Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) took the win in the final corner at the Moto3, 2017, GRAN PREMIO RED BULL DE ESPAÑA, RAC, #SpanishGP

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Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) took his first ever Grand Prix win in his home Gran Premio Red Bull de España, with everything coming down to a three-rider battle in the final corner against Texas winner Romano Fenati (Marinello Rivacold Snipers) and Championship leader Joan Mir (Leopard Racing). Canet’s move saw him go third to first in the “Jorge Lorenzo” corner on the final lap, holding onto it over the line in a tight win by only 0.031.

It was a classic Moto3™ contest under the Spanish sun, with a long lead group fighting it out from lights out. Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) got a great start from pole, before the early laps of the race saw the Platinum Bay Real Estate team of Marcos Ramirez and Darryn Binder emerge as the early superstars – heading the battle at the front in a stunning fight for the lead.

Pushing hard to stay in the fight for victory, the battle sadly ended early for Darryn Binder after attempting to go round the outside of Fenati and sliding out, although the South African remounted and kept up some impressive pace to end the race in P20. The payoff tasted better for teammate Ramirez, who stayed in contention for the podium until the final few corners of the last lap and crossed the line for an impressive fourth – a best ever for the rider and equaling the best result for the team.

After the first tousles at the front, an initial top group of twelve had become 10 as the laps ticked down – with the quartet of Fenati, Mir, Canet and Ramirez keeping a small gap back to a chasing group of Del Conca Gresini Moto3’s Fabio Di Giannantonio, Enea Bastianini (Estrella Galicia 0,0), Juanfran Guevara (RBA BOE Racing Team) and Sky Racing Team VR46 duo Andrea Migno and Nicolo Bulega.

By the flag it was ‘Diggia’ who took the honours in the group to finish fifth, ahead of Migno and an incredibly tight finish between Bulega and Bastianini. Jorge Martin crossed the line in ninth after struggling to find the same pace as his pole lap, with Guevara completing the top ten.

Bo Bendsneyder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) took P11 in a lonely ride by the flag, fighting through the second freight train and then able to pull away. John McPhee (British Talent Team) staged a stunning comeback from P25 on the grid to get up into twelfth, before then suffering a crash in Turn 1 and retiring from the race.

Jules Danilo (Marinello Rivacold Snipers) bested Gabriel Rodrigo (RBA BOA Racing Team) by only 0.07 over the line for P12, ahead of some well-earned points for Mahindra Northgate Aspar rider Albert Arenas after a solid weekend from the Spaniard.

Ayumu Sasaki (SIC Racing Team) was top rookie once again, and in the points in P15 – with track knowledge now beginning to pay off for the Japanese Asia Talent Cup and Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup winner.

Next stop? Le Mans, another classic venue and another awesome Moto3™ showdown – with Mir still leading the Championship and Fenati closing in.

Moto3 World Standing 2017

os.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Joan MIR	Honda	SPA	74
2	Romano FENATI	Honda	ITA	65
3	Jorge MARTIN	Honda	SPA	59
4	John MCPHEE	Honda	GBR	49
5	Aron CANET	Honda	SPA	43
6	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	Honda	ITA	35
7	Andrea MIGNO	KTM	ITA	35
8	Marcos RAMIREZ	KTM	SPA	23
9	Juanfran GUEVARA	KTM	SPA	23
10	Nicolo BULEGA	KTM	ITA	22
11	Enea BASTIANINI	Honda	ITA	21
12	Philipp OETTL	KTM	GER	20
13	Livio LOI	Honda	BEL	15
14	Darryn BINDER	KTM	RSA	13
15	Niccolò ANTONELLI	KTM	ITA	11
16	Tatsuki SUZUKI	Honda	JPN	9
17	Gabriel RODRIGO	KTM	ARG	8
18	Jules DANILO	Honda	FRA	7
19	Adam NORRODIN	Honda	MAL	6
20	Kaito TOBA	Honda	JPN	6
21	Ayumu SASAKI	Honda	JPN	6
22	Bo BENDSNEYDER	KTM	NED	5
23	Tony ARBOLINO	Honda	ITA	2
24	Albert ARENAS	Mahindra	SPA	2
25	Maria HERRERA	KTM	SPA	1
26	Marco BEZZECCHI	Mahindra	ITA
27	Jakub KORNFEIL	Peugeot	CZE
28	Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT	Honda	THA
29	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	Mahindra	ITA
30	Manuel PAGLIANI	Mahindra	ITA
31	Raul FERNANDEZ	Mahindra	SPA
32	Patrik PULKKINEN	Peugeot	FIN
33	Gabriel MARTINEZ-ABREGO	KTM	MEX
34	Vicente PEREZ		SPA

