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Yamaha celebrate MotoGP resurgence with Vinales victory
Maverick Vinales breaks win drought for Yamaha
Movistar Yamaha close in on Repsol Honda in Teams Title
The drought is over. 25 races since their last win – taken by Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) at the TT Circuit Assen last season – Yamaha were back on the top step at the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix as Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) brought an end to their losing streak in imperious style.
Massimo Meregalli – Yamaha MotoGP Team Director
“What a thrilling and dramatic race! Maverick is always strong at the Phillip Island circuit, and he once again outdid himself in Australia today. He really deserved the victory, because he had been strong the entire weekend. It‘s a great feeling for the team to secure a win again – we have all been working so hard for this. It‘s not just us who have been waiting, but also our fans, so this is as much for them as it is for us. It was a pity that Vale wasn‘t able to join the podium, because he was showing great potential for the majority of the race. It would have been great to have him up there too. He and his crew have also been pushing to the maximum, but sixth place was really the best he could do today due to tyre wear at the end of the race. Overall this weekend has been a great moral boost, because both riders were competitive, so we‘re all looking forward to the next round, the Grand Prix of Malaysia, in just a week‘s time.”
The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team are celebrating at Phillip Island as they returned to the top step of the podium with Maverick Viñales taking a stunning win. Valentino Rossi was also a strong contender in today‘s Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, eventually crossing the line in sixth place as he struggled with tyre wear.
VIñales didn‘t have the start he had hoped for from second on the front row and slotted into tenth position after the first corners. At the end of the first lap he started to climb his way back up the ranking order, and on lap 3 he moved into eighth position. He remained there for a while, but was looking comfortable.
Drama happened with 21 laps to go, when Johann Zarco and Marc Márquez collided. Unaffected by the incident, the Factory Yamaha rider used the moment to launch his attack. He smoothly fought his way through the rider field to take the lead on lap 8. From that moment on he did exactly as he predicted yesterday: he put his head down, lapping 1‘29s laps, to break away at the front.
Towards the end of the race the Spaniard had a comfortable advantage of over four-seconds, allowing him to have a bit of a breather over the last five laps. He didn‘t put a foot wrong and secured a fantastic victory, with a 1.543s margin over his closest rival.
Maverick Vinales
“This is the best feeling ever, honestly! We‘ve been in the dark all year, and suddenly we came into the light! I couldn‘t show my potential in the previous races, but today I could. Being first in Australia is always amazing! It‘s the best track ever, and I like to be at the front there. To win here and break this long none winning period of Yamaha is unbelievable! I was riding on the bike like I was in FP4. I got a really good feeling from the bike, so I knew I could maintain 1‘29s. That‘s what I did for most of the middle of the race. I tried to escape as far as I could, because I knew my tyre wasn‘t going to last until the end. I knew opening that gap would be difficult, I had some moments with some riders, and some shaking on the bike – I was struggling, but I still made it through anyway. It was amazing! I have to say ‘thank you’ to the team, because this weekend they worked for the win. We will try to be the best and we‘ll try to work in a good way. We don‘t want to lose the concentration, because we don‘t know what will happen in Malaysia, but for sure the level of motivation will be high after this weekend.”
Rossi was in the fight but faded to sixth
Rossi had a good start from seventh on the grid, gaining a spot on the first lap. He continued to fight in the bunched-up leading group and soon found a way past Álex Rins to take fifth. He was looking to hit the front of the pack early but got involved in a scrap with Zarco and Jack Miller, which moved him back to sixth.
As Zarco and Márquez touched going into turn 1 on lap 6, the fight for the lead heated up. Viñales took the number one spot on lap 8 and the Doctor was keen on following him. He wrestled for a bit with Andrea Dovizioso and initially came out victorious, so he could attempt to follow his teammate in first place, but he couldn‘t quite keep up the challenge.
A fight with Andrea Iannone cost him some valuable time, and with 12 laps to go he got swept up again in a battle consisting of five riders fighting for second place. Rossi was pushed back to fifth but wasn‘t about to give up. With 8 laps to go he made another charge, briefly reclaiming second place, only to find himself in sixth again shortly after. The Italian pushed hard and had another try in the final three laps, but still finished the race in sixth place, 5.132s from his teammate.
Today’s results see Rossi hold third position in the championship standings with a 15-point gap to second. Viñales remains in fourth place, and thanks to his splendid win he currently has a 15-point gap to his teammate.
