Bendsneyder 6th despite crash

Romano Fenati (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers) left the field in the dust at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, taking his ninth win in Moto3™ by more than 28 seconds by the flag. The Italian, who took his first win in similar style at Jerez in 2012, put in a masterclass in the rain to claw back some points in the Championship over Joan Mir (Leopard Racing) – the man who came second. The podium was completed by front row starter and second home hero home Fabio Di Giannantonio (Del Conca Gresini Moto3), with only 15 finishers all scoring points in a race of attrition. It was the man starting from the front, Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3), who took early control, but by 19 laps to go Fenati hit the front ahead of Fenati and Mir  – and didn’t look back. ‘Diggia’ suffered a moment and dropped back slightly from the podium battle, before Enea Bastianini (Estrella Galicia 0,0) took a tumble – the first of two. There was another moment at the front soon after, as Martin saved a huge moment at Turn 6 – soon followed by Mir, bringing the two rivals back together on track in second and third. But it didn’t remain that way for too long, with Martin then sadly sliding out at Turn 1 – rider ok. That left Mir the man on the chase, but the Majorcan hadn’t got the pace to stay with the Italian out front and the gap kept steadily increasing. But the Championship leader stayed calm, keeping it all together as the battle for the final podium place reignited behind him. Di Giannantonio was the man in third, but Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) was lighting up the timesheets. The Spaniard caught the Italian and passed him, before ‘Diggia’ hit back. But Canet wouldn’t be deterred and pushed on – then losing out later as he crashed out of contention chasing the Italian. Philipp Oettl (Südmetall Schedl GP Racing) came through from P11 on the grid to eventually cross the line in a lonely fourth, an earlier podium contender but then just dropping off the battle for third. Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) likewise crossed the line lonely, likewise taking some solid points and voiding mistakes to complete the top five. Bo Bendsneyder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) took a good haul of points home in sixth, just ahead of Jakub Kornfeil (Peugeot MC Saxoprint) – a result made even more remarkable by the fact that both riders had crashed and remounted, slicing back through the field once back on board. Albert Arenas (Aspar Mahindra Moto3) took his first ever top ten result behind the duo as he crossed the line in eighth, despite not riding in the only other wet session of the weekend: Sunday Warm Up. Andrea Migno (Sky Racing Team VR46) – winner in Mugello – got more points on home turf as he came ninth, ahead of replacement rider at Platinum Bay Real Estate Jaume Masia in another impressive performance from the Spaniard. Manuel Pagliani (CIP) was P11, ahead of Marcos Ramirez (Platinum Bay Real Estate) in twelfth after a big save. Wildcard Alex Fabbri (Minimoto Portomaggiore) took points and stayed out of trouble in thirteenth in a day good day’s work for the Italian. Compatriot Enea Bastianini crossed the line in P14 to collect two points on home turf despite two crashes, and reigning Moto3™ Junior World Champion Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Aspar Mahindra Moto3) rounded out both the finishers and the points scorers in P15, also despite a crash. Some wet weather superstars before failing to finish were Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and teammate Tony Arbolino, and Japanese rookie Ayumu Sasaki was in sixth before a fall at Turn 6 ended the SIC Racing Team rider’s charge. John McPhee (British Talent Team) also fell foul of conditions, as well as Niccolo Antonelli (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and a late crash for Patrik Pulkinnen (Peugeot MC Saxoprint), who managed to make it to the line but outside the time limit to be classified in P13, having been a lap down on leader Romano Fenati.

Bendsneyder, San Marino Moto3 2017

Race results:

POS Rider TEAM Time
1 Romano FENATI Marinelli Rivacold Snipers 46’24.290
2 Joan MIR Leopard Racing 28.594
3 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO Del Conca Gresini Moto3 39.035
4 Philipp OETTL Südmetall Schedl GP Racing 55.591
5 Nicolo BULEGA SKY Racing Team VR46 +1’02.433
6 Bo BENDSNEYDER Red Bull KTM Ajo +1’09.312
7 Jakub KORNFEIL Peugeot MC Saxoprint +1’09.984
8 Albert ARENAS Aspar Mahindra Moto3 +1’13.420
9 Andrea MIGNO SKY Racing Team VR46 +1’22.747
10 Jaume MASIA Platinum Bay Real Estate +1’32.446
11 Manuel PAGLIANI CIP +1’39.088
12 Marcos RAMIREZ Platinum Bay Real Estate +1’39.925
13 Alex FABBRI Minimoto Portomaggiore 1 Lap
14 Enea BASTIANINI Estrella Galicia 0,0 1 Lap
15 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 1 Lap
Not Classified
Patrik PULKKINEN Peugeot MC Saxoprint 1 Lap
Aron CANET Estrella Galicia 0,0 3 Laps
Kevin ZANNONI Althea Racing 4 Laps
Kaito TOBA Honda Team Asia 5 Laps
Niccolò ANTONELLI Red Bull KTM Ajo 6 Laps
Tony ARBOLINO SIC58 Squadra Corse 8 Laps
Ayumu SASAKI SIC Racing Team 10 Laps
Marco BEZZECCHI CIP 10 Laps
Jorge MARTIN Del Conca Gresini Moto3 14 Laps
Juanfran GUEVARA RBA BOE Racing Team 15 Laps
John MCPHEE British Talent Team 16 Laps
Jules DANILO Marinelli Rivacold Snipers 16 Laps
Adam NORRODIN SIC Racing Team 18 Laps
Tatsuki SUZUKI SIC58 Squadra Corse 20 Laps
Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT Honda Team Asia 20 Laps
Gabriel RODRIGO RBA BOE Racing Team 21 Laps

 

Source: motogp.com, ajo.fi

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