2014 Circuit of the Americas Moto3 Results
Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Jack Miller won the Moto3 race at Austin’s Grand Prix of the Americas Sunday. The Australian was joined on the COTA podium by Romano Fenati and Efren Vazquez.
A crash for Alex Marquez (Estrella Galicia 0,0) on the final lap ruined his day when he was in the hunt for the podium, leaving Fenati (SKY Racing Team VR46) and Vazquez (SAXOPRINT RTG) to chase the rampant Miller to the finish line, with the Australian ultimately outpacing his rivals.
After winning at Qatar Miller now has maximum points from the first two rounds and he deservedly won from pole after leading for most of the race.
Behind the podium finishers an off color Alex Rins (Estrella Galicia 0,0) finished fourth by a seven second margin from the front, with Jakub Kornfeil (Calvo Team) following the Spaniard across the line in fifth.
The experienced Alexis Masbou (Ongetta-Rivacold) was sixth, with Francesco Bagnaia (SKY Racing Team VR46), Danny Kent (Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo), John McPhee (SAXOPRINT RTG) and Karel Hanika (Red Bull KTM Ajo) all in the top ten.
There were early crashes for Arthur Sissis (Mahindra Racing), Andrea Locatelli (San Carlo Team Italia) and Matteo Ferrari (San Carlo Team Italia), with Locatelli rejoining to finish 25th.
Hafiq Azmi (SIC-Ajo KTM) crashed and rejoined for 24th, whilst Isaac Viñales (Calvo Team) crashed out at turn 19 on lap 8 with Niccolo Antonelli (Junior Team GO&FUN) going down at the same corner a lap later. Antonelli was taken to the medical centre by ambulance to be checked over after the race.
Luca Grünwald (Kiefer Racing) jump started and faced a penalty, riding through pit lane to rejoin but finishing 23rd. There were late retirements meanwhile for Brad Binder (Ambrogio Racing) and Gabriel Ramos (Kiefer Racing).
The series now breaks for a week before heading to Argentina’s Termas de Rio Hondo April 25-27.
2014 Austin Moto3 Results from Circuit of the Americas:
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 8 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 144.8 | 41’06.659 |
| 2 | 20 | 5 | Romano FENATI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 144.8 | +0.069 |
| 3 | 16 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | SaxoPrint-RTG | Honda | 144.8 | +0.172 |
| 4 | 13 | 42 | Alex RINS | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 144.4 | +7.182 |
| 5 | 11 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Calvo Team | KTM | 144.4 | +7.264 |
| 6 | 10 | 10 | Alexis MASBOU | FRA | Ongetta-Rivacold | Honda | 143.6 | +20.107 |
| 7 | 9 | 21 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 143.6 | +20.381 |
| 8 | 8 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo | Husqvarna | 143.4 | +23.981 |
| 9 | 7 | 17 | John MCPHEE | GBR | SaxoPrint-RTG | Honda | 143.4 | +24.032 |
| 10 | 6 | 98 | Karel HANIKA | CZE | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 143.4 | +24.222 |
| 11 | 5 | 58 | Juanfran GUEVARA | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 143.3 | +24.817 |
| 12 | 4 | 11 | Livio LOI | BEL | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex KTM | 142.8 | +34.634 |
| 13 | 3 | 33 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Junior Team Go&FUN Moto3 | KTM | 142.8 | +34.955 |
| 14 | 2 | 31 | Niklas AJO | FIN | Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo | Husqvarna | 142.8 | +35.020 |
| 15 | 1 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 142.7 | +35.436 |
| 16 | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | ITA | CIP | Mahindra | 142.6 | +38.306 | |
| 17 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | Ongetta-AirAsia | Honda | 142.6 | +38.536 | |
| 18 | 57 | Eric GRANADO | BRA | Calvo Team | KTM | 141.9 | +49.325 | |
| 19 | 9 | Scott DEROUE | NED | RW Racing GP | Kalex KTM | 141.2 | +1’02.422 | |
| 20 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Interwetten Paddock Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 141.2 | +1’02.609 | |
| 21 | 22 | Ana CARRASCO | SPA | RW Racing GP | Kalex KTM | 141.2 | +1’02.695 | |
| 22 | 95 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Ambrogio Racing | Mahindra | 140.8 | +1’08.860 | |
| 23 | 43 | Luca GRÜNWALD | GER | Kiefer Racing | Kalex KTM | 140.3 | +1’18.905 | |
| 24 | 38 | Hafiq AZMI | MAL | SIC-AJO | KTM | 137.8 | +2’04.082 | |
| 25 | 55 | Andrea LOCATELLI | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | Mahindra | 136.1 | 1 Lap | |
| 26 | 51 | Bryan SCHOUTEN | NED | CIP | Mahindra | 132.8 | 1 Lap | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 12 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 144.8 | 1 Lap | ||
| 4 | Gabriel RAMOS | VEN | Kiefer Racing | Kalex KTM | 138.9 | 3 Laps | ||
| 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 | KTM | 144.3 | 11 Laps | ||
| 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Ambrogio Racing | Mahindra | 138.2 | 11 Laps | ||
| 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | Calvo Team | KTM | 144.2 | 12 Laps | ||
| 61 | Arthur SISSIS | AUS | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 0 Lap | |||
| 3 | Matteo FERRARI | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | Mahindra | 0 Lap | |||
2014 Moto3 Point Standings:
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack MILLER | KTM | AUS | 50 |
| 2 | Efren VAZQUEZ | Honda | SPA | 32 |
| 3 | Romano FENATI | KTM | ITA | 24 |
| 4 | Alex RINS | Honda | SPA | 24 |
| 5 | Jakub KORNFEIL | KTM | CZE | 21 |
| 6 | Alex MARQUEZ | Honda | SPA | 20 |
| 7 | Alexis MASBOU | Honda | FRA | 19 |
| 8 | Francesco BAGNAIA | KTM | ITA | 15 |
| 9 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Mahindra | POR | 14 |
| 10 | John MCPHEE | Honda | GBR | 12 |
| 11 | Danny KENT | Husqvarna | GBR | 11 |
| 12 | Isaac VIÑALES | KTM | SPA | 8 |
| 13 | Karel HANIKA | KTM | CZE | 8 |
| 14 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | KTM | ITA | 7 |
| 15 | Juanfran GUEVARA | Kalex KTM | SPA | 5 |
| 16 | Livio LOI | Kalex KTM | BEL | 4 |
| 17 | Enea BASTIANINI | KTM | ITA | 3 |
| 18 | Niklas AJO | Husqvarna | FIN | 2 |
| 19 | Brad BINDER | Mahindra | RSA | 1 |
