2015 Silverstone Moto3 Results
Just as in MotoGP and Moto2 at Silverstone, the Moto3 race of the British Grand Prix was held under wet conditions.
But the rain didn’t seem to affect Leopard Racing’s Danny Kent, who dominated 2015 Silverstone Moto3. Kent earned his sixth win of 2015 Moto3 by 8.492 seconds ahead of Drive M7 SIZ’s Jakub Kornfiel and 13.189 seconds ahead of Ongetta-Rivacold’s Niccolo Antonelli.
With his win – Kent’s eight of his Grand Prix career – he extends his lead to 224 points – 70 ahead of Gresini Racing Team’s Moto3’s Enea Bastianini, who crashed out on the final lap of 2015 Silverstone Moto3, and 98 ahead of Sky Racing Team VR46’s Romano Fenati.
Starting from third on the grid behind pole man Jorge Navarro (Estrella Galicia 0,0) and Karel Hanika (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Kent quickly got into the battle for the lead, chasing down early leader Isaac Vinales (RBA Racing Team KTM).
With 13 0f 17 laps completed, Vinales crashed out, giving Kent the lead before his home crowd. From there, he was unchallenged. Regardless of a huge moment late in the race when the rain got worse, Kent went on to win, becoming the first British rider to ever win at Silverstone in the lightweight class.
Kornfeil battled from a starting position of 13th to second, earning his first-ever Moto3 podium. Antonelli finished third, earning his second Moto3 podium.
Fourth went to Estrella Galicia 0,0’s Fabio Quartararo, the 16-year-old nearly 37 seconds behind Kent. MotoGP reports that The French rider Quartararo struggled with his helmet steaming up during the race, but managed to win an excellent battle with RW Racing’s Livio Loi (-51.755s) and Scotsman John McPhee (-53.726s) on the SAXOPRINT RTG Honda. Loi and McPhee once again demonstrated their prowess in the wet after finishing on the top two steps of the podium at Indianapolis.
Juanfran Guevara earned his career best with seventh, the Mapfre Team Mahindra pilot finishing ahead of Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Husqvarna Factory Laglisse), who scored points for the first time in his career in only his third race.
Rounding out the top 10 were Efren Vazquez (Leopard Racing) and Tatsuki Suzuki (CIP). British wildcards Luke Hedger (FPW Racing) and Taz Taylor (RS Racing) finished in 18th and 19th respectively.
During 2015 Silverstone Moto3, a total of 16 riders fell, including pole man Jorge Navarro who crashed out of the race on the very first lap while in the lead, Francesco Bagnaia, Andrea Locatelli, Maria Herrera and Brad Binder.
The series now breaks for two weeks ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano.
2015 Silverstone Moto3 Results:
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Leopard Racing | Honda | 136.0 | 44’13.623 |
| 2 | 20 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Drive M7 SIC | KTM | 135.6 | +8.492 |
| 3 | 16 | 23 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | Ongetta-Rivacold | Honda | 135.3 | +13.189 |
| 4 | 13 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 133.5 | +50.018 |
| 5 | 11 | 11 | Livio LOI | BEL | RW Racing GP | Honda | 133.4 | +51.755 |
| 6 | 10 | 17 | John MCPHEE | GBR | SAXOPRINT RTG | Honda | 133.3 | +53.726 |
| 7 | 9 | 58 | Juanfran GUEVARA | SPA | MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA | Mahindra | 133.0 | +1’01.086 |
| 8 | 8 | 48 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | ITA | Husqvarna Factory Laglisse | Husqvarna | 132.7 | +1’06.158 |
| 9 | 7 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 132.6 | +1’08.634 |
| 10 | 6 | 24 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | JPN | CIP | Mahindra | 132.3 | +1’13.589 |
| 11 | 5 | 10 | Alexis MASBOU | FRA | SAXOPRINT RTG | Honda | 132.1 | +1’18.961 |
| 12 | 4 | 5 | Romano FENATI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 131.7 | +1’27.462 |
