Fenati and his Marinelli Rivacold Snipers Honda rode a perfect race at the Japanese Grand Prix, quickly taking command and gradually increasing their lead to take a splendid victory. Fenati won ahead of Niccolo Antonelli, Marco Bezzecchi (CIP), Tatsuki Suzuki, Aron Canet and Philipp Oettl. With 10 victories, Romano Fenati set a new record in Moto3.
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#JapaneseGP Moto3™ |
2016 |
2017 |
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FP1 |
1'57.523 Nicolo Bulega |
2'09.577 Nicolo Bulega |
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FP2 |
1'56.982 Enea Bastianini |
2'10.628 Romano Fenati |
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FP3 |
1'56.651 Brad Binder |
2'09.935 Manuel Pagliani |
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Qualification |
1'56.443 Hiroki Ono |
2'09.320 Nicolo Bulega |
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Warm Up |
1'57.455 Hiroki Ono |
2'12.513 Romano Fenati |
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Course |
Bastianini, Binder, Bulega (Ono disqualified, see here) |
Fenati, Antonelli, Bezzecchi |
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All time lap record |
1'56.443 Hiroki Ono 2016 |
We found on the front row of this fifteenth Grand Prix of the season the two KTMs of Nicolo Bulega and Niccolo Antonelli with the Honda of Aron Canet. The second row included the Mahindra of Marco Bezzecchi in the CIP colors of Alain Bronec, with the two Hondas of Enea Bastianini and Romano Fenati. On the third row were the Honda of Jorge Martin, the KTM of Gabriel Rodrigo and the Mahindra CIP of Manuel Pagliani.
All eyes on @Joanmir36 today 👀
Can he wrap up the # Moto3 championship at the #JapaneseGP? pic.twitter.com/K6UUc2WB8g
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 15, 2017
World Championship leader Joan Mir started in twentieth position, falling 6 places on the grid following a penalty following the Aragon GP. Mir would be World Champion at the end of this Grand Prix if…
He won or finished 2nd
He ranked 3rd and Romano Fenati did not win the race
He ranked 4th or 5th and Romano Fenati did no better than 3rd
He ranked 6th, 7th or 8th and Romano Fenati was not on the podium
He ranked 9th or 10th and Romano Fenati finished in 5th position or beyond
He ranked 11th and Romano Fenati finished in 6th position or beyond
He ranked 12th and Romano Fenati finished in 7th position or beyond
He ranked 13th and Romano Fenati finished in 8th position or beyond
He ranked 14th and Romano Fenati finished in 9th position or beyond
He ranked 15th, Romano Fenati finished in 10th position or higher and Arón Canet did not win
He did not enter the points, Romano Fenati finished in 11th position or beyond and Arón Canet did not win.
The race was shortened to 13 laps due to oil on the track during warm up. It was still raining when the Grand Prix started. The air temperature was 15° and the track temperature was 17°, as in previous days.
No debate on tire choice for this one, it's WET! 🌧
Don't forget that after the earlier delay the # Moto3 race has been reduced to 13 laps! pic.twitter.com/J73Z4xbHg0
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 15, 2017
Niccolo Antonelli was the fastest at the start ahead of Romano Fenati, Nicolo Bulega and Aron Canet. Then Bulega lost a few places and found himself in fifteenth position. Joan Mir only occupied twenty-second position. Lorenzo Dalla Porta returned to his stand.
🚦 Lights out!
The first race of the #JapaneseGP is GO! 🚀 pic.twitter.com/h0k4RBMAVL
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 15, 2017
Niccolo Antonelli and Romano Fenati opened up a gap of 1.4 over Aron Canet, who himself was ahead of Marco Bezzecchi by 1.3. Manuel Pagliani fell without seriousness in turn 12. Romano Fenati took first position 11 laps from the checkered flag. Joan Mir was twentieth.
End of lap one and it's the Italian duo of Antonelli and Fenati who are breaking away from the field!
Mir is buried outside the top 20! 😧 pic.twitter.com/DJgMmc9ACs
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 15, 2017
Fenati gradually left Antonelli behind, with the two men separated by 1.6. Antonelli on the other hand was gradually joined by Canet, Bezzecchi and Suzuki. Fenati gradually increased his lead over a group of four made up of Antonelli, Canet, Bezzecchi and Suzuki. Jules Danilo occupied twenty-fourth position.
