Moto3 France Le Mans J3 Acosta (KTM/8) already mature: “I made the best of the situation”

For the first time in what is still only his first season in Moto3, Pedro Acosta did not appear on the podium at the end of a Grand Prix. But the young Ajo KTM rider, who is approaching his 17th birthday, has still scored valuable points which allow him to dominate his championship with 104 points, or 54 more than his furthest from the pursuers. Who is none other than the winner in Sarthe, Sergio Garcia. An assessment which shows that the rough diamond is cut through the tests…

Peter Acosta was not among the first of the last Grand Prix of France, but despite this, he can leave Le Mans happy to have shown his already great maturity. Left 21^e, he found himself sixth on the wet Bugatti track before falling. There, everything could have stopped. But he knew how to keep the engine of his KTM, he got back on his machine to give another recital: the one where you have to agree to score points. He took those in eighth place. As another show of force...

Acosta gained 15 places after the start and 13 places after his fall

« After passing the hardest part and getting off to a good start, I made a mistake ", said Acosta. " I made the best of the situation and scored some important points “, said the KTM rider. We will remember that he won 15 places after departure and 13 places after his fall. The protégé ofAki Ajo crossed the finish line just 30 seconds behind the winner Sergio García. Next meeting at Mugello, for the Italian Grand Prix from the end of the month.

Moto3 Championship after the French Grand Prix (5/19):

1. Acosta 103 points. 2. Garcia 49. 3. Migno 47. 4. Fenati 46. 5. Antonelli 44. 6. Sasaki 44. 7. Masia 39. 8. Darryn Binder 36. 9. Salac 30. 10. Dupasquier 27. 11. Guevara 26 . 12. Yamanaka 26. 13. Rodrigo 25. 14. Foggia 20. 15. Alcoba 18. 16. Toba 18. 17. Riccardo Rossi 16. 18. Artigas 16. 19. Tatay 14. 20. McPhee 13. 21. Suzuki 12 22. Adrian Fernandez 10. 23. Deniz Öncü 8. 24. Nepa 6. 25. Kunii 3. 26. Kofler 3.