Moto2 Australia Race: KTM double, Brad Binder winner ahead of Jorge Martin and Thomas Lüthi

It is with Jorge Navarro in pole position that this Australian Grand Prix will start, a toy of the elements and the wrath of the sky. This is the Spaniard's third pint position this season with Jerez and Le Mans. It is also his third pole position in Moto2 since entering the category in 2017 and the fourth of his career in the Grand Prix.

This is the fourth pole position for a Speed ​​Up rider this year so far. The teammate of NAVARRO, Fabio Di Giannantonio, also ordered a starting grid in San Marino. This is the first time Speed ​​Up has had at least four pole positions in a Moto2 season since 2010 when the brand started at the top of the grid six times.

Finally, with NAVARRO et Di Giannantonio, this is the first time that two Speed ​​Up riders have been in the top four in qualifying since the introduction of the Moto2 category in 2010.

Phillip Island will he consecrate this great Speed ​​Up series with a victory? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts observed so far…

Phillip Island Moto2™	2018	2019
FP1	1'33.788 Marcel Schrötter	1'45.823s Jorge Martin
FP2	1'33.701 Brad Binder	1'33.010 Jorge Martin
FP3	1'34.143 Marcel Schrötter	1'33.555 Fabio Di Giannantonio
Q1	XXX	1'34.357 Sam Lowes
Q2	1'33.368 Mattia Pasini	1'33.565 Jorge Navarro
Warm-up	1'33.628 Brad Binder	1'32.933 Brad Binder
Course	Binder, Mir, Virgo	1'32.757 Brad Binder
All time lap record

Last year's winner at Phillip Island, Brad Binder qualified in second place. After three front row starts, the KTM official finished on the podium, including two victories: Austria and Aragon this season.

Winner in Thailand and Japan, Luca marini qualified third. The Sky VR46 rider will aim to become the eighth rider to win three consecutive races in the Moto2 category.

Fabio DiGiannantonio, who crossed the line in second place in last year's Moto3 race at Phillip Island, qualified in fourth place, his best qualifying result since his pole position in San Marino .

George Martin, who qualified in pole position last year in Moto3 at Phillip Island, qualified fifth. This is the second time in his rookie season that he is in the first two ranks, with Thailand.

Alex Marquez qualified in seventh place but will start in sixth place because Sam Lowes must serve a penalty which makes him start last. This is the seventh time this year that Marquez has failed to qualify in the top three. He can win the Moto2 title this Sunday if he finishes the race more than 50 points ahead of Tom Lüthi, Augusto Fernández, Jorge Navarro, Brad Binder and Luca marini

It's 15,5 degrees in the air and 21 degrees on the track. The sun has come out for the moment for these 1 laps of the race.

It's gone, it's gone Binder who breaks away from the peloton at the front Martin and Navarro. Márquez is fourth.

kick of Bezzecchi and Marini typed by lecuona in turn 4.

Lüthi takes advantage of the opportunity to place himself in front of his opponent in the championship, Márquez.  Virgin passes his teammate and falls in turn 4.

Penalty for lecuona for the incident that occurred on Marini et Bezzecchi.

In front the KTMs are racing with Binder at the controls and Martin in second. Navarro, Lüthi, Gardner make up the top5. Márquez is harmed, he has just been passed by Baldassarri. The Marc VDS driver passes it again. Baldassarri manages to finish and takes sixth position.

This benefits Manzi which infiltrates and doubles Márquez in turn. Nagashima also goes on the offensive and also gets rid of the championship leader, the youngest of the Marquez lecuona in fact the same, when forcing, but he messes up in the next corner, he has to do everything again.

With 14 laps to go, the top 10 is as follows: Binder, Martin, Lüthi, Navarro, Gardner, Baldassarri, Manzi, Lecuona, Márquez, Nagashima and Schrötter. 

Marquez falls in the rankings, he has just been passed by Nagashima. He now has in his wheel, Schrötter and Bulega.

kick of agitated trained by Chantra who lost control of his machine in turn 4.

5 more laps and in front of the KTMs Binder de Martin occupy the outposts. Lüthi, Navarro et lecuona make up the top5. Baldassarri, Gardner, Manzi, Marquez and Nagashima closed the top10.

Last lap and it's Binder who crosses the finish line as the winner in front Martin and Lüthi. In the championship, Márquez, who finished eighth, was only 28 points ahead of his pursuer. Lüthi which is a good deal today.

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