In his second year with the Del Conca Gresini team, George Martin won the Moto3 world champion title at the Sepang International Circuit. A place especially charged with emotion for Fausto Gresini’s team….
George Martin won the Moto3 title in Malaysia. He thereby brought Gresini Racing its third world crown after Dajijro Kato (2002) et Toni Elias (2010). " I didn't expect to win the world championship in Malaysia. It was a tough race, so it's twice as nice to be at the top » says the boss.
But Sepang is also a great misfortune… “ Seven years ago we lost Marco Simoncelli here at Sepang. So I would like to give it this title. “, recalls team director Fausto Gresini. In 2011, its pilot Marco Simoncelli was participating in the Sepang MotoGP race. To lose your life.
🏆Congratz to the 2018 Moto3 World Champion @ 88jorgemartin, better known as # MART1NATOR 🏆 pic.twitter.com/hAiS0ArPmb
- Gresini Racing (@GresiniRacing) November 4, 2018
George Martin joined the Del Conca Gresini team in 2017 and celebrated his first Moto3 victory in the season finale. A year later he comes to Valencia as world champion. Over the two years, he competed in 32 races and celebrated 18 podiums, including 8 wins and 20 pole positions, including 11 in 2018. Martin achieved seven victories in this season alone.
« Everyone on the team was incredible. We are world champions by recording the greatest number of pole positions and Grand Prix victories. We won the team and driver classification. It's a perfect season, which can be even better if Diggia [Di Giannantonio] secures second place in the championship “, summed up Gresini. Because Fabio DiGiannantonio is only nine points behind Martin's current runner-up, Marco Bezzecchi.
