It was by only three thousandths that the member of Team Leopard Racing on his KTM preceded to the checkered flag the new member of the Sky VR46 team in Grands Prix for next season, Lorenzo Dalla Porta, as well as his teammate Raul Fernandez.
In the Junior World Championship, after 7 races and with 5 remaining, Lorenzo Dalla Porta led with 143 points ahead of Marcos Ramirez (107), Kaito Toba (80), Alonso Lopez (65), Ayumu Sasaki (62) and Albert Arenas (58). Enzo Boulom occupied the tied eighteenth position with 11 points. In Moto 3 Production, Aleix Viu and Hector Garzo preceded Frenchman Lyvann Luchel.
During qualifying tests, Dalla Porta took pole position in 1'50.157, ahead of Raul Fernandez, Rory Skinner, Marcos Ramirez and Kaito Toba. Karel Hanika was ninth, and Lyvann Luchel fourth in Production.
Raul Fernandez had the best start ahead of Rory Skinner, Kaito Toba, Tony Arbolina, Jaume Masia, Ayumu Sasaki and Lorenzo Dalla Porta. The latter lost ground and found himself in 11th position, while his teammate Raul Fernandez retained command. Enzo Boulom was 19th and Lyvann Luchel 31st. Stefano Manzi made a strong comeback which allowed him to take first place at the end of the third lap (out of a total of 16) with his Mahindra, ahead of the two Hondas of Toba and Arbolino, before Fernandez took over. 'advantage.
The positions changed constantly, and Arbolino took first place, ahead of Manzi, Ramirez, Fernandez, Hanika, Skinner and Dalla Porta. Honda then preceded Mahindra, KTM and Husqvarna. At the halfway mark, Arbolino was ahead of Manzi and Dalla Porta, but the first seven were grouped within half a second. The engine of Stefano Manzi's Mahindra broke. Marcos Ramirez took the lead ahead of Raul Fernandez and Lorenzo Dalla Porta. Rory Skinner and Karel Hanika, then 5th and 4th, suddenly lost ground after a small misunderstanding.
At the end of the race, Ramirez and his KTM had to cope with pressure from the two Husqvarna riders Fernandez and Dalla Porta. Karel Hanika fell, taking with him two Team Asia Talent drivers Ayumu Sasaki and Kazuki Masaki. Enzo Boulom moved up to eleventh position, while Lyvann Luchel was 24th (3rd Production). Finally, Marcos Ramirez won ahead of the two HVAs of Lorenzo Dalla Porta for 0.003 and Raul Fernandez for 0.04. Alcoba finished fourth ahead of Arbolino and Toba.
The close finish (copyright Dorna)