Valentino Rossi
“Unfortunately from the first lap I already started to slide a bit too much on acceleration. I lost some grip compared to yesterday and this morning. It’s a shame because for sure we wanted to try to do better. I tried to ride smoothly and manage the tyres, but unfortunately after 15 laps I was in trouble, because when exiting left corners I had too much spin. We need to understand why this happened and then try to improve, but having Maverick win a race is good news for the team and Yamaha, because it gives great motivation.”
Yamaha holds third place in the Constructor Championship after the race in Australia, with a 44-point margin to second, while the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team remain in second position in the team standings, with now a 16-point gap to first.
The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team will be back in action at the Sepang International Circuit next weekend for the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix, held from November 2nd – 4th.
2018 Phillip Island MotoGP Results | |||
Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
1. | Vinales M. | Movistar Yamaha | 40:51.081 |
2. | Iannone A. | Team Suzuki Ecstar | +1.543 |
3. | Dovizioso A. | Ducati Team | +1.832 |
4. | Bautista A. | Ducati Team | +4.072 |
5. | Rins A. | Team Suzuki Ecstar | +5.017 |
6. | Rossi V. | Movistar Yamaha | +5.132 |
7. | Miller J. | Alma Pramac Racing | +6.756 |
8. | Morbidelli F. | Marc VDS Racing Team | +21.805 |
9. | Espargaro A. | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | +22.904 |
10. | Smith B. | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | +22.940 |
11. | Abraham K. | Angel Nieto Team | +34.386 |
12. | Petrucci D. | Alma Pramac Racing | +35.025 |
13. | Redding S. | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | +36.348 |
14. | Nakagami T. | LCR Honda | +36.389 |
15. | Simeon X. | Reale Avintia Racing | +44.214 |
16. | Luthi T. | Marc VDS Racing Team | +48.226 |
17. | Torres J. | Reale Avintia Racing | +1:04.965 |
18. | Jones M. | Angel Nieto Team | +1:19.817 |
DNF | Espargaro P. | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | DNF |
DNF | Syahrin H. | Monster Tech 3 | DNF |
DNF | Pedrosa D. | Repsol Honda | DNF |
DNF | Marquez M. | Repsol Honda | DNF |
DNF | Zarco J. | Monster Tech 3 | DNF |
MotoGP Championship Points
2018 MotoGP Championship Standings |
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Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
1. | Marquez Marc | Repsol Honda Team | 296 |
2. | Dovizioso Andrea | Ducati Team | 210 |
3. | Rossi Valentino | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 195 |
4. | Vinales Maverick | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 180 |
5. | Crutchlow Cal | LCR Honda | 148 |
6. | Petrucci Danilo | Alma Pramac Racing | 137 |
7. | Zarco Johann | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 133 |
8. | Iannone Andrea | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 133 |
9. | Lorenzo Jorge | Ducati Team | 130 |
10. | Rins Alex | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 129 |
11. | Bautista Alvaro | Angel Nieto Team | 96 |
12. | Pedrosa Dani | Repsol Honda Team | 95 |
13. | Miller Jack | Alma Pramac Racing | 83 |
14. | Morbidelli Franco | Marc VDS Racing Team | 46 |
15. | Espargaro Aleix | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 39 |
16. | Rabat Tito | Reale Avintia Racing | 35 |
17. | Espargaro Pol | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 35 |
18. | Syahrin Hafizh | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 34 |
19. | Smith Bradley | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 29 |
20. | Nakagami Takaaki | LCR Honda | 21 |
21. | Redding Scott | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 15 |
22. | Abraham Karel | Angel Nieto Team | 10 |
23. | Kallio Mika | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 6 |
24. | Nakasuga Katsuyuki | Yamaha Factory Team | 2 |
25. | Simeon Xavier | Reale Avintia Racing | 1 |
26. | Pirro Michele | Ducati Team | 1 |
27. | Luthi Thomas | Marc VDS Racing Team | 0 |
28. | Bradl Stefan | Honda Racing Corporation | 0 |
29. | Torres Jordi | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | 0 |
30. | Jones Mike | Reale Avintia Racing | 0 |
31. | Guintoli Sylvain | Pata Yamaha Official WSBK Team | 0 |
32. | Ponsson Christophe | Ponsson C. | 0 |
2018 MotoGP Team Points | ||
Pos | Team | Points |
1. | Repsol Honda Team | 391 |
2. | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 375 |
3. | Ducati Team | 353 |
4. | Suzuki MotoGP | 262 |
5. | Alma Pramac Racing | 220 |
6. | LCR Honda | 169 |
7. | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 167 |
8. | Angel Nieto Team | 93 |
9. | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 64 |
10. | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 54 |
11. | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 46 |
12. | Reale Avintia Racing | 36 |
2018 MotoGP Constructors Championship | ||
Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
1 | Honda | 339 |
2 | Ducati | 300 |
3 | Yamaha | 256 |
4 | Suzuki | 193 |
5 | KTM | 55 |
6 | Aprilia | 49 |
Source: MCNews.com.au
#AusMotoGP Race Reports | Results | Points | MotoGP | Moto2 | Moto3
Maverick Vinales breaks win drought for Yamaha
Marquez and Zarco clash
Movistar Yamaha close in on Repsol Honda in Teams Title
Maverick Vinales’ first win since Le Mans 2017 saw him take the flag 1.5 seconds clear of second place Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar), with Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso taking his first podium for the Borgo Panigale factory at Phillip Island.
