Round nine of the Moto2 championship, the German Grand Prix, saw Fermin Aldeguer take advantage of being left alone on trackꦑ to increase his gap and ease to victory.

UPDATE:

After the race Aldeguer was placed under investigation for a tyre pressure infraction. The FIM stewards cleared the rider just before the MotoGP race start, decidꦚing no further action would be taken.

A second win of🍌 the season was instantly on the cards for the MB Conveyors Speed Up rider when Tony Arbolino, who had been pressuring and swapping the lead, had a moment - the save of his big wobble sending him back into the pack.

That was a gift for the Bosc💃oscuro rider, who did not ne🌜ed a second invitation, and immediately set about extending his gap.

Aldeguer lead over the line by 2,159s as Jake Dixon pi🧜cked up the chase.

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The CFMoto Polarcube Aspar rider was patien♛t in the lead group, trying to maintain his tyres for a final push with Celestino 𝓀Vietti, Senna Agius and Arbolino all ahead.

Aldeguer inheriting the track space saw the British rider change plans quickly, wasti𒊎ng no time in working his way to second to g🤡ive chase with six laps to make up the difference.

The Spaniard was bale to maintain his tyres and respond, leaving Dixon a clear second on his Kalex, his best result of the s💮eason, as the battle for third was ragin✱g behind.

Polesitter Vietti was holding📖 the position, but had little to no grip left🍃 in the tyres on his Fantic racing bike.

Rookie Diogo Moreira, who started eighth 🅘and Ai Ogura , who was seventh on thไe grid had both worked hard to meet the lead group and the pair were both interested in taking the final podium position.

On the very last lap the Italian was still pulling off blocks that seemed like they should be impossible with his lack of grip. Passed by the duo in the final corners, Vietti still💟 tried one last ride around 💟Ogura, which lead to Moreira having a better drag to the line.

That meant Ogura snatched up the final podium spot for MT Helmets - MSI, Moreira was the 🌳top rookie for Italtrans and Vietti was fifth.

Somkiat Chantra arrived on the back of their battle just t💃oo late to join in. The Idemitsu Honda Team Asia rider had an off the pace qualifying, seemingly shaken by cra⛄shes in practice after showing session topping speed in P1.

In race mode the Thai rider was back to his🐼 best charging through from 17th on the grid for a hard earned sixth.

Championship leader Sergio Garcia spent much of his race at 🃏the head of the chasing group, only to be passed by the riders behind, who went on to challenge for the podium. The MT Helmets rider finished a lonely seventh.

Joe Roberts battles to eighth.

A week ago Joe Roberts had just had his collarbone plated in hospital following his Assen crash. With Altered leathers and painkillers  the American Racing rider toughed it through qualifying to start eleventh. The race was more of the same with Roberts droppin🌌g as low as 13th before a spirited late push from the determined Californian saw him fight back for eighth.

Arbolino was nin🌞th after his trip backwards for Elf Marc VDS Racing, comfortably ahead of the second Speed Up of Alonso Lopez, who completed the top ten.

Senna Agius had qualified fourth for Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP,and was able to run in the lead group for much of the race be🍬fore fading hard over the final laps for eleventh at the chequered flag.

Manuel Gonzalez was also heading in the wrong directio꧑n from his start in fifth, finish🙈ing twelfth for Gresini.

The remaining points on offer went to Izan Guevara on the second Aspar entry in 13th, Jeremy Alcoba (Yamaha 𒐪VR46 Master Camp) in 14th and Jꦕaume Masia in 15th for Preicanos Racing.

Wildcarding for the same team, Daniel Munoz finished 19th, behind a returning Marcel Schro𝔉tter, in again for Deniz Oncu at Red Bull KTM Ajo.

Crashes, Injuries and Replacements

Fellow replacement rider Roberto Garcia was out of the race for Fantic Racing, joining ꦜMario Aji, Aron Canet, Zonta vไan den Goorbergh and Bo Bendsneyder as the riders not to see the end of the race.

Darryn Binder also fell, while battling𓃲 for eigh𓂃th with Chantra and Roberts. He remounted for 25th.

Filip Salac was not replaced byౠ the Marc VDS squad.

Championship Standings

Garcia still leads the🅷 way, but his lea🀅d is down to just seven - moving on to 147 points.

Oguꦜra finishඣing ahead of him on track sees him reduce the gap to single figures in second, while Joe Roberts digging deep sees him stay third on 127.

🐼A win sees Aldeguer pass teammate Lopez in the overall standings, moving into fourth with a total of 108🔯.