Moto3™ – Romano Fenati (VNE Snipers) back to winning ways.

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Romano Fenati’s (VNE Snipers) 2019 reboot is complete after producing a sensational ride to claim his first win since the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix. At the myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich, the Italian finished just over a second clear of teammate Tony Arbolino as John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) snatches the final podium spot on the line.

Despite plenty of rainfall in the morning, the track had mostly dried for the Moto3™ race as every rider opted for the slick tyres. However, the start was going to be sketchy with plenty of wet patches on the grid and off the line it was Fenati who got the better of polesitter McPhee, with teammate Arbolino slotting into second at Turn 1 to make it a VNE Snipers 1-2 on the run down to Turn 3. At said corner, Arbolino immediately pounced to take the P1 as the leading trio of Arbolino, Fenati and McPhee started to create a gap to the chasing pack.

On Lap 2 the front three were well clear of fourth place Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing), 2.7 seconds was the gap as Fenati, Arbolino and McPhee raced ahead. The two Italians were exchanging the lead of the race with the Scotsman just sitting in behind, while on Lap 7, Arbolino told Fenati to stick behind him – a VNE Snipers breakaway? Not quite, Fenati was soon back through and with the gap to the chasers up to over four seconds, surely it was the three leaders who were going to fight for Austrian GP victory?

Well, Fenati had other ideas. On Lap 9 he retook the lead once more and on Lap 10, the number 55 fired in a 1:38.4 to stretch his lead to over half a second. The Moto3™ veteran was in the groove in the tricky conditions and it soon became clear Arbolino and McPhee had to do something to stop Fenati from edging away. However, eyes soon turned to what was going on behind, as two KTMs were ramping up their pace: Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) and Jaume Masia (Bester Capital Dubai).

Fenati was setting fastest lap after fastest lap and his lead was creeping up to the two-second mark. Vietti and Masia were also on fastest lap pace as the duo started to eat into the 3.3-second advantage McPhee and Arbolino had. The latter two were being closed down half a second a lap and with four laps to go, it was game on for the podium battle. Vietti set the fastest lap of the race with three laps remaining and Masia stuck with him – it was now a four-rider fight for P2 and P3, Fenati was still over 1.5 seconds up the road. Masia then made a move stick at Turn 3 on Vietti as the Spaniard eyed a first podium since Mugello. But, after attempting a move up the inside of McPhee at Turn 9 with one and a bit laps to go, Masia crashed. McPhee closed the door as Masia ran wide on the wet asphalt and, subsequently, the number 5 highsided out of the fight.

Last lap time and it was Arbolino from Vietti and McPhee – would it be an all-Italian rostrum? Vietti thought about making a move on Arbolino but heading into the last corner, the trio were line astern. Fenati took the chequered flag to claim Italy’s 250th lightweight class win, but late drama would unfold behind. Arbolino held third coming out the final corner with Vietti and McPhee in pursuit. However, McPhee got the best run out of Turn 10 and snatched P3 from Vietti by 0.015, the British rider missing out on P2 by just 0.008. Heartbreak for Vietti, jubilation for Arbolino and McPhee – a magnificent ride by all three.

Five and half seconds back, Marcos Ramirez got the better of Leopard Racing teammate Dalla Porta as the two finished fifth and sixth respectively. It’s a result that sees Dalla Porta retake the Championship lead, with title rival Aron Canet (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) only managing to finish P10. Seventh went the way of Makar Yurchenko (BOE Skull Rider Mugen Race), the Kazakhstan rider picking up his best Moto3™ result as he edged out Jakub Kornfeil (Redox PrüstelGP), Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and the aforementioned Canet to the line.

Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) was an early crasher at Turn 1, with Can Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) crashing twice – riders ok. Masia went to the medical centre for a checkup after his crash.

In terms of the Championship race, Dalla Porta now takes a one-point lead over Canet to the British GP. Arbolino’s second means he’s not completely out of the picture in third, the Italian sits 42 off Dalla Porta but Sunday in Austria belonged to one man: Fenati. After an incredibly tough year, ‘FennyFive’ is back on the top step to equal Enea Bastianini’s Moto3™ podium record on 24. Can he produce more of the same at Silverstone in two weeks’ time?

Top 10:
1. Romano Fenati (VNE Snipers)
2. Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers) + 1.097
3. John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 1.105
4. Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 1.120
5. Marcos Ramirez (Leopard Racing) + 6.789
6. Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) + 7.559
7. Makar Yurchenko (BOE Skull Rider Mugen Racing) + 17.880
8. Jakub Kornfeil (Redox PrüstelGP) + 17.902
9. Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) + 17.936
10. Aron Canet (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) + 18.030

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Moto3 Race Classification 2019.

