Binder

Oliveira wins, takes the Championship battle to Valencia, Kent 7th

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After a year of ice cool riding, and many wins, Danny Kent arrived in Japan, missed his chance becoming champion, and then again in Australia. But in Malaysia, Danny only needed to finish in the top 5 to guarantee title success. But again he was penalised in qualifying for cruising around and slowing up, and had to start from 9th, and was 16th at the end of the first lap. The front group was home to your typical front runners, Oliveira who could stop Kent winning the title, Binder, Navarro, Bagnaia, Fenati, Antonelli and Kornfeil.

After a brilliant fight through the pack, Danny joined the group he’d been scrapping with all year. With one lap left, Kent was in 5th, after Bagnaia had crashed out. And unbelievably Danny got beaten by the lot of them, with Antonelli passing him back, and Kornfeil slipstreaming him down the back straight.

With Oliveira managing to take a classy, controlled win, albeit with the help of his South African teammate Brad Binder, appearing to be covering anyone trying to take him on the last few corners.

This incredible championship now goes down to the last race in Valencia, a fortnight away.

Race Results:

1. Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 40m 33.277s

2. Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 40m 33.366s

3. Jorge Navarro SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 40m 33.550s

4. Niccolò Antonelli ITA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 40m 33.582s

5. Romano Fenati ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 40m 33.693s

6. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Drive M7 SIC (KTM) 40m 33.807s

7. Danny Kent GBR Leopard Racing (Honda) 40m 33.867s

8. Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Racing Team Moto3 (Honda) 40m 37.281s

9. Alexis Masbou FRA SAXOPRINT RTG (Honda) 40m 40.267s

10. John Mcphee GBR SAXOPRINT RTG (Honda) 40m 43.307s

11. Jules Danilo FRA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 40m 49.405s

12. Jorge Martin SPA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) 40m 52.272s

13. Stefano Manzi ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 40m 52.276s

14. Isaac Viñales SPA RBA Racing Team (KTM) 40m 52.406s

15. Philipp Oettl GER Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 40m 52.430s

16. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Husqvarna Factory Laglisse (Husqvarna) 40m 52.869s

17. Francesco Bagnaia ITA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) 41m 5.330s

18. Maria Herrera SPA Husqvarna Factory Laglisse (Husqvarna) 41m 6.159s

19. Livio Loi BEL RW Racing GP (Honda) 41m 6.201s

20. Juanfran Guevara SPA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) 41m 6.584s

21. Tatsuki Suzuki JPN CIP (Mahindra) 41m 7.730s

22. Remy Gardner AUS CIP (Mahindra) 41m 28.982s

23. Ana Carrasco SPA RBA Racing Team (KTM) 41m 30.839s

24. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 42m 19.567s

25. Gabriel Rodrigo ARG RBA Racing Team (KTM) +1 lap

Karel Hanika CZE Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) DNF

Manuel Pagliani ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) DNF

Efren Vazquez SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) DNF

Hiroki Ono JPN Leopard Racing (Honda) DNF

Zulfahmi Khairuddin MAL Drive M7 SIC (KTM) DNF

Darryn Binder RSA Outox Reset Drink Team (Mahindra) DNF

Enea Bastianini wins his first Grand Prix at home in Misano

Enea Bastianini stormed to pole position in front of a crowd that couldn’t be more home based, as the man who is second in the standings comes from Rimini…a small 5 miles away. As always in the lightweight class of Moto3, as long as you start in the top 10, get a good start, you’ve a chance of staying with the front group. This is why Bastianini was accompanied in race long battle at the front with Binder, Fenati, Oliveira, and Antonelli. The Leopard Honda’s of Kent and Vazquez were also in the scrap, but Vazquez crashed and Danny dropped back after having to give a place up due to exceeding the track limits and gaining an advantage.

The last lap saw some colourful manourvers on the last lap, and Oliveira got close to winning but Bastianini rode a perfect last lap, and took his first ever Grand Prix victory, on home soil too…what’s not to love!

As for Danny Kent, his lead has been reduced to 55 points in the standings.