| 13 | 3 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 131.5 | +1’31.210 |
| 14 | 2 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | Drive M7 SIC | KTM | 131.2 | +1’37.523 |
| 15 | 1 | 16 | Andrea MIGNO | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 131.2 | +1’38.004 |
| 16 | 65 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Schedl GP Racing | KTM | 131.1 | +1’40.376 | |
| 17 | 2 | Remy GARDNER | AUS | CIP | Mahindra | 130.6 | +1’50.488 | |
| 18 | 26 | Luke HEDGER | GBR | FPW Racing | Kalex KTM | 128.7 | +2’30.582 | |
| 19 | 66 | Taz TAYLOR | GBR | RS Racing | KTM | 126.8 | 1 Lap | |
| 20 | 76 | Hiroki ONO | JPN | Leopard Racing | Honda | 126.1 | 1 Lap | |
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| 21 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA | Mahindra | 135.9 | 2 Laps | ||
| 33 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Gresini Racing Team Moto3 | Honda | 134.1 | 2 Laps | ||
| 29 | Stefano MANZI | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | Mahindra | 132.3 | 2 Laps | ||
| 55 | Andrea LOCATELLI | ITA | Gresini Racing Team Moto3 | Honda | 135.1 | 3 Laps | ||
| 40 | Darryn BINDER | RSA | Outox Reset Drink Team | Mahindra | 125.8 | 3 Laps | ||
| 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | ITA | Outox Reset Drink Team | Mahindra | 131.5 | 5 Laps | ||
| 88 | Jorge MARTIN | SPA | MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA | Mahindra | 132.6 | 7 Laps | ||
| 95 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Ongetta-Rivacold | Honda | 131.6 | 9 Laps | ||
| 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 126.7 | 9 Laps | ||
| 98 | Karel HANIKA | CZE | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 131.2 | 11 Laps | ||
| 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | RBA Racing Team | KTM | 127.1 | 11 Laps | ||
| 6 | Maria HERRERA | SPA | Husqvarna Factory Laglisse | Husqvarna | 119.6 | 11 Laps | ||
| 22 | Ana CARRASCO | SPA | RBA Racing Team | KTM | 115.7 | 11 Laps | ||
| 12 | Matteo FERRARI | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | Mahindra | 101.9 | 16 Laps | ||
| Not Finished 1st Lap | ||||||||
| 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 0 Lap | |||
| 91 | Gabriel RODRIGO | ARG | RBA Racing Team | KTM | 0 Lap | |||
2015 Moto3 Point Standings:
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny KENT | Honda | GBR | 224 |
| 2 | Enea BASTIANINI | Honda | ITA | 154 |
| 3 | Romano FENATI | KTM | ITA | 126 |
| 4 | Efren VAZQUEZ | Honda | SPA | 116 |
| 5 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | KTM | POR | 114 |
| 6 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | Honda | ITA | 110 |
| 7 | Brad BINDER | KTM | RSA | 99 |
| 8 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Honda | FRA | 92 |
| 9 | Isaac VIÑALES | KTM | SPA | 75 |
| 10 | Jorge NAVARRO | Honda | SPA | 72 |
| 11 | John MCPHEE | Honda | GBR | 70 |
| 12 | Francesco BAGNAIA | Mahindra | ITA | 59 |
| 13 | Livio LOI | Honda | BEL | 51 |
| 14 | Alexis MASBOU | Honda | FRA | 46 |
| 15 | Jakub KORNFEIL | KTM | CZE | 46 |
| 16 | Philipp OETTL | KTM | GER | 40 |
| 17 | Karel HANIKA | KTM | CZE | 33 |
| 18 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Honda | ITA | 31 |
| 19 | Jorge MARTIN | Mahindra | SPA | 23 |
| 20 | Niklas AJO | KTM | FIN | 21 |
| 21 | Andrea MIGNO | KTM | ITA | 20 |
| 22 | Juanfran GUEVARA | Mahindra | SPA | 15 |
| 23 | Hiroki ONO | Honda | JPN | 15 |
| 24 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | Husqvarna | ITA | 8 |
| 25 | Jules DANILO | Honda | FRA | 7 |
| 26 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | Mahindra | JPN | 6 |
| 27 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | KTM | MAL | 4 |
| 28 | Maria HERRERA | Husqvarna | SPA | 1 |
| 29 | Stefano MANZI | Mahindra | ITA | 1 |
| 30 | Matteo FERRARI | Mahindra | ITA | 1 |
