Moto3™ – Albert Arenas (Valresa Aspar Team) wins Red Bull Ring royal rumble.

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Sporting a special superman helmet design, Albert Arenas (Valresa Aspar Team) reigned at the Red Bull Ring in an insane Moto3™ myWorld Austrian Grand Prix. A last lap pass at Turn 9 saw Arenas snatch victory from second place finisher Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing), with John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) finishing third – despite crossing the line sixth – after Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia), Darryn Binder (CIP Green Power) and Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) were demoted one position each on the last lap from exceeding track limits at the final corner.

Arenas was lightning off the line and comfortably grabbed the holeshot into Turn 1. Polesitter Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) got away well too to safely slot into P2 with McPhee not getting a great getaway. Vietti managed to get past the Scotsman but McPhee was back into P3 on the run into Turn 4 and on the opening lap, the leading trio had a small gap to the chasing pack – Arenas, Fernandez and McPhee were getting the hammer down.

But the gap didn’t last long though. There was a rookie on the move in the form of Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech3), the Turkish rider was soon up to 4th as both Fernandez and McPhee found a way past Arenas at Turn 9, the latter then led into Turn 1. But Öncü was soon battling for the race lead and on Lap 6, the rookie was leading. Binder – in typical fashion – had clawed his way through the pack from P22 on the grid to the lead group. Binder, on Lap 7, then chucked it up the inside of Öncü to lead the race – what an opening seven laps for the South African.

This was changing all the time though. The top 23 were split by just 3.8 seconds heading onto Lap 8, and the Moto3™ slipstream game was in full flow – no one was going to be escaping, barring a few disasters. Both Öncü and Binder were going in search of their first Grand Prix victories, and the former was looking comfortable at the front as title contender McPhee slipped down the pack to P13, but he was still well in the hunt. Then, a moment for Binder at Turn 3. The South African was in hot but got it stopped at the apex – just. Getting back on the gas though, Binder was out the seat but stayed on, costing him time, as Arenas led the race. However, the Championship leader needed to be careful, Race Direction giving the Spaniard a track limits warning.

As always, the race was breathless and relentless. The lead was changing constantly, Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0) in 17th crossed the line with nine laps to go less than two seconds away from the lead, and this was wide open. It was a royal rumble at the Red Bull Ring and it was impossible to know where to look! McPhee was back up to P4 after making his way slowly back up to the front, with Ayumu Sasaki joining his Red Bull KTM Tech3 teammate at the front. Binder was again deep into Turn 3 and was slow out, seeing everyone bunch up as we saw about seven riders go line-astern into Turn 4 – sensational scenes.

With four to go, it was a disaster for Sasaki. Not a crash, but Race Direction handed the Japanese rider a long lap penalty and he took on with three to go. And because of how close the pack were, Sasaki went from fourth place to 21st, with Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) leading from Arenas, Binder and Ogura. The top 10 were now streaking clear and with one lap to go, we had 10 contenders for the win – all bets were off, this was impossible to call.

Masia led onto the last lap, with Arenas wide at Turn 1. The Spaniard lost drive coming onto the straight and vital run down to Turn 3, but a superhero pass then came in from Arenas as he slammed it up the inside of Binder and Vietti. Meanwhile, Masia had a substational advantage out front and it looked like the Spaniard has this under control – but that wasn’t the case. Arenas produced a mighty third sector and he was right on the rear wheel of Masia’s Honda heading into Turn 9. And sure enough, Arenas carved his way up the inside of the number 5 with two corners remaining, held it into the final corner and won his third race of the season in stunning style.

Masia held onto second with Ogura crossing the line third ahead of Binder and Vietti, but that would all change. All three ran wide and onto the green. Race Direction – rightly – demoted all three one place for the infringement, which handed McPhee third place despite the Scotsman crossing the line sixth. It’s a result that could be vital for McPhee in the standings as he moves above Ogura into second in the Championship, 28 behind the scintillating Arenas.

Tony Arbolino (Rivacold Snipers Team) emerged from the Moto3™ chaos in 7th, just ahead of Öncü who put in a superb performance to finish 8th – his best result of 2020. Fernandez was 1.1 seconds off the win in P9, Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) loses ground in the title race after finishing 10th. Andrea Migno (SKY Racing Team VR46), Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse), Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3), Sasaki and Jeremy Alcoba (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) completed the points.

Simply stunning. That Moto3™ race was an absolute belter and sets us up nicely for the Moto2™ and MotoGP™ races at the Red Bull Ring. Arenas produced a superman-esque ride to extend his lead in the Championship, but the chasing pack will be eager to beat the KTM rider when they do it all over again in Styria next weekend.

Top 10:
1. Albert Arenas (Valresa Aspar Team)
2. Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) + 0.049
3. John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 0.447
4. Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) + 0.121*
5. Darryn Binder (CIP Green Power) + 0.275*
6. Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 0.292*
7. Tony Arbolino (Rivacold Snipers Team) + 0.487
8. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) + 1.083
9. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 1.136
10. Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) + 1.177
*Demoted 1 place for exceeding track limits on the final lap.

