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Aragon Grand Prix Moto3 Race: Martín… and the others, between comebacks and fights

by | Sep 23, 2018

The long-awaited moment has arrived! When the lights go out, the Moto3 riders will set off for the fourteenth Grand Prix of the season, an event disrupted by a large number of penalties. With two of his opponents, Marco Bezzecchi and Enea Bastianini, punished by twelve places on the grid, Jorge Martín seems to have the way clear to win from his pole position. However, as we know, anything can always happen, and the Spanish driver will have a lot to do with those who will be alongside him on the grid, like the rookie Jaume Masià who absolutely wants to get his first podium. We must also not forget his other rivals, Arón Canet and Fabio Di Giannantonio, who gained places thanks to the penalties of the others and who risk getting closer.
Who will manage to win? Response from 11 a.m.

Here are the results compared in Moto3 on the Aragon circuit in 2017 and 2018:

Aragon Moto3™

 2017

2018
FP1

1'59.114 Aron Canet

 1'59.206 Jakub Kornfeil
FP2

1'59.586 Joan Mir

 1'58.418 Enea Bastianini
FP3

1'57.833 Jorge Martin

 1'57.961 Marco Bezzecchi
Qualification

1'58.067 Jorge Martin

 1'57.066 Jorge Martin
Warm Up

1'59.173 Jorge Martin

 1'59.179 Marco Bezzecchi
Course

Mir, Di Giannantonio, Bastianini

 Martin, Bezzecchi, Bastianini
All time lap record

1'57.755 Enea Bastianini 2015

It's already very hot when the Moto3 riders take their place on the grid. The start will in fact be given under a bright sun which has heated the track to 31 degrees and which leaves, on this first day of autumn, a summer temperature of 28 degrees.

The lights go out and, unsurprisingly, Jorge Martín (Del Conca Gresini) keeps the advantage at the first corner. The Spanish driver is taking his pace and is already starting to widen the gap on his pursuers, led by the rookie Jaume Masia (Bester Capital Dubai) which managed to maintain its second place. However, the young Spanish driver has been suffering since his crash this morning, and could encounter difficulties as the race progresses. It is, moreover, immediately doubled by Fabio Di Giannantonio (Del Conca Gresini).

At the end of the first round, Marco Bezzecchi (PruestlGP), who started eighteenth, is already twelfth, while in front, Martín is already 1,6 seconds ahead.

Five laps later, the Spaniard has a lead of more than four seconds! Behind him, Bezzecchi moved up extremely quickly to second position. He is followed by Enea Bastianini (Leopard Racing), also penalized and who moved up from fifteenth place. The two men showed great pace, yet they have not yet managed to escape together in order to continue Martín.

Halfway through the race, no one was able to catch up with the Spaniard who, apart from an error or a technical problem, was on course to win this Grand Prix. Behind, however, the fight rages. The group of pursuers is made up of Marcos Ramirez (Bester Capital Dubai), Fabio DiGiannantonio, Jaume Masia, Albert Arenas (Angel Nieto Team Moto3), gabriel rodrigo (RBA BOE Skull Rider), Tatsuki suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) and Adam Norrodin (Petronas Sprinta Racing). The next group is 2,3 seconds away and is led by Philipp Oettl (Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing). Arón Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) fell to sixteenth position. Eight laps from the finish, he entered the pits and retired due to pain from his injured shoulder at Misano.

Meanwhile, bastianini et Bezzecchi fell back to eighth and ninth positions. Bezzecchi nevertheless came back and recovered second place with five laps to go. It even widens a slight gap of four tenths. The other drivers are still fighting hard and it is difficult to say who will get on the podium. Behind, we find Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) which widened the gap on the chasing group and which is installed in eleventh position after starting from the back of the grid. Unfortunately, the Italian made a mistake two laps from the finish, just like gabriel rodrigo.

Jorge Martín finally won with almost six seconds in advance. Behind, Marco Bezzecchi et Enea Bastianini confirm their very good comeback by also getting on the podium.

Race ranking:

1 25 88 Jorge MARTIN SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 153.0 37'49.030
2 20 12 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Redox PruestelGP KTM 152.6 +5.984
3 16 33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Leopard Racing Honda 152.6 +6.045
4 13 21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 152.6 +6.095
5 11 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 152.6 +6.161
6 10 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 152.6 +6.269
7 9 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 152.6 +6.540
8 8 7 Adam NORRODIN MAL Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 152.3 +10.292
9 7 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 152.3 +10.329
10 6 17 John MCPHEE GBR CIP – Green Power KTM 152.3 +10.537
11 5 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Redox PruestelGP KTM 152.3 +10.679
12 4 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 152.2 +11.923
13 3 48 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Leopard Racing Honda 152.2 +11.972
14 2 8 Nicolo BULEGA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 152.2 +12.013
15 1 77 Vicente PEREZ SPA Reale Avintia Academy 77 KTM 152.2 +12.007
16 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Marinelli Snipers Team Honda 152.2 +12.484
17 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Angel Nieto Team KTM 152.1 +12.656
18 40 Darryn BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 152.0 +14.642
19 65 Philipp OETTL GER Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing KTM 151.9 +17.090
20 72 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 150.7 +34.967
21 22 Kazuki MASAKI JPN RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 150.7 +35.000
22 81 Stefano NEPA ITA CIP – Green Power KTM 150.7 +35.022
23 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 150.7 +35.200
24 41 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT THA Honda Team Asia Honda 149.4 +54.907
25 10 Dennis FOGGIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 150.1 +43.866
26 27 Kaito TOBA JPN Honda Team Asia Honda 149.4 +54.982
Unclassified
19 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 152.6 2 Tours
23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 152.3 3 Tours
44 Aron CANET SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 152.0 8 Tours