Race
Moto2 2023
Round 20
Brilliant season finale for Chantra and Ogura in Valencia
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Somkiat and Ai again moved up many positions during the race, finishing fifth and eleventh, respectively, to end inside the top 10 in the final championship standings.
![Hiroshi Aoyama](https://d3dup97zc5osq9.cloudfront.net/production/1774/conversions/7f0b9cfd-276b-421e-9904-c45b2b3f5dce-thumb.jpg)
Hiroshi Aoyama
IDEMITSU Honda Team AsiaChantra and Ogura have significantly improved their positions from the qualifying to the race. The race pace was high, and I could see that both made an excellent effort to manage it. I want to say thank you to the riders, the team, and our sponsors. It has been a long season; it wasn’t easy for anyone, but we’re happy to be finished. Chantra is sixth on the final standings, and Ogura is ninth. To have both riders in the top 10 isn’t easy. Thanks to everyone. We want to come back stronger and better in the 2024 season.
![Somkiat Chantra](https://d3dup97zc5osq9.cloudfront.net/production/74862/conversions/icon-thumb.jpg)
Somkiat Chantra
35
IDEMITSU Honda Team AsiaI’m happy about this result here in Valencia. This fifth position is a good result, despite my problems over the weekend. This result made me finish the season in sixth position in the standing, my best final position ever. I enjoyed it a lot, and I want to thank the team.
![Ai Ogura](https://d3dup97zc5osq9.cloudfront.net/production/46582/conversions/028-icon-thumb.jpg)
Ai Ogura
79
IDEMITSU Honda Team AsiaI did a good start, and some crashes in front allowed me to gain a few positions. After that, I struggled to be as fast as I wanted. I was in a group fighting between the 10th and the 12th. Unfortunately, it was my maximum today. It wasn’t a good race day. I have finished the last race of 2023 and the last race with this team. To end the championship in 9th wasn’t what I expected, but I want to thank everybody in the team for the support.
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