Moto3™ – Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) punishes profligate rivals.

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It was a story of contrasting fortunes for the two form riders in the Moto3™ Championship, with Dennis Foggia profiting from Romano Fenati’s (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) heartbreaking crash to romp home for back-to-back victories and keep the his title hopes well and truly alive at the Octo Grand Prix of San Marino. The Leopard Racing man sprayed the bubbly from the top step of the rostrum alongside an all-Italian podium, with Niccolo Antonelli (Avintia VR46 Academy) and Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) the other top three finishers.

Having sat on pole and taken three podiums in his last four races, it looked like we were in for another faultless Fenati performance as the Italian took the holeshot into the first corner, batting away the close attention of Antonelli. There were good starts also from Migno, Sergio Garcia (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) and Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing), but it was Foggia who sat in third as we completed the opening corners.

There were battles all over the circuit with Antonelli responding to a Foggia cut back to keep himself in P2, while Garcia and Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) rubbed shoulders at Turn 8, with the Aspar rider’s machine producing smoke at Turn 8. It was a fascinating watch, but as the lightweight class traded blows, it allowed the fastest man on track to open up a gap of four-tenths to Antonelli in second, and seven-tenths to Foggia in third by the close of the third lap.

Further back, the race lost its first rider as Elia Bartolini (Bardhal VR46 Academy) crashed out of his home Grand Prix at Turn 4. Further back, it was clear Championship leader Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) would have an off day, as he lost touch with the lead group early on and began a damage limitation mission.

Over the course of the next few laps, Fenati continued to widen the gap despite Antonelli’s best efforts to keep in touch. The VR46 rider then got it horribly wrong ten laps in, going in too hot at Turn 4, and dropping to P7 while Fenati’s lead at the front was almost two seconds.

It looked for all the world that the Italian would romp home to a second victory of the season, but then disaster struck on the 15th lap. Comfortably leading with a 2.6 second gap to second, Fenati lost the front at the Turn 15 left-hander, and in an instant, his victory chance had vanished as he was on the cusp of bringing himself back into the Championship picture.

Suddenly the podium battle became one for victory, with Foggia now leading Migno and Binder with Garcia, Masia and Antonelli all chasing the rostrum. However, like his predecessor, the rider occupying P1 would waste no time in opening up a lead over the chasing pack. Garcia and Binder traded overtakes with the Spaniard sitting third, and then set his sights on Migno in second, but when. He made his move at Turn 8 with six laps remaining, he went in too wide and dropped to P4, with Masia moving into the final podium place. The podium battle continued in the same vein for the remainder of the race, with Antonelli also getting involved as he hunted down a fourth podium of the season.

With just a few laps remaining, Foggia’s lead was unassailable, but the podium battle was well and truly alive, with Antonelli rediscovering his early pace to move ahead of Masia and Garcia, and then taking Migno on the penultimate lap, relegating his compatriot to P3. And that’s how the top three would finish after a sensational battle, with Garcia, Masia and Binder just missing out.

It was an excellent salvage job from Acosta to take P7, as he had the likes of Carlos Tatay (Avintia Esponsorama Moto3), Stefano Nepa (BOE Owlride) and Ayumu Sasaki (Red Bull KTM Tech3) snapping at his heels all race. The race result means that the title leader’s Championship advantage is now down to 42 points with Foggia and Garcia in pursuit. Further back, Ricardo Rossi (BOE Owlride) took points at his home Grand Prix, as did Izan Guevara (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) and John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing). Japanise duo Kaito Toba (CIP Green Power) and Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) round out the top 15.

Top 10:

1. Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) – 1:41.753
2. Niccolò Antonelli (Avintia VR46) + 0.565
3. Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) + 0.817
4. Sergio Garcia (GAVIOTA GASGAS Aspar Team) + 2.140
5. Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 3.098
6. Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 7.633
7. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 9.991
8. Carlos Tatay (Avintia Esponsorama Moto3) + 10.184
9. Stefano Nepa (BOE Owlride) + 10.341
10. Ayumu Sasaki (Red Bull KTM T3) + 10.344.