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	55	Romano FENATI	ITA	VNE Snipers	Honda	157.4	37’50.135
2	20	14	Tony ARBOLINO	ITA	VNE Snipers	Honda	157.4	+1.097
3	16	17	John MCPHEE	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	157.4	+1.105
4	13	13	Celestino VIETTI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	157.4	+1.120
5	11	42	Marcos RAMIREZ	SPA	Leopard Racing	Honda	157.0	+6.789
6	10	48	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	ITA	Leopard Racing	Honda	156.9	+7.559
7	9	76	Makar YURCHENKO	KAZ	BOE Skull Rider Mugen Race	KTM	156.2	+17.880
8	8	84	Jakub KORNFEIL	CZE	Redox PruestelGP	KTM	156.2	+17.902
9	7	23	Niccolò ANTONELLI	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	156.2	+17.936
10	6	44	Aron CANET	SPA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	KTM	156.2	+18.030
11	5	75	Albert ARENAS	SPA	Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team	KTM	156.2	+18.730
12	4	79	Ai OGURA	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	155.8	+23.800
13	3	71	Ayumu SASAKI	JPN	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	155.8	+23.884
14	2	7	Dennis FOGGIA	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	155.8	+24.240
15	1	40	Darryn BINDER	RSA	CIP Green Power	KTM	155.7	+24.955
16		21	Alonso LOPEZ	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	155.7	+25.595
17		53	Deniz ONCU	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	155.5	+28.156
18		27	Kaito TOBA	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	154.7	+40.414
19		12	Filip SALAC	CZE	Redox PruestelGP	KTM	154.7	+40.668
20		73	Maximilian KOFLER	AUT	Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team	KTM	154.6	+41.032
21		52	Jeremy ALCOBA	SPA	Kömmerling Gresini Moto3	Honda	154.7	+43.327
22		82	Stefano NEPA	ITA	Reale Avintia Arizona 77	KTM	154.1	+48.553
23		54	Riccardo ROSSI	ITA	Kömmerling Gresini Moto3	Honda	153.8	+53.478
24		22	Kazuki MASAKI	JPN	BOE Skull Rider Mugen Race	KTM	152.3	+1’16.731
25		69	Tom BOOTH-AMOS	GBR	CIP Green Power	KTM	152.1	+1’20.178
26		16	Andrea MIGNO	ITA	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM	151.8	+1’24.566
27		11	Sergio GARCIA	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	145.7	1 Lap
Not Classified
		5	Jaume MASIA	SPA	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM	157.0	2 Laps
		61	Can ONCU	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	150.3	12 Laps
		25	Raul FERNANDEZ	SPA	Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team	KTM	145.9	15 Laps
		24	Tatsuki SUZUKI	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	151.2	19 Laps

Moto3 World Standing 2019.

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	Honda	ITA	155
2	Aron CANET	KTM	SPA	154
3	Tony ARBOLINO	Honda	ITA	113
4	Niccolò ANTONELLI	Honda	ITA	105
5	Marcos RAMIREZ	Honda	SPA	89
6	John MCPHEE	Honda	GBR	84
7	Celestino VIETTI	KTM	ITA	81
8	Jaume MASIA	KTM	SPA	78
9	Romano FENATI	Honda	ITA	67
10	Jakub KORNFEIL	KTM	CZE	67
11	Ai OGURA	Honda	JPN	60
12	Kaito TOBA	Honda	JPN	51
13	Gabriel RODRIGO	Honda	ARG	50
14	Andrea MIGNO	KTM	ITA	49
15	Dennis FOGGIA	KTM	ITA	46
16	Raul FERNANDEZ	KTM	SPA	45
17	Darryn BINDER	KTM	RSA	40
18	Tatsuki SUZUKI	Honda	JPN	39
19	Ayumu SASAKI	Honda	JPN	37
20	Albert ARENAS	KTM	SPA	35
21	Alonso LOPEZ	Honda	SPA	33
22	Makar YURCHENKO	KTM	KAZ	16
23	Kazuki MASAKI	KTM	JPN	14
24	Sergio GARCIA	Honda	SPA	9
25	Ryusei YAMANAKA	Honda	JPN	7
26	Filip SALAC	KTM	CZE	6
27	Carlos TATAY	KTM	SPA	4
28	Can ONCU	KTM	TUR	4
29	Tom BOOTH-AMOS	KTM	GBR	2
30	Gerry SALIM	Honda	INA
31	Vicente PEREZ	KTM	SPA
32	Stefano NEPA	KTM	ITA
33	Deniz ONCU	KTM	TUR
34	Riccardo ROSSI	Honda	ITA
35	Aleix VIU	KTM	SPA
36	Maximilian KOFLER	KTM	AUT
37	Jeremy ALCOBA	Honda	SPA
38	Ryan VAN DE LAGEMAAT	KTM	NED
39	Meikon KAWAKAMI	KTM	BRA
40	Dirk GEIGER	KTM	GER

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

Moto3™ – Romano Fenati (VNE Snipers) back to winning ways.

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myWorld MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH

Moto3 World Standing 2019.

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