Moto2 Race – 21 laps, 106.617 km
Brad Binder took his first Moto2 pole at Aragon. The Red Bull KTM rider went on to take a fighting second victory after a hard race.
Binder took several attempts to get past long-time leader Alex Marquez (EG-VDS Kalex), but over the last seven laps quickly gained a one-second cushion that he had stretched to 1.5 by the finish.
Marquez had a heart-breaking afternoon, as both title leader Pecco Bagnaia (SKY VR46 Kalex) and with two laps to go also Lorenzo Baldassari (Pons HP40 Kalex), denying him a home podium in a troubled season. Second to fourth were over the line in less than a second.
“All weekend I worked towards the race,” said Binder; who had found a key to improve his bike in tests at Valencia. “I left nothing on the track yesterday to get a good starting position, and today I tried to conserve the tyres for the end. But it turned out a lot harder than I’d expected to pass Alex.”
Team-mate Miguel Oliveira also had a strong ride, but starting from 18th on the grid meant he could get no higher than a close seventh, behind front-row starter Marcel Schrotter and fast rookie Joan Mir; allowing his title rival Bagnaia to again extend his lead, now 234 to 215.
A couple of seconds behind, veteran Mattia Pasini (Kalex) managed to hold off Fabio Quartararo (Speed Up) and front-row starter Jorge Navarro (Kalex) to complete the top ten.
Binder took over third place overall on 144 points, 12 clear of Baldassarri and 18 from Marquez.
Moto3 Race – 19 laps, 96.463 km
Jorge Martin made his first win since breaking his arm at Brno three races ago look like a walk in the park. While his rivals scrapped over inches for second, the Del Conca Gresini rider just kept on stretching and stretching away, until with a few laps left he was able to take it easy and still win by almost six seconds.
His title rival Marco Bezzecchi (Redox KTM) also had a fine fighting day. He’d qualified sixth, but as one of 13 riders penalised he was moved back 12 places to start from 18th. The Italian fought his way through to join and eventually lead a big gang disputing second.