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Moto3 Race Classification 2020.

Spielberg, Sunday, August 16, 2020

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	75	Albert ARENAS	SPA	Valresa Aspar Team	KTM	159.2	37’25.323
2	20	5	Jaume MASIA	SPA	Leopard Racing	Honda	159.2	+0.049
3	16	17	John MCPHEE	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	159.2	+0.447
4	13	79	Ai OGURA	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	159.2	+0.121
5	11	13	Celestino VIETTI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	159.2	+0.292
6	10	40	Darryn BINDER	RSA	CIP Green Power	KTM	159.2	+0.275
7	9	14	Tony ARBOLINO	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	159.1	+0.487
8	8	53	Deniz ÖNCÜ	TUR	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	159.1	+1.083
9	7	25	Raul FERNANDEZ	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	159.1	+1.136
10	6	24	Tatsuki SUZUKI	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	159.1	+1.177
11	5	2	Gabriel RODRIGO	ARG	Kömmerling Gresini Moto3	Honda	159.0	+2.221
12	4	16	Andrea MIGNO	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	159.0	+1.924
13	3	71	Ayumu SASAKI	JPN	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	159.0	+2.596
14	2	52	Jeremy ALCOBA	SPA	Kömmerling Gresini Moto3	Honda	159.0	+2.228
15	1	82	Stefano NEPA	ITA	Valresa Aspar Team	KTM	159.0	+2.609
16		11	Sergio GARCIA	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	159.0	+2.866
17		55	Romano FENATI	ITA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	Husqvarna	159.0	+2.920
18		54	Riccardo ROSSI	ITA	BOE Skull Rider Facile Energy	KTM	158.9	+3.486
19		23	Niccolò ANTONELLI	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	159.1	+4.276
20		27	Kaito TOBA	JPN	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	158.9	+4.309
21		7	Dennis FOGGIA	ITA	Leopard Racing	Honda	158.8	+5.776
22		99	Carlos TATAY	SPA	Reale Avintia Moto3	KTM	158.6	+8.485
23		21	Alonso LOPEZ	SPA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	Husqvarna	158.6	+10.963
24		6	Ryusei YAMANAKA	JPN	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	157.5	+23.563
25		73	Maximilian KOFLER	AUT	CIP Green Power	KTM	157.5	+23.814
26		92	Yuki KUNII	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	157.5	+23.970
27		9	Davide PIZZOLI	ITA	BOE Skull Rider Facile Energy	KTM	157.5	+23.929
28		50	Jason DUPASQUIER	SWI	CarXpert PruestelGP	KTM	157.5	+24.064
Not Classified
		12	Filip SALAC	CZE	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	157.0	1 Lap
		70	Barry BALTUS	BEL	CarXpert PruestelGP	KTM	157.6	17 Laps
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		89	Khairul Idham PAWI	MAL	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda		0 Lap

Moto3 World Standing 2020

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Albert ARENAS	KTM	SPA	95
2	John MCPHEE	Honda	GBR	67
3	Ai OGURA	Honda	JPN	65
4	Tatsuki SUZUKI	Honda	JPN	50
5	Raul FERNANDEZ	KTM	SPA	43
6	Celestino VIETTI	KTM	ITA	41
7	Tony ARBOLINO	Honda	ITA	40
8	Jaume MASIA	Honda	SPA	39
9	Gabriel RODRIGO	Honda	ARG	35
10	Dennis FOGGIA	Honda	ITA	32
11	Jeremy ALCOBA	Honda	SPA	30
12	Darryn BINDER	KTM	RSA	27
13	Niccolò ANTONELLI	Honda	ITA	21
14	Andrea MIGNO	KTM	ITA	19
15	Romano FENATI	Husqvarna	ITA	14
16	Sergio GARCIA	Honda	SPA	13
17	Deniz ÖNCÜ	KTM	TUR	13
18	Stefano NEPA	KTM	ITA	13
19	Kaito TOBA	KTM	JPN	12
20	Filip SALAC	Honda	CZE	8
21	Ayumu SASAKI	KTM	JPN	8
22	Ryusei YAMANAKA	Honda	JPN	7
23	Alonso LOPEZ	Husqvarna	SPA	5
24	Carlos TATAY	KTM	SPA	3
25	Yuki KUNII	Honda	JPN
26	Barry BALTUS	KTM	BEL
27	Maximilian KOFLER	KTM	AUT
28	Riccardo ROSSI	KTM	ITA
29	Jason DUPASQUIER	KTM	SWI
30	Khairul Idham PAWI	Honda	MAL
31	Davide PIZZOLI	KTM	ITA
32	Dirk GEIGER	KTM	GER

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