#AusMotoGP Race Report
As the lights went out it was Danilo Petrucci (Alma Pramac Racing) who got a lightning launch from P8 to head around the outside and lead into Turn 1, but the Italian then ran off at Turn 2 to end his charge. However, fellow Alma Pramac Racing rider Jack Miller took advantage to take the lead of his home Grand Prix at Turn 4 – a rinse and repeat of 2017 for the Aussie.
Pole man Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) slotted in behind Miller with Iannone third, but heading into Turn 1 on Lap 2 it was all change: Marquez took over the reins of the freight train, with Dovi slotting into second, Iannone third and Miller pushed back to fourth. The swapping and changing at the front begun with the fast and sweeping Phillip Island circuit keeping the riders in close pursuit of each other. The racing was hard but fair under glorious clear skies.
Close then became too close for Marquez and Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), however, as the duo headed into the braking zone at Turn 1 on Lap 6 and Zarco hit the back of the number 93, causing the Frenchman to lose control and crash at roughly 300kph. Zarco’s bike also severely damaged the back of Marquez’ Honda and subsequently, the 2018 Champion retired from the race. Thankfully, Zarco walked away from the incident uninjured.
This left Dovi leading from Miller and Iannone but then Viñales began to make his move. Starting P2, the Spaniard didn’t get a good getaway and was as low as tenth at one stage, but on Lap 8 he made what would turn out to be his race-winning overtake at Turn 4. Maverick then took off in true Top Gun style and within a lap had created a 0.8 second lead.
The number 25 was in the groove and looked like he was on rails around the Island. Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) was leading the chase before Iannone then took the baton, but the Suzuki man ran wide at Turn 4 and dropped to the back of the quartet.
Alvaro Bautista (Ducati Team) was taking no prisoners on his one-off Ducati factory ride, with he and teammate Dovi also taking it in turns to try and reel in Viñales. But no matter who it was out of the four, no one could match the Spaniard’s superior pace – the gap was 1.9 seconds on Lap 13, and grew to four seconds by Lap 21.
Rins got the better of Rossi on the final lap to claim a fourth consecutive top five finish; ‘The Doctor’ forced to settle for P6 after heading wide on the last lap. Miller would bring his Ducati home in a solid P7 and as the leading Independent Team rider – the Australian just 6.7 seconds from the win – with Franco Morbidelli (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) earning his best result in the premier class so far in P8 to take charge in the Rookie of the Year Championship.
Hafizh Syahrin (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) crashed out of the top on Lap 19 at Turn 4. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) was able to beat Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith by a whisker in two great results – with 0.036 separating the duo at the line in P9 and P10 respectively – despite the Spaniard getting hit in the hand by some debris following the Zarco-Marquez incident.
11th was Karel Abraham (Angel Nieto Team) in the Czech rider’s best result of the season, with Petrucci recovering to P12 at the flag. Scott Redding (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini), Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) and Xavier Simeon (Reale Avintia Racing) completed to points in P13, P14 and P15 respectively – the latter earning his first point-scoring finish of the season.
A fantastic and faultless ride from Viñales means Yamaha have won their first Grand Prix race in 490 days. Can this launch the Spaniard into an end of season onslaught for second in the Championship? Or will Rossi and Dovizioso hold him off? Next up is Malaysia and the last of the flyaway races to give us the penultimate piece of the 2018 puzzle.
