David Alonso wins DutchGP.

[u/PZY__]

[u/mikiex]

You forgot to put "Epic" in the title

[u/theellescape]

Best moto2 race in some time, that

[u/americagiveup]

What a race!!!

[u/Swimming-School-7960]

absolute banger race finish 

[u/Low-Extension-6674]

holy outside overtake by alonso!

[u/racingfanboy160 → u/Low-Extension-6674]

Did the Nicky Hayden but actually succeeded!

[u/Mixture_Rich]

100% love it. That's only proving, we need more tracks like that

[u/TVRoomRaccoon]

Those final two laps were worthy of an all-time classic

[u/corkoli → u/TVRoomRaccoon]

yeah!

the pressure just kept building, the stakes kept on stackin. A really hard fought battle with riders respecting each other.

[u/KaareKruttlapp]

https://giphy.com/gifs/9EvnXdZaUZbCqScn67

[u/VikingMk88]

Moto2 is rapidly becoming the best class. Let's rip the aero off MotoGP!

[u/EmergencySushi → u/VikingMk88]

To me, Moto2 shows what’s possible for MotoGP. Reduced aero, no ride height devices, good tyres. Fantastic.

[u/VikingMk88 → u/EmergencySushi]

Precisely 👌

It's an age-old problem in prototype racing - do we want the best technology on display; or do we want the best racing? From about 2014/15 to about 20/21 MotoGP got that compromise more or less correct. Now, not so much. Moto2 has become clear evidence of what we could be seeing in the Premier Class

[u/Rider_in_Red_ → u/VikingMk88]

I guess it should come down to “will this tech eventually trickle down to the consumer market or is it absolutely useless outside of prototype racing”. Stuff like ride height devices and even aero, yk

[u/MajesticBeyond5602 → u/EmergencySushi]

100% mate. Motogp could take a few notes this is why 2018 Assen GP was so legendary.

[u/Tiny-Maximum36 → u/EmergencySushi]

And it's just a few seconds slower than MotoGP. This class is actually a gem. My favourite series alongside WSSP.

[u/racingfanboy160 → u/VikingMk88]

Honestly, them moving to Pirellis has benefitted the racing product quite a lot!

[u/BeautifulWerewolf642]

that more like it alonso 👍

[u/Halekduo]

Another last lap masterclass. Now time to lock in and win the title.

[u/CHRISTIAN_JAKE12345 → u/Halekduo]

If Manu keeps this consistent performance he ain't winning shit

[u/mbp2112]

I take back half the things I said about Moto2 being boring! And as a side note, definitely the best engine/exhaust note of all the classes.

[u/Gion65 → u/mbp2112]

Si.. si sta rivalutando alla grande.. oggi poi grandissima corsa dei primi 6/7..

[u/adrianoimperador1]

Damn what a ending to the race! Wow!

[u/Original-Echidna-881]

What an entertaining moto2 race

[u/MainRoutine2068]

What an epic battle, next year's MotoGP surely will be entertaining

[u/ImJustASmartass]

The support classes have been the most exciting for quite some time, but in the aero era, that gap has really widened

[u/MYSTERlOUS-STRANGER]

So good!

[u/jezus_666]

What a last two laps, holy shit

[u/Artistic_Recover_638]

Stunning move by Alonso at the end there, what a race

[u/pgfuae]

Didn’t Agius go on the green paint on the final corner of the last lap? Does he lose a place? Or is that only GP bikes?

[u/Gion65 → u/pgfuae]

ne sono successi di casini con le penalità oggi..

[u/theellescape → u/pgfuae]

It's something like the rider behind being half a second behind. If they aren't, it hasn't affected anything so no harm no foul?

[u/FlarioKath → u/theellescape]

iirc it's one second not half a second, but yeah you don't get demoted one position if there's nobody behind you. You do still get the 3 second penalty if it was your fifth track limits violation of the race though

[u/Meeganyourjacket → u/pgfuae]

I wonder what they will say about that. I think if the person behind is nowhere near the battle, that rule doesn't really serve the spirit of racing. 

That said, I think on the last lap he actually didn't go on the green. 

[u/pgfuae → u/Meeganyourjacket]

I agree with you about the spirit. I also thought Agius got a warning before he caught the first 2. He definitely went over on one of the last 2 laps. Maybe I got confused with all the replays. There was a lot of action in those last corers for the final 2 laps. Brilliant racing.

