Jerez Moto3: Fenati take second successive win

Italian Romano Fenati left it till the final lap to take first place and his second win in a row at Jerez today.

The Sky Racing Team VR46 rider almost lost out to Alex Rins at the final corner, but the Spaniard was unable to hold his line and had to settle for third place, with fellow Spaniard Efren Vasquezbeating hikm to second place.

Early title favourite and championship leader Jack Miller finished fourth, after struggling during the race with an underpowered engine. The Australian still leads the championship by five points from Fenati.

Danny Kent again struggled to match the pace of the front runners, finishing in 11th place, two places ahead of Scot John McPhee in 13th.

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