2018 Phillip Island MotoGP Results | |||
Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
1. | Vinales M. | Movistar Yamaha | 40:51.081 |
2. | Iannone A. | Team Suzuki Ecstar | +1.543 |
3. | Dovizioso A. | Ducati Team | +1.832 |
4. | Bautista A. | Ducati Team | +4.072 |
5. | Rins A. | Team Suzuki Ecstar | +5.017 |
6. | Rossi V. | Movistar Yamaha | +5.132 |
7. | Miller J. | Alma Pramac Racing | +6.756 |
8. | Morbidelli F. | Marc VDS Racing Team | +21.805 |
9. | Espargaro A. | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | +22.904 |
10. | Smith B. | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | +22.940 |
11. | Abraham K. | Angel Nieto Team | +34.386 |
12. | Petrucci D. | Alma Pramac Racing | +35.025 |
13. | Redding S. | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | +36.348 |
14. | Nakagami T. | LCR Honda | +36.389 |
15. | Simeon X. | Reale Avintia Racing | +44.214 |
16. | Luthi T. | Marc VDS Racing Team | +48.226 |
17. | Torres J. | Reale Avintia Racing | +1:04.965 |
18. | Jones M. | Angel Nieto Team | +1:19.817 |
DNF | Espargaro P. | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | DNF |
DNF | Syahrin H. | Monster Tech 3 | DNF |
DNF | Pedrosa D. | Repsol Honda | DNF |
DNF | Marquez M. | Repsol Honda | DNF |
DNF | Zarco J. | Monster Tech 3 | DNF |
2018 MotoGP Championship Standings | |||
Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
1. | Marquez Marc | Repsol Honda Team | 296 |
2. | Dovizioso Andrea | Ducati Team | 210 |
3. | Rossi Valentino | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 195 |
4. | Vinales Maverick | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 180 |
5. | Crutchlow Cal | LCR Honda | 148 |
6. | Petrucci Danilo | Alma Pramac Racing | 137 |
7. | Zarco Johann | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 133 |
8. | Iannone Andrea | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 133 |
9. | Lorenzo Jorge | Ducati Team | 130 |
10. | Rins Alex | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 129 |
11. | Bautista Alvaro | Angel Nieto Team | 96 |
12. | Pedrosa Dani | Repsol Honda Team | 95 |
13. | Miller Jack | Alma Pramac Racing | 83 |
14. | Morbidelli Franco | Marc VDS Racing Team | 46 |
15. | Espargaro Aleix | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 39 |
16. | Rabat Tito | Reale Avintia Racing | 35 |
17. | Espargaro Pol | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 35 |
18. | Syahrin Hafizh | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 34 |
19. | Smith Bradley | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 29 |
20. | Nakagami Takaaki | LCR Honda | 21 |
21. | Redding Scott | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 15 |
22. | Abraham Karel | Angel Nieto Team | 10 |
23. | Kallio Mika | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 6 |
24. | Nakasuga Katsuyuki | Yamaha Factory Team | 2 |
25. | Simeon Xavier | Reale Avintia Racing | 1 |
26. | Pirro Michele | Ducati Team | 1 |
27. | Luthi Thomas | Marc VDS Racing Team | 0 |
28. | Bradl Stefan | Honda Racing Corporation | 0 |
29. | Torres Jordi | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | 0 |
30. | Jones Mike | Reale Avintia Racing | 0 |
31. | Guintoli Sylvain | Pata Yamaha Official WSBK Team | 0 |
32. | Ponsson Christophe | Ponsson C. | 0 |
2018 MotoGP Team Points | ||
Pos | Team | Points |
1. | Repsol Honda Team | 391 |
2. | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 375 |
3. | Ducati Team | 353 |
4. | Suzuki MotoGP | 262 |
5. | Alma Pramac Racing | 220 |
6. | LCR Honda | 169 |
7. | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 167 |
8. | Angel Nieto Team | 93 |
9. | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 64 |
10. | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 54 |
11. | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 46 |
12. | Reale Avintia Racing | 36 |
Moto2
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) claimed his third win of the season as he took the chequered flag by just 0.036 from second place Joan Mir (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) at the Michelin® Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, with Xavi Vierge (Dynavolt Intact GP) snatching a podium away from Augusto Fernandez (Pons HP 40) at the line by an even smaller 0.008. The brilliant battle on the Island in the intermediate class saw neither Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46) or Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Ajo) challenge at the front, and the Championship rolls on to Malaysia.