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Moto3 Race Classification 2017

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	44	Aron CANET	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	147.3	41’25.706
2	20	5	Romano FENATI	ITA	Marinelli Rivacold Snipers	Honda	147.3	+0.031
3	16	36	Joan MIR	SPA	Leopard Racing	Honda	147.3	+0.155
4	13	42	Marcos RAMIREZ	SPA	Platinum Bay Real Estate	KTM	147.3	+0.358
5	11	21	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	ITA	Del Conca Gresini Moto3	Honda	147.2	+0.946
6	10	16	Andrea MIGNO	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	147.2	+1.162
7	9	8	Nicolo BULEGA	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	147.2	+1.417
8	8	33	Enea BASTIANINI	ITA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	147.2	+1.456
9	7	88	Jorge MARTIN	SPA	Del Conca Gresini Moto3	Honda	147.2	+1.961
10	6	58	Juanfran GUEVARA	SPA	RBA BOE Racing Team	KTM	147.2	+2.000
11	5	64	Bo BENDSNEYDER	NED	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	146.8	+7.431
12	4	95	Jules DANILO	FRA	Marinelli Rivacold Snipers	Honda	146.7	+9.958
13	3	19	Gabriel RODRIGO	ARG	RBA BOE Racing Team	KTM	146.7	+10.028
14	2	75	Albert ARENAS	SPA	Mahindra Northgate Aspar	Mahindra	146.7	+10.665
15	1	71	Ayumu SASAKI	JPN	SIC Racing Team	Honda	146.5	+14.062
16		11	Livio LOI	BEL	Leopard Racing	Honda	146.1	+20.451
17		27	Kaito TOBA	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	146.1	+20.699
18		84	Jakub KORNFEIL	CZE	Peugeot MC Saxoprint	Peugeot	146.1	+20.836
19		48	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	ITA	Mahindra Northgate Aspar	Mahindra	146.0	+21.624
20		40	Darryn BINDER	RSA	Platinum Bay Real Estate	KTM	145.3	+34.081
21		41	Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT	THA	Honda Team Asia	Honda	145.1	+37.754
22		23	Niccolò ANTONELLI	ITA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	145.1	+37.799
23		14	Tony ARBOLINO	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	145.1	+37.915
24		6	Maria HERRERA	SPA	AGR Team	KTM	145.1	+38.014
25		31	Raul FERNANDEZ	SPA	Mahindra MRW Aspar Team	Mahindra	144.0	+57.408
26		4	Patrik PULKKINEN	FIN	Peugeot MC Saxoprint	Peugeot	144.0	+57.494
27		96	Manuel PAGLIANI	ITA	CIP	Mahindra	143.8	+1’00.920
Not Classified
		17	John MCPHEE	GBR	British Talent Team	Honda	146.6	9 Laps
		12	Marco BEZZECCHI	ITA	CIP	Mahindra	143.7	10 Laps
		7	Adam NORRODIN	MAL	SIC Racing Team	Honda	145.8	11 Laps
		24	Tatsuki SUZUKI	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	139.0	20 Laps
		63	Vicente PEREZ	SPA	Reale Avintia Academy	KTM	135.3	22 Laps

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) took the win in the final corner at the Moto3, 2017, GRAN PREMIO RED BULL DE ESPAÑA, RAC, #SpanishGP

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Moto3 World Standing 2017

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