At the halfway point, Fenati had a comfortable lead of 1.9 over Antonelli, who was ahead of Bezzecchi, Suzuki and Canet. Adam Norrodin fell without gravity. Despite the intense rain, the number of falls was very low. Joan Mir moved up to nineteenth position, but he made a small mistake which allowed Jorge Martin to overtake her and the leader of the World Championship found himself back in twentieth position.
FACEPLANT 💢
Big crash for Norrodin! #RiderOK pic.twitter.com/shACynLOoL
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 15, 2017
Nicolo Bulega, the man from pole position, continued to have problems and was in fourteenth position. His teammate Andrea Migno was eighteenth, Joan Mir twentieth and Jules Danilo twenty-first.
Tough day at the office for the championship leader Joan Mir!
He runs on as he sits 20th 😣 #JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/NJK9z00zGd
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 15, 2017
Fenati continued his festival in first position and preceded Antonelli by 2.6 with 4 laps remaining. Sasaki and Rodrigo fell without gravity. Guevara fell shortly after.
Romano Fenati won the race in style, ahead of Niccolo Antonelli, Marco Bezzecchi, Tatsuki Suzuki, Aron Canet and Philipp Oettl by four seconds. Mir finished 17th and Danilo 18th.
Nice way to celebrate your podium debut! @ Marco12_B 👏#JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/r5b3QC4VV8
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 15, 2017
Race rankings (compiled by our friends at crash.net):
1. Roman Fenati ITA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 29m 22.278s
2. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 29m 26.424s
3. Marco Bezzecchi ITA CIP (Mahindra) 29m 27.291s
4. Tatsuki suzuki JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 29m 31.045s
5. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 29m 35.105s
6. Philipp Oettl GER Südmetall Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 29m 37.143s
7. Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 29m 37.760s
8. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 29m 37.903s
9. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 29m 38.225s
10. John mcphee GBR British Talent Team (Honda) 29m 38.494s
11. Nakarin Atiratphuvapat THA Honda Team Asia (Honda) 29m 38.692s
12. Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 29m 41.061s
13. Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 29m 41.335s
14. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 29m 41.814s
15. George Martin SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 (Honda) 29m 43.486s
16. Enea Bastianini ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 29m 45.009s
17. Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (Honda) 29m 46.157s
18. Jules Danilo FRA Marinelli Rivacold Snipers (Honda) 29m 46.213s
19. Livio Law BEL Leopard Racing (Honda) 29m 55.941s
20. Darryn binder RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate (KTM) 29m 56.973s
21. Kaito Toba JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 30m 1.811s
22. Patrick Pulkkinen END Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 30m 10.751s
23. Tony Arbolino ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse (Honda) 30m 53.115s
24. Tom Toparis AUS Cube Racing (KTM) 31m 40.858s
Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) DNF
gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA BOE Racing Team (KTM) DNF
Ayumu Sasaki JPN SIC Racing Team (Honda) DNF
Adam Norrodin MAL SIC Racing Team (Honda) DNF
Manuel Pagliani ITA CIP (Mahindra) DNF
Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA Aspar Mahindra Moto3 (Mahindra) DNF
There was no stopping this guy today! @RomanoFenati now becomes the most successful rider ever in the # Moto3 class 🙌 #JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/1dhqcbfa4P
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 15, 2017
Provisional ranking of the World Championship:
1 Joan MIR-Honda 271 points
2 Romano FENATI-Honda 216
3 Aron CANET-Honda 184
4 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO-Honda 146
5 Jorge MARTIN-Honda 135
6 John MCPHEE-Honda 112
7 Marcos RAMIREZ-KTM 107
8 Andrea MIGNO-KTM 106
9 Enea BASTIANINI-Honda 103
10 Philipp OETTL-KTM 101
…19 Jules DANILO-Honda 29
#MotulSuperFan ＠d16gp handing out the trophies on the podium! @motul#JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/9FviQKrmdA
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) October 15, 2017