There was drama before the race had even begun as P2 on the grid Marcel Schrötter (Dynavolt Intact GP) encountered a problem with his bike and although he eventually got it going, the German had to line up at the back of the grid. As the lights went out it was pole man Mattia Pasini (Italtrans Racing Team) who launched well to grab the holeshot, but Vierge soon cut his way through to the lead from P3 on the grid, with Binder, Iker Lecuona (Swiss Innovative Investors) and Dominique Aegerter (Kiefer Racing) slotting in behind.
Pasini’s race wouldn’t last long though, a crash at Turn 4 on Lap 2 for the Italian ended his hopes of a second podium of the year. Meanwhile, Bagnaia had initially made significant progress from P16 on the grid to get as high as P6, but the Championship leader soon dropped back to outside the top ten, along with title rival Oliveira.
Back at the front, a lead group of eight had formed. Lecuona was looking strong but the young Spaniard then crashed out at Turn 2 on lap 7 and then, looking good for a home round rostrum challenge, Remy Gardner (Tech 3 Racing) lost the front at Turn 10 lap 13 – heartache for the Australian.
The lead was chopping and changing lap by lap, particularly between Lorenzo Baldassarri (Pons HP 40) and Vierge. With five to go, it was a group of six at the front, all of which looked menacing. However, Baldassarri’s race would end prematurely at Turn 10 after the Italian got his Kalex machine out of shape under braking and went down and out of contention. And so, heading onto the last lap, there were five riders in contention. Luca Marini (Sky Racing Team VR46) made a sweeping move to go from fifth to third at Turn 1 as Binder led the way from Mir, and Turn 4 then saw Marini run wide and out of podium contention, with Fernandez and Vierge also getting out of sorts on the exit to leave the battle for the win between Binder and Mir.
Mir wasn’t close enough at his particular strong point: Turn 10, but on the exit of Turn 11 Binder lit up the rear of his KTM. A run to the line then followed but the South African had just enough edge out the Spaniard – the 2016 and 2017 Moto3™ Champions going head-to-head and Binder coming out on top. Vierge won the race to the line with Fernandez to complete the podium, with Marini taking P5. Aegerter would eventually finish 2.4s from the win in sixth after being in the leading group throughout, with Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) P7 after being unable to cling on to the front runners. 2018 European Moto2™ Champion Jesko Raffin (SAG Team) earned a top P8 at Phillip Island – a very solid ride from the Swiss rider at a track at which he’s got a good record.
Schrötter produced a phenomenal comeback ride to end the Australian GP in ninth, with Fabio Quartararo (MB Conveyors – Speed Up) rounding out the top ten. Then came the two title protagonists: Oliveira P11, Bagnaia in P12. A strange race for both as neither could penetrate the top ten, and the Championship moves onto Malaysia with Bagnaia holding a 36-point advantage.
Tetsuta Nagashima (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), Sam Lowes (Swiss Innovative Investors) and Edgar Pons (MB Conveyors – Speed Up) complete the points in a top 15 that was separated by 14.076 seconds – the fifth closest top 15 in Moto2/250 history.
So the Moto2 riders Championship continues for another race, but Kalex claimed a sixth constructors title. A second match point for Bagnaia now awaits, can he and Oliveira challenge at the front again in at Sepang?
