Phillip Island MotoGP: Rins takes Moto3 win

Spaniard Alex Rins won the Phillip Island Moto3 race by just three thousandths of a second from fellow Spaniard Maverick Vinales.

Championship leader Luis Salom completed the podium in third place. Salom’s lead in the championship has now shrunk to just five points from Rins.

Alex Marquez finished fourth, with Australian rider Jack Miller finishing fifth.

Brit John McPhee just missed out on the points in 17th place.

1 25 42 Alex RINS SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 KTM 162.9 37’40.375
2 20 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Team Calvo KTM 162.9 +0.003
3 16 39 Luis SALOM SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 162.9 +0.178
4 13 12 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 KTM 162.8 +0.502
5 11 8 Jack MILLER AUS Caretta Technology – RTG FTR Honda 162.8 +0.601
6 10 94 Jonas FOLGER GER Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 Kalex KTM 162.8 +1.077
7 9 7 Efren VAZQUEZ SPA Mahindra Racing Mahindra 162.8 +1.104
8 8 23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 FTR Honda 162.7 +2.267
9 7 31 Niklas AJO FIN Avant Tecno KTM 161.8 +15.074
10 6 10 Alexis MASBOU FRA Ongetta-Rivacold FTR Honda 161.7 +15.960
11 5 63 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN MAL Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 161.7 +15.974
12 4 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Redox RW Racing GP Kalex KTM 161.7 +16.105
13 3 32 Isaac VIÑALES SPA Ongetta-Centro Seta FTR Honda 161.7 +16.311
14 2 5 Romano FENATI ITA San Carlo Team Italia FTR Honda 161.7 +16.532
15 1 41 Brad BINDER RSA Ambrogio Racing Mahindra 161.7 +16.629
16  61 Arthur SISSIS AUS Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 161.7 +16.665
17  17 John MCPHEE GBR Caretta Technology – RTG FTR Honda 161.7 +16.898
18  11 Livio LOI BEL Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex KTM 161.6 +17.353
19  22 Ana CARRASCO SPA Team Calvo KTM 161.5 +19.042
20  53 Jasper IWEMA NED RW Racing GP Kalex KTM 160.3 +36.382
21  57 Eric GRANADO BRA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 Kalex KTM 159.8 +43.184
22  43 Luca GRUENWALD GER Kiefer Racing Kalex KTM 159.8 +43.193
23  9 Toni FINSTERBUSCH GER Kiefer Racing Kalex KTM 159.8 +43.210
24  77 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI ITA GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 FTR Honda 159.8 +43.350
25  89 Alan TECHER FRA CIP Moto3 TSR Honda 159.8 +43.357
26  44 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Mahindra Racing Mahindra 159.7 +44.482
27  58 Juanfran GUEVARA SPA CIP Moto3 TSR Honda 158.7 +59.576
28  21 Luca AMATO GER Ambrogio Racing Mahindra 158.1 +1’08.240
29  80 Hafiq AZMI MAL La Fonte Tascaracing FTR Honda 156.4 +1’33.737
30  75 Lachlan KAVNEY AUS Bullet Racing Bullet 149.6 1 Lap
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  29 Hyuga WATANABE JPN La Fonte Tascaracing FTR Honda 159.0 13 Laps
  4 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA San Carlo Team Italia FTR Honda 159.4 16 Laps