2014 Sepang Moto3 Results
Spoiler Alert: 2014 Moto3 Championship results from the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit listed below.
From the looks of things heading into Sepang International Circuit, either Red Bull Ajo KTM’s Jack Miller or Estrella Galicia 0,0’s Alex Marquez would earn the 2014 Moto3 title.
But this didn’t happen. And unlike MotoGP and Moto2 where the titles have been decided, the 2014 Moto3 Championship won’t be settled until the season finale at Valenica in two weeks time.
The reason? SaxoPrint-RTG’s Efren Vazquez, who was able to take the win under extremely hot conditions. Miller would finish second, with Estrella Galicia 0,0’s Alex Rins taking the final-podium position.
As for Marquez – the younger brother of 2014 MotoGP Champion Marc Marquez who broke additional records Sunday – he battled intensely with Miller through the race, the two touching a few times. But Marquez was forced to settle for fifth. Due to their finishes, Marquez’s lead was slimmed to 11 ahead of Miller as the series heads to Valencia.
Up front, Vazquez took his second victory of the year. He finished 0.213 of a second ahead of Miller, with Rins 0.385 of a second behind.
Fourth came down to a final-lap fight between Red Bull Ajo Husqvarna’s Danny Kent and Marquez, but Kent taking fourth.
The top ten was completed by Alexis Masbou (Ongetta-Rivacold), Niccolo Antonelli (Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3), Jakub Kornfeil (Calvo Team), Karel Hanika (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Enea Bastianini (Junior Team Go&FUN Moto3).
Miguel Oliveira (Mahindra Racing) was the first to crash out. Andrea Migno (Mahindra Racing) and local hero Zulfahmi Khairuddin (Ongetta-AirAsia) both collided, ending their races. There was another incident involving Scott Deroue (RW Racing GP), Matteo Ferrari (San Carlo Tam Italia) and Hafiza Rofa (SIC-Ajo), with the latter rejoining the race, MotoGP reports.
Isaac Viñales (Calvo Team) fell as he attempted to chase down the leading group. John McPhee (SaxoPrint-RTG) crashed as he pushed for his first podium, MotoGP Reports.
There were retirements for Jasper Iwema (CIP), Ramdam Rosli (Petrons AHM Malaysia). They were joined in the pits by Niklas Ajo (Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo) and Brad Binder (Ambrogio Racing), MotoGP reports.
Teammates Romano Fenati (SKY Racing Team VR46) and Francesco Bagnaia (SKY Racing Team VR46) also entered the pits with technical problems, MotoGP reports.
The 2014 Moto3 Championship now breaks for two weeks before the season finale at Valencia – the fourth round held in Spain.
2014 Sepang Moto3 Results:
Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
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1 | 25 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | SaxoPrint-RTG | Honda | 147.1 | 40’41.002 |
2 | 20 | 8 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 147.1 | +0.213 |
3 | 16 | 42 | Alex RINS | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 147.1 | +0.385 |
4 | 13 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo | Husqvarna | 147.0 | +0.803 |
5 | 11 | 12 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 147.0 | +0.831 |
6 | 10 | 10 | Alexis MASBOU | FRA | Ongetta-Rivacold | Honda | 147.0 | +1.073 |
7 | 9 | 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 | KTM | 147.0 | +1.916 |
8 | 8 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Calvo Team | KTM | 147.0 | +2.089 |
9 | 7 | 98 | Karel HANIKA | CZE | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 146.7 | +7.336 |
10 | 6 | 33 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 | KTM | 146.5 | +9.520 |
11 | 5 | 58 | Juanfran GUEVARA | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 146.1 | +17.407 |