2018 Phillip Island Moto2 Results | |||
Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
1. | Binder B. | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 39:23.427 |
2. | Mir J. | Estrella Galicia Marc VDS | +0.036 |
3. | Vierge X. | Dynavolt Intact GP | +0.949 |
4. | Fernandez A. | Pons HP40 | +0.957 |
5. | Marini L. | Sky Racing Team VR46 | +1.767 |
6. | Aegerter D. | Kiefer Racing | +2.482 |
7. | Marquez A. | Estrella Galicia Marc VDS | +3.759 |
8. | Raffin J. | SAG Team | +4.850 |
9. | Schrotter M. | Dynavolt Intact GP | +6.250 |
10. | Quartararo F. | Beta Tools-Speed Up Racing | +7.453 |
11. | Oliveira M. | Red Bull KTM Ajo | +8.675 |
12. | Bagnaia F. | Sky Racing Team VR46 | +9.725 |
13. | Nagashima T. | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | +9.787 |
14. | Lowes S. | SWI | +11.209 |
15. | Pons E. | Beta Tools-Speed Up Racing | +14.076 |
16. | Pawi K. I. | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | +15.350 |
17. | Odendaal S. | NTS RW Racing GP | +15.396 |
18. | Roberts J. | NTS RW Racing GP | +23.230 |
19. | Corsi S. | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | +33.736 |
20. | Locatelli A. | Italtrans Racing Team | +42.324 |
21. | Staring B. | Tech 3 Racing | +52.297 |
22. | Baldassarri L. | Pons HP40 | +1:03.888 |
DNF | Cardelus X. | Marinelli Snipers Team | DNF |
DNF | Gardner R. | Tech 3 Racing | DNF |
DNF | Navarro J. | Federal Oil Gresini | DNF |
DNF | Lecuona I. | SWI | DNF |
DNF | Fuligni F. | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | DNF |
DNF | Danilo J. | SAG Team | DNF |
DNF | Vinales I. | Forward Racing Team | DNF |
DNF | Pasini M. | Italtrans Racing Team | DNF |
2018 Moto2 Championship Standings | |||
Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
1. | Bagnaia Francesco | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 288 |
2. | Oliveira Miguel | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 252 |
3. | Binder Brad | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 193 |
4. | Baldassarri Lorenzo | Pons HP40 | 152 |
5. | Mir Joan | Estrella Galicia Marc VDS Team Moto2 | 149 |
6. | Marquez Alex | Estrella Galicia Marc VDS Team Moto2 | 148 |
7. | Schrotter Marcel | Dynavolt Intact GP | 131 |
8. | Vierge Xavi | Dynavolt Intact GP | 126 |
9. | Marini Luca | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 122 |
10. | Quartararo Fabio | Beta Tools-Speed Up Racing | 117 |
11. | Pasini Mattia | Italtrans Racing Team | 115 |
12. | Lecuona Iker | Swiss Innovative Investors | 60 |
13. | Navarro Jorge | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 55 |
14. | Lowes Sam | Swiss Innovative Investors | 48 |
15. | Corsi Simone | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | 47 |
16. | Locatelli Andrea | Italtrans Racing Team | 41 |
17. | Aegerter Dominique | Kiefer Racing | 40 |
18. | Fernandez Augusto | Pons HP40 | 37 |
19. | Gardner Remy | Tech 3 Racing | 29 |
20. | Nagashima Tetsuta | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 23 |
21. | Fenati Romano | Marinelli Snipers Team | 14 |
22. | Barbera Hector | Pons HP40 | 10 |
23. | Raffin Jesko | Garage Plus Interwetten | 9 |
24. | Manzi Stefano | Forward Racing Team | 8 |
25. | Kent Danny | Beta Tools-Speed Up Racing | 8 |
26. | Vinales Isaac | Forward Racing Team | 7 |
27. | Roberts Joe | NTS RW Racing GP | 5 |
28. | Bendsneyder Bo | Tech 3 Racing | 2 |
29. | Pawi Khairul Idham | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 1 |
30. | Pons Edgar | Pons HP40 | 1 |
31. | Odendaal Steven | NTS RW Racing GP | 1 |
32. | Tuuli Niki | SIC Racing Team | 1 |
33. | Warokorn Thitipong | APH PTT The Pizza SAG | 0 |
34. | Granado Eric | Forward Racing Team | 0 |
35. | Danilo Jules | SAG Team | 0 |
36. | Garzo Hector | Garzo H. | 0 |
37. | Tulovic Lukas | Kiefer Racing | 0 |
38. | Fuligni Federico | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | 0 |
39. | Staring Bryan | Go & Fun Honda Gresini | 0 |
40. | Cardelus Xavi | Team Stylobike | 0 |
41. | Medina Alejandro | SAG Team | 0 |
42. | Morais Sheridan | Willirace Racing Team | 0 |
43. | Pratama Dimas Ekky | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 0 |
44. | Perolari Corentin | Promoto Sport | 0 |
45. | Khairuddin Zulfahmi | SIC Racing Team | 0 |
46. | Tangre Cedric | Yohan Moto Sport | 0 |
Moto3
Albert Arenas (Angel Nieto Team Moto3) has taken his second Grand Prix win in stunning style in the Michelin® Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, timing it to perfection to stay ahead over the line in one of the closest top fifteen finishes of all time. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) took an impressive second after fighting back from outside the top fifteen on the grid and kept his title hopes alive, with Celestino Vietti (Sky Racing Team VR46) completing the podium in only his second ever Grand Prix as he replaces the injured Nicolo Bulega. If you’re looking for the names of key title contenders Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) and Marco Bezzecchi (Redox PruestelGP), they were off the podium – Martin in fifth and Bezzecchi not finishing after another dose of huge bad luck for the Italian as he got collected in a crash.