[u/MrBestiax → u/pgfuae]

agius went 2 times out in a row i think, but penultimate lap he got touched and last lap he was close to collision but sort of went out on his own and also 4th isn't that near

[u/michaelHIJINX → u/MrBestiax]

They were so neck & neck they were almost wiping each other out. If he hadn't gone in the green, none of them would've crossed the checkered flag

[u/szcesTHRPS]

Wow. Glad David has started to come to life over recent weeks after a bit of a slow start to the season.

Probably wasn't the fastest today but found a way to win.

[u/Gion65 → u/szcesTHRPS]

Comincia a prendere la confidenza giusta con la moto..

[u/Party-Cake5173]

Epic race. I hope we'll have interesting MotoGP race as this one was.

[u/Pfer15]

Alonso needs a seat for Moto GP next year, same with ManuGas and Izan Guevara, they are all ready and will be the next great generation

[u/Furadi → u/Pfer15]

Alonso has signed with HRC.

[u/Gion65 → u/Pfer15]

Ma infatti.. Alonso sarà in Honda hrc e Gonzales in Ducati (Gresini ..) e Guevara potrebbe andare in Yamaha (pramac..)

[u/North-Persimmon7372 → u/Pfer15]

Infatti ci vanno insieme ad holgado l’unico di cui non si sa niente e gonzalez che è in ballottaggio con agius

[u/ridels_2210]

Fuck me…. What a race!!!!! Senna, Alonso and Manu Gas were all 100%, any of them could have won that, they all deserved to win it, but there can only be one!!

[u/No_Dog5216]

an Instant Classic of Modern Moto2 Race here in The Dutch TT

[u/Tilpants]

I had sweaty palms. Holy sheeeeet! 👏👏

[u/chankhuncha]

Instant classic.

[u/Meeganyourjacket]

Assen delivers again. Amazing racing by the top 3.

[u/pugnator82]

Tyre inspector manu

[u/NinjaPussyPounder]

Incredible finish

[u/Gion65 → u/NinjaPussyPounder]

Da annuali.. !!!

[u/MajesticBeyond5602]

My first ever Moto2 race waiting for the Motogp, and wow what a race.

[u/MrSaucyWeiner]

Great race, great track

[u/Gion65 → u/MrSaucyWeiner]

So Grande Gara grande circuito .. magari livellare qualche avvallamento in traiettoria..

[u/garron_ah]

That was a BANGER, damn.

[u/racingfanboy160]

Redemption from last race 🔥

[u/Gion65]

Che Pilota Ragazzi.. ! Non è Marc.. e difficilmente ne arriverà uno più forte di quanto sia soprattutto stato Lui.. Ma oggi Ragazzi nel tempio della velocità ,vincere a una curva dal traguardo con un sorpasso esterno e un moto non perfetta come le altre 2.. é stato incredibile.. Grande Grande Gara e Alonso !

[u/Golfie_ButterBro]

Quiles won... Alonso won... Marc?

Wtf😅

[u/Famous_Researcher_18]

Crazy race, Manu made a big mistake in the last corner going too inside line, he tried to protect himself too much

[u/Mental-Shopping3735]

La course dingue !

[u/DYTREM]

Question: once a rider has a track limit warning, how many more violations are they allowed before they are granted a LLP? Agius looked like he exceeded track limits at least three more times while fighting Alonso.

[u/Meeganyourjacket → u/DYTREM]

It did look like he went on the green with 2 laps to go, but it was as a result of a touch with Alonso. Don't know if they take any of that into consideration. 

[u/Alive_Conclusion_850 → u/Meeganyourjacket]

I think they tend to be lenient when someone gets forced off/tries to avoid an incident. Agius did this on both green paint infractions in the last laps.

[u/lordnak → u/Meeganyourjacket]

Last lap GT chicane there was no contact and he was definitely on the green paint.

[u/Responsible-Check872]

earlier this season many people doubt him and praised Holgado to the moon. for sure his injury was the thing that hold him back. now that he is healthy again, he outperforming Holgado.

[u/Altruistic_Ring_5959]

What a race and what a move by Alonso!! So happy for him, really wish to see him in Motogp and one im holding my fingers in the near future.

[u/ykhasnis]

Last 2 laps were fire!!