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Moto3™: Joan Mir (Leopard Racing) record-breaking eighth win of the season

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Joan Mir (Leopard Racing) made history in the Aragon GP, becoming the first rider since the introduction of Moto3™ in 2012 to win eight or more races in a season – also equaling Romano Fenati (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers) and Luis Salom’s all-time victory count with nine wins in the class. Almost neck and neck over the line with eventual runner up Fabio Di Giannantonio (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) and P3 finisher Enea Bastianini (Estrella Galicia 0,0), the Majorcan also increased his lead in the Championship once again – and once again did it in style.

It was polesitter Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) who took the holeshot off the line, with Bastianini for close company as they led the field through Turn 1 and then began to pull away from the chasing pack. The ‘Beast’ was quick to strike for the lead, but the unfolding duel then saw the two caught by Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) and Mir. From a lead group of two, it then became a classic Moto3™ freight train as the field closed up once again.

With 6 laps to go, Mir hit the lead – before two laps later, Di Giananntonio made his first mark on the fight at the front, taking over in P1 from P14 on the grid. After some jostling for position as the laps counted down, it was ‘Diggia’ ahead over the line for the final lap – before Mir made his move and struck for the lead. The Majorcan led Di Giannantonio, who led Bastianini as the trio were able to make a tiny gap to those on the chase – with some spectacular slipstreaming down the back straight as the three tousled it out approaching the final corner.

Neck and neck over the line, Mir just held on in the spectacular three-way photo finish, only 0.043 ahead of Di Giannantonio – with Bastianini only 0.008 further back to complete the podium in a race that broke records for the man on the top step. Equal on most wins in Moto3™ – nine – and now the rider to have won the most races in a season since the class was introduced in 2012.

Martin took fourth to head Canet over the line, with John McPhee (British Talent Team) taking sixth after moving through the group in the latter stages. Marcos Ramirez (Platinum Bay Real Estate) moved up to seventh in a solid ride, just ahead of a stunning race for wildcard Dennis Foggia (Sky Junior Team VR46 Riders Academy). Foggia – the current FIM CEV Repsol Moto3™ Junior World Championship leader – qualified on the second row and repeated his impressive performance in the race to take P8.

Philipp Oettl (Südmetall Schedl GP Racing) crossed the line in ninth a few tenths back, with Championship challenger Romano Fenati (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers) completing the top ten after a more difficult weekend to follow up his stunning win at Misano. Andrea Migno (Sky Racing Team VR46) was just behind his compatriot and crossed the line in eleventh, with Juanfran Guevara (RBA BOE Racing Team) in P12.

Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) just beat Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) to the line for thirteenth, with Adam Norrodin (SIC Racing Team) bouncing back from a crash in qualifying to complete the points.

With a little more history rewritten, Mir now has one hand on the trophy as the paddock readies for the journey to Japan and the Twin Ring Motegi.

GRAN PREMIO MOVISTAR DE ARAGÓN

Moto3 Race Classification 2017.

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 36 Joan MIR SPA Leopard Racing Honda 152.5 25’57.607
2 20 21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 152.5 +0.043
3 16 33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 152.5 +0.051
4 13 88 Jorge MARTIN SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 152.5 +0.170
5 11 44 Aron CANET SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 152.5 +0.392
6 10 17 John MCPHEE GBR British Talent Team Honda 152.4 +0.590
7 9 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate KTM 152.4 +0.707
8 8 10 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Sky Junior Team VR46 Academy KTM 152.4 +0.743
9 7 65 Philipp OETTL GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing KTM 152.4 +1.168
10 6 5 Romano FENATI ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers Honda 152.4 +1.298
11 5 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 152.4 +1.330
12 4 58 Juanfran GUEVARA SPA RBA BOE Racing Team KTM 152.3 +1.505
13 3 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 152.3 +1.961
14 2 8 Nicolo BULEGA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 152.3 +2.050
15 1 7 Adam NORRODIN MAL SIC Racing Team Honda 152.2 +2.504
16 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN SIC Racing Team Honda 152.2 +2.539
17 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 152.2 +2.659
18 23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 152.2 +2.665
19 12 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA CIP Mahindra 152.1 +4.399
20 95 Jules DANILO FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers Honda 151.4 +11.404
21 15 Jaume MASIA SPA Cuna de Campeones KTM 151.1 +14.540
22 40 Darryn BINDER RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate KTM 151.1 +14.599
23 96 Manuel PAGLIANI ITA CIP Mahindra 151.1 +14.703
24 37 Aaron POLANCO SPA Leopard Racing Honda 151.1 +14.859
25 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint Peugeot 150.8 +17.595
26 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 150.8 +17.722
27 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 Mahindra 150.4 +21.467
28 27 Kaito TOBA JPN Honda Team Asia Honda 149.2 +34.646
29 4 Patrik PULKKINEN FIN Peugeot MC Saxoprint Peugeot 149.2 +34.678
Not Classified
19 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA BOE Racing Team KTM 152.4 5 Laps
48 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 Mahindra 151.6 6 Laps
41 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT THA Honda Team Asia Honda 148.8 11 Laps

Moto3 World Standing 2017.

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Joan MIR Honda SPA 271
2 Romano FENATI Honda ITA 191
3 Aron CANET Honda SPA 173
4 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO Honda ITA 137
5 Jorge MARTIN Honda SPA 134
6 John MCPHEE Honda GBR 106
7 Marcos RAMIREZ KTM SPA 105
8 Andrea MIGNO KTM ITA 103
9 Enea BASTIANINI Honda ITA 103
10 Philipp OETTL KTM GER 91
11 Juanfran GUEVARA KTM SPA 75
12 Nicolo BULEGA KTM ITA 72
13 Bo BENDSNEYDER KTM NED 48
14 Livio LOI Honda BEL 47
15 Tatsuki SUZUKI Honda JPN 46
16 Gabriel RODRIGO KTM ARG 39
17 Darryn BINDER KTM RSA 35
18 Jules DANILO Honda FRA 29
19 Adam NORRODIN Honda MAL 29
20 Niccolò ANTONELLI KTM ITA 16
21 Ayumu SASAKI Honda JPN 16
22 Jakub KORNFEIL Peugeot CZE 14
23 Albert ARENAS Mahindra SPA 14
24 Jaume MASIA KTM SPA 13
25 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT Honda THA 11
26 Dennis FOGGIA KTM ITA 10
27 Kaito TOBA Honda JPN 7
28 Danny KENT KTM GBR 6
29 Manuel PAGLIANI Mahindra ITA 6
30 Marco BEZZECCHI Mahindra ITA 4
31 Alex FABBRI Mahindra RSM 3
32 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA Mahindra ITA 3
33 Tony ARBOLINO Honda ITA 2
34 Maria HERRERA KTM SPA 1
35 Tim GEORGI KTM GER
36 Tom BOOTH-AMOS KTM GBR
37 Patrik PULKKINEN Peugeot FIN
38 Raul FERNANDEZ Mahindra SPA
39 Maximilian KOFLER KTM AUT
40 Aaron POLANCO Honda SPA
41 Gabriel MARTINEZ-ABREGO KTM MEX
42 Aleix VIU KTM SPA

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