Race Results:

1. Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Racing Team Moto3 (Honda) 39m 43.673s

2. Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 39m 43.710s

3. Niccolò Antonelli ITA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 39m 44.018s

4. Romano Fenati ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 39m 44.257s

5. Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 39m 44.310s

6. Danny Kent GBR Leopard Racing (Honda) 39m 51.673s

7. Alexis Masbou FRA SAXOPRINT RTG (Honda) 39m 55.327s

8. Francesco Bagnaia ITA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) 39m 55.449s

9. Isaac Viñales SPA RBA Racing Team (KTM) 39m 55.512s

10. Philipp Oettl GER Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 39m 55.646s

11. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Husqvarna Factory Laglisse (Husqvarna) 39m 55.860s

12. Livio Loi BEL RW Racing GP (Honda) 39m 55.887s

13. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 39m 56.205s

14. Stefano Manzi ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 40m 2.933s

15. Jorge Martin SPA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) 40m 7.969s

16. Hiroki Ono JPN Leopard Racing (Honda) 40m 9.397s

17. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Drive M7 SIC (KTM) 40m 9.491s

18. Darryn Binder RSA Outox Reset Drink Team (Mahindra) 40m 9.821s

19. John Mcphee GBR SAXOPRINT RTG (Honda) 40m 9.901s

20. Gabriel Rodrigo ARG RBA Racing Team (KTM) 40m 10.447s

21. Karel Hanika CZE Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 40m 12.924s

22. Alessandro Tonucci ITA Outox Reset Drink Team (Mahindra) 40m 17.859s

23. Matteo Ferrari ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 40m 19.057s

24. Maria Herrera SPA Husqvarna Factory Laglisse (Husqvarna) 40m 24.992s

25. Ana Carrasco SPA RBA Racing Team (KTM) 40m 39.892s

26. Adrian Gyutai HUN Turvital di Vitali Ordeo (TVR) +1 lap

Juanfran Guevara SPA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) DNF

Zulfahmi Khairuddin MAL Drive M7 SIC (KTM) DNF

Tatsuki Suzuki JPN CIP (Mahindra) DNF

Efren Vazquez SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) DNF

Remy Gardner AUS CIP (Mahindra) DNF

Jules Danilo FRA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) DNF

Niccolo Antonelli takes his first GP in the Brno Moto3 Race

Photo: Motocyclismo

The Czech Moto3 Race started off with a messy crash involving 8 riders, so a race restart was required, making the distance just 12 laps. Gabriel Rodrgio was taken to Brno Hospital, and is conscious, reporting pain in his ankle.

After Danny Kent made a proper bogie start in the first start, his second attempt was almost perfect, although it was Jorge Navarro that led into turn one again. As this was now a shortened, sprint style race, riders seemed to be taking greater liberties with overtaking, and the leading pack were taking no prisoners thoughout the race. This time there was 11 riders scrapping it out at the front, but the likes of Binder, Oliveira, Fenati, Navarro, Kent, Vazquez and Antonelli started ease away from the rest. The last lap was everything you could wish for in a close race, but the ever impressing Niccolo Antonelli avoided the banzai overtaking behind him, and finally secured his first podium and race win, a very emotional win at that.

Danny Kent finished seventh, because at the restart he was having to ride with a used Medium tyre, as there was no fresh soft one left from his weekend allocation. This meant he couldn’t quite stay at the very sharp end of the group. However, he still leads Bastianini by 45 points heading into Silverstone.

Race Results:

1. Niccolò Antonelli ITA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 25m 56.866s

2. Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Racing Team Moto3 (Honda) 25m 57.018s

3. Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 25m 57.242s

4. Efren Vazquez SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 25m 57.406s

5. Jorge Navarro SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 25m 57.426s

6. Romano Fenati ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 25m 57.687s

7. Danny Kent GBR Leopard Racing (Honda) 25m 58.045s

8. Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 25m 58.054s

9. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Drive M7 SIC (KTM) 25m 58.286s

10. John Mcphee GBR SAXOPRINT RTG (Honda) 26m 0.251s

11. Jorge Martin SPA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) 26m 2.617s

12. Francesco Bagnaia ITA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) 26m 2.712s

13. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 26m 2.776s

14. Juanfran Guevara SPA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) 26m 3.039s

15. Philipp Oettl GER Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 26m 3.134s

16. Darryn Binder RSA Outox Reset Drink Team (Mahindra) 26m 4.514s

17. Remy Gardner AUS CIP (Mahindra) 26m 4.568s

18. Livio Loi BEL RW Racing GP (Honda) 26m 5.073s

19. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Husqvarna Factory Laglisse (Husqvarna) 26m 11.168s

