO machines apiece with 26 riders making up the 2024 grid .
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