DNF for Bendsneyder in Texas

Romano Fenati (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers) took a stunning win in the Moto3™ race at the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, crossing the line over four seconds clear of dueling Del Conca Gresini Moto3™ teammates Jorge Martin and Fabio Di Giannantonio for his first win since the same venue last year. The race was initially Red Flagged and restarted, with distance shortened to 12 laps. Bo Bendsneyder crashed out of the race the same lap the red flag came out; sadly enough his machine had to much damage to take part in the restart. On the original start, polesitter Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) was streaking away from Joan Mir (Leopard Racing) after a near perfect launch off the line, before the Red Flag came out following a crash for rookie Kaito Toba (Honda Team Asia) at T14 – rider ok. The race was restarted with Canet again getting the hole shot, but this time it was Fenati on the chase – and the Italian took the lead on the first lap before Canet got it back into T1, with the mission on to stop the Spaniard after his blistering practice pace. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) was the big winner second time off the line to move up into third, with a front group trailed by Mir, Martin, Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) and Enea Bastianini (Estrella Galicia 0,0) – before the gloves came off at the front. After a stunning side-by-side duel between the two leaders Canet and Fenati, the Italian had settled back into second to try and stay with the Spaniard – until the polesitter suddenly highsided out of contention at T19, leaving Fenati in the lead after some impressive tactics. The number five away by over a second, the podium fight seemed whittled down to Martin, Mir, Di Giannantonio and Bulega – with the group close together and switching positions until the ‘cavalry’ arrived in the form of Bastianini, John McPhee (British Talent Team), Juanfran Guevara (RBA BOE Racing Team) and Philipp Oettl (Südmetall Schedl GP Racing). On the dawn of the last lap, it looked like a certain double podium for the Gresini duo, before Bastianini tried a move but headed wide and Martin and ‘Diggia’ were left to go head to head in the final corner – with the Spaniard surviving his teammate’s move to beat him over the line by only 0.023 to complete the rostrum. Four and a half seconds ahead of that fight, Fenati crossed the line for his first win of the season in some style. Gloves off and fighting it out against Canet early on, the Italian then settled into an impressive rhythm when clear at the front – taking himself right back into the points battle near the top of the standings. Bastianini, Bulega and Juanfran Guevara came home from fourth to sixth, with McPhee beating key Championship rival Mir to seventh and Oettl the final rider in the second group. Darryn Binder (Platinum Bay Real Estate), Gabriel Rodrigo (RBA BOE Racing Team), Andrea Migno (Sky Racing Team VR46), Jules Danilo (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers), Niccolo Antonelli (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Livio Loi (Leopard Racing) completed the top fifteen after some close fights up and down the field, with the fastest rookie Marco Bezzechi (CIP) in P17.

64 BO BENDSNEYDER
“Today’s race was a disaster after the crash I had. There was a bit more wind than this morning and I lost the front end. I’ve looked at the telemetry and I hadn’t done anything differently, but that’s racing.
It’s a great shame, so I’m already thinking about the next race. During our time here in Austin we have improved a lot and been strong when riding alone, and that is what we have to take away from this weekend. Apart from this sad outcome, the weekend had not been the best, but it had been positive. Now we have to turn our focus to Jerez and complete the race, fighting until the end.”

Bendsneyder, Moto3, Grand Prix Of The Americas, 2017

Race results;

POS Rider TEAM Time
1 Romano FENATI Marinelli Rivacold Snipers 27’15.841
2 Jorge MARTIN Del Conca Gresini Moto3 4.504
3 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO Del Conca Gresini Moto3 4.527
4 Enea BASTIANINI Estrella Galicia 0,0 4.673
5 Nicolo BULEGA SKY Racing Team VR46 4.968
6 Juanfran GUEVARA RBA BOE Racing Team 5.618
7 John MCPHEE British Talent Team 5.687
8 Joan MIR Leopard Racing 5.852
9 Philipp OETTL Südmetall Schedl GP Racing 6.594
10 Darryn BINDER Platinum Bay Real Estate 12.709
11 Gabriel RODRIGO RBA BOE Racing Team 13.240
12 Andrea MIGNO SKY Racing Team VR46 13.285
13 Jules DANILO Marinelli Rivacold Snipers 13.290
14 Niccolò ANTONELLI Red Bull KTM Ajo 13.412
15 Livio LOI Leopard Racing 13.491
16 Marcos RAMIREZ Platinum Bay Real Estate 23.922
17 Marco BEZZECCHI CIP 24.347
18 Ayumu SASAKI SIC Racing Team 24.650
19 Adam NORRODIN SIC Racing Team 24.795
20 Tony ARBOLINO SIC58 Squadra Corse 25.166
21 Albert ARENAS Mahindra Gaviota Aspar 26.811
22 Maria HERRERA AGR Team 27.431
23 Jakub KORNFEIL Peugeot MC Saxoprint 37.960
24 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT Honda Team Asia 41.408
25 Manuel PAGLIANI CIP 43.789
26 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA Mahindra Gaviota Aspar 44.004
27 Patrik PULKKINEN Peugeot MC Saxoprint 51.071
28 Gabriel MARTINEZ-ABREGO Motomex Team Moto3 51.438
not classified:
Tatsuki SUZUKI SIC58 Squadra Corse 3 Laps
Aron CANET Estrella Galicia 0,0 9 Laps
Kaito TOBA Honda Team Asia 9 Laps
Not started:
Bo BENDSNEYDER Red Bull KTM Ajo 0 lap

Source : motogp.com, ajo.fi

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