As the lights went out under the Phillip Island sun, it was Gabriel Rodrigo (RBA BOE Skull Rider) who got the perfect launch from the second row to take the holeshot, but he didn’t hold the lead long as Philipp Oettl (Südmetall Schedl GP Racing) pounced at Stoner Corner and Martin then repaid the favour not long after. First time down the Gardner Straight, however, the power of the KTM fought back and Rodrigo was back in the lead.
Meanwhile Marco Bezzecchi had made up a few places from his more difficult P15 starting position, and the front group remained a long freight train so the Italian was still in the fight. But it was Martin in the lead, the main he trailed by a single point coming into the race, and there was work left to do for the Italian. Slowly making his way forward, he was soon within striking distance of Martin and with 16 to go Bezzecchi went from seventh over the line to the lead within a handful of corners.
Five or six wide through Stoner Corner – somehow – it was a true classic in the lightweight class with the top 17 covered by just over a second and a half. That always brings some drama and, in yet another twist, that drama then hit one of the Championship protagonsts: Bezzecchi.
As Gabriel Rodrigo ran out of space between the Italian and Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0), he lost the front. The Italian rider was on the outside and was a pure passenger in the Argentinean’s crash, sending another shockwave through the title fight as he slid out onto the grass and was unable to get back in the race.
That left Martin with a big opportunity to try and extend the gap, but the battle still raged. The freight train remained despite a very brief breakaway for Martin, and there was nothing between those fighting for points and those fighting for the win. Canet had emerged into the lead after some more drama – a huge highside for Marcos Ramirez (Bester Capital Dubai) that then collected his teammate Jaume Masia, and then a crash between Dennis Foggia (Sky Racing Team VR46) and Tony Arbolino (Marinelli Snipers team) – and the final laps were dawning.
Martin seemed to roll out of it on the final time down the Gardner Straight and a gaggle of riders headed abreast into Turn 1 to start the last lap in style, but it was Albert Arenas who took over on the final lap. That was as Vietti held onto P2 and got attacked by Martin, but the Spaniard couldn’t get through and he headed wide as Fabio Di Giannantonio then capitalised – setting up a drag to the line. As they tucked in and bombed out of the final corner for the last time, Arenas was able to just stay clear as the field snapped at his heels, taking his second Grand Prix win of the season.
Vietti just lost out on second as ‘Diggia’ was able to get past him at the line, and for the Del Conca Gresini rider it’s a big result as he puts himself squarely back into the title fight with those 20 points. Vietti held on to third to take his first podium on only his second ever start, with Martin losing out another place over the line as Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) struck to take fourth. That, at least, was some consolation for Marco Bezzecchi as the gap didn’t grow by a full 25 points.
Canet took P6 ahead of Enea Bastianini (Leopard Racing), with Jakub Kornfeil (Redox PruestelGP) and Ayumu Sasaki (Petronas Sprinta Racing) completing the top ten. Alonso Lopez (Estrella Galicia 0,0) was back on song in P11, with Darryn Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) one to lose out in the latter stages and taking twelfth after leading early on. Andrea Migno (Angel Nieto Team), John McPhee (CIP – Green Power) and Philipp Oettl completed the points, the latter after some contact with points leader Martin.
More drama than ever once again ripped through the Moto3 race in Australia, and it’s left us with another shake up in the points. What will happen in Malaysia? Martin arrives on top by 12 points ahead of Bezzecchi, with Di Giannantonio within 20 of the top. Those are the three men who remain in it, and the conclusion could be decided for one or all of them next time out.