20. Tatsuki Suzuki JPN CIP (Mahindra) 26m 12.879s

21. Matteo Ferrari ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 26m 12.993s

22. Zulfahmi Khairuddin MAL Drive M7 SIC (KTM) 26m 13.608s

23. Maria Herrera SPA Husqvarna Factory Laglisse (Husqvarna) 26m 13.793s

24. Stefano Manzi ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 26m 15.833s

25. Alessandro Tonucci ITA Outox Reset Drink Team (Mahindra) 26m 28.326s

26. Karel Hanika CZE Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 26m 33.952s

27. Jules Danilo FRA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 26m 58.531s

Kevin Hanus GER Team Hanusch (Honda) DNF

Alexis Masbou FRA SAXOPRINT RTG (Honda) DNF

Fabio Quartararo FRA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) DNF

Isaac Viñales SPA RBA Racing Team (KTM) DNF

Maximilian Kappler GER SAXOPRINT-RTG (FTR Honda) DNS

Hiroki Ono JPN Leopard Racing (Honda) DNS

Andrea Locatelli ITA Gresini Racing Team Moto3 (Honda) DNS

Gabriel Rodrigo ARG RBA Racing Team (KTM) DNS

Niklas Ajo FIN RBA Racing Team (KTM) DNS

Kent outsmarts his rivals to make it 3 wins in a row

Photo: motogp.com

Round 3 of the Moto3 World Championship at Jerez saw 16 year old rookie, Frenchman Fabio Quartararo start from pole position. The race start saw himself, championship leader Danny Kent, and Red Bull KTM duo of Oliveira and Binder pulling away from the field.

Those four spent the entire race swapping positions, each rider taking turns to lead, with Quartararo and Kent trying pull away with 2 laps left, but Oliveira was able to follow suit and split the pair.

Approaching the last corner on the last lap, Quartararo tried to overtake both Kent and Oliveira in one go, and in turn nearly hitting them both. He went wide, and ended up finishing 4th.

So Danny Kent makes it 3 wins out of 4 starts. That makes him the first Brit to win 3 races in a row since Barry Sheene in the 500cc class, 1977. He also leads the championship by a huge 31 points!

1. Danny Kent GBR Leopard Racing (Honda) 41m 19.552s
2. Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 41m 19.649s
3. Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 41m 19.848s
4. Fabio Quartararo FRA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 41m 20.434s
5. Efren Vazquez SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 41m 22.458s
6. Romano Fenati ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 41m 30.587s
7. Francesco Bagnaia ITA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) 41m 30.678s
8. Jorge Navarro SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 41m 31.313s
9. Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Racing Team Moto3 (Honda) 41m 35.413s
10. John Mcphee GBR SAXOPRINT RTG (Honda) 41m 35.516s
11. Isaac Viñales SPA Husqvarna Factory Laglisse (Husqvarna) 41m 35.567s
12. Jules Danilo FRA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 41m 35.599s
13. Livio Loi BEL RW Racing GP (Honda) 41m 38.352s
14. Jorge Martin SPA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) 41m 44.144s
15. Alexis Masbou FRA SAXOPRINT RTG (Honda) 41m 44.255s
16. Andrea Locatelli ITA Gresini Racing Team Moto3 (Honda) 41m 45.537s
17. Niklas Ajo FIN RBA Racing Team (KTM) 41m 55.347s
18. Matteo Ferrari ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 41m 55.500s
19. Stefano Manzi ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 41m 55.915s
20. Juanfran Guevara SPA MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA (Mahindra) 41m 56.050s
21. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 41m 56.084s
22. Karel Hanika CZE Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 41m 56.573s
23. Tatsuki Suzuki JPN CIP (Mahindra) 41m 56.727s
24. Darryn Binder RSA Outox Reset Drink Team (Mahindra) 41m 56.870s
25. Remy Gardner AUS CIP (Mahindra) 42m 0.494s
26. Zulfahmi Khairuddin MAL Drive M7 SIC (KTM) 42m 13.144s
27. Ana Carrasco SPA RBA Racing Team (KTM) 42m 29.099s
Philipp Oettl GER Schedl GP Racing (KTM) DNF
Jakub Kornfeil CZE Drive M7 SIC (KTM) DNF
Hiroki Ono JPN Leopard Racing (Honda) DNF
Alessandro Tonucci ITA Outox Reset Drink Team (Mahindra) DNF
Niccolò Antonelli ITA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) DNF
Gabriel Rodrigo ARG RBA Racing Team (KTM) DNF
Maria Herrera SPA Husqvarna Factory Laglisse (Husqvarna) DNF

Alex Marquez wins Moto3 dog fight as Miller and Kent miss out

Englishman and pole sitter Danny Kent led into turn one, as Jack Miller got a great start and is in second place by turn 5 on the first lap as the race looses several riders at a turn 1 crash. Championship leader Alex Marquez was sat in third with South African Brad Binder in 4th.

