Three to go and Masia led the 16-wheel lightweight class train. Arbolino, Arenas, Vietti, Ayumu Sasaki (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Andrea Migno (SKY Racing Team VR46), Rodrigo and Fernandez all in the victory hunt. With two and a half laps to go, Masia was wide at Turn 8 and Vietti said thank you very much to dive underneath Arenas and Masia. The latter was down to P4 heading onto the last lap of the race, Vietti led from Arenas and Arbolino. Arbolino was up to P2 heading into Turn 3, Arenas down to P3.

Vietti was formidable on the last lap and didn’t allow anyone to get close enough to attempt a pass. Arbolino defended well against Arenas and wanted to try and attack, but Vietti was too strong and took the chequered flag in P1 – a fantastic race from the Italian who moves up to third in the standings, just 16 adrift of top spot. A second win of the season for Vietti, who finishes 0.142 ahead of compatriot Arbolino. He too makes significant ground in the title race with his fourth rostrum of the season, Arenas settled for P3 but it’s a result that moves him back to the top of the Championship.

After leading for most of the race, Masia misses out on a podium by less than two tenths. Slim margins matter in Grand Prix racing, and even more so in Moto3™ – that Turn 8 error costing the Spaniard. Migno makes it a great day for SKY Racing Team VR46, a top five for the Italian is his best result since P4 at the Spanish GP. After suffering several doses of bad luck in 2020, Sasaki claims a fantastic P6 at Tech3’s home Grand Prix – the Japanese rider’s first top 10 of the year. Fernandez was in the lead group throughout to pick up a solid P7, Rodrigo eventually slipped to P8 as the leading eight riders finished 13 seconds ahead of former Championship leader Ogura.

The Japanese rider will be disappointed with P9 at Le Mans, but it was a great recovery in the second half of the race. A top 10 after sitting outside the top 20 in the opening stages is a job well done for Ogura all things considered, but he squanders the title lead to Arenas. Ogura now sits six behind heading to the Aragon double header. Rounding out the top 10 was Carlos Tatay (Reale Avintia Moto3) – his best result of the year. The reigning Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup winner beat a gaggle of riders to the line – Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0), Filip Salac (Rivacold Snipers Team), Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) and Riccardo Rossi (BOE Skull Rider Facile Energy) were in that group, with Stefano Nepa (Gaviota Aspar Team Moto3) picking up the final point.

So the Championship lead changes once again. Arenas is back in charge and will head to MotorLand Aragon with a six point advantage over Ogura as the top four sit just 20 points apart – Vietti and Arbolino charging into contention.

Top 10:
1. Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46)
2. Tony Arbolino (Rivacold Snipers Team) +0.142
3. Albert Arenas (Gaviota Aspar Team Moto3) +0.198
4. Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) +0.336
5. Andrea Migno (SKY Racing Team VR46) +0.569
6. Ayumu Sasaki (Red Bull KTM Tech3) +0.834
7. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +1.361
8. Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) +1.625
9. Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) +15.003
10. Carlos Tatay (Reale Avintia Moto3) +15.139.

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Moto3 Race Classification 2020.

Moto3 World Standing 2020