Moto3™ – Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) takes landmark second win of 2021 by 0.078s.

07-dennis-foggia-37-pedro-acosta_dsc0941.small

_dsc1305.small

55-romano-fenati_dsc7660_0.small

_dsc6024_0.small

07-dennis-foggia-11-sergio-garcia_gp_3994_0.small

Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) is a winner for the second time in 2021 after emerging victorious in the Moto3™ Motul TT Assen, handing Leopard Racing their 30th 25-point haul on the Grand Prix stage. The Italian fended off second place Sergio Garcia (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) by just 0.078s, as Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) returns to the podium for the first time since Jerez despite taking two long-lap penalties.

From second on the grid Fenati was the rider to grab the holeshot into Turn 1 as polesitter Jeremy Alcoba (Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3) slotted into P2, as Garcia launched well to click into P3 on the opening lap. Fenati immediately got his head down at the front, knowing he had two long-lap penalties to take, and the first of those was done on Lap 3. This handed Foggia the lead, before Garcia grabbed the baton, as Fenati dived in for long-lap number two on Lap 5.

A lead group of seven formed with 16 laps to go, World Championship leader Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was P8 and 0.6s back. As always, slipstream was a factor and this meant the lead seven was now a 13 riders line astern, before Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) and Niccolo Antonelli (Avintia Esponsorama Moto3) crashed unhurt at Turn 5. Acosta, just ahead, was out the saddle at Turn 5 too.

This incident split the group, Alcoba and Kaito Toba (CIP Green Power) – whose moment had a knock-on effect for Migno and Antonelli – were cut adrift, as nine riders streaked clear in the battle for victory. Foggia, Garcia, Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing), his teammate John McPhee, Acosta, Fenati, Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse), Xavier Artigas (Leopard Racing) and Gabriel Rodrigo (Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3) were the frontrunners, as Acosta set the fastest lap of the race with seven laps to go. Rodrigo and Artigas then lost touch, meaning seven riders were now hunting 25 points.

Heading onto the last lap, Foggia led. The Honda rider had Garcia and Fenati for company, Suzuki in fourth was 0.5s back. Garcia and Fenati couldn’t quite get close enough to show Foggia a wheel on the final lap and using the power advantage of his machine, Foggia was able to hold onto P1 to claim victory for the second time in 2021. Garcia consolidated second in the Championship with P2 and closes the gap to 48 points between him and Acosta, Fenati’s ride was phenomenal to earn a 27th Moto3™ podium on team boss’ Max Biaggi’s 50th birthday.

After missing qualifying on Saturday and having to spend the night in hospital, Acosta produces yet another wonderful performance to grab P4 at Assen from P18 on the grid. Suzuki missed Warm Up after returning a false negative PCR test, but the Japanese rider was seemingly unaffected to bring home a P5. McPhee picks up a solid P6 from the Dutch TT as Binder, despite crossing the line fourth, finishes seventh after being handed a three-place penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.

Rodrigo and Artigas weren’t able to keep tabs with the front runners, the Argentine and Spanish rookie cross the line P8 and P9 respectively, Alcoba settled for P10 from pole after being one of the unlucky ones to get caught up in the Migno-Antonelli crash.

The Moto3™ field will now head off for a well-earned summer break before heading to the Red Bull Ring at the beginning of August for Round 10. At the half way stage, Acosta leads Garcia by a healthy 48 points, Foggia moves up to third in the overall standings, 24 points behind Garcia.

Top 10:
1. Denis Foggia (Leopard Racing)
2. Sergio Garcia (Gaviota GasGas Aspar Team) + 0.078
3. Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) + 0.207
4. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 1.352
5. Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) + 1.445
6. John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 1.510
7. Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 1.338
8. Gabriel Rodrigo (Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3) + 9.095
9. Xavier Artigas (Leopard Racing) + 9.140
10. Jeremy Alcoba (Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3) + 10.383.