Just when it looked like Marquez was about to leave Kent behind after passing him, Danny takes him back, relegating Marquez to fourth. This is the point the leading pack started to swap positions left right and centre with Binder, McPhee, Vazquez and Oliveira looking strong too.

With 6 laps to go, Oliveira had a massive highside, landing hard, but he was seen to be walking a lap later. The last two laps saw Kent, Miller and Marquez scrapping it out for the win, Vazquez then joined them as Binder and McPhee brought up the rear.

On the last lap it was very intense, as the front pack approached the last few corners, Kent and Miller barged shoulders on the back straight, out braked each other, letting Marquez through to win, with Vazquez and Binder sneaking passed for the podium.

Alex Marquez now leads the standings by 25 points ahead of Australian Jack Miller.

1. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 39m 26.830s
2. Efren Vazquez SPA SaxoPrint-RTG (Honda) 39m 27.187s
3. Brad Binder RSA Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 39m 27.314s
4. John McPhee GBR SaxoPrint-RTG (Honda) 39m 27.502s
5. Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 39m 27.991s
6. Danny Kent GBR Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo (Husqvarna) 39m 28.626s
7. Romano Fenati ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 39m 32.757s
8. Enea Bastianini ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 (KTM) 39m 32.855s
9. Niccolò Antonelli ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 (KTM) 39m 33.357s
10. Alex Rins SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 39m 33.516s
11. Isaac Viñales SPA Calvo Team (KTM) 39m 33.818s
12. Karel Hanika CZE Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 39m 45.543s
13. Francesco Bagnaia ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 39m 45.587s
14. Zulfahmi Khairuddin MAL Ongetta-AirAsia (Honda) 39m 46.072s
15. Alessandro Tonucci ITA CIP (Mahindra) 39m 46.494s
16. Eric Granado BRA Calvo Team (KTM) 39m 51.618s
17. Philipp Oettl GER Interwetten Paddock Moto3 (Kalex-KTM) 40m 6.910s
18. Hafiq Azmi MAL SIC-AJO (KTM) 40m 6.984s
19. Jules Danilo FRA Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 40m 7.718s
20. Jasper Iwema NED CIP (Mahindra) 40m 7.841s
21. Luca Grünwald GER Kiefer Racing (Kalex-KTM) 40m 27.566s
22. Gabriel Ramos VEN Kiefer Racing (Kalex-KTM) 40m 28.582s
23. Andrea Locatelli ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 40m 37.825s
24. Matteo Ferrari ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 1 lap

Moto3

Alex Marquez now leads the standings by 25 points ahead of Australian Jack Miller.

My Moto3 Brno Race Recap: Masbou wins his first Race after incredible battle

I’ve seen some terrific Moto3 races in my time but today was certainly one of the best. I had it in my mind Marquez would have an advantage today, having been so strong all weekend but nobody in this race had an advantage. From the very start it was crazy close, although it was Marquez who lead into turn one with Miller following. Popular Scot John McPhee had a very unfortunate fall at the first corner on lap two, he was a bit beaten up, but generally ok.

Alexis Masbou was very strong after a handful of laps and was soon up there with Marquez, Miller, Rins and the ever impressing Bastianini. But before anyone could assume who’d be in the front group of 5 or 6, the pursuers of Binder, Kent, Oliveira, Bagnaia, Ajo etc, all caught them forming a monumental train of 13+ riders. Enea Bastianini’s Rossi esque overtakes made or very aggressive racing with Marquez, neither of them gave an inch.

South African Brad Binder had been having a very tough weekend, he told me on Friday lunchtime that his Mahindra had been handling terribly and wasn’t really in a good place. But Brad is a man of Sundays and today was no exception as he fought his way from 5th in the pack to 2nd, and briefly led. Unfortunately he could only manage 6th in the end, but to be perfectly honest anybody could have won today.

