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Moto3™ – Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) produces phenomenal ride for maiden Moto3™ win.

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Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) produced a superb ride at the Monster Energy Czech Republic Grand Prix to claim his maiden Moto3™ victory. The Italian led over half the race to eventually fend of Championship leader Albert Arenas (Gaviota Aspar Team) by two tenths, with second in the Championship Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) finishing an important third.

Launching well off the front row was Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) and it was the Argentinian who grabbed the lightweight class holeshot with polesitter Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) slipping to P3, but the best start of all was from Arenas. Starting 7th, Arenas had a blinder and was leading the race at Turn 3 and as Rodrigo got out the seat through Turn 7, the riders behind had to sit up – this gave Arenas a substantial lead as the riders completed the opening lap in Brno.

However, Arenas’ eight-tenth advantage was cut within a lap and a half as the top 15 started to edge clear of 16th place Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech3) in the opening exchanges. But that gap was also soon diminished as the leading 27 riders were covered by just four seconds. On Lap 5, Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) had a scare on the exit of Turn 4 but the Japanese man stayed upright as the Moto3™ riders settled in for the long haul, with John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) making headway from P18 on the grid to get firmly in the leading group mix – the Championship protagonists were all in the hunt.

A rider who we expected – but haven’t seen as of yet in 2020 – to be at the front this year then took the baton. Foggia and Ogura had got the better of Arenas but with 12 laps to go, it was way to early to call anything and it was all bubbling up nicely at the Czech Adrenaline Factory – but the pace was dropping as tyre wear was quickly becoming a big factor. On Lap 7, the pack were over a second slower than Jaume Masia’s (Leopard Racing) early fastest lap of the race.

Things started to happen in the final 10 laps. Alonso Lopez (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) highsided on the exit of Turn 3 on Lap 9, but then drama unfolded for one of the title favourites. The bumpy Turn 10 had looked a troublesome corner for Suzuki for the whole race and with nine laps remaining, the Japanese star was down. The front washed away from underneath him and Suzuki was out of the race, a catastrophe for his title credentials.

With seven laps to go, the top 10 riders were 2.5 clear of 11th place Darryn Binder (CIP Green Power). Foggia was still leading from compatriot Tony Arbolino (Rivacold Snipers Team), with Masia and McPhee now ahead of Arenas in third and fourth. Just behind the leading five, ready to pounce at any moment, were Ogura, Fernandez, Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse), Jeremy Alcoba (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) and Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) – it was anyone’s to win with five to go.

Heading into the final three laps, Foggia was still holding onto the lead and was looking incredibly strong heading into the braking zones. Arbolino kept looking but couldn’t make anything stick, but then suddenly the latter was at the back of the leading group. Why? The Italian got a good old fairing bashing from Arenas at Turn 1, but he wasn’t out of the equation. Leopard’s Foggia and Masia were then 1-2 but at Turn 11, a disaster for Masia. The Spaniard slipped out of contention with just over two laps to go as Ogura then made his move up into P2 past Arenas as the last lap then started – Foggia led from Ogura and Arenas, Antonelli and McPhee in 4th and 5th.

Ogura then swept through at Turn 3 but Foggia held the outside line and got the cutback into Turn 4, with Arenas then getting a good run down the hill to grab second. Ogura was back up to second moments later though but Foggia was holding firm. Could Ogura make a move at Turn 11? Not quite, but then Arenas shocked the Japanese rider by slotting his KTM up the inside of Ogura at Turn 12. Ultimately, this cost Ogura a chance to get a good run up horsepower hill, with Foggia a good few bike lengths clear. The Italian rounded the final two corners without hassle from behind to take the chequered flag in P1, with Arenas holding on to snatch P2 from Ogura as the top two in the Championship went toe-to-toe on the last lap. What a ride from Arenas, who picks up 20 precious points despite riding with a badly bruised leg after his Andalucia GP crash.

Ogura’s third place was his third podium in four races in 2020 as the Japanese rider remains Arenas’ closest challenger in the overall standings. Antonelli’s P4 was his best ride of the season as the Italian moves himself onto the fringes of the top 10 in the Championship, with McPhee settling for P5. It was a stellar effort from the Scotsman who had to claw his way through the field from P18, the Petronas rider keeps third in the Championship but slips to 19 points adrift of Arenas.

Polesitter Fernandez was a couple of tenths off McPhee to finish sixth for the third race in a row, the Spaniard beats former Junior World Championship rival Alcoba as the duo battled it out in the lead group throughout. Similar to Fernandez, Alcoba has a knack of finishing in the position he did on Sunday in Brno – that’s the third time in four races that the reigning Junior World Champion has claimed P7. Fenati and compatriot Arbolino crossed the line with nothing to choose between them, but it was the latter who just nicked P8 from Fenati’s grasp. The latter still achieves his best result of the season and his first top 10 of 2020, with Stefano Nepa (Gaviota Aspar Team) getting the better of Kaito Toba (Red Bull KTM Ajo) to head the second gaggle of riders over the line in P10.

