2014 Jerez Moto3 Results

Romano Fenati made his mark in the 2014 Moto3 World Championship with his second straight win after his debut win one week ago in Argentina.

The rider for Valentino Rossi’s SKY Racing Team VR46 started from tenth on the grid—the same starting position he won from last year’s Moto3 race in Jerez—to push his way through the ranks and fend off a last corner attempt from Estrella Galicia 0,0 rider Alex Rins.

Efren Vazquez followed the Italian across the line by less than 2 tenths of a second for his best ever GP finish, with Rins trailing by mere 0.003 of a second behind Vazquez.

The race started out with another flawless launch by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Jack Miller, who Saturday qualified on pole for the third consecutive race.

The Australian only managed to lead for the first lap, with a head group of no fewer than 11 riders challenging for the lead. Miller finally crossed the line fourth, with Isaac Viñales completing the top five after recovering from a tank slapper that nearly dismounted the Spaniard halfway through the race.

A total of seven rider did not complete the race, with Eric Granado of Calvo Team crashing out on the first lap, Niccolo Antonelli of Junior Team GO&FUN, who rejoined only to retire before the finish, Widcard rider Gabriel Rodrigoof fell mid-race, while Scott Deroue of RW Racing GP and Marc VDS Racing Team rider Livio Loi both crashed out late in the race.

Brad Binder of Ambrogio Racing and Arthur Sissis of Mahindra Racing both retired into the pits with technical problems.

2014 Jerez Moto3 Results:

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 5 Romano FENATI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 147.1 41’28.584
2 20 7 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA SaxoPrint-RTG Honda 147.1 +0.144
3 16 42 Alex RINS SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 147.1 +0.147
4 13 8 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 147.0 +1.224
5 11 32 Isaac VIÑALES SPA Calvo Team KTM 147.0 +1.244
6 10 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Calvo Team KTM 147.0 +1.857
7 9 12 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 146.9 +3.808
8 8 21 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 146.7 +6.631
9 7 33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 KTM 146.4 +11.944
10 6 31 Niklas AJO FIN Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo Husqvarna 146.4 +12.204
11 5 52 Danny KENT GBR Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo Husqvarna 146.4 +12.685
12 4 10 Alexis MASBOU FRA Ongetta-Rivacold Honda 146.4 +12.839
13 3 17 John MCPHEE GBR SaxoPrint-RTG Honda 146.4 +12.870
14 2 44 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Mahindra Racing Mahindra 146.2 +14.793
15 1 65 Philipp OETTL GER Interwetten Paddock Moto3 Kalex KTM 146.2 +14.907
16 58 Juanfran GUEVARA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 Kalex KTM 146.2 +15.586
17 6 Maria HERRERA SPA Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 146.2 +15.753
18 19 Alessandro TONUCCI ITA CIP Mahindra 145.8 +23.121
19 98 Karel HANIKA CZE Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 145.7 +23.741
20 63 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN MAL Ongetta-AirAsia Honda 145.3 +31.160
21 24 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Calvo Team Laglisse KTM 145.3 +31.437
22 51 Bryan SCHOUTEN NED CIP Mahindra 145.0 +36.861
23 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA RW Racing GP Kalex KTM 144.4 +47.525
24 38 Hafiq AZMI MAL SIC-AJO KTM 144.3 +47.813
25 3 Matteo FERRARI ITA San Carlo Team Italia Mahindra 144.3 +48.115
26 43 Luca GRÜNWALD GER Kiefer Racing Kalex KTM 144.3 +48.141
27 95 Jules DANILO FRA Ambrogio Racing Mahindra 144.3 +48.693
28 4 Gabriel RAMOS VEN Kiefer Racing Kalex KTM 142.4 +1’22.490
Not Classified
11 Livio LOI BEL Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex KTM 146.0 7 Laps
41 Brad BINDER RSA Ambrogio Racing Mahindra 145.4 8 Laps
9 Scott DEROUE NED RW Racing GP Kalex KTM 144.9 9 Laps
91 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA Racing Team KTM 144.8 16 Laps
23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 KTM 143.0 21 Laps
61 Arthur SISSIS AUS Mahindra Racing Mahindra 135.0 21 Laps
57 Eric GRANADO BRA Calvo Team KTM 0 Lap

2014 Moto3 Championship Point Standings:

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Jack MILLER KTM AUS 79
2 Romano FENATI KTM ITA 74
3 Efren VAZQUEZ Honda SPA 62
4 Alex RINS Honda SPA 51
5 Alex MARQUEZ Honda SPA 49
6 Jakub KORNFEIL KTM CZE 31
7 Isaac VIÑALES KTM SPA 28
8 Alexis MASBOU Honda FRA 28
9 Francesco BAGNAIA KTM ITA 23
10 Danny KENT Husqvarna GBR 23
11 Livio LOI Kalex KTM BEL 17
12 Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra POR 16
13 Niklas AJO Husqvarna FIN 16
14 Enea BASTIANINI KTM ITA 16
15 John MCPHEE Honda GBR 15
16 Juanfran GUEVARA Kalex KTM SPA 9
17 Karel HANIKA KTM CZE 8
18 Niccolò ANTONELLI KTM ITA 7
19 Alessandro TONUCCI Mahindra ITA 3
20 Brad BINDER Mahindra RSA 3
21 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Honda MAL 1
22 Philipp OETTL Kalex KTM GER 1

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