As the pack finished the penultimate lap, leader Alex Rins punched the air thinking the race had finished, everyone started overtaking him, he realised after about 4 or 5 seconds. He was now down in ninth and had no chance of victory. The last few corners were crazy, it was hard to keep track, Miller and Marquez led into the last chicane but tripped over each other. Masbou took advantage and was followed by Bastianini and Danny Kent on the podium.

It was very refreshing to see yet another new face on the top step of the rostrum, to see young rookie Enea Bastianini finish 2nd again, and to see the return of form from Danny Kent.

Race Results:

1. Alexis Masbou FRA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 40m 59.759s
2. Enea Bastianini ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 (KTM) 40m 59.916s
3. Danny Kent GBR Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo (Husqvarna) 40m 59.946s
4. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 40m 59.959s
5. Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 40m 59.976s
6. Brad Binder RSA Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 41m 0.069s
7. Miguel Oliveira POR Mahindra Racing (Mahindra) 41m 0.229s
8. Efren Vazquez SPA SaxoPrint-RTG (Honda) 41m 0.308s
9. Alex Rins SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 41m 0.669s
10. Isaac Viñales SPA Calvo Team (KTM) 41m 0.768s
11. Romano Fenati ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 41m 0.801s
12. Niklas Ajo FIN Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo (Husqvarna) 41m 0.820s
13. Niccolò Antonelli ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 (KTM) 41m 0.950s
14. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Calvo Team (KTM) 41m 1.568s
15. Karel Hanika CZE Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 41m 1.597s
16. Juanfran Guevara SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 (Kalex-KTM) 41m 1.703s
17. Francesco Bagnaia ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 41m 12.523s
18. Jules Danilo FRA Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 41m 14.518s
19. Scott Deroue NED RW Racing GP (Kalex-KTM) 41m 14.938s
20. Matteo Ferrari ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 41m 14.952s
21. Alessandro Tonucci ITA CIP (Mahindra) 41m 15.017s
22. Zulfahmi Khairuddin MAL Ongetta-AirAsia (Honda) 41m 21.418s
23. Bryan Schouten NED CIP (Mahindra) 41m 21.480s
24. Philipp Oettl GER Interwetten Paddock Moto3 (Kalex-KTM) 41m 26.551s
25. Andrea Locatelli ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 41m 26.587s
26. Arthur Sissis AUS Mahindra Racing (Mahindra) 41m 26.792s
27. Eric Granado BRA Calvo Team (KTM) 41m 36.511s
28. Hafiq Azmi MAL SIC-AJO (KTM) 42m 4.156s
29. Gabriel Ramos VEN Kiefer Racing (Kalex-KTM) 42m 6.046s

My eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Moto3 Race Recap & Results

Australian ace and championship leader Jack Miller put contract disputes and speculation behind him taking a start to finish victory in Saxony this morning. He may not have been overtaken once, but it was still a very exciting race. Title challengers Alex Rins and Romano Fenati crashed out on the opening laps in separate incidents, handing point initiatives to Miller and Marquez.

It was the rider who started 6th on the grid who was, for most, the star of the race. It was South African rider Brad Binder, a rider I’ve chilled with several times and interviewed before, riding the Ambrogio Racing Mahindra. He was quite happy to sit behind Miller, Marquez and Masbou in the early stages, and brought Brit Danny Kent to the scrap. Brad felt extremely comfortable in this leading pack, and soon passed Masbou, then Marquez.

The race then became the Brad follows Jack show. Brad was quicker than Miller in the final sectors of the lap, but not so much in the early sectors. What made it even harder for Binder to pass was the fact Jack is one of the best riders in the whole paddock on the brakes. It soon came down to the last lap, and Brad attempted to pass Jack on the last corner, but couldn’t quite get through. Again, this was due to Miller’s incredible braking gift.

Masbou managed to beat Marquez for third which did Miller’s title lead no harm at all! Danny Kent may only have achieved 5th in the end, but when you look at his results this year it’s ten times better. Aki Ajo will be extremely relieved to see Danny finish so well.

