Joan Mir (Leopard Racing) backed up his win and Championship title from Phillip Island with another impressive performance at Sepang International Circuit, taking the win after catching and passing early leader Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3). Martin took second – just – after dueling with Enea Bastianini (Estrella Galicia 0,0) to the line. Bastianini was just 0.039 off the Spaniard over the line to complete the podium. Mir now has 11 wins to extend his lead in the record books in the “most wins in Moto3™” category, and is the first rider to win ten races in a year in the lighweight category since Marc Marquez in 2010.
It was Martin who got the holeshot from second on the grid, and the Spaniard shot away into the lead early – six tenths inside the lap record second time around. In clear air and breaking the slipstream effect early, it seemed it could be a done deal – but Mir was soon on the chase. The new Champion reeled in his compatriot and sliced past as soon as he was on the scene – but he wasn’t able to escape. Bastianini was then able to catch the pair and the three were together on track until a close moment between the number 33 and the number 88 allowed Mir to make a break for it.
Not needing a second invitation, the Majorcan was then able to hold onto it and leave the two behind to duel it out for the remaining spots on the podium, with that decided at the final corner in favour of Martin.
Livio Loi (Leopard Racing) put in another impressive ride after bouncing back from a broken collarbone earlier in the season, and the Belgian had a lonely ride to fourth. He was ahead of an incredible group battle for fifth as John McPhee (British Talent Team) made his move on the final lap to take the reins in that fight, crossing the line in P5 by just 0.039 over Andrea Migno (Sky Racing Team VR46).
Romano Fenati (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers) took seventh ahead of his rival for second in the standings Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0), thereby confirming himself as the runner up in 2017. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) was able to move up from his grid position for ninth, with Bo Bendsneyder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) completing the top ten.
Adam Norrodin (SIC Racing Team) had an eventful home race as he was running up at the front for some time before a crash, remounting in a flash and getting back in the action in fourteenth. By the end of the race, the Malaysian was able to take eleventh and just beat rookie teammate Ayumu Sasaki at the flag – but it was a solid double points finish and a positive home weekend for the Sepang International Circuit Racing Team.
RBA Racing Team duo Juanfran Guevara and Gabriel Rodrigo took P13 and P14 respectively, with Manuel Pagliani (CIP) completing the points scorers.
SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
Moto3 Race Classification 2017
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 36 | Joan MIR | SPA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 148.7 | 40’14.545 |
| 2 | 20 | 88 | Jorge MARTIN | SPA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 148.7 | +0.724 |
| 3 | 16 | 33 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 148.7 | +0.763 |
| 4 | 13 | 11 | Livio LOI | BEL | Leopard Racing | Honda | 148.3 | +6.868 |
| 5 | 11 | 17 | John MCPHEE | GBR | British Talent Team | Honda | 148.0 | +11.051 |
| 6 | 10 | 16 | Andrea MIGNO | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 148.0 | +11.090 |
| 7 | 9 | 5 | Romano FENATI | ITA | Marinelli Rivacold Snipers | Honda | 148.0 | +11.238 |
| 8 | 8 | 44 | Aron CANET | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 148.0 | +11.671 |
| 9 | 7 | 21 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | ITA | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | 148.0 | +11.959 |
| 10 | 6 | 64 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NED | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 148.0 | +12.062 |
| 11 | 5 | 7 | Adam NORRODIN | MAL | SIC Racing Team | Honda | 147.9 | +12.572 |
| 12 | 4 | 71 | Ayumu SASAKI | JPN | SIC Racing Team | Honda | 147.9 | +13.581 |