The Championship battles took another twist in Brno, with Arenas stamping more authority on the lightweight class 2020 title race – but it’s far from over. Coming up is a double-header at the Red Bull Ring and you can bet there’s going to be drama, with Ogura and McPhee eager to claw back the disadvantage.

Top 10:
1. Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing)
2. Albert Arenas (Gaviota Aspar Team) + 0.205
3. Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) + 0.251
4. Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) + 0.381
5. John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 0.509
6. Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.808
7. Jeremy Alcoba (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) + 0.889
8. Tony Arbolino (Rivacold Snipers Team) + 1.647
9. Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) + 1.648
10. Stefano Nepa (Gaviota Aspar Team) + 8.815.

MONSTER ENERGY GRAND PRIX ČESKÉ REPUBLIKY

Moto3 Race Classification 2020.

Brno, Sunday, August 09, 2020

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 7 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Leopard Racing Honda 149.2 39’06.370
2 20 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Gaviota Aspar Team KTM 149.2 +0.205
3 16 79 Ai OGURA JPN Honda Team Asia Honda 149.1 +0.251
4 13 23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 149.1 +0.381
5 11 17 John MCPHEE GBR Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 149.1 +0.509
6 10 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 149.1 +0.808
7 9 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA Kömmerling Gresini Moto3 Honda 149.1 +0.889
8 8 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 149.1 +1.647
9 7 55 Romano FENATI ITA Sterilgarda Max Racing Team Husqvarna 149.1 +1.648
10 6 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Gaviota Aspar Team KTM 148.6 +8.815
11 5 27 Kaito TOBA JPN Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 148.6 +8.828
12 4 40 Darryn BINDER RSA CIP Green Power KTM 148.6 +8.849
13 3 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 148.6 +8.866
14 2 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 148.6 +8.986
15 1 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 148.6 +9.089
16 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 148.6 +9.124
17 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 148.6 +9.589
18 99 Carlos TATAY SPA Reale Avintia Moto3 KTM 148.5 +9.723
19 2 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG Kömmerling Gresini Moto3 Honda 148.4 +12.594
20 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 148.4 +12.656
21 70 Barry BALTUS BEL CarXpert PruestelGP KTM 147.7 +23.720
22 89 Khairul Idham PAWI MAL Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 147.7 +23.766
23 50 Jason DUPASQUIER SWI CarXpert PruestelGP KTM 147.2 +31.955
24 9 Davide PIZZOLI ITA BOE Skull Rider Facile Energy KTM 146.9 +36.734
25 12 Filip SALAC CZE Rivacold Snipers Team Honda 146.2 +47.046
Not Classified
5 Jaume MASIA SPA Leopard Racing Honda 149.2 3 Laps
92 Yuki KUNII JPN Honda Team Asia Honda 143.9 4 Laps
24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 149.0 9 Laps
21 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Sterilgarda Max Racing Team Husqvarna 148.6 9 Laps
73 Maximilian KOFLER AUT CIP Green Power KTM 136.2 10 Laps
54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA BOE Skull Rider Facile Energy KTM 147.5 11 Laps

Moto3 World Standing 2020

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Albert ARENAS KTM SPA 70
2 Ai OGURA Honda JPN 52
3 John MCPHEE Honda GBR 51
4 Tatsuki SUZUKI Honda JPN 44
5 Raul FERNANDEZ KTM SPA 36
6 Dennis FOGGIA Honda ITA 32
7 Tony ARBOLINO Honda ITA 31
8 Celestino VIETTI KTM ITA 30
9 Gabriel RODRIGO Honda ARG 30
10 Jeremy ALCOBA Honda SPA 28
11 Niccolò ANTONELLI Honda ITA 21
12 Jaume MASIA Honda SPA 19
13 Darryn BINDER KTM RSA 17
14 Andrea MIGNO KTM ITA 15
15 Romano FENATI Husqvarna ITA 14
16 Sergio GARCIA Honda SPA 13
17 Stefano NEPA KTM ITA 12
18 Kaito TOBA KTM JPN 12
19 Filip SALAC Honda CZE 8
20 Ryusei YAMANAKA Honda JPN 7
21 Ayumu SASAKI KTM JPN 5
22 Deniz ÖNCÜ KTM TUR 5
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 Jason DUPASQUIER KTM SWI
29 Khairul Idham PAWI Honda MAL
30 Riccardo ROSSI KTM ITA
31 Davide PIZZOLI KTM ITA
32 Dirk GEIGER KTM GER

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