Sachsenring Moto3 2015 Results | Kent’s Runaway Victory

Sachsenring Moto3 2015 Results & Recap

Nobody could remotely touch Danny Kent at Sachsenring Moto3 2015. The British pilot had a perfect weekend, leading all free practice sessions, qualifying and all 27 laps of the race.

This was the Leopard Racing pilot’s fifth victory of the season. He also claimed his third pole of the season at Sachsenring Moto3 2015. Joining Kent on the Sachsenring Moto3 2015 podium were teammate Efren Vazquez and Gresini Racing Team Moto3’s Enea Bastianini, respectively.

Kent’s victory at Sachsenring Moto3 2015 was a historic one, also; he became the first British rider to win a lightweight-class (125cc/Moto3) Grand Prix at the German circuit since Dave Simmonds won around the original road circuit in 1969. Kent’s also the first Honda rider to win a lightweight-class GP in Germany since Marco Melandri won the 125cc GP at the Sachsenring in 1999.

“I didn’t have a great start, the first few laps I was sliding a bit, but the tire got better after about 5 laps. We’ve been strong all weekend which gave me great confidence and I knew I had a chance to pull away. I’m really happy to get another win and extend our championship lead,” Kent says.

And a good win it was – Kent, who finished third last time out at Assen Moto3, immediately opened a gap from the outset of Sachsenring Moto3 2015, eventually finishing 7.554 seconds ahead of Vazque, and 9.603 ahead of Bastianini.

After losing a battle with Bastianini for the final podium, SKY Racing Team VR46 – a team owned by MotoGP points leader Valentino Rossi – finished in fourth ahead of Ongetta-Rivacold’s Niccolo Antonelli.

Rounding out the top 10 at Sachsenring Moto3 2015 were Jorge Navarro (Estrella Galicia 0,0), Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in 7th. Alexis Masbou (SaxoPrint RTG), Andrea Locatelli (Gresini Racing Team Moto3) and Niklas Ajo (RBA Racing Team).

Quartararo was bumped up to the front row for the Sachsenring Moto3 2015 start despite qualifying in 4th, since Enea Bastianini’s penalty knocked him down the grid. Eleven Moto3 riders had their start positions moved due to penalties given for riding slow close to the racing line during qualifying. However Quartararo’s race ended early when he high sided coming out of the final corner (turn 13) with 21 laps still to go, thankfully escaping uninjured, MotoGP reports.

Hiroki Ono (Leopard Racing) crashed out on the first lap. Francesco Bagnaia (Mapfre Team Mahindra) also retired from the race after his bike cut out due to unidentified technical problems. The German wild card rider Maximilian Kappler (SaxoPrint RTG) crashed out of the race at turn 10, ending a difficult weekend in which he was also taken out by Danny Kent during qualifying practice, MotoGP reports.

After nine of 18 rounds, Kent has 190 points, 76 ahead of Bastianini.

Sachsenring Moto3 2015 Results:

2015 Moto3 Point Standings (after nine of 19 rounds):