2013 Assen Moto3 Results
Spoiler Alert: Moto3 Championship results from the Assen TT circuit in the Netherlands listed below
After a hard-fought battle at Saturday’s Iveco TT Assen Moto3 race, Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Luis Salom took the win. This helped him increase his Moto3 points lead by 10 points ahead of Maverick Vinales.
During the final moments of the race, Vinales looked like he would take home the win. But he lost the first position to Salom, and had to settle for second. Taking the final podium position was the Moto3 pilot who led most of the 22-lap race, Alex Rins.
On Friday, Miguel Oliveira became the first-ever Portuguese rider to clinch pole position in any class. He also earned the first Moto3 pole for Mahindra Racing. He would finish the race fourth and involved in a titanic five-rider battle for the lead, with Salom picking up his third consecutive win and fourth of 2013.
Salom started fourth, having lost provisional pole position after running off-track in qualifying. He took second in the early stages of the race before dropping back to fourth position and holding station. His late-race attack – fast becoming a typical strategy of the Mallorcan – would begin in earnest three laps from home, pulling an impressive move on Rins for second.
It looked as though Viñales had the race won thanks to the fight taking place behind, but the Team Calvo rider’s wide line on the exit of Ramshoek was just the invitation Salom needed on the last lap. They would cross the finish line just a tenth of a second apart, with Alex Marquez dropping to fifth as Estrella Galicia 0,0 teammate Rins completed the podium.
Rins headed the field for the majority of the race and by Lap 10 had pulled out a lead of 1.3 seconds, but this was quickly decreased as Salom in particular upped the pace of the chasing group. 19 seconds behind the top five, Jonas Folger was sixth for Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3, with Caretta Technology – RTG’s Jack Miller a further eight seconds in arrears.
Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Arthur Sissis, Ongetta-Rivacold’s Alexis Masbou and Avant Tecno’s Niklas Ajo rounded out the top ten, while both CIP Moto3’s Juanfran Guevara and Ambrogio Racing’s Danny Webb were injured in crashes; the Spaniard was taken to Assen hospital for a CT scan following a first-corner accident, whereas the Englishman fractured his right wrist and was attended to in the Clinica Mobile.
Salom’s feat marks only the second time a rider has won three consecutive races in the Moto3 class.
2013 Assen Moto3 Results:
| 1 | 25 | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 156.3 | 38’20.086 |
| 2 | 20 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Team Calvo | KTM | 156.3 | +0.122 |
| 3 | 16 | 42 | Alex RINS | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | KTM | 156.3 | +0.282 |
| 4 | 13 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 156.3 | +0.378 |
| 5 | 11 | 12 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | KTM | 156.3 | +0.416 |
| 6 | 10 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 155.0 | +19.646 |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Caretta Technology – RTG | FTR Honda | 154.5 | +27.688 |
| 8 | 8 | 61 | Arthur SISSIS | AUS | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 154.5 | +27.811 |
| 9 | 7 | 10 | Alexis MASBOU | FRA | Ongetta-Rivacold | FTR Honda | 154.0 | +34.797 |
| 10 | 6 | 31 | Niklas AJO | FIN | Avant Tecno | KTM | 154.0 | +34.823 |
| 11 | 5 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | Ongetta-Centro Seta | FTR Honda | 154.0 | +35.130 |
