Moto3 – Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) completes unbeaten weekend with win.

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If you looked up the word ‘perfection’ in the dictionary, Romano Fenati’s (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) weekend at the Monster Energy British Grand Prix would be the definition. The Italian topped every session at Silverstone and made no mistake on Sunday to claim a classy 13th Grand Prix victory, his 29th podium in the World Championship. Niccolo Antonelli (Avintia VR46 Academy) secured a second rostrum of the season as Dennis Foggia’s (Leopard Racing) P3 handed Italy a podium lockout in the lightweight class.

Polesitter Fenati got away well and kept Gabriel Rodrigo (Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3) at bay at Turn 1 to grab the lead. Antonelli got a great getaway from P5 on the grid and latched himself onto the back of compatriot Fenati. Rivacold Snipers Team’s Andrea Migno did the same as we saw an Italian 1-2-3-4 lead the way on the opening couple of laps, Riccardo Rossi (BOE Owlride) occupying P4.

In the title fight, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Sergio Garcia (Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team) made solid progress from outside the top 20. Both were getting their elbows out – with each other – and were hovering just outside the top 10, but the more they fought, the more time they lost to riders ahead.

The top three – Fenati, Antonelli and Migno – were over two seconds clear of Foggia in P4, before Migno suffered an issue with his Honda bike at the beginning of Lap 6. This left Fenati and Antonelli three seconds clear of a seven-rider scrap for the final podium spot, with the third group – led by Acosta – a further 3.2s down the road.

Heading into the last handful of laps, no one was catching Fenati and Antonelli baring a disaster. The battle for P3 was raging between Foggia, Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing), Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse), Izan Guevara (Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team) and Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with Acosta and Garcia embroiled in a huge battle for 10th.

With two laps to go, Fenati started to strut his stuff and pull the pin. The gap was up to a second and Antonelli was now slipping into the grasps of Foggia and Guevara – the latter duo had broken clear in the battle for the podium. Heading onto the last lap, Fenati was 1.1s clear of Antonelli, with Foggia and Guevara a second behind Antonelli. Guevera struck on Foggia at Stowe corner to grab P3, before Foggia returned the favour a couple of corners later.

Fenati crossed the line to emerge victorious for the first time in 2021, with Antonelli holding onto P2. Foggia pipped reigning Moto3™ Junior World Champion Guevara by 0.047s as the rookie picked up a very commendable P4, his best result of the season. After being detached from Foggia and Guevara in the closing stages, Suzuki won the fight for P5 and beat Masia and Binder by less than a tenth, as Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Rossi notched up a lonely P8 and P9 respectively.

In the big battle for 10th, Carlos Tatay (Avintia Esponsorama Moto3) came out on top. John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) dropped to last on the opening lap after something went wrong in the opening sector, but the British rider made a good recovery to cross the line in P11. However, after exceeding track limits on the last lap, McPhee was demoted one position, which meant Acosta was promoted to P11. It’s not the podium fight Acosta would have been looking for – it’s his first time finishing outside the top 10 this season – but it’s vital points gained in the title race.

Ayumu Sasaki (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Filip Salac (CarXpert PrüstelGP) and Rodrigo completed the points, with Garcia taking P16 after losing out on the last lap in the fight for the points. No points at Silverstone means the Spaniard is now 46 points behind Acosta heading to Aragon.

And in two weeks, that’s exactly where we’ll be: MotorLand Aragon. Acosta extends his advantage in the overall standings, but the British GP belongs to Fenati.

Top 10:
1. Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team)
2. Niccolo Antonelli (Avintia VR46 Academy) + 1.679
3. Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) + 2.107
4. Izan Guevara (Valresa GASGAS Aspar) + 2.154
5. Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) + 7.475
6. Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 7.541
7. Darryn Binder (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 7.559
8. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech3) + 14.523
9. Riccardo Rossi (BOE Owlride) + 14.541
10. Carlos Tatay (Avintia Esponsorama Moto3) + 20.503.

