2013 Catalunya Moto3 Start2013 Catalunya Grand Prix Moto3 ResultsSpoiler Alert: 2013 Moto3 results from Catalunya, Spain, listed below
There’s a new leader in the Moto3 Championship. This change arrived after Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Luis Salom conserved his tires at the Catalunya Grand Prix, able to get up front in the later stages of the Moto3 race.Salom won ahead of Alex Rins and Maverick Vinales. And what a race for Spanish fans, considering the top five positions were filled by Spaniards.Salom’s second consecutive victory makes him the first rider to have won three races so far in 2013, also continuing his 100-percent podium record which helps him move ahead in the standings.In the opening stages he ran at the back of the front group to conserve his Dunlops, but elected to move ahead six laps from home and promptly pulled out enough of an advantage.The race featured several leaders early on, including Estrella Galicia duo Rins and Alex Marquez as well as Team Calvo’s Vinales. Heading into the final two laps, Marquez and Mahindra Racing’s returning Efren Vazquez fell back which ensured a three-rider fight at the front; despite the best efforts of Vinales in the stadium section at the end of the lap, Salom had pulled out enough of a cushion on the back straight.Behind what was the leading group for much of the afternoon, Miguel Oliveira rode the second Mahindra to sixth place as Caretta Technology – RTG’s Jack Miller finished seventh after running as high as third.The top ten was completed by Ongetta-Rivacold’s Alexis Masbou and Salom’s teammates Zulfahmi Khairuddin and Arthur Sissis. In 15th place, San Carlo Team Italia’s Romano Fenati finished in the points for the third time this year.Six riders failed to make the finish. GO&FUN Gresini Moto3’s Niccolo Antonelli made a mistake at Turn 4 whereas Marc VDS Racing Team’s Livio Loi and Redox RW Racing GP’s Jakub Kornfeil collided at Turn 5, taking the former out of the race before the latter pulled into the pits several laps later. Loi was taken to hospital later for preliminary checks after suffering concussion.Three riders were removed in a multiple collision into the stadium section on the opening lap, as contact between RW Racing GP’s Jasper Iwema and Avant Tecno’s Niklas Ajo saw the pair collect Kiefer Racing’s Toni Finsterbusch who was approaching on the outside line.2013 Catalunya Moto3 Results:
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