2014 Assen Moto3 Results
In a Moto3 loaded with crashes at Assen, Estrella Galicia 0,0’s Alex Marquez won his second race of the season.
The brother of the reigning MotoGP Champion Marc Marquez, who won the MotoGP race in Assen, was joined on the Moto3 podium by teammate Alex Rins and Mahindra Racing’s Miguel Oliveira.
The race wasn’t so lucky for Moto3 point front runners Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Romano Fenati (SKY Racing Team VR46); both suffered crashes. Miller was forced to DNF, and Fenati recovered to finish 18th.
As for Marquez, he led most of the 22-lap race after starting second on the grid behind the pole man Miller, the current points leader. Marquez’s teammate Rins and Oliveria were a threat, but couldn’t quite catch the Spaniard.
Marquez would eventually finish 2.960 seconds ahead of Rins, who overtook Oliveira during the final stages of the Moto3. Oliveira finished 3.644 seconds back, and 12 ahead of Alexis Masbou (Ongetta-Rivacold), who battled intensely with a group of seven riders.
In that battle were the following fourth through 10th finishers – Masbou were Niccolo Antonelli (Junior Team GO&FUN), Efren Vazquez (SAXOPRINT RTG), Isaac Viñales (Calvo Team), Danny Kent (Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo), Brad Binder (Ambrogio Racing) and John McPhee (SAXOPRINT RTG), respectively.
As for Miller and Fenati, neither were injured during their wrecks. Though he suffered a DNF, Miller retains a seven-point lead over Fenati. Marquez is also seven points back in third, and Rins has moved up to fourth, 10 points behind Miller.
The following riders also crashed at Assen Moto3: Enea Bastianini (Junior Team Go&FUN Moto3), Niklas Ajo (Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo), Luca Grünwald (Kiefer Racing), Juanfran Guevara (Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3) and Alessandro Tonucci (CIP) and Karel Hanika (Red Bull KTM Ajo).
This riders were all uninjured, but Ajo was checked by the medical staff due to ankle knock.
The Moto3 series now breaks for two weeks ahead of Sachsenring in Germany.
2014 Assen Moto3 Results:
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1. 25 12 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 157.2 38’07.648
2. 20 42 Alex RINS SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 157.0 +2.960
3. 16 44 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Mahindra Racing Mahindra 156.9 +3.644
4. 13 10 Alexis MASBOU FRA Ongetta-Rivacold Honda 156.1 +16.350
5. 11 23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 KTM 156.1 +16.466
6. 10 7 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA SaxoPrint-RTG Honda 156.1 +16.487
7. 9 32 Isaac VIÑALES SPA Calvo Team KTM 156.1 +16.531
8. 8 52 Danny KENT GBR Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo Husqvarna 156.1 +16.559
9. 7 41 Brad BINDER RSA Ambrogio Racing Mahindra 156.1 +16.643
10. 6 17 John MCPHEE GBR SaxoPrint-RTG Honda 156.1 +16.686
11. 5 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Calvo Team KTM 155.6 +23.232
12. 4 13 Jasper IWEMA NED KRP Abbink Racing FTR KTM 155.5 +24.824
13. 3 3 Matteo FERRARI ITA San Carlo Team Italia Mahindra 155.5 +25.693
14. 2 63 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN MAL Ongetta-AirAsia Honda 155.4 +25.710
15. 1 65 Philipp OETTL GER Interwetten Paddock Moto3 Kalex KTM 155.4 +25.774
16. 51 Bryan SCHOUTEN NED CIP Mahindra 155.4 +25.921
17. 55 Andrea LOCATELLI ITA San Carlo Team Italia Mahindra 155.4 +26.310
18. 5 Romano FENATI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 155.2 +29.338
19. 57 Eric GRANADO BRA Calvo Team KTM 155.0 +32.585
20. 9 Scott DEROUE NED RW Racing GP Kalex KTM 154.6 +38.766
21. 61 Arthur SISSIS AUS Mahindra Racing Mahindra 154.0 +46.930
22. 95 Jules DANILO FRA Ambrogio Racing Mahindra 154.0 +47.117
23. 71 Thomas VAN LEEUWEN NED 71Workx.com Racing Team Kalex KTM 153.9 +49.062
24. 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA RW Racing GP Kalex KTM 153.7 +52.269
25. 11 Livio LOI BEL Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex KTM 153.7 +52.359
26. 19 Alessandro TONUCCI ITA CIP Mahindra 152.5 +1’10.604
27. 4 Gabriel RAMOS VEN Kiefer Racing Kalex KTM 151.9 +1’19.403
28. 43 Luca GRÜNWALD GER Kiefer Racing Kalex KTM 150.1 +1’48.719
29. 38 Hafiq AZMI MAL SIC-AJO KTM 149.5 1 Lap
Not Classified
58 Juanfran GUEVARA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 Kalex KTM 155.4 1 Lap
98 Karel HANIKA CZE Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 152.2 5 Laps
31 Niklas AJO FIN Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo Husqvarna 155.3 16 Laps
8 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 149.8 21 Laps
33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 KTM 0 Lap
2014 Moto3 Championship Point Standings:
Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1. Jack MILLER KTM AUS 117
2. Romano FENATI KTM ITA 110
3. Alex MARQUEZ Honda SPA 110
4. Alex RINS Honda SPA 107
5. Efren VAZQUEZ Honda SPA 102
6. Isaac VIÑALES KTM SPA 82
7. Alexis MASBOU Honda FRA 63
8. Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra POR 53
9. Enea BASTIANINI KTM ITA 45
10. Jakub KORNFEIL KTM CZE 43
11. Francesco BAGNAIA KTM ITA 42
12. John MCPHEE Honda GBR 36
13. Niklas AJO Husqvarna FIN 35
14. Danny KENT Husqvarna GBR 35
15. Brad BINDER Mahindra RSA 29
16. Niccolò ANTONELLI KTM ITA 18
17. Livio LOI Kalex KTM BEL 17
18. Juanfran GUEVARA Kalex KTM SPA 17
19. Karel HANIKA KTM CZE 16
20. Alessandro TONUCCI Mahindra ITA 15
21. Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Honda MAL 13
22. Philipp OETTL Kalex KTM GER 6
23. Matteo FERRARI Mahindra ITA 5
24. Jasper IWEMA FTR KTM NED 4