MOTUL TT ASSEN

Moto3 Race Classification 2021

Assen, Sunday, June 27, 2021

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	7	Dennis FOGGIA	ITA	Leopard Racing	Honda	159.5	37’35.287
2	20	11	Sergio GARCIA	SPA	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	GASGAS	159.4	+0.078
3	16	55	Romano FENATI	ITA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	Husqvarna	159.4	+0.207
4	13	37	Pedro ACOSTA	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	159.4	+1.352
5	11	24	Tatsuki SUZUKI	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	159.4	+1.445
6	10	17	John MCPHEE	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	159.3	+1.510
7	9	40	Darryn BINDER	RSA	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	159.4	+1.338
8	8	2	Gabriel RODRIGO	ARG	Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3	Honda	158.8	+9.095
9	7	43	Xavier ARTIGAS	SPA	Leopard Racing	Honda	158.8	+9.140
10	6	52	Jeremy ALCOBA	SPA	Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3	Honda	158.7	+10.383
11	5	82	Stefano NEPA	ITA	BOE Owlride	KTM	158.5	+13.503
12	4	28	Izan GUEVARA	SPA	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	GASGAS	158.5	+13.555
13	3	27	Kaito TOBA	JPN	CIP Green Power	KTM	158.0	+21.057
14	2	23	Niccolò ANTONELLI	ITA	Avintia Esponsorama Moto3	KTM	157.9	+22.090
15	1	53	Deniz ÖNCÜ	TUR	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	157.6	+27.036
16		22	Elia BARTOLINI	ITA	Avintia Esponsorama Moto3	KTM	157.0	+35.745
17		6	Ryusei YAMANAKA	JPN	CarXpert PruestelGP	KTM	157.0	+35.801
18		54	Riccardo ROSSI	ITA	BOE Owlride	KTM	157.0	+35.811
19		67	Alberto SURRA	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	157.0	+35.879
20		5	Jaume MASIA	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	156.3	+45.670
21		20	Lorenzo FELLON	FRA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	155.1	+1’03.492
22		66	Joel KELSO	AUS	CIP Green Power	KTM	155.1	+1’03.552
23		92	Yuki KUNII	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	155.1	+1’03.769
24		19	Andi Farid IZDIHAR	INA	Honda Team Asia	Honda	155.1	+1’03.979
25		32	Takuma MATSUYAMA	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	155.0	+1’04.137
Not Classified
		31	Adrian FERNANDEZ	SPA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	Husqvarna	156.9	9 Laps
		16	Andrea MIGNO	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	142.5	12 Laps

Moto3 World Standing 2021

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Pedro ACOSTA	KTM	SPA	158
2	Sergio GARCIA	GASGAS	SPA	110
3	Dennis FOGGIA	Honda	ITA	86
4	Romano FENATI	Husqvarna	ITA	80
5	Jaume MASIA	KTM	SPA	72
6	Darryn BINDER	Honda	RSA	69
7	Niccolò ANTONELLI	KTM	ITA	67
8	Gabriel RODRIGO	Honda	ARG	59
9	Jeremy ALCOBA	Honda	SPA	58
10	Andrea MIGNO	Honda	ITA	58
11	Ayumu SASAKI	KTM	JPN	57
12	Kaito TOBA	KTM	JPN	52
13	John MCPHEE	Honda	GBR	37
14	Tatsuki SUZUKI	Honda	JPN	37
15	Izan GUEVARA	GASGAS	SPA	36
16	Filip SALAC	Honda	CZE	35
17	Xavier ARTIGAS	Honda	SPA	30
18	Ryusei YAMANAKA	KTM	JPN	28
19	Jason DUPASQUIER	KTM	SWI	27
20	Deniz ÖNCÜ	KTM	TUR	25
21	Stefano NEPA	KTM	ITA	19
22	Riccardo ROSSI	KTM	ITA	16
23	Carlos TATAY	KTM	SPA	14
24	Adrian FERNANDEZ	Husqvarna	SPA	10
25	Elia BARTOLINI	KTM	ITA	7
26	Yuki KUNII	Honda	JPN	7
27	Maximilian KOFLER	KTM	AUT	3
28	Andi Farid IZDIHAR	Honda	INA	2
29	Daniel HOLGADO	KTM	SPA	1
30	Lorenzo FELLON	Honda	FRA
31	Joel KELSO	KTM	AUS
32	Takuma MATSUYAMA	Honda	JPN
33	Alberto SURRA	Honda	ITA

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

Moto3™ – Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) takes landmark second win of 2021 by 0.078s.

07-dennis-foggia-37-pedro-acosta_dsc0941.small

_dsc1305.small

55-romano-fenati_dsc7660_0.small

_dsc6024_0.small

07-dennis-foggia-11-sergio-garcia_gp_3994_0.small

MOTUL TT ASSEN

Moto3 World Standing 2021

Check Out Our Instagram Feed

motorbugs

Check Out Our Facebook Feed

MotorBugs

Recent Motorbugs News