Phillip Island Moto3 Race: Binder takes his sixth

The sun finally settled on the Phillip Island track not only heated up the Australian track but also the spirits in a Moto3 peloton which gave us a virile race full of twists and turns. The red flag even had to be brought out after an impressive collision involving Migno, McPhee and Bastianini. After the second start, it was finally Binder who snatched the piece.

Here are references available :

Phillip Island Moto3	2015	2016
FP1	1'37.209 Miguel Oliveira	1'49.589 Nicolo Bulega (rain)
FP2	1'37.531 Jorge Navarro	1'54.692 John Mc Phee (rain)
FP3	1'36.519 Brad Binder	1'45.429 Francesco Bagnaia (mixed)
QP	1'36.180 Danny Kent	1'37.696 Brad Binder
WUP	1'36.437 Danny Kent	1'37.558 Andrea Locatelli
Course	Oliveira, Vazquez, Binder
All time lap record	1'36.050 Alex Marquez 2014

 

The first start given, we remembered that the World Champion Brad Binder had won only once this year starting from the front position. It was in Misano. Would the fifth opportunity smile on him?

In the meantime, from the first turn, the falls and jostling began. Darryn binder, Khairul Idham Pawi, Joan Mir et Juanfran Guevara first found themselves with all four irons in the air. They were followed a few laps later by Fabio Di Giannantonio, Francesco Bagnaia et Gabriel Rodrigo.
Aron canet himself put himself on the ground, for the seventh time of the year while between Nicolo Open up et Fabio Quarterly, we were polite to each other, to the detriment of the young Italian.

The peloton was thus under high tension until the spectacular accident between Andrea Migno, Aeneas bastianini et John McPhee. The last two cities were hit by motorbikes and the Scotsman was worried, although he declared himself conscious.
Le red flag put an end to this turbulent game.

 

 

When the new starting grid was set up, we noted a Fabio Quarterly last again, while the other competitors retained their positions acquired in the race.

A heartbreak for the Frenchman who still came second with talent and authority. But the penalties, says thearticle 1.26.5 of the regulations, must be respected in the event of a new start, as long as the race has not covered more than 50% of its distance.

For once, Fabio's due to a non-compliant electronic box counted double...
Jules Danilo, as for him, resumed the fight fifth.

A good position in front of his teammate Niccolo Antonelli which inaugurated the new series of falls from the first turns of this second half which will not be more favorable to the VR46 team than the first. Lorenzo Dalla Porta, in fact, was called back to the pit lane for a penalty sanctioning an early start.

One who didn't miss his flight was a Brad Binder who completely took off, followed at a respectable distance by Andrea Locatelli. The last battle pitted the rest of the pack against each other for the last step of the podium. A fight where it was clear that there would be no prisoners, the sixteen competing pilots not wanting to give up anything. George NAVARRO et Gabriel Rodrigo will learn it the hard way.

This third place will finally be snatched by Aron Canet in front of the winner's brother Darryn binder. Two drivers who had crashed during the first start. Livio Law is in the top 5 while on the French side, it's a bit of a grimace soup. Jules Danilo finished ninth after having reached third position, while Fabio Quarterly despite his efforts, could not do better than twelfth after slowing down by one second per lap in the second half of the race. New technical problem?

 

 

Phillip Island Moto3 Race: Compilation ranking crash.net

1. Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 16m 22.009s
2. Andrea Locatelli ITA Leopard Racing (KTM) 16m 27.946s
3. Aron canet SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) 16m 31.603s
4. Darryn binder RSA Platinum Bay Real Estate (Mahindra) 16m 31.651s
5. Livio Law BEL RW Racing GP BV (Honda) 16m 31.689s
6. George Martin SPA Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra Team (Mahindra) 16m 31.759s
7. Marcos Ramirez SPA Platinum Bay Real Estate (Mahindra) 16m 32.005s
8. Hiroki Ono JPN Honda Team Asia (Honda) 16m 32.124s
9. Jules Danilo FRA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 16m 32.151s
10. Will Bendsneyder NED Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 16m 32.367s
11. Adam Norrodin MAL Drive M7 SIC Racing Team (Honda) 16m 32.456s
12. fabio quartararo FRA Leopard Racing (KTM) 16m 32.578s
13. Tatsuki suzuki JPN CIP-Unicom Starker (Mahindra) 16m 32.691s
14. Philipp Oettl GER Schedl GP Racing (KTM) 16m 32.988s
15. Maria Herrera SPA MH6 Team (KTM) 16m 35.772s
16. Albert Arenas SPA Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) 16m 35.830s
17. Lorenzo Petrarca ITA 3570 Team Italia (Mahindra) 16m 50.306s
18. Fabio Spiranelli ITA CIP-Unicom Starker (Mahindra) 17m 4.045s
19. Lorenzo Dalla Porta ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) 17m 12.463s
20. Matt Barton AUS Suus Honda (FTR Honda) 17m 45.455s
gabriel rodrigo ARG RBA Racing Team (KTM) DNF
Jorge Navarro SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 (Honda) DNF
Stefano Valtulini ITA 3570 Team Italia (Mahindra) DNF
Niccolo Antonelli ITA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) DNF

Nicholas Bulega ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) DNS
Andrea Migno ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 (KTM) DNS
John mcphee GBR Peugeot MC Saxoprint (Peugeot) DNS
Joan mir SPA Leopard Racing (KTM) DNF
Francis Bagnaia ITA Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra Team (Mahindra) DNF
Khairul Idham Pawi MAL Honda Team Asia (Honda) DNS
Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Racing Moto3 (Honda) DNS
Fabio DiGiannantonio ITA Gresini Racing Moto3 (Honda) DNS
Juanfran Guevara SPA RBA Racing Team (KTM) DNS
Jakub Kornfeil CZE Drive M7 SIC Racing Team (Honda) DNS