A pole position of fenati, a good form of Canet during free sessions, a Martin in ambush and a Mir who wants to show in the race that he is indeed the boss this season, such was the atmosphere of this British Grand Prix. An event hosted by a bumpy Silverstone track flooded with a sun that heated its asphalt to 39°. Would the Spaniard from the Leopard team win his eighth victory of the year or would Fenati finally begin to stop his flight towards the title and thus still preserve his meager chances?
Before answering these questions, here is the situation in table:
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#BritishGP Moto3 |
2016 |
2017 |
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FP1 |
2'15.748 Francesco Bagnaia (see here) |
2'14.545 Aron Canet (see here) |
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FP2 |
2'14.420 Jorge Navarro (see here) |
2'13.320 Aron Canet (see here) |
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FP3 |
2'13.882 Jorge Navarro (see here) |
2'20.880 Romano Fenati (see here) |
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Qualification |
2'33.642 Francesco Bagnaia (see here) |
2'12.846 Romano Fenati (see here) |
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Warm Up |
2'27.194 Philipp Oettl (see here) |
2'13.304 Jorge Martin |
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Course |
Binder, Bagnaia, Bendsneyder (see here) |
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All time lap record |
2'13.664 Kornfeil 2014 |
Before departure we learned about the recruitment of Bo Bendsneyder, current official KTM rider in Moto3, by the Tech3 team for a continuation of his career in Moto2 on the Mistral 610.
https://twitter.com/Tech3_Moto2Team/status/901767220430295042
It is fenati which initially started perfectly from its peak position in front Mir. Martin got off to a bad start, losing six places as opposed to one Canet already twelfth. Guevara et Rodrigo, the two teammates, tried to take the race on their own from the second lap, but fenati was not at all of this opinion and maintained his lead. In 2'13.025, Martin achieved the new track record of his eleventh place.
4️⃣ into 1️⃣ won't go! #ClassicMoto3 🙈 #BritishGP pic.twitter.com/5GbqyygCkE
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) August 27
In the leading pack we were already starting to jostle, both literally and figuratively. Mir et Di Giannantonio took the opportunity to take the first two places while the RBA drivers and fenati fought like ragpickers.
In a peloton where the top ten were within a second after five laps, Di Giannatonio made a mistake at turn seven, lost four seconds and fell tenth ninth while farmhouse fell for the count. On your mind, Guevara, fenati et Mir orders were exchanged almost every half lap...
That's tight! And the championship leader @Joanmir36 hits the front! #BritishGP pic.twitter.com/OOL6yOBtgq
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) August 27
Herrera took a three-second penalty for taking a shortcut at turn 4. Nine laps to go Canet took the lead in the blink of an eye. Twenty pilots were truly capable of achieving victory in this Battle of Britain that would take no prisoners. The proof: By Giannantonio was once again at the gates of the top 5 and Law took a few seconds in the lead six laps from the checkered flag!
Guevara went off the track but stayed hard and gave himself a scare in the grass before joining the nineteenth pack directly. Ramirez was falling.
No chance of @JuanfranGuevara shutting off there as he takes to the grass! 😱 #BritishGP pic.twitter.com/EYC3kSnbD5
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) August 27
Three laps from the goal, Martin attempted a narrow escape in the lead with Canet et bastianini in pursuit. An ambition quickly thwarted. The last lap promised to be apocalyptic. It will unfortunately never take place. Will Bendsneyder et Guevara clashed violently, ending the party prematurely. Victory was given to Canet while the emergency services were busy around Guevara. bastianini was second and Martin completed the podium. Mir was fifth, ahead fenati seventh. As for Guevara, we learned from his team that he did not suffer from any fracture and that he was conscious.
Javi del Amor confirmed that @JuanfranGuevara no matter what, that alone is a feeling and that it comes to the hospital to stop a tac
— BOÉ SKX (@boemotorsports) August 27
#BritishGP Moto3 Race: Ranking
1. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 35m 53.028s
2. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 35m 53.091s
3. George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 35m 53.139s
4. gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) 35m 53.260s
5. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 35m 53.483s
6. Livio Law BEL Leopard Racing (Honda) 35m 53.548s
7. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 35m 53.706s
8. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 35m 53.730s
9. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 35m 54.228s
10. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 35m 54.489s
11. Tatsuki suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 35m 54.783s
12. Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) 35m 55.083s
13. John mcphee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 35m 55.224s
14. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 35m 56.840s
15. Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) 35m 56.888s
16. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 35m 57.320s
17. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 35m 57.588s
18. Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) 35m 57.610s
19. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 35m 57.706s
20. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 35m 57.625s
21. Tom Booth Amos GBR City Lifting/RS Racing (KTM) 36m 8.270s
22. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 36m 8.580s
23. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 36m 10.715s
24. Patrick Pulkkinen END Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 36m 11.699s
25. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 36m 12.367s
26. Albert Arenas SPA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) 36m 15.612s
27. Maria Herrera SPA AGR Team (KTM) 36m 17.462s
Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) DNF
Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) DNF
Jake Archer GBR City Lifting/RS Racing (KTM) DNF
Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) DNF
Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) DNF
James Masia SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) DNF
RED FLAG: @aroncanet44 takes the win as the race is halted on the final lap #BritishGP pic.twitter.com/6Zc3FDwLx6
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) August 27
