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Vietti dominates in the desert for maiden victory

Vietti dominates in the desert for maiden victory

The Mooney VR46 Racing Team rider led from start to finish as we witness late podium drama in Doha

Leading from start to finish, Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) converted pole position into a dominant victory at the Grand Prix of Qatar to kick start his season in perfect fashion. The Italian beat second place Aron Canet (Flexbox HP40) by 6.154s on Sunday evening in the desert, the duo finishing comfortably up the road from third place Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team), who profited from late drama between Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia).

Dominance from Vietti, classy from Canet, an unbelievable podium fight

Vietti got a clean getaway from pole position as we saw reigning Moto3™ World Champion Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) go into Turn 1 way too hot, as did Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors Speed Up), with…

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