Race Results:

1. Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 39m 26.927s
2. Brad Binder RSA Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 39m 27.107s
3. Alexis Masbou FRA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 39m 28.046s
4. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 39m 28.107s
5. Danny Kent GBR Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo (Husqvarna) 39m 28.217s
6. Efren Vazquez SPA SaxoPrint-RTG (Honda) 39m 53.158s
7. John McPhee GBR SaxoPrint-RTG (Honda) 39m 53.263s
8. Isaac Viñales SPA Calvo Team (KTM) 39m 53.401s
9. Matteo Ferrari ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 39m 53.510s
10. Juanfran Guevara SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 (Kalex-KTM) 39m 53.662s
11. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Calvo Team (KTM) 39m 53.800s
12. Philipp Oettl GER Interwetten Paddock Moto3 (Kalex-KTM) 39m 53.936s
13. Arthur Sissis AUS Mahindra Racing (Mahindra) 39m 54.232s
14. Eric Granado BRA Calvo Team (KTM) 39m 57.011s
15. Enea Bastianini ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 (KTM) 40m 12.052s
16. Alessandro Tonucci ITA CIP (Mahindra) 40m 12.466s
17. Jules Danilo FRA Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 40m 12.952s
18. Hafiq Azmi MAL SIC-AJO (KTM) 40m 13.037s
19. Luca Grünwald GER Kiefer Racing (Kalex-KTM) 40m 23.714s
20. Ana Carrasco SPA RW Racing GP (Kalex-KTM) 40m 24.076s
21. Maximilian Kappler GER SaxoPrint RTG (FTR) 40m 36.239s
22. Gabriel Rodrigo ARG Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo (Husqvarna) 1 lap
23. Kevin Hanus GER Fai Rent-A-Jet (Honda) 1 lap

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My Moto3 Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Race Recap

When Honda decided they would make a brand new machine to challenge the dominant KTM contingent, everyone had mixed thoughts. Would it really be a massive effort? Would it still not be enough to beat KTM. The answer was yes, it’s a huge effort and success has come there way, and even victory last Sunday was achieved.

At the start, it was indeed Alex Marquez leading into turn one from pole. Binder’s great qualifying of 4th wasn’t wasted as he got himself into 3rd. Bastianini was in second, impressing again, however his teammate Antonelli crashed hard at turn 10. He hit the tyre wall hard but was okay. Alex Rins then retired due to a broken gear lever.

Marquez was not touched the whole race, he rode around on his own at the front, very unlike any Moto3 race we’ve seen this year. Vazquez, Fenati, Bastianini, Vinales, Ajo, Binder and title leader Miller were all in a huge battle for a podium finish. The last lap was your typical scrap in Moto3. Fenati made an error at turn five letting bikes through, one of which was Miller. Ajo all but fell off his bike at turn 7, but pulled off a ‘Randy Mamola’ save and still finished 8th. So Bastianini finished second, his first podium in Grand Prix in only his 7th attempt! Vazquez was 3rd followed by Miller and Fenati.

This was also Honda’s first Moto3 win since 2012.

Race Results:

1. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 41m 11.656s
2. Enea Bastianini ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 (KTM) 41m 14.892s
3. Efren Vazquez SPA SaxoPrint-RTG (Honda) 41m 15.168s
4. Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 41m 15.420s
5. Romano Fenati ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 41m 15.518s
6. Brad Binder RSA Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 41m 15.704s
7. Isaac Viñales SPA Calvo Team (KTM) 41m 15.787s
8. Niklas Ajo FIN Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo (Husqvarna) 41m 21.437s
9. John McPhee GBR SaxoPrint-RTG (Honda) 41m 30.234s
10. Francesco Bagnaia ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 41m 30.253s
11. Alexis Masbou FRA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 41m 30.638s
12. Miguel Oliveira POR Mahindra Racing (Mahindra) 41m 30.698s
13. Alessandro Tonucci ITA CIP (Mahindra) 41m 30.984s
14. Karel Hanika CZE Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 41m 31.279s
15. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Calvo Team (KTM) 41m 31.639s
16. Zulfahmi Khairuddin MAL Ongetta-AirAsia (Honda) 41m 32.050s
17. Danny Kent GBR Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo (Husqvarna) 41m 32.667s
18. Arthur Sissis AUS Mahindra Racing (Mahindra) 41m 46.751s
19. Philipp Oettl GER Interwetten Paddock Moto3 (Kalex-KTM) 41m 46.996s
20. Luca Grünwald GER Kiefer Racing (Kalex-KTM) 41m 47.245s
21. Matteo Ferrari ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 41m 47.358s
22. Gabriel Rodrigo ARG RBA Racing Team (KTM) 41m 47.888s
23. Eric Granado BRA Calvo Team (KTM) 41m 47.956s
24. Bryan Schouten NED CIP (Mahindra) 41m 50.191s
25. Livio Loi BEL Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex-KTM) 41m 50.192s
26. Scott Deroue NED RW Racing GP (Kalex-KTM) 41m 50.262s
27. Jules Danilo FRA Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 41m 54.249s
28. Juanfran Guevara SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 (Kalex-KTM) 42m 7.806s
29. Andrea Locatelli ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 42m 7.866s
30. Ana Carrasco SPA RW Racing GP (Kalex-KTM) 42m 12.808s
31. Gabriel Ramos VEN Kiefer Racing (Kalex-KTM) 42m 12.905s

