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Saturday was a bittersweet day for the Red Bull KTM Ajo team at the Red Bull Spanish Grand Prix. Niccolo Antonelli took a step forward in qualifying to place sixth, whilst there were difficulties in the session for Bo Bendsneyder -24th. Track conditions for the Moto3 World Championship riders at Jerez Circuit were perfect, allowing them to improve their times from yesterday and gain information for the race on Sunday -for which dry weather is forecast. Free Practice 3 was also held in good conditions, and the Red Bull KTM…

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The first European leg of the Moto3 World Championship got underway today at Jerez Circuit, where difficult track conditions greeted the Red Bull KTM Ajo team riders. After an FP1 session in the rain and an FP2 in which puddles and damp spots remained on the Andalusian track, Niccolo Antonelli finished seventh overall. Teammate Bo Bendsneyder was 22nd in the combined standings for the two sessions. No sooner had Free Practice 1 got underway at 9am than rain began to fall. The fine precipitation completely altered plans for Antonelli and…

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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…

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Friday at COTA was impressive for Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) as he seemed in a league of his own – and the Spaniard stunned the field again on Saturday as he smashed the lap record in qualifying by seven tenths, taking his second career pole by almost a second. Championship leader Joan Mir (Leopard Racing) left it late but made it count, shooting up into second in the last few minutes of the session and ready to start the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas from the middle…

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Two weeks after the most recent Moto3 round in Argentina, the series is back in action –this time in North America. The lower cylinder class riders are in the United States this week for Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, which takes place in Austin, Texas, and on Friday they put in their opening laps of the circuit in two Free Practice sessions. On the combined timesheet for these sessions, Red Bull KTM Ajo riders Niccolo Antonelli and Bo Bendsneyder finished tenth and twenty-second, respectively, with both lowering their…

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This weekend round three of this years Moto3 Championship: the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can Bo come back stronger than in Argentina? The Circuit Of The Americas is the first purpose-built Grand Prix facility in the U.S. near Austin, Texas, with a 5.513km track and a capacity for 120,000 fans. Construction of the impressive 1000-acre facility was completed late in 2012, with MotoGP lining up at the track for the first time in 2013. One of its more distinctive…

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The second race of the year for the Moto3 World Championship was a tough one for Red Bull KTM Ajo. Niccolo Antonelli and Bo Bendsneyder, who started from the fifth and sixth row, respectively, suffered misfortune in the Sunday showdown, and leave South America without the results that they had hoped to achieve. The Dutchman was able to finish the race in 23rd position, after a difficult start, while the Italian crashed out on the second lap after being clipped by another rider. Niccolo Antonelli made a good start, crossing…

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John McPhee (British Talent Team) has taken pole position in the Gran Premio Motul de la Republica Argentina, as the Brit timed it to perfection to set the best lap of the session before the rain flag came out.  Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) shot up the timesheets in the final seconds as one of the only riders to improve into second, with Qatar podium finisher Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) completing the top three. Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) put in a solid session to head the…

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The Termas de Rio Hondo circuit welcomed the Moto3 World Championship for the fourth consecutive year this Friday, to kick off the Argentinian GP. The Red Bull KTM Ajo riders completed their first laps of the track in Free Practice, drawing positive conclusions from the work done with the setup of their KTM bikes. Niccolo Antonelli managed to finish the day in fifth position, with his teammate Bo Bendsneyder in seventeenth. As usual at this event, the Moto3 riders were given the task of scrubbing the asphalt by putting in…

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Niccolo Antonelli and Bo Bendsneyder will be back onboard their KTM bikes this weekend at the Argentinian Termas de Rio Hondo track, a fortnight on from the season opener in Qatar. This will be the fourth time the series has visited the 4.8km South American circuit, and in the three previous editions the Red Bull KTM Ajo team have held a monopoly on the Moto3 pole position. Jack Miller, Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder have all headed the grid in the lower cylinder class in that time. In addition, on…

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