Moto3™ – Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers) becomes the first rider to win two Moto3™ races in 2019

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VNE Snipers’ Tony Arbolino claimed his second victory of the season in a last-lap battle against compatriot Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) at the Motul TT Assen, with third place going the way of Jakub Kornfeil (Redox PrüstelGP) despite receiving a long lap penalty with just two laps to go.

Polesitter Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) grabbed the holeshot as the lights went out, with Arbolino launching well from P3 on the grid to hold his position off the line before getting himself up to second. His teammate Romano Fenati was a big mover in the opening exchanges, the Italian getting himself up to 4th from P13 as both VNE Snipers riders were at the forefront.

However, they weren’t the only ones there. In fact, the top 25 were all line astern and covered by just three seconds as the lightweight class treated us to another unbelievable battle. The lead and positions inside the top five were changing all the time but Arbolino was a constant threat at the front, with Kaito Toba (Honda Team Asia) and the SIC58 Squadra Corse machines of Antonelli and Tatsuki Suzuki up there too. Dalla Porta then started to make strides after a quiet opening exchange, the Italian now swarming inside the top five.

The race was impossible to call and with the likes of Darryn Binder (CIP Green Power) coming through from P25, it really was anyone’s to claim and with 12 to go, the top 25 looked like they were chained together.

Drama then started to unfold. Championship hopeful Jaume Masia (Bester Capital Dubai) had a mechanical issue with seven to go and then on the following lap, four riders went down at Turn 5. Suzuki, Raul Fernandez (Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team), Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46) and Toba – while going for the same piece of track – all crashed out of contention. This left the top seven with a gap to the rest and soon enough, Kornfeil had control of the race.

The Czech rider had a lead of 0.4 over Dalla Porta and the duo stretched away from the pack after a bit of dicing. However, Kornfeil was then given a long lap penalty after exceeding track limits at the Geert Timmer chicane – drama with two laps to go. Kornfeil took the long lap route but still emerged third due to his advantage, but this left Dalla Porta and Arbolino as the candidates for the win in Assen. Dalla Porta held a half second advantage but Arbolino was able to reel his compatriot in and on the last lap, there was nothing between them.

Dalla Porta held P1 but heading into the fourth and final sector of the race, Arbolino got himself tucked into the slipstream and dived underneath his fellow Honda rider at Turn 16. A hard, brave and race winning move. Arbolino held on into the Geert Timmer chicane to take his second win of the season, Dalla Porta had to settle for his fourth P2 of the year. Kornfeil did brilliantly to hold on to third, the experienced Czech stands on the podium for the first time since the 2018 Czech GP, with Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) recovering from a mid-race tangle to grab P4. John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) produced a sterling ride to claim P5 after starting 20th, the Brit beats Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) and Catalan GP winner Marcos Ramirez (Leopard Racing) in P6 and P7 respectively. Behind the latter trio in the fight for the podium was poleman Antonelli, he claimed P8 after taking the long lap penalty route half-way through the race. Fellow Italian Dennis Foggia (SKY Racing Team VR46) and Alonso Lopez (Estrella Galicia 0,0) completed the top ten. Fenati ended P11 after looking strong throughout, with Championship leader Aron Canet (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) having a quiet race to come home 12th.

Binder crashed out of the leading group at Turn 5 with just a few laps to go – rider ok. Tom Booth-Amos (CIP Green Power) crashed out of the battle for the points in the early stages.

Canet sees his lead cut to seven points ahead of next weekend’s German GP, Dalla Porta’s fourth podium of the year keeps him well in contention. Arbolino breaks the seven different 2019 winner’s streak in the Moto3™ class as the Italian climbs to fourth in the Championship. What does the Sachsenring have in store?

Top 10:
1. Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers)
2. Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Racing) + 0.045
3. Jakub Kornfeil (Redox PrüstelGP) + 1.562
4. Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) + 2.158
5. John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) + 2.201
6. Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) + 2.264
7. Marcos Ramirez (Leopard Racing) + 2.436
8. Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) + 2.580
9. Dennis Foggia (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 2.758
10. Alonso Lopez (Estrella Galicia 0,0) + 2.900

MOTUL TT ASSEN

Moto3 Race Classification 2019.

