Mahindra win first two slots at Moto3 in Czech Republic

McPhee’s calm strategy paid off brilliantly as he crossed the line for his first Moto3 win. It was also the first podium of the season for Jorge Martin as he too had an incident free ride on the wet tracks. Third on the podium was Fabio DiGiannantonio (Gresini Racing Moto3). He was the rookie star of the race. He crossed the line ahead of his more experienced teammate Enea Bastianini. Niccolo Antonelli (Ongetta-Rivacold), last year’s winner, completed the top five ahead of Czech rider Jakub Kornfeil (Drive M7 SIC Racing) in a great home result of P6. Bo Bendsneyder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was seventh in an impressive rookie display, ahead of fellow rookies Joan Mir (Leopard Racing) and Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46).

Jorge Navarro (Estrella Galicia 0,0) completed the top ten to gain some points back on Brad Binder in the title fight, but had been further up the field until the final stages. The gap between the two now sees the South African clear of his Spanish rival by 61 points.Moto3™ will be back at Silverstone next time out for McPhee’s home race, with the race set for Sunday 4th September.

RACE RESULTS:

Automotodeom Brno, Sunday, August 21, 2016

1.      John Mcphee     GBR     Peugeot MC Saxoprint    (Peugeot)       45m     36.087s

2.      Jorge Martin    SPA     Pull & Bear ASPAR Mahindra Team (Mahindra)      45m     44.893s

3.      Fabio Di Giannantonio   ITA     Gresini Racing Moto3    (Honda) 45m     45.864s

4.      Enea Bastianini ITA     Gresini Racing Moto3    (Honda) 45m     46.741s

5.      Niccolò Antonelli       ITA     Ongetta-Rivacold        (Honda) 45m     49.959s

6.      Jakub Kornfeil  CZE     Drive M7 SIC Racing Team        (Honda) 45m     51.620s

7.      Bo Bendsneyder  NED     Red Bull KTM Ajo        (KTM)   45m     51.906s

8.      Joan Mir        SPA     Leopard Racing  (KTM)   45m     52.376s

9.      Nicolo Bulega   ITA     SKY Racing Team VR46    (KTM)   45m     52.560s

10.     Jorge Navarro   SPA     Estrella Galicia 0,0    (Honda) 45m     52.768s

11.     Jules Danilo    FRA     Ongetta-Rivacold        (Honda) 45m     54.285s

12.     Andrea Migno    ITA     SKY Racing Team VR46    (KTM)   45m     57.727s

13.     Tatsuki Suzuki  JPN     CIP-Unicom Starker      (Mahindra)      46m     7.094s

14.     Livio Loi       BEL     RW Racing GP BV (Honda) 46m     12.982s

15.     Philipp Oettl   GER     Schedl GP Racing        (KTM)   46m     19.738s

16.     Karel Hanika    CZE     Freundenberg Racing Team        (KTM)   46m     33.901s

17.     Gabriel Rodrigo ARG     RBA Racing Team (KTM)   46m     37.515s

18.     Marcos Ramirez  SPA     Platinum Bay Real Estate        (Mahindra)      46m     40.221s

19.     Maria Herrera   SPA     MH6 Team        (KTM)   47m     3.672s

20.     Hiroki Ono      JPN     Honda Team Asia (Honda) 47m     4.084s

21.     Fabio Quartararo        FRA     Leopard Racing  (KTM)   47m     10.029s

22.     Fabio Spiranelli        ITA     CIP-Unicom Starker      (Mahindra)      47m     10.697s

23.     Juanfran Guevara        SPA     RBA Racing Team (KTM)   47m     11.029s

24.     Lorenzo Petrarca        ITA     3570 Team Italia        (Mahindra)      47m     44.406s