GP OCTO DI SAN MARINO E DELLA RIVIERA DI RIMINI

Moto3 Race Classification 2021

Misano Adriatico, Sunday, September 19, 2021

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	7	Dennis FOGGIA	ITA	Leopard Racing	Honda	148.4	39’17.002
2	20	23	Niccolò ANTONELLI	ITA	Avintia VR46	KTM	148.4	+0.565
3	16	16	Andrea MIGNO	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	148.4	+0.817
4	13	11	Sergio GARCIA	SPA	GAVIOTA GASGAS Aspar Team	GASGAS	148.3	+2.140
5	11	5	Jaume MASIA	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	148.2	+3.098
6	10	40	Darryn BINDER	RSA	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	147.9	+7.633
7	9	37	Pedro ACOSTA	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	147.8	+9.991
8	8	99	Carlos TATAY	SPA	Avintia Esponsorama Moto3	KTM	147.8	+10.184
9	7	82	Stefano NEPA	ITA	BOE Owlride	KTM	147.8	+10.341
10	6	71	Ayumu SASAKI	JPN	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	147.8	+10.344
11	5	54	Riccardo ROSSI	ITA	BOE Owlride	KTM	147.8	+10.360
12	4	28	Izan GUEVARA	SPA	GAVIOTA GASGAS Aspar Team	GASGAS	147.5	+14.626
13	3	17	John MCPHEE	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	147.5	+14.898
14	2	27	Kaito TOBA	JPN	CIP Green Power	KTM	147.5	+15.019
15	1	24	Tatsuki SUZUKI	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	147.5	+15.072
16		52	Jeremy ALCOBA	SPA	Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3	Honda	147.2	+18.859
17		6	Ryusei YAMANAKA	JPN	CarXpert PruestelGP	KTM	147.2	+18.874
18		18	Matteo BERTELLE	ITA	Bardahl VR46 Riders Academy	KTM	147.2	+18.921
19		20	Lorenzo FELLON	FRA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	147.2	+19.303
20		31	Adrian FERNANDEZ	SPA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	Husqvarna	147.1	+21.363
21		53	Deniz ÖNCÜ	TUR	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	146.7	+26.962
22		73	Maximilian KOFLER	AUT	CIP Green Power	KTM	146.5	+30.466
23		67	Alberto SURRA	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	145.5	+46.656
24		19	Andi Farid IZDIHAR	INA	Honda Team Asia	Honda	145.1	+53.470
Not Classified
		12	Filip SALAC	CZE	CarXpert PruestelGP	KTM	147.4	6 Laps
		43	Xavier ARTIGAS	SPA	Leopard Racing	Honda	147.1	9 Laps
		55	Romano FENATI	ITA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	Husqvarna	148.5	10 Laps
		22	Elia BARTOLINI	ITA	Bardahl VR46 Riders Academy	KTM	137.7	22 Laps

Moto3 World Standing 2021

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Pedro ACOSTA	KTM	SPA	210
2	Dennis FOGGIA	Honda	ITA	168
3	Sergio GARCIA	GASGAS	SPA	168
4	Romano FENATI	Husqvarna	ITA	134
5	Jaume MASIA	KTM	SPA	122
6	Niccolò ANTONELLI	KTM	ITA	118
7	Darryn BINDER	Honda	RSA	114
8	Ayumu SASAKI	KTM	JPN	93
9	Andrea MIGNO	Honda	ITA	84
10	Izan GUEVARA	GASGAS	SPA	76
11	Deniz ÖNCÜ	KTM	TUR	73
12	Kaito TOBA	KTM	JPN	64
13	Tatsuki SUZUKI	Honda	JPN	62
14	Jeremy ALCOBA	Honda	SPA	60
15	Gabriel RODRIGO	Honda	ARG	60
16	John MCPHEE	Honda	GBR	56
17	Filip SALAC	KTM	CZE	46
18	Ryusei YAMANAKA	KTM	JPN	42
19	Stefano NEPA	KTM	ITA	37
20	Xavier ARTIGAS	Honda	SPA	30
21	Riccardo ROSSI	KTM	ITA	29
22	Carlos TATAY	KTM	SPA	28
23	Jason DUPASQUIER	KTM	SWI	27
24	Adrian FERNANDEZ	Husqvarna	SPA	20
25	Yuki KUNII	Honda	JPN	15
26	Maximilian KOFLER	KTM	AUT	10
27	Elia BARTOLINI	KTM	ITA	7
28	Syarifuddin AZMAN	Honda	MAL	3
29	Andi Farid IZDIHAR	Honda	INA	3
30	Daniel HOLGADO	KTM	SPA	1
31	Lorenzo FELLON	Honda	FRA
32	Joel KELSO	KTM	AUS
33	Takuma MATSUYAMA	Honda	JPN
34	Matteo BERTELLE	KTM	ITA
35	Alberto SURRA	Honda	ITA
36	David SALVADOR	Honda	SPA

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

Moto3™ – Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) punishes profligate rivals.

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GP OCTO DI SAN MARINO E DELLA RIVIERA DI RIMINI

Moto3 World Standing 2021

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