2018 Phillip Island Moto3 Results | |||
Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
1. | Arenas A. | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | 37:48.073 |
2. | Di Giannantonio F. | Del Conca Gresini Racing | +0.052 |
3. | Vietti C. | Sky Racing Team VR46 | +0.059 |
4. | Suzuki T. | SIC58 Squadra Corse | +0.081 |
5. | Martin J. | Del Conca Gresini Racing | +0.099 |
6. | Canet A. | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | +0.154 |
7. | Norrodin A. | Petronas Sprinta Racing | +0.188 |
8. | Bastianini E. | Leopard Racing | +0.235 |
9. | Kornfeil J. | PruestlGP | +0.328 |
10. | Sasaki A. | Petronas Sprinta Racing | +0.406 |
11. | Lopez A. | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | +0.575 |
12. | Binder D. | Red Bull KTM Ajo | +0.889 |
13. | Migno A. | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | +0.987 |
14. | Mcphee J. | CIP Green Power | +0.989 |
15. | Oettl P. | Sudmetall Schedl GP Racing | +2.148 |
16. | Montella Y. | SIC58 Squadra Corse | +34.700 |
17. | Nepa S. | CIP Green Power | +34.969 |
18. | Atiratphuvapat N. | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | +39.367 |
19. | Toba K. | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | +48.054 |
20. | Perez V. | Reale Avintia Racing | +48.970 |
DNF | Arbolino T. | Marinelli Snipers Team | DNF |
DNF | Foggia D. | Sky Racing Team VR46 | DNF |
DNF | Ramirez M. | Bester Capital Dubai | DNF |
DNF | Masia J. | Bester Capital Dubai | DNF |
DNF | Dalla Porta L. | Leopard Racing | DNF |
DNF | Rodrigo G. | RBA BOE Skull Rider | DNF |
DNF | Bezzecchi M. | PruestlGP | DNF |
2018 Moto3 Championship Standings | |||
Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
1. | Martin Jorge | Del Conca Gresini Racing Moto3 | 215 |
2. | Bezzecchi Marco | Pruestel GP | 203 |
3. | Di Giannantonio Fabio | Del Conca Gresini Racing Moto3 | 195 |
4. | Bastianini Enea | Leopard Racing | 150 |
5. | Dalla Porta Lorenzo | Leopard Racing | 131 |
6. | Canet Aron | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 128 |
7. | Rodrigo Gabriel | RBA BOE Skull Rider | 116 |
8. | Kornfeil Jakub | Pruestel GP | 115 |
9. | Arenas Albert | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | 94 |
10. | Ramirez Marcos | Bester Capital Dubai | 90 |
11. | Migno Andrea | Angel Nieto Team Moto3 | 82 |
12. | Masia Jaume | Bester Capital Dubai | 66 |
13. | Suzuki Tatsuki | SIC58 Squadra Corse | 64 |
14. | Mcphee John | CIP Green Power | 62 |
15. | Oettl Philipp | Sudmetall Schedl GP Racing | 58 |
16. | Antonelli Niccolo | SIC58 Squadra Corse | 56 |
17. | Foggia Dennis | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 55 |
18. | Arbolino Tony | Marinelli Snipers Team | 49 |
19. | Binder Darryn | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 48 |
20. | Norrodin Adam | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 46 |
21. | Sasaki Ayumu | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 45 |
22. | Lopez Alonso | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 36 |
23. | Toba Kaito | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 33 |
24. | Vietti Celestino | Vietti C. | 18 |
25. | Bulega Nicolo | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 18 |
26. | Perez Vicente | Reale Avintia Academy | 13 |
27. | Fernandez Raul | MRW Mahindra Aspar Team | 13 |
28. | Yurchenko Makar | CIP Green Power | 9 |
29. | Loi Livio | Reale Avintia Racing | 8 |
30. | Masaki Kazuki | RBA BOE Skull Rider | 8 |
31. | Chantra Somkiat | Honda Racing Corporation | 7 |
32. | Pagliani Manuel | SIC Racing Team | 6 |
33. | Atiratphuvapat Nakarin | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 2 |
34. | Ogura Ai | Asia Talent Team | 1 |
35. | Montella Yari | Montella Y. | 0 |
36. | Wongthananon Apiwat | Wongthananon A. | 0 |
37. | Nepa Stefano | CIP Green Power | 0 |
38. | Alcoba Jeremy | Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 0 |
39. | Zannoni Kevin | Althea Racing | 0 |
40. | Grunwald Luca | Kiefer Racing | 0 |
41. | Okazaki Shizuka | Teluru & Kohara | 0 |
42. | Fukushima Yuto | Fukushima Y. | 0 |
43. | Salac Filip | Czech Talent Team Cuna de Campeones | 0 |
44. | Van de Lagemaat Ryan | Van de Lagemaat R. | 0 |
45. | Kofler Maximilian | Motorsport Kofler E.U. | 0 |
Source: MCNews.com.au
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