Celestino Vietti rode his Fantic Racing Kalex to victory in Sunday’s 23-lap FIM Moto2 World Championship race at Red Bull Ring, in Spielberg, Austria. Not only was it the Italian rider’s first win of the season it was his first podium finish of 2023.
Championship point leader Pedro Acosta finished a close second, 1.435 seconds behind Vietti, on his Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex.
Japanese star Ai Ogura took third on his Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex.
American Joe Roberts crashed his Italtrans Racing Kalex near the halfway point of the race and did not finish (DNF).
American Sean Dylan Kelly (SDK) did not participate in the event in Austria because he is still recovering from arm surgery, according to a press release issued by his American Racing Team.
