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You are here: Home1 / MotorBugs Blog2 / Motorsports News3 / MotoGP 20184 / Moto2™: Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) earns a third win of the season...

Moto2™: Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) earns a third win of the season.

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Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) claimed his third win of the season as he took the chequered flag by 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 maiden podium away from Augusto Fernandez (Pons HP40) at the line by 0.008 – a brilliant battle on the Island in the intermediate class that saw neither Francesco Bagnaia (SKY Racing Team VR46) or Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Ajo) challenge at the front.

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 on 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 has 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 HP40) 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 with grass and slick tyres not a good mix, Baldassarri 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. 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. Vierge won the race to the line with Fernandez, with Marini taking P5. Aegerter would eventually finish 2.4 back from the win 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 P8 at Phillip Island – a very solid ride from the Swiss rider.

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, 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.

Jules Danilo (Nashi Argan SAG Team), Isaac Viñales (Forward Racing Team), Federico Fuligni (Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2), Jorge Navarro (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) and Xavi Cardelus (Marinelli Snipers Team) crashed – riders ok.

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?

MICHELIN® AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX

Moto2 Race Classification 2018.

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 41 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 169.3 39’23.427
2 20 36 Joan MIR SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 169.3 +0.036
3 16 97 Xavi VIERGE SPA Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 169.3 +0.949
4 13 40 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Pons HP40 Kalex 169.3 +0.957
5 11 10 Luca MARINI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 169.2 +1.767
6 10 77 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Kiefer Racing KTM 169.2 +2.482
7 9 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 169.1 +3.759
8 8 2 Jesko RAFFIN SWI SAG Team Kalex 169.0 +4.850
9 7 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 168.9 +6.250
10 6 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA MB Conveyors – Speed Up Speed Up 168.8 +7.453
11 5 44 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 168.7 +8.675
12 4 42 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 168.6 +9.725
13 3 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 168.6 +9.787
14 2 22 Sam LOWES GBR Swiss Innovative Investors KTM 168.5 +11.209
15 1 57 Edgar PONS SPA MB Conveyors – Speed Up Speed Up 168.3 +14.076
16 89 Khairul Idham PAWI MAL IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 168.2 +15.350
17 4 Steven ODENDAAL RSA NTS RW Racing GP NTS 168.2 +15.396
18 16 Joe ROBERTS USA NTS RW Racing GP NTS 167.7 +23.230
19 24 Simone CORSI ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex 166.9 +33.736
20 5 Andrea LOCATELLI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 166.4 +42.324
21 67 Bryan STARING AUS Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 165.7 +52.297
22 7 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI ITA Pons HP40 Kalex 164.9 +1’03.888
Not Classified
18 Xavi CARDELUS AND Marinelli Snipers Team Kalex 164.1 11 Laps
87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 164.6 12 Laps
9 Jorge NAVARRO SPA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex 167.2 17 Laps
27 Iker LECUONA SPA Swiss Innovative Investors KTM 168.0 19 Laps
21 Federico FULIGNI ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex 163.8 19 Laps
95 Jules DANILO FRA Nashi Argan SAG Team Kalex 163.7 21 Laps
32 Isaac VIÑALES SPA Forward Racing Team Suter 162.2 21 Laps
54 Mattia PASINI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 158.7 24 Laps

Moto2 World Standing 2018.

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Francesco BAGNAIA Kalex ITA 288
2 Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM POR 252
3 Brad BINDER KTM RSA 193
4 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI Kalex ITA 152
5 Joan MIR Kalex SPA 149
6 Alex MARQUEZ Kalex SPA 148
7 Marcel SCHROTTER Kalex GER 131
8 Xavi VIERGE Kalex SPA 126
9 Luca MARINI Kalex ITA 122
10 Fabio QUARTARARO Speed Up FRA 117
11 Mattia PASINI Kalex ITA 115
12 Iker LECUONA KTM SPA 60
13 Jorge NAVARRO Kalex SPA 55
14 Sam LOWES KTM GBR 48
15 Simone CORSI Kalex ITA 47
16 Andrea LOCATELLI Kalex ITA 41
17 Dominique AEGERTER KTM SWI 40
18 Augusto FERNANDEZ Kalex SPA 37
19 Remy GARDNER Tech 3 AUS 29
20 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA Kalex JPN 23
21 Romano FENATI Kalex ITA 14
22 Hector BARBERA Kalex SPA 10
23 Jesko RAFFIN Kalex SWI 9
24 Stefano MANZI Suter ITA 8
25 Danny KENT Speed Up GBR 8
26 Isaac VIÑALES Suter SPA 7
27 Joe ROBERTS NTS USA 5
28 Bo BENDSNEYDER Tech 3 NED 2
29 Khairul Idham PAWI Kalex MAL 1
30 Edgar PONS Speed Up SPA 1
31 Steven ODENDAAL NTS RSA 1
32 Niki TUULI Kalex FIN 1
33 Thitipong WAROKORN Kalex THA
34 Eric GRANADO Suter BRA
35 Jules DANILO Kalex FRA
36 Hector GARZO Tech 3 SPA
37 Lukas TULOVIC KTM GER
38 Federico FULIGNI Kalex ITA
39 Bryan STARING Tech 3 AUS
40 Xavi CARDELUS Kalex AND
41 Alejandro MEDINA Kalex SPA
42 Sheridan MORAIS Kalex POR
43 Dimas EKKY PRATAMA Honda INA
44 Corentin PEROLARI Transformiers FRA
45 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Kalex MAL
46 Cedric TANGRE Tech 3 FRA

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