Moto3™: Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) bags hat-trick Moto3™ win in Malaysia.

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Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) produced a Champion’s ride to claim his third-straight victory of the season at the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix. The 2019 Moto3™ title winner beat rookie Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0) and Jaume Masia (Mugen Race) – who started from the back of the grid – in an intensely fought lightweight class contest.

Ahead of the race start on the way round to the grid, it was a disaster for Masia as his KTM machine suffered a problem down at Turn 14. Thankfully the Spaniard was able to get going and joined the Warm Up lap, but he would have to surrender his P11 grid slot for a back of the grid launch. Further forward it was SIC58 Squadra Corse’s Tatsuki Suzuki who made the best launch from the front row as the Japanese rider led the Moto3™ pack down the long stretch into Turn 1, but Albert Arenas (Gaviota Angel Nieto Team) broke latest to grab the holeshot.

There were plenty of chopping and changing for the lead on the opening laps as polesitter Marcos Ramirez (Leopard Racing), Suzuki and the fast-starting Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) jostled for the lead. And it was a fascinating fight at the front, two and a half seconds separated the top 17 in the opening handful of laps before drama unfolded at the front. On Lap 6 Rodrigo held the baton but on the exit of Turn 4, the Argentinian highsided. This left second place man Suzuki with nowhere to go and the leading duo crashed, with Alonso Lopez (Estrella Galicia 0,0) unable to avoid one of the stricken Hondas as the Spaniard crashed heavily. Luckily, none of the riders were seriously hurt as the pack got split.

Ramirez had to take avoiding action on the grass and the polesitter lost considerable ground. But teammate and reigning Champion Dalla Porta capitalised on the drama to grab the race by the scruff of the neck. Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) was the man in P2 as the leading four of Dalla Porta, Vietti, Arenas and Masia – who had made up eight places at Turn 1 on Lap 1 alone – found themselves with a gap. Slipstream prevailed and the likes of John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) and Garcia closed the gap to the leading quartet, but Dalla Porta was looking strong at the front. Could anyone stop the Italian from taking his third win in a row? Vietti had the bit between his teeth but the Honda power down the straight wasn’t allowing the KTMs of Vietti, Arenas and Masia to stand a chance against the Honda. With three laps to go there was a group of 10 riders all within a shout of the Sepang rostrum, Dalla Porta leading from Arenas with McPhee making a mistake at the final corner to drop to P8.

Heading onto the last lap, Dalla Porta held the lead down the straight but Vietti made a cracking move into Turn 1. The KTM man led round the fast Turn 3 – but that was Dalla Porta territory. The Champion got great drive into Turn 4 but he was hot, Vietti getting the switchback to keep the lead. Turn 9 – a typical overtaking spot – then shortly followed. Dalla Porta dived for the lead and made it stick, with Arenas and Vietti contact giving the number 48 a half-second advantage. A decisive moment that ultimately handed Dalla Porta the win. Garcia was then hunting second place Arenas into the final corner and, after the latter crashed, Garcia would come home to take his maiden rostrum. Masia’s P3 was simply outstanding. Flat battery to podium for the Mugen Race rider – ride of the day for sure. Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) missed out on a second podium of the season by 0.082, Vietti settled for P5 having led on the last lap.

Ramirez’ off-track excursion cost him a chance of victory, the polesitter claimed P6, with McPhee tackling tyre problems to take P7 for Petronas Sprinta Racing at their home GP. Aron Canet (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) and Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers) couldn’t quite get into the rostrum scrap in P8 and P9, with Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) rounding out the top 10.

Kaito Toba (Honda Team Asia), Andrea Migno (Mugen Race) and Ayumu Sasaki (Petronas Sprinta Racing) were involved in a Turn 4 incident with nine to go, Tom Booth-Amos (CIP Green Power), teammate Darryn Binder and Stefano Nepa (Reale Avintia Arizona 77) also crashed – riders ok.

Three in a row for Dalla Porta sees him assert dominance on the 2019 Moto3™ World Championship. 10 podiums in 2019 has a chance of becoming 11 at the final round in Valencia – see you there in a couple of weeks’ for the last Moto3™ action of 2019.

Top 10:
1. Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing)
2. Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0) + 0.410
3. Jaume Masia (Mugen Race) + 0.803
4. Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) + 0.885
5. Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 0.902
6. Marcos Ramirez (Leopard Racing) + 1.095
7. John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 1.342
8. Aron Canet (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) + 2.253
9. Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers) + 3.035
10. Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) + 7.726.

SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX

Moto3 Race Classification 2019.

os.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	48	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	ITA	Leopard Racing	Honda	148.6	38’01.355
2	20	11	Sergio GARCIA	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	148.6	+0.410
3	16	5	Jaume MASIA	SPA	Mugen Race	KTM	148.6	+0.803
4	13	79	Ai OGURA	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	148.6	+0.885
5	11	13	Celestino VIETTI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	148.6	+0.902
6	10	42	Marcos RAMIREZ	SPA	Leopard Racing	Honda	148.6	+1.095
7	9	17	John MCPHEE	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	148.6	+1.342
8	8	44	Aron CANET	SPA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	KTM	148.5	+2.253
9	7	14	Tony ARBOLINO	ITA	VNE Snipers	Honda	148.4	+3.035
10	6	23	Niccolò ANTONELLI	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	148.1	+7.726
11	5	55	Romano FENATI	ITA	VNE Snipers	Honda	148.1	+8.008
12	4	75	Albert ARENAS	SPA	Gaviota Angel Nieto Team	KTM	148.0	+10.521
13	3	12	Filip SALAC	CZE	Redox PruestelGP	KTM	147.6	+15.542
14	2	25	Raul FERNANDEZ	SPA	Gaviota Angel Nieto Team	KTM	147.6	+15.873
15	1	54	Riccardo ROSSI	ITA	Kömmerling Gresini Moto3	Honda	147.6	+15.950
16		76	Makar YURCHENKO	KAZ	BOE Skull Rider Mugen Race	KTM	147.6	+16.064
17		84	Jakub KORNFEIL	CZE	Redox PruestelGP	KTM	147.6	+16.497
18		22	Kazuki MASAKI	JPN	BOE Skull Rider Mugen Race	KTM	147.6	+16.567
19		7	Dennis FOGGIA	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	147.1	+24.161
20		61	Can ONCU	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	146.8	+29.330
21		69	Tom BOOTH-AMOS	GBR	CIP Green Power	KTM	143.5	+1’22.202
Not Classified
		40	Darryn BINDER	RSA	CIP Green Power	KTM	145.2	7 Laps
		71	Ayumu SASAKI	JPN	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	148.0	9 Laps
		16	Andrea MIGNO	ITA	Mugen Race	KTM	148.0	9 Laps
		27	Kaito TOBA	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	148.0	9 Laps
		82	Stefano NEPA	ITA	Reale Avintia Arizona 77	KTM	140.6	10 Laps
		24	Tatsuki SUZUKI	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	148.1	12 Laps
		19	Gabriel RODRIGO	ARG	Kömmerling Gresini Moto3	Honda	148.0	12 Laps
		21	Alonso LOPEZ	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	147.9	12 Laps

Moto3 World Standing 2019.

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	Honda	ITA	279
2	Aron CANET	KTM	SPA	190
3	Tony ARBOLINO	Honda	ITA	175
4	Marcos RAMIREZ	Honda	SPA	174
5	John MCPHEE	Honda	GBR	156
6	Niccolò ANTONELLI	Honda	ITA	128
7	Celestino VIETTI	KTM	ITA	127
8	Jaume MASIA	KTM	SPA	121
9	Tatsuki SUZUKI	Honda	JPN	111
10	Albert ARENAS	KTM	SPA	108
11	Ai OGURA	Honda	JPN	103
12	Dennis FOGGIA	KTM	ITA	97
13	Jakub KORNFEIL	KTM	CZE	77
14	Romano FENATI	Honda	ITA	76
15	Alonso LOPEZ	Honda	SPA	71
16	Gabriel RODRIGO	Honda	ARG	67
17	Ayumu SASAKI	Honda	JPN	62
18	Kaito TOBA	Honda	JPN	60
19	Raul FERNANDEZ	KTM	SPA	60
20	Andrea MIGNO	KTM	ITA	58
21	Darryn BINDER	KTM	RSA	54
22	Sergio GARCIA	Honda	SPA	51
23	Makar YURCHENKO	KTM	KAZ	22
24	Filip SALAC	KTM	CZE	21
25	Stefano NEPA	KTM	ITA	19
26	Kazuki MASAKI	KTM	JPN	14
27	Tom BOOTH-AMOS	KTM	GBR	10
28	Ryusei YAMANAKA	Honda	JPN	8
29	Carlos TATAY	KTM	SPA	8
30	Riccardo ROSSI	Honda	ITA	6
31	Can ONCU	KTM	TUR	4
32	Jeremy ALCOBA	Honda	SPA	2
33	Elia BARTOLINI	KTM	RSM	1
34	Deniz ONCU	KTM	TUR
35	Davide PIZZOLI	KTM	ITA
36	Gerry SALIM	Honda	INA
37	Vicente PEREZ	KTM	SPA
38	Kevin ZANNONI	Honda	ITA
39	Rogan CHANDLER	Kalex KTM	NZE
40	Gerard RIU MALE	KTM	SPA
41	Aleix VIU	KTM	SPA
42	Maximilian KOFLER	KTM	AUT
43	Julian Jose GARCIA	Honda	SPA
44	Ryan VAN DE LAGEMAAT	KTM	NED
45	Meikon KAWAKAMI	KTM	BRA
46	Dirk GEIGER	KTM	GER
47	Brandon PAASCH	KTM	USA

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

Moto3™: Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) bags hat-trick Moto3™ win in Malaysia.

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SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX

Moto3 World Standing 2019.

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