MONSTER ENERGY BRITISH GRAND PRIX

Moto3 Race Classification 2021

Silverstone, Sunday, August 29, 2021

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	55	Romano FENATI	ITA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	Husqvarna	160.6	37’26.974
2	20	23	Niccolò ANTONELLI	ITA	Avintia VR46	KTM	160.5	+1.679
3	16	7	Dennis FOGGIA	ITA	Leopard Racing	Honda	160.5	+2.107
4	13	28	Izan GUEVARA	SPA	Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team	GASGAS	160.5	+2.154
5	11	24	Tatsuki SUZUKI	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	160.1	+7.475
6	10	5	Jaume MASIA	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	160.1	+7.541
7	9	40	Darryn BINDER	RSA	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	160.1	+7.559
8	8	53	Deniz ÖNCÜ	TUR	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	159.6	+14.523
9	7	54	Riccardo ROSSI	ITA	BOE Owlride	KTM	159.6	+14.541
10	6	99	Carlos TATAY	SPA	Avintia Esponsorama Moto3	KTM	159.2	+20.503
11	5	37	Pedro ACOSTA	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	159.1	+21.898
12	4	17	John MCPHEE	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	159.1	+21.859
13	3	71	Ayumu SASAKI	JPN	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	159.1	+22.028
14	2	12	Filip SALAC	CZE	CarXpert PruestelGP	KTM	159.1	+22.107
15	1	2	Gabriel RODRIGO	ARG	Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3	Honda	159.1	+22.157
16		11	Sergio GARCIA	SPA	Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team	GASGAS	159.1	+22.444
17		82	Stefano NEPA	ITA	BOE Owlride	KTM	159.1	+22.331
18		43	Xavier ARTIGAS	SPA	Leopard Racing	Honda	159.0	+22.580
19		31	Adrian FERNANDEZ	SPA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	Husqvarna	158.9	+25.215
20		67	Alberto SURRA	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	158.7	+27.518
21		52	Jeremy ALCOBA	SPA	Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3	Honda	158.3	+32.821
22		20	Lorenzo FELLON	FRA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	158.3	+33.015
23		6	Ryusei YAMANAKA	JPN	CarXpert PruestelGP	KTM	158.3	+33.310
24		92	Yuki KUNII	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	157.0	+52.820
25		73	Maximilian KOFLER	AUT	CIP Green Power	KTM	157.0	+52.858
Not Classified
		16	Andrea MIGNO	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	160.4	12 Laps
		27	Kaito TOBA	JPN	CIP Green Power	KTM	157.9	14 Laps

Moto3 World Standing 2021

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Pedro ACOSTA	KTM	SPA	201
2	Sergio GARCIA	GASGAS	SPA	155
3	Romano FENATI	Husqvarna	ITA	132
4	Dennis FOGGIA	Honda	ITA	118
5	Jaume MASIA	KTM	SPA	105
6	Darryn BINDER	Honda	RSA	95
7	Niccolò ANTONELLI	KTM	ITA	87
8	Ayumu SASAKI	KTM	JPN	71
9	Kaito TOBA	KTM	JPN	62
10	Jeremy ALCOBA	Honda	SPA	60
11	Gabriel RODRIGO	Honda	ARG	60
12	Izan GUEVARA	GASGAS	SPA	59
13	Andrea MIGNO	Honda	ITA	58
14	Tatsuki SUZUKI	Honda	JPN	54
15	Deniz ÖNCÜ	KTM	TUR	53
16	John MCPHEE	Honda	GBR	53
17	Filip SALAC	KTM	CZE	46
18	Ryusei YAMANAKA	KTM	JPN	37
19	Xavier ARTIGAS	Honda	SPA	30
20	Jason DUPASQUIER	KTM	SWI	27
21	Riccardo ROSSI	KTM	ITA	23
22	Stefano NEPA	KTM	ITA	22
23	Carlos TATAY	KTM	SPA	20
24	Adrian FERNANDEZ	Husqvarna	SPA	16
25	Yuki KUNII	Honda	JPN	15
26	Maximilian KOFLER	KTM	AUT	10
27	Elia BARTOLINI	KTM	ITA	7
28	Andi Farid IZDIHAR	Honda	INA	3
29	Daniel HOLGADO	KTM	SPA	1
30	Lorenzo FELLON	Honda	FRA
31	Joel KELSO	KTM	AUS
32	Takuma MATSUYAMA	Honda	JPN
33	Alberto SURRA	Honda	ITA
34	David SALVADOR	Honda	SPA

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

Moto3 – Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) completes unbeaten weekend with win.

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MONSTER ENERGY BRITISH GRAND PRIX

Moto3 World Standing 2021

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