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Moto3™: Joan Mir (Leopard Racing) wins the Michelin® Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and takes the Crown.

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Joan Mir (Leopard Racing) is the 2017 Moto3™ World Champion after winning his ninth race of the season in the Australian GP, equaling another record on the way to taking the crown in a closely fought race that was Red Flagged as the weather came in. Teammate Livio Loi followed him over the line in second as he took an impressive podium on the comeback from injury, with polesitter Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) completing the top three.

Off the line it was Gabriel Rodrigo (RBA BOE Racing Team) who got through Turn 1 first, before Jorge Martin fought back – and the battle began. With a long freight train at the front, the racing was hard but fair, and the slipstream down the Gardner Straight created some spectacular side-by-side action into Turn 1. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) was the first to fall out of contention from the leaders, before Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0), Juanfran Guevara (RBA BOE Racing Team) and Jules Danilo (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers) had different incidents to lose out – leaving a group of eight riders fighting it out: Rodrigo, Marcos Ramirez (Platinum Bay Real Estate), Loi, Mir, Enea Bastianini (Estrella Galicia 0,0), Romano Fenati (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers), rookie Ayumu Sasaki (SIC Racing Team) and teammate Adam Norrodin.

Fenati – fighting to keep his title hopes alive – took his turn at the front for a number of laps, before key rival Mir began to make his move. Shuffling into Turn 1 then saw another name fall from the fight at the front, with Martin and Ramirez getting a little too close for comfort and the Platinum Bay Real Estate rider forced wide – and then going down.

Back at the front, Mir was pushing on. Making it to the front and then pushing to try and break free of the slipstream, the Majorcan was able to keep just ahead of the game for a number of laps – until some spots of rain started to appear. Suddenly, the heavens opened – and with 2/3 race distance done, the Red Flag that came out marked the end of the race.

The result was counted back to the last full lap completed by the entirety of the field – and across the line, it was the Championship leader who had been in first. Initially unaware as the grid slowed and the Majorcan looked to the screens around the track for confirmation, Mir then realised he’d gone from World Champion elect to 2017 Moto3™ World Champion in taking the tenth win of his career and once more becoming the Moto3™ rider with the most wins – equal with Fenati.

The good news didn’t stop there for Leopard Racing, as the new World Champion’s teammate Livio Loi crossed the line in second for his second ever rostrum finish – and from outside the top twenty on the grid, with Martin completing the podium. Gabriel Rodrigo equaled his best ever result in P4, ahead of Enea Bastianini and Romano Fenati.

Seventh was a stunning best yet from Japanese rookie Ayumu Sasaki as the former Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and Asia Talent Cup winner had a stealthy ride within the front group, coming home ahead of teammate Adam Norrodin. Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) took ninth, with Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Aspar Mahindra Moto3) completing the top ten.

Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) had an impressive comeback from far down the field to come over the line in eleventh and only 0.031 off Dalla Porta, ahead of Jakub Kornfeil (Peugeot MC Saxoprint), Philipp Oettl (Südmetall Schedl GP Racing), Andrea Migno (Sky Racing Team VR46) and Manuel Pagliani (CIP).

Two races remain for Mir to break more records before he moves up to Moto2™ for 2018 – with the next stop Malaysia.

MICHELIN® AUSTRALIAN 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 161.0 24’51.490
2 20 11 Livio LOI BEL Leopard Racing Honda 161.0 +0.351
3 16 88 Jorge MARTIN SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 161.0 +0.359
4 13 19 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA BOE Racing Team KTM 160.9 +0.388
5 11 33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 160.9 +0.408
6 10 5 Romano FENATI ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers Honda 160.9 +0.808
7 9 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN SIC Racing Team Honda 160.9 +0.834
8 8 7 Adam NORRODIN MAL SIC Racing Team Honda 160.9 +1.291
9 7 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 160.6 +3.648
10 6 48 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 Mahindra 160.6 +4.005
11 5 8 Nicolo BULEGA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 160.6 +4.036
12 4 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint Peugeot 160.6 +4.085
13 3 65 Philipp OETTL GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing KTM 160.5 +4.251
14 2 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 160.3 +6.004
15 1 96 Manuel PAGLIANI ITA CIP Mahindra 160.3 +6.540
16 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 158.9 +19.418
17 41 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT THA Honda Team Asia Honda 158.3 +25.293
18 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 156.7 +40.800
19 6 Maria HERRERA SPA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 Mahindra 156.7 +40.858
20 27 Kaito TOBA JPN Honda Team Asia Honda 156.4 +43.698
21 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate KTM 151.0 +1’38.853
22 70 Tom TOPARIS AUS Cube Racing KTM 149.4 1 Lap
23 58 Juanfran GUEVARA SPA RBA BOE Racing Team KTM 148.6 1 Lap
24 40 Darryn BINDER RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate KTM 122.2 3 Laps
44 Aron CANET SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 105.6 5 Laps
Not Classified
4 Patrik PULKKINEN FIN Peugeot MC Saxoprint Peugeot 157.6 6 Laps
12 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA CIP Mahindra 159.6 8 Laps
95 Jules DANILO FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers Honda 158.5 10 Laps
21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 158.4 11 Laps
23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 150.0 14 Laps
Not Finished 1st Lap
17 John MCPHEE GBR British Talent Team Honda 0 Lap

Moto3 World Standing 2017.

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Joan MIR Honda SPA 296
2 Romano FENATI Honda ITA 226
3 Aron CANET Honda SPA 184
4 Jorge MARTIN Honda SPA 151
5 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO Honda ITA 146
6 Enea BASTIANINI Honda ITA 114
7 John MCPHEE Honda GBR 112
8 Andrea MIGNO KTM ITA 108
9 Marcos RAMIREZ KTM SPA 107
10 Philipp OETTL KTM GER 104
11 Nicolo BULEGA KTM ITA 81
12 Juanfran GUEVARA KTM SPA 75
13 Livio LOI Honda BEL 67
14 Tatsuki SUZUKI Honda JPN 66
15 Bo BENDSNEYDER KTM NED 55
16 Gabriel RODRIGO KTM ARG 52
17 Adam NORRODIN Honda MAL 37
18 Niccolò ANTONELLI KTM ITA 36
19 Darryn BINDER KTM RSA 35
20 Jules DANILO Honda FRA 29
21 Jakub KORNFEIL Peugeot CZE 26
22 Ayumu SASAKI Honda JPN 25
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 Kaito TOBA Honda JPN 7
30 Manuel PAGLIANI Mahindra ITA 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 Gabriel MARTINEZ-ABREGO KTM MEX
43 Aleix VIU KTM SPA

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