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Moto3:

It is now round seven for the MotoGP World Championships, and we still have not seen Honda win a Moto3 Race this year. Although Alex Rins was only beaten by a photo finish margin in Mugello, it’s still just been KTM, and either Jack Miller or Romano Fenati taking the top spot on the podium. However, this weekend’s race is the home round for factory Honda riders Alex Rins and Alex Marquez. Both have been strong this weekend, but it was Marquez that took his first ever pole this afternoon.

Sky Team by VR46 and Red Bull KTM AJO struggled in Qualifying with setup, Fenati and Bagnaia are down in 16th and 20th, while Miller is down in 8th. I think it’s very fair to say that the nicest surprise all weekend has been the form of South African Brad Binder. Now in his third year of Grand Prix Racing, it’s only now that he’s on a competitive bike. He started off last year on the Suter Honda which was on its decline, then the switch to Mahindra brought better things. In Mugello he showed form in practice too, but couldn’t quite stay with the leaders. Starting fourth tomorrow, you can expect to see him staying with the leaders for all the race.

Again rookie Enea Bastianini is showing his true talent, setting the second quickest time! He is obviously booming with confidence after leading the race in Italy, despite crashing. Expect to see him battling at the front showing no fear of the established riders.

The Grid:

1. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 50.232s
2. Enea Bastianini ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 (KTM) 1m 50.850s
3. Alex Rins SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 50.912s
4. Brad Binder RSA Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 1m 51.024s
5. Niklas Ajo FIN Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo (Husqvarna) 1m 51.308s
6. Isaac Viñales SPA Calvo Team (KTM) 1m 51.360s
7. Miguel Oliveira POR Mahindra Racing (Mahindra) 1m 51.456s
8. Efren Vazquez SPA SaxoPrint-RTG (Honda) 1m 51.471s
9. Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 51.481s
10. John McPhee GBR SaxoPrint-RTG (Honda) 1m 51.499s
11. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Calvo Team (KTM) 1m 51.667s
12. Niccolò Antonelli ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 (KTM) 1m 51.693s
13. Juanfran Guevara SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 (Kalex-KTM) 1m 51.693s
14. Alessandro Tonucci ITA CIP (Mahindra) 1m 51.704s
15. Karel Hanika CZE Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 51.812s
16. Romano Fenati ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 51.848s
17. Alexis Masbou FRA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 1m 52.131s
18. Zulfahmi Khairuddin MAL Ongetta-AirAsia (Honda) 1m 52.227s
19. Danny Kent GBR Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo (Husqvarna) 1m 52.251s
20. Francesco Bagnaia ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 1m 52.363s
21. Hafiq Azmi MAL SIC-AJO (KTM) 1m 52.439s
22. Matteo Ferrari ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 1m 52.463s
23. Livio Loi BEL Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex-KTM) 1m 52.614s
24. Maria Herrera SPA Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 1m 52.712s
25. Luca Grünwald GER Kiefer Racing (Kalex-KTM) 1m 52.909s
26. Eric Granado BRA Calvo Team (KTM) 1m 52.911s
27. Arthur Sissis AUS Mahindra Racing (Mahindra) 1m 52.934s
28. Scott Deroue NED RW Racing GP (Kalex-KTM) 1m 53.130s
29. Bryan Schouten NED CIP (Mahindra) 1m 53.263s
30. Philipp Oettl GER Interwetten Paddock Moto3 (Kalex-KTM) 1m 53.266s
31. Andrea Locatelli ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 1m 53.504s
32. Jules Danilo FRA Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 1m 53.912s
33. Gabriel Ramos VEN Kiefer Racing (Kalex-KTM) 1m 53.915s
34. Gabriel Rodrigo ARG RBA Racing Team (KTM) 1m 54.070s
35. Ana Carrasco SPA RW Racing GP (Kalex-KTM) 1m 54.369s

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