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Moto3™: Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) times it to perfection amid Moto3™ drama at Assen.

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Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) has become the first to win a Moto3™ race at the TT Circuit Assen from pole position, breaking the jinx in style to fight it out at the front before pulling the pin to perfection. The Spaniard crossed the line nearly seven tenths clear of a duel to the line between second-placed Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) and P3 finisher Enea Bastianini (Leopard Racing), and the 25 points see Martin take back the top of the Championship after late drama for former points leader Marco Bezzecchi (Redox PruestelGP) as the Italian crashed out of contention on the final lap.

Martin got the perfect start from pole, safe from attack into Turn 1 as Bastianini tucked in behind and third was taken by his teammate Lorenzo Dalla Porta. Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) dropped from the front row, but the biggest gain was made by Championship leader Bezzecchi from tenth on the grid, with Italian taking third by the end of Lap 1.

Bezzecchi then attacked Bastianini for second and set his sights on race leader Martin, with the two joined by Canet in the hunt to cut the gap the leader had pulled out. But it was Canet who had the pace to do it, taking Martin as soon as he reached him and Bezzecchi then doing the same.

John McPhee (CIP – Green Power), meanwhile, had pulled away from the second group to join the fight for the win as it became a five-way scrap for glory with 16 to go. With some incredible moves exchanged between the five men, the laps ticked down with nothing in it and positions chopping and changing – classic Moto3™ at the ‘Cathedral’.

With two laps to go, Bezzecchi was in the lead but the Italian headed wide and Martin pounced, with the Spaniard then immediately pulling the pin, half a second clear in the blink of an eye. Canet was the man pushing to catch him, before drama then hit as McPhee suddenly slid out at Turn 9 and the fight became four.

Martin was free and clear of it with almost eight tenths in his pocket as they began the final lap, but the drama behind wasn’t over there as another bike then slid out into the gravel – that of Bezzecchi as disaster struck for the Italian. That made the stakes that much bigger for Martin as he crossed the line clear to take not only the win but also the Championship lead – with Canet just able to hold off Bastianini for second.

The second group fighting over sixth was eight riders all packed together to squabble it out, but with the crashes up ahead it became the fight for fourth and a stunning performance from top rookie Jaume Masia (Bester Capital Dubai) took that fourth by a mere tenth. He finished just ahead of Czech veteran Jakub Kornfeil (Redox PruestelGP), who came from 23rd on the grid after a penalty and put in an impressive push through the pack to complete the top five.

Dalla Porta beat Darryn Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) to P6 by just 0.022 but it was nevertheless the South African’s best result of the season so far, with another close fight just behind the two to decide eighth as Gabriel Rodrigo (RBA BOE Skull Rider) pipped Fabio Di Giannantonio (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) and Bulega. Bulega, completing the top ten from the front row, therefore put his first points on the board in 2018 after a difficult start to the year for the former FIM CEV Repsol Moto3™ Junior World Champion.

Marcos Ramirez (Bester Capital Dubai) split the two Sky Racing Team VR46 machines in P11 as Bulega’s teammate and fellow former Moto3™ Junior World Champion Dennis Foggia came home twelfth for his first points of the year as well, with Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse), Albert Arenas (Angel Nieto Team Moto3) and Kaito Toba (Honda Team Asia) completing the scorers – Toba from P29 on the grid.

Now it’s time to leave the ‘Cathedral’ and head a little south and a little east as the paddock heads for the German GP, with the lead and the momentum having changed once again. Will the Sachsenring give it another shake up? Find out on 15th July.

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Moto3 Race Classification 2018.

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 88 Jorge MARTIN SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 158.0 37’56.485
2 20 44 Aron CANET SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 157.9 +0.665
3 16 33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Leopard Racing Honda 157.9 +0.718
4 13 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 157.2 +10.842
5 11 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Redox PruestelGP KTM 157.2 +10.953
6 10 48 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Leopard Racing Honda 157.2 +11.321
7 9 40 Darryn BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 157.2 +11.343
8 8 19 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 157.2 +11.737
9 7 21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 157.2 +11.756
10 6 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 157.2 +11.766
11 5 8 Nicolo BULEGA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 157.2 +11.777
12 4 10 Dennis FOGGIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 157.1 +15.973
13 3 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 156.4 +23.283
14 2 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 156.3 +23.767
15 1 23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 156.3 +23.827
16 27 Kaito TOBA JPN Honda Team Asia Honda 156.3 +23.850
17 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Marinelli Snipers Team Honda 156.3 +24.040
18 65 Philipp OETTL GER Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing KTM 156.3 +25.802
19 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 156.1 +27.097
20 22 Kazuki MASAKI JPN RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 156.1 +27.196
21 7 Adam NORRODIN MAL Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 156.1 +27.260
22 41 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT THA Honda Team Asia Honda 156.1 +27.403
23 32 Ai OGURA JPN Asia Talent Team Honda 156.1 +27.644
24 11 Livio LOI BEL Reale Avintia Academy 77 KTM 156.0 +28.039
25 72 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 156.1 +30.519
26 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 155.6 +34.938
27 81 Stefano NEPA ITA CIP – Green Power KTM 154.4 +52.070
28 18 Ryan VAN DE LAGEMAAT NED Lamotec Lagemaat Racing KTM 149.7 1 Lap
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12 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Redox PruestelGP KTM 157.8 1 Lap
17 John MCPHEE GBR CIP – Green Power KTM 157.8 2 Laps

Moto3 World Standing 2018.

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Jorge MARTIN Honda SPA 105
2 Marco BEZZECCHI KTM ITA 103
3 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO Honda ITA 91
4 Enea BASTIANINI Honda ITA 84
5 Aron CANET Honda SPA 81
6 Gabriel RODRIGO KTM ARG 65
7 Andrea MIGNO KTM ITA 56
8 Jakub KORNFEIL KTM CZE 52
9 Niccolò ANTONELLI Honda ITA 45
10 Marcos RAMIREZ KTM SPA 44
11 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA Honda ITA 43
12 Tatsuki SUZUKI Honda JPN 38
13 Philipp OETTL KTM GER 36
14 Jaume MASIA KTM SPA 34
15 Alonso LOPEZ Honda SPA 31
16 Albert ARENAS KTM SPA 30
17 Kaito TOBA Honda JPN 26
18 Tony ARBOLINO Honda ITA 24
19 John MCPHEE KTM GBR 23
20 Darryn BINDER KTM RSA 20
21 Adam NORRODIN Honda MAL 19
22 Ayumu SASAKI Honda JPN 17
23 Dennis FOGGIA KTM ITA 13
24 Makar YURCHENKO KTM KAZ 9
25 Livio LOI KTM BEL 8
26 Raul FERNANDEZ KTM SPA 6
27 Manuel PAGLIANI Honda ITA 6
28 Nicolo BULEGA KTM ITA 5
29 Kazuki MASAKI KTM JPN 3
30 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT Honda THA 2
31 Ai OGURA Honda JPN 1
32 Stefano NEPA KTM ITA
33 Ryan VAN DE LAGEMAAT KTM NED

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