| 13 | 3 | 58 | Juanfran GUEVARA | SPA | RBA BOE Racing Team | KTM | 147.8 | +14.885 |
| 14 | 2 | 19 | Gabriel RODRIGO | ARG | RBA BOE Racing Team | KTM | 147.6 | +18.736 |
| 15 | 1 | 96 | Manuel PAGLIANI | ITA | CIP | Mahindra | 147.4 | +21.986 |
| 16 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Südmetall Schedl GP Racing | KTM | 147.3 | +23.365 | |
| 17 | 42 | Marcos RAMIREZ | SPA | Platinum Bay Real Estate | KTM | 147.3 | +23.524 | |
| 18 | 41 | Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT | THA | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 147.1 | +25.908 | |
| 19 | 12 | Marco BEZZECCHI | ITA | CIP | Mahindra | 147.1 | +26.173 | |
| 20 | 27 | Kaito TOBA | JPN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 146.2 | +40.612 | |
| 21 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Peugeot MC Saxoprint | Peugeot | 146.2 | +40.772 | |
| 22 | 14 | Tony ARBOLINO | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 146.1 | +43.110 | |
| 23 | 4 | Patrik PULKKINEN | FIN | Peugeot MC Saxoprint | Peugeot | 145.0 | +1’00.918 | |
| 24 | 6 | Maria HERRERA | SPA | Aspar Mahindra Moto3 | Mahindra | 145.0 | +1’01.104 | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 9 | Kasma Daniel KASMAYUDIN | MAL | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda | 146.2 | 1 Lap | ||
| 48 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | ITA | Aspar Mahindra Moto3 | Mahindra | 146.2 | 2 Laps | ||
| 8 | Nicolo BULEGA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 147.3 | 3 Laps | ||
| 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 148.2 | 10 Laps | ||
| 95 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Marinelli Rivacold Snipers | Honda | 147.4 | 13 Laps | ||
| 40 | Darryn BINDER | RSA | Platinum Bay Real Estate | KTM | 144.9 | 15 Laps | ||
| 24 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | JPN | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 75.8 | 17 Laps | ||
Moto3 World Standing 2017
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joan MIR | Honda | SPA | 321 |
| 2 | Romano FENATI | Honda | ITA | 235 |
| 3 | Aron CANET | Honda | SPA | 192 |
| 4 | Jorge MARTIN | Honda | SPA | 171 |
| 5 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | Honda | ITA | 153 |
| 6 | Enea BASTIANINI | Honda | ITA | 130 |
| 7 | John MCPHEE | Honda | GBR | 123 |
| 8 | Andrea MIGNO | KTM | ITA | 118 |
| 9 | Marcos RAMIREZ | KTM | SPA | 107 |
| 10 | Philipp OETTL | KTM | GER | 104 |
| 11 | Nicolo BULEGA | KTM | ITA | 81 |
| 12 | Livio LOI | Honda | BEL | 80 |
| 13 | Juanfran GUEVARA | KTM | SPA | 78 |
| 14 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | Honda | JPN | 66 |
| 15 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | KTM | NED | 61 |
| 16 | Gabriel RODRIGO | KTM | ARG | 54 |
| 17 | Adam NORRODIN | Honda | MAL | 42 |
| 18 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | KTM | ITA | 36 |
| 19 | Darryn BINDER | KTM | RSA | 35 |
| 20 | Jules DANILO | Honda | FRA | 29 |
| 21 | Ayumu SASAKI | Honda | JPN | 29 |
| 22 | Jakub KORNFEIL | Peugeot | CZE | 26 |
| 23 | Marco BEZZECCHI | Mahindra | ITA | 20 |
| 24 | Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT | Honda | THA | 16 |
| 25 | Albert ARENAS | Mahindra | SPA | 14 |
| 26 | Jaume MASIA | KTM | SPA | 13 |
| 27 | Dennis FOGGIA | KTM | ITA | 10 |
| 28 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | Mahindra | ITA | 9 |
| 29 | Manuel PAGLIANI | Mahindra | ITA | 8 |
| 30 | Kaito TOBA | Honda | JPN | 7 |
| 31 | Danny KENT | KTM | GBR | 6 |
| 32 | Alex FABBRI | Mahindra | RSM | 3 |
| 33 | Tony ARBOLINO | Honda | ITA | 2 |
| 34 | Maria HERRERA | Mahindra | SPA | 1 |
| 35 | Tim GEORGI | KTM | GER | |
| 36 | Tom BOOTH-AMOS | KTM | GBR | |
| 37 | Patrik PULKKINEN | Peugeot | FIN | |
| 38 | Tom TOPARIS | KTM | AUS | |
| 39 | Raul FERNANDEZ | Mahindra | SPA | |
| 40 | Maximilian KOFLER | KTM | AUT | |
| 41 | Aaron POLANCO | Honda | SPA | |
| 42 | Kasma Daniel KASMAYUDIN | MAL | ||
| 43 | Gabriel MARTINEZ-ABREGO | KTM | MEX | |
| 44 | Aleix VIU | KTM | SPA |
Credits : Photos and content courtesy of MotoGP.com
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