Long live Moto3 and “Thank you” Pedro Acosta and Deniz Öncü! (Video)

Compared to the solo rider of Fabio Di Giannantonio in Moto2 and the disappointment we felt for a dominating Fabio Quartararo in MotoGP, the Moto3 race was undoubtedly the most captivating of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend on the Jerez circuit. .

As usual in this category, everything came down to the last lap, but before that it was a festival of overtaking that we witnessed. Braking four abreast, fairing contact, nothing was spared our heart.

Within the group of 13 drivers who stood within a second and a half, Roman Fenati (# 55) Pedro Acosta (# 37) James Masia (# 5) and Deniz Oncu (#53) however seemed the toughest, the Tech3 driver even allowing himself to take command from the sixth lap without wanting to let go for more than a few seconds.

Faced with the visible ease and enthusiasm of the young Turk whose wider trajectories at the start of a turn seemed like a temptation for his opponents, Roman Fenati intended to use his experience to avoid any errors while Peter Acosta was constantly trying to wrest command from his brother-enemy within the KTM armada.

In the end, like Roman Fenati predicted, everything really came down to the last turn, after Deniz Oncu under pressure widened its trajectory slightly when braking on the second straight, thus opening the way for the two drivers of the Ajo team.

Seeing victory elude him after having dominated the race, the #53 gave his all to try everything at the last turn but, no doubt in the rush, did not manage to get into first gear and crashed Jaume Masia before being rolled over by Darryn Binder. A physical disaster narrowly avoided and one more experience for the young 18-year-old driver who started from 10th position, but experience that the young prodigy clearly does not need Pedro Acosta, himself started from 13th place on the grid, which was probably not enough to scare him after his victory in Qatar by starting from the pitlane.

Unfortunate for Deniz Oncu, wonderful for Peter Acosta, and a sublime race for the viewers who followed the Grand Prix!

The last round in video:

For his fourth participation in the world championship, the Spaniard from Mazarrón, who will turn 17 on May 25, once again engraves his name in stone on the Grand Prix tablets by being the only driver to be on the podium four times in four races.

A third consecutive victory which allows the rookie not only to be the youngest driver to have won three consecutive victories, but also to increase his lead in the world championship standings where he is now 51 points ahead Niccolo Antonelli.

Peter Acosta : “It was a difficult race. We suffered, but in the end we managed to win in our home round. Overall it was a difficult weekend compared to the previous three, because at this Grand Prix we tried things until warm-up. This result is for the team, who did an exceptional job to get the bike ready. I also want to dedicate it to my family and my coach, Paco. »

Aki Ajo : “Pedro was incredible once again; he made a small mistake, but he managed to come back in an astonishing way to get the victory again. It continues to surprise us, weekend after weekend. However, the season is long and we have to stay focused. »

Like his adversaries, Peter Acosta is now heading to Le Mans, a circuit where he has never driven: who would bet that it will bother him?

Moto3 Spanish Grand Prix standings:

Classification credit: MotoGP.com