The 2024 Moto3 World Champion, David Alonso gained the FIM Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at Phillip Island, in Australia. Aboard his Pirelli-shod Gaviota Aspar Workforce CFMOTO, the Colombian gained the 21-lap race by 2.936 seconds.
Spaniard Daniel Holgado was the runner-up on his Purple Bull GASGAS Tech 3 machine.
Adrian Fernandez crossed the end line third on his Leopard Racing Honda.
Classification Moto3 race and worldstanding
Extra, from a press launch issued by Dorna:
Alonso’s momentum grows as Holgado grabs P2 at Phillip Island. The Colombian has secured a historic eleventh victory of the season after beating Holgado and Fernandez in Australia.
David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Workforce) is victorious on the Qatar Airways Australian Bike Grand Prix, pulling off a Phillip Island masterclass from P10 on the grid. The Colombian battled laborious, constructing a cushty lead within the closing phases to win by 2.936s and equal Valentino Rossi with 11 wins in a single season within the light-weight class. Alonso took victory over Daniel Holgado (Purple Bull GASGAS Tech3), with the Spaniard charging from P14 on the grid to assert a photograph end podium. Holgado took second, beating Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) by a mere 0.003s.
Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) made an unimaginable launch from pole place, however a mistake at Flip 2 allowed David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports) to take an early lead because the #48 dropped to second. It was a frantic begin, with strikes being made at each alternative as Joel Kelso (BOE Motorsports) quickly attacked on Lap 2, taking the lead for the primary time at house.
Stefano Nepa (LEVELUP – MTA) had a tricky job forward, with the #82 compelled to serve a double Lengthy Lap in the course of the Grand Prix. Nepa made an unimaginable begin, taking the lead briefly earlier than serving his first Lengthy Lap on Lap 2 earlier than serving the second on Lap 4 – dropping again to 19th.
In the meantime, an enormous group started to kind on the entrance, with newly topped Champion Alonso quickly coming into P1 for the primary time. Slipstream proved to be important at Phillip Island, with Holgado coming into the rostrum battle after a difficult qualifying induced the Spaniard to start out from the fifth row of the grid.
There could be additional again drama for some key contenders as Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) and Ortola crashed out at Flip 4. It was a disappointing finish to the weekend for the #48, who was compelled to retire as Veijer remounted within the hopes of a point-scoring end. The FIM MotoGP™ Stewards investigated the incident with no additional motion taken.
Alonso remained in management on the entrance till a mistake on Lap 14 dropped the #80 to 3rd, with Muñoz and Ryusei Yamanaka (MT Helmets – MSI) now glued to his tailpipe. Yamanaka started to duel with Alonso as Fernandez spearheaded the sector in P1.
It was constructing to be one more showstopping end at Phillip Island, with Alonso setting sights on an 11th victory of the season. The Colombian put the hammer down with three laps remaining, eking out a spot to the group behind and exhibiting his true tempo. No person might come shut, permitting Alonso to proceed to make historical past as Holgado and Fernandez accomplished the rostrum.
Fourth