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	14	Tony ARBOLINO	ITA	VNE Snipers	Honda	157.5	38’03.113
2	20	48	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	ITA	Leopard Racing	Honda	157.5	+0.045
3	16	84	Jakub KORNFEIL	CZE	Redox PruestelGP	KTM	157.4	+1.562
4	13	19	Gabriel RODRIGO	ARG	Kömmerling Gresini Moto3	Honda	157.4	+2.158
5	11	17	John MCPHEE	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	157.4	+2.201
6	10	79	Ai OGURA	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	157.4	+2.264
7	9	42	Marcos RAMIREZ	SPA	Leopard Racing	Honda	157.3	+2.436
8	8	23	Niccolò ANTONELLI	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	157.3	+2.580
9	7	7	Dennis FOGGIA	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	157.3	+2.758
10	6	21	Alonso LOPEZ	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	157.3	+2.900
11	5	55	Romano FENATI	ITA	VNE Snipers	Honda	157.3	+2.916
12	4	44	Aron CANET	SPA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	KTM	157.3	+3.081
13	3	22	Kazuki MASAKI	JPN	BOE Skull Rider Mugen Race	KTM	157.3	+3.267
14	2	12	Filip SALAC	CZE	Redox PruestelGP	KTM	157.3	+3.737
15	1	11	Sergio GARCIA	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	156.6	+12.705
16		61	Can ONCU	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	156.6	+12.796
17		71	Ayumu SASAKI	JPN	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	156.6	+12.800
18		76	Makar YURCHENKO	KAZ	BOE Skull Rider Mugen Race	KTM	156.6	+12.894
19		16	Andrea MIGNO	ITA	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM	155.4	+33.346
20		82	Stefano NEPA	ITA	Reale Avintia Arizona 77	KTM	155.1	+36.069
21		54	Riccardo ROSSI	ITA	Kömmerling Gresini Moto3	Honda	154.1	+51.064
22		18	Ryan VAN DE LAGEMAAT	NED	Qnium Racing	KTM	151.4	+1’32.359
23		69	Tom BOOTH-AMOS	GBR	CIP Green Power	KTM	150.5	+1’48.509
Not Classified
		40	Darryn BINDER	RSA	CIP Green Power	KTM	157.3	4 Laps
		13	Celestino VIETTI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	153.2	5 Laps
		25	Raul FERNANDEZ	SPA	Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team	KTM	152.0	5 Laps
		27	Kaito TOBA	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	149.3	5 Laps
		24	Tatsuki SUZUKI	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	157.1	6 Laps
		75	Albert ARENAS	SPA	Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team	KTM	157.1	7 Laps
		5	Jaume MASIA	SPA	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM	157.1	7 Laps

Moto3 World Standing 2019.

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Aron CANET	KTM	SPA	107
2	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	Honda	ITA	100
3	Niccolò ANTONELLI	Honda	ITA	83
4	Tony ARBOLINO	Honda	ITA	76
5	Celestino VIETTI	KTM	ITA	68
6	Jaume MASIA	KTM	SPA	65
7	Marcos RAMIREZ	Honda	SPA	58
8	John MCPHEE	Honda	GBR	58
9	Kaito TOBA	Honda	JPN	51
10	Gabriel RODRIGO	Honda	ARG	50
11	Jakub KORNFEIL	KTM	CZE	46
12	Dennis FOGGIA	KTM	ITA	43
13	Andrea MIGNO	KTM	ITA	40
14	Ai OGURA	Honda	JPN	37
15	Darryn BINDER	KTM	RSA	33
16	Alonso LOPEZ	Honda	SPA	33
17	Tatsuki SUZUKI	Honda	JPN	31
18	Albert ARENAS	KTM	SPA	30
19	Raul FERNANDEZ	KTM	SPA	30
20	Ayumu SASAKI	Honda	JPN	22
21	Romano FENATI	Honda	ITA	21
22	Kazuki MASAKI	KTM	JPN	14
23	Ryusei YAMANAKA	Honda	JPN	7
24	Carlos TATAY	KTM	SPA	4
25	Makar YURCHENKO	KTM	KAZ	4
26	Sergio GARCIA	Honda	SPA	4
27	Filip SALAC	KTM	CZE	3
28	Tom BOOTH-AMOS	KTM	GBR	2
29	Can ONCU	KTM	TUR
30	Gerry SALIM	Honda	INA
31	Vicente PEREZ	KTM	SPA
32	Riccardo ROSSI	Honda	ITA
33	Stefano NEPA	KTM	ITA
34	Aleix VIU	KTM	SPA
35	Ryan VAN DE LAGEMAAT	KTM	NED
36	Meikon KAWAKAMI	KTM	BRA

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

Moto3™ – Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers) becomes the first rider to win two Moto3™ races in 2019

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