Photo: crash.net
I’ve seen some close races before, and we all know how big the front group usually is in Moto3, but today was something quite special. The top 15 riders throughout the race were forming one colossal train. Flying rookie, Frenchman Fabio Quartararo crashed out halfway through the race, never entering the top 5. Some new faces were leading the way at times, namely Jakub Kornfeil and Hiroki Ono who started 2nd.
The last lap saw some mouth watering racing, and finally we got to see Miguel Oliveira take his first ever win in Grand Prix racing, which was nice to see after I asked him on Friday when his first one will come. Danny Kent almost slipstreamed him to the line but Oliveira’s exit of the last corner was too quick for Danny to catch him. Fenati took Italy to the podium with third, after leading several times. Compatriot Francesco Bagnaia who also led the race, finished in 4th. Karen Hanika collided with Efren Vazquez and they both crashed on the last lap, both unhurt.
Race Results:
1. Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 39m 39.510s
2. Danny Kent GBR Leopard Racing (Honda) 39m 39.581s
3. Romano Fenati ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 39m 39.637s
4. Francesco Bagnaia ITA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) 39m 39.640s
5. Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Racing Team Moto3 (Honda) 39m 39.710s
6. Niccolò Antonelli ITA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 39m 39.891s
7. Jorge Navarro SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 39m 41.008s
8. Isaac Viñales SPA Husqvarna Factory Laglisse (Husqvarna) 39m 41.086s
9. Alexis Masbou FRA SAXOPRINT RTG (Honda) 39m 41.495s
10. Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 39m 41.649s
11. Hiroki Ono JPN Leopard Racing (Honda) 39m 44.476s
12. Niklas Ajo FIN RBA Racing Team (KTM) 39m 44.652s
13. Andrea Locatelli ITA Gresini Racing Team Moto3 (Honda) 39m 44.670s
14. Livio Loi BEL RW Racing GP (Honda) 39m 44.671s
15. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 39m 45.160s
16. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Drive M7 SIC (KTM) 39m 46.760s
17. Jorge Martin SPA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) 39m 48.078s
18. Darryn Binder RSA Outox Reset Drink Team (Mahindra) 39m 56.740s
19. Alessandro Tonucci ITA Outox Reset Drink Team (Mahindra) 39m 56.801s
20. John Mcphee GBR SAXOPRINT RTG (Honda) 39m 56.815s
21. Maria Herrera SPA Husqvarna Factory Laglisse (Husqvarna) 39m 56.847s
22. Philipp Oettl GER Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 40m 5.958s
23. Remy Gardner AUS CIP (Mahindra) 40m 7.613s
24. Matteo Ferrari ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 40m 7.646s
25. Ana Carrasco SPA RBA Racing Team (KTM) 40m 7.686s
26. Zulfahmi Khairuddin MAL Drive M7 SIC (KTM) 40m 7.732s
27. Anthony Groppi ITA Pos Corse (FTR Honda) 40m 8.329s
28. Karel Hanika CZE Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 40m 14.135s
Efren Vazquez SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) DNF
Jules Danilo FRA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) DNF
Juanfran Guevara SPA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) DNF
Tatsuki Suzuki JPN CIP (Mahindra) DNF
Gabriel Rodrigo ARG RBA Racing Team (KTM) DNF
Fabio Quartararo FRA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) DNF
Stefano Manzi ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) DNF
Marco Bezzecchi ITA Minimoto Portmaggiore (Mahindra) DNF
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