| 12 | 4 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 154.0 | +35.361 |
| 13 | 3 | 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | FTR Honda | 154.0 | +35.523 |
| 14 | 2 | 5 | Romano FENATI | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | FTR Honda | 154.0 | +35.628 |
| 15 | 1 | 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Ambrogio Racing | Suter Honda | 153.9 | +35.886 |
| 16 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Redox RW Racing GP | Kalex KTM | 153.9 | +35.948 | |
| 17 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 153.9 | +36.169 | |
| 18 | 89 | Alan TECHER | FRA | CIP Moto3 | TSR Honda | 153.9 | +36.486 | |
| 19 | 51 | Bryan SCHOUTEN | NED | Dutch Racing Team | FTR Honda | 153.9 | +36.632 | |
| 20 | 77 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 | FTR Honda | 153.9 | +36.747 | |
| 21 | 17 | John McPHEE | GBR | Caretta Technology – RTG | FTR Honda | 153.8 | +38.583 | |
| 22 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Tec Interwetten Moto3 Racing | Kalex KTM | 153.0 | +50.764 | |
| 23 | 11 | Livio LOI | BEL | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex KTM | 153.0 | +50.843 | |
| 24 | 9 | Toni FINSTERBUSCH | GER | Kiefer Racing | Kalex KTM | 153.0 | +50.963 | |
| 25 | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | ITA | La Fonte Tascaracing | FTR Honda | 152.9 | +51.168 | |
| 26 | 4 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | FTR Honda | 152.9 | +51.285 | |
| 27 | 3 | Matteo FERRARI | ITA | Ongetta-Centro Seta | FTR Honda | 152.9 | +51.748 | |
| 28 | 57 | Eric GRANADO | BRA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 152.4 | +58.945 | |
| 29 | 22 | Ana CARRASCO | SPA | Team Calvo | KTM | 151.7 | +1’10.891 | |
| 30 | 66 | Florian ALT | GER | Kiefer Racing | Kalex KTM | 150.0 | +1’37.593 | |
| 31 | 29 | Hyuga WATANABE | JPN | La Fonte Tascaracing | FTR Honda | 150.0 | +1’37.767 | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 53 | Jasper IWEMA | NED | RW Racing GP | Kalex KTM | 153.1 | 4 Laps | ||
| 71 | Thomas VAN LEEUWEN | NED | Racing Team Van Leeuwen | Bakker Honda | 148.4 | 5 Laps | ||
| 99 | Danny WEBB | GBR | Ambrogio Racing | Suter Honda | 153.2 | 13 Laps | ||
| 58 | Juanfran GUEVARA | SPA | CIP Moto3 | TSR Honda | 0 Lap | |||
2013 Moto3 Championship Point Standings:
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis SALOM | KTM | SPA | 152 |
| 2 | Maverick VIÑALES | KTM | SPA | 142 |
| 3 | Alex RINS | KTM | SPA | 117 |
| 4 | Jonas FOLGER | Kalex KTM | GER | 73 |
| 5 | Alex MARQUEZ | KTM | SPA | 59 |
| 6 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Mahindra | POR | 56 |
| 7 | Alexis MASBOU | FTR Honda | FRA | 42 |
| 8 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | KTM | MAL | 40 |
| 9 | Brad BINDER | Suter Honda | RSA | 39 |
| 10 | Jack MILLER | FTR Honda | AUS | 38 |
| 11 | Arthur SISSIS | KTM | AUS | 33 |
| 12 | Niklas AJO | KTM | FIN | 32 |
| 13 | Efren VAZQUEZ | Mahindra | SPA | 31 |
| 14 | Jakub KORNFEIL | Kalex KTM | CZE | 27 |
| 15 | Isaac VIÑALES | FTR Honda | SPA | 22 |
| 16 | Romano FENATI | FTR Honda | ITA | 20 |
| 17 | Danny WEBB | Suter Honda | GBR | 15 |
| 18 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | FTR Honda | ITA | 12 |
| 19 | John McPHEE | FTR Honda | GBR | 10 |
| 20 | Eric GRANADO | Kalex KTM | BRA | 7 |
| 21 | Jasper IWEMA | Kalex KTM | NED | 6 |
| 22 | Alan TECHER | TSR Honda | FRA | 3 |
| 23 | Alessandro TONUCCI | FTR Honda | ITA | 2 |
| 24 | Livio LOI | Kalex KTM | BEL | 1 |
| 25 | Philipp OETTL | Kalex KTM | GER | 1 |
