Italian Grand Prix, Mugello, Moto3, Race: the first for Arbolino

Tony Arbolino qualified on pole position for the third time in his career in a Grand Prix. This is Arbolino's first pole position since Valencia last year. His best result during his two visits to Mugello in Moto3 is a seventh place last year, he started 18th on the grid. This is Arbolino's second consecutive presence on the front row of a Grand Prix, after Malaysia followed by Valencia last season. In addition, this is the second pole position of an Italian rider on the Mugello circuit in Moto3, with Romano Fenati in 2016.

Will this data be the beginning of a future home victory? Before answering this question, here is the table that refreshes your memory…

Mugello Moto3™	2018	2019
FP1	1'58.078 Jorge Martin	1'58.188 Niccolò Antonelli
FP2	1'57.104 Jorge Martin	1'57.467 Tatsuki Suzuki
FP3	1'57.337 Jorge Martin	1'56.637 Tony Arbolino
Q1	XXX	1'57.792 Raúl Fernández
Q2	1'56.634 Jorge Martin	1'56.407 Tony Arbolino
warm up	1'57.126 Jorge Martin	1'57.085 Gabriel Rodrigo
Course	Martin, Bezzecchi, Di Giannantonio
All time lap record	1'56.615 Danny Kent (2015)

gabriel rodrigo qualified in second place. It is his second front row start this year with Austin and his best qualifying result since his pole position last year in Japan. Lorenzo Dalla Porta completes the first row as he did this year in Qatar and Spain. After the French Grand Prix, this is the first time there have been three Honda riders at the front of the Moto3 grid since Italy and Catalonia last year.

The winner of Mugello in 2017, Andrea Migno, is the highest placed KTM rider on the second row of the grid. It's his best result since he was second fastest at Japan 2016. The winner of the Moto3 race at Mugello in 2015, Roman Fenati, qualified in fifth place. This is his best qualifying result in Moto3 since his fifth place in Australia in 2017.

Kaito Toba, who won the opening race in Qatar this year, qualified in sixth position, his best qualifying performance since his third place in Qatar. The leader of the championship, Aron Canet, is the eighth best qualifier. This is the third time in a row that he has not qualified among the top six. He finished 11th last year at Mugello, starting fourth on the grid.

25° in the air and 38° on a track heated by a beautiful sun are the conditions proposed to the drivers who will have 20 laps to complete. Rodrigo takes the lead at the release of the wild animals but Arbolino resumes its leading position. Suzuki et Dallas Port follow. The championship leader Canet is ninth. Antonelli is 22th. Masaki falls at turn 11. And he does well…

The first round is completed with Rodrigo in the lead but the Mugello train is formed in the straight line. Everyone looking for the best inspiration to aspire to.

Arbolino leads the second round but everything is very random, the top 10 coming and going constantly. Suzuki is hot when braking and wants to pay tribute to his boss Simoncelli who decorates his helmet. Rodrigo falls at turn 8. He is one of the first favorites to fall. Darryn binder comes fourth and he is not the type to calm things down… After four laps, Dallas Port led. It looks very good on the straight.

fenati slides 19th and Binder climbs second. Dallas Port holds his head. Especially since Binder et Arbolino are in a duel. After six rounds, Binder wants to take orders but Dallas Port gives him the answer.

Antonelli moves up to eighth behind Canet. Dallas Port maintains a sufficient lead to avoid aspiration after seven laps. The guest Zannoni falls with his TM at turn 1. Alonso lopez, ninth, crashed at turn 12. Arbolino joined Dallas Port. Everything has to be done again for the Leopard driver who, at this stage of the race, takes the lead in the championship.

Foggia invites himself to the party and into the leading trio. It's a real ragtag battle. The halfway point of the race arrives, the opportunity to see the fitting of the drivers' tires.

Booth-Amos of the CIP team fell at turn 14. His teammate Binder is still in contention for victory. Dallas Port made a mistake and slipped to fifth but caught himself before the straight which he entered in the lead to come out third… Suzuki leads to nine rounds of the term.

fenati joins the top 10 and he also has his chances for victory. We still note that the Honda of Dallas Port has an excellent engine… His teammate Marcos Ramirez returns to the pits following a technical problem. Salac reçoit la pénalité dite du “long lap”.

There are six rounds left and Arbolino take the lead Dallas Port while Binder holds his own thanks to his lumberjack braking... But he gets locked out at the start of the last five laps and finds himself eleventh. not sure it calms him down...

Four laps from the end, Antonelli, from the back of the peloton leads the race. Migno et fenati fall at turn 15. they are two former winners of the Italian Grand Prix. Sasaki et Tuff also hanging on at turn 3. Meanwhile, ahead…

The final sprint is underway. Arenas, dixième, doit faire un “long lap”. Ils sont huit à pouvoir gagner. Dont Canet, mais le top 5 est tenu par des Honda suivies par autant de KTM.

The last round is underway. Masia drops everything and takes the lead but under the checkered flag, it's Arbolino who takes the lead Dalla Porta. Masia takes the podium for KTM. Antonelli, Foggia, McPhee ahead of a Canet who keeps the championship lead by three points ahead Dalla Porta. Suzuki, Drive et Binder close the top 10.

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