12 | 4 | 99 | Jorge NAVARRO | SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex KTM | 146.0 | +17.610 |
13 | 3 | 38 | Hafiq AZMI | MAL | SIC-AJO | KTM | 145.3 | +29.592 |
14 | 2 | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | ITA | CIP | Mahindra | 145.3 | +29.745 |
15 | 1 | 2 | Remy GARDNER | AUS | Calvo Team | KTM | 144.9 | +37.467 |
16 | 43 | Luca GRÜNWALD | GER | Kiefer Racing | Kalex KTM | 144.9 | +37.505 | |
17 | 95 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Ambrogio Racing | Mahindra | 144.9 | +37.792 | |
18 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Interwetten Paddock Moto3 | Kalex KTM | 144.8 | +38.773 | |
19 | 4 | Gabriel RAMOS | VEN | Kiefer Racing | Kalex KTM | 143.8 | +55.583 | |
20 | 88 | Hafiza ROFA | MAL | SIC-AJO | KTM | 141.5 | +1’36.170 | |
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17 | John MCPHEE | GBR | SaxoPrint-RTG | Honda | 147.1 | 1 Lap | ||
21 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 145.9 | 6 Laps | ||
32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | Calvo Team | KTM | 147.1 | 7 Laps | ||
5 | Romano FENATI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 145.2 | 7 Laps | ||
9 | Scott DEROUE | NED | RW Racing GP | Kalex KTM | 144.4 | 10 Laps | ||
3 | Matteo FERRARI | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | Mahindra | 144.3 | 10 Laps | ||
55 | Andrea LOCATELLI | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | Mahindra | 144.7 | 11 Laps | ||
41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Ambrogio Racing | Mahindra | 145.0 | 12 Laps | ||
31 | Niklas AJO | FIN | Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo | Husqvarna | 143.4 | 14 Laps | ||
63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | Ongetta-AirAsia | Honda | 137.7 | 17 Laps | ||
16 | Andrea MIGNO | ITA | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 137.6 | 17 Laps | ||
13 | Jasper IWEMA | NED | CIP | Mahindra | 135.2 | 17 Laps | ||
93 | Ramdan ROSLI | MAL | Petronas AHM Malaysia | KTM | 133.1 | 17 Laps | ||
Not Finished 1st Lap | ||||||||
44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 0 Lap |
2014 Moto3 Championship Point Standings (after 17 or 18 rounds):
Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
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1 | Alex MARQUEZ | Honda | SPA | 262 |
2 | Jack MILLER | KTM | AUS | 251 |
3 | Alex RINS | Honda | SPA | 226 |
4 | Efren VAZQUEZ | Honda | SPA | 212 |
5 | Romano FENATI | KTM | ITA | 174 |
6 | Alexis MASBOU | Honda | FRA | 160 |
7 | Enea BASTIANINI | KTM | ITA | 122 |
8 | Isaac VIÑALES | KTM | SPA | 121 |
9 | Danny KENT | Husqvarna | GBR | 116 |
10 | Brad BINDER | Mahindra | RSA | 102 |
11 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Mahindra | POR | 102 |
12 | Jakub KORNFEIL | KTM | CZE | 94 |
13 | John MCPHEE | Honda | GBR | 77 |
14 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | KTM | ITA | 59 |
15 | Niklas AJO | Husqvarna | FIN | 52 |
16 | Francesco BAGNAIA | KTM | ITA | 50 |
17 | Juanfran GUEVARA | Kalex KTM | SPA | 45 |
18 | Karel HANIKA | KTM | CZE | 38 |
19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | Mahindra | ITA | 20 |
20 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | Honda | MAL | 19 |
21 | Livio LOI | Kalex KTM | BEL | 17 |
22 | Matteo FERRARI | Mahindra | ITA | 12 |
23 | Jorge NAVARRO | Kalex KTM | SPA | 11 |
24 | Philipp OETTL | Kalex KTM | GER | 10 |
25 | Andrea MIGNO | Mahindra | ITA | 8 |
26 | Hiroki ONO | Honda | JPN | 5 |
27 | Jasper IWEMA | FTR KTM | NED | 4 |
28 | Hafiq AZMI | KTM | MAL | 3 |
29 | Arthur SISSIS | Mahindra | AUS | 3 |
30 | Jules DANILO | Mahindra | FRA | 2 |
31 | Eric GRANADO | KTM | BRA | 2 |
32 | Remy GARDNER | KTM | AUS | 1 |