David Alonso took advantage of Veijer’s mistake to score his sixth win of the year at the Sachsenring

David Alonso He became adept at adding victories in packed weekends where he dominated all classifications. But the brilliant CFMoto Aspar rider also knows how to win by having problems and crashing on a weekend. He had not dominated any previous classification at the Sachsenring and took his sixth win out of nine possibly taking advantage of the fact that his main rival Collin Veijer crashed at the start of the race.

12 drivers were sanctioned by Race Direction for slowing down in search of tires in PR-1, among them a title contender like Iván Ortolá (long lap), and that greatly affected the start of the race because the place that adjacent to curve 13 would be a mess for part of the first eight laps: four drivers were allowed a long lap to complete in three laps and five drivers were allowed a double long lap in five laps while the rest took positions in the race. from the beginning curve 6 where the ‘small train’ usually originates.

From pole for the first time this year, Veijer kept the initiative with a good start and David Muñoz, very attentive from sixth place on the grid, placed himself behind the giant Dutchman who tried to- stretch the group, his usual approach. But his strategy lasted a lap and a half before the second-place finisher in the World Championship crashed at turn 11.

Muñoz and Alonso took over. When Ortolá completed his long lap, he rejoined in 13th, 3″3 ahead, but as the pace of the race was not high, he easily entered the race. From the sixth lap, the World Championship leader tightened with Alonso as the group, but lost nothing from its reduction to 11 drivers midway through the race.

With 6 to go Furusato has passed Alonsobut after four corners the Spanish-Colombian regained the initiative of the group and after a new push the group was reduced to seven drivers with Furusato, Rueda, Ortolá, Piqueras, Fernández and Holgado in the lead.

Three from the end, a new push from Alonso that Rueda responds to. Ortolça and Furusato. But with two left turns in Turn 1, Rueda had to jump off the KTM with a locked rear wheel, going straight into the airfence. For the last lap Alonso and Furusato remained at the front fighting and a scare before the drop of 11th marked the hypothetical victory for the Japanese and the sixth victory out of nine possible victories fell into the bag of Alonso with Ortolá closing out the podium.

Alonso is now 58 points ahead of Iván Ortolá who saved the race and the classification after the penalty he was carrying for finishing third in the races. Dani Holgado is now on 59 points and Veijer is on 64. After returning to the race, he was fighting for the last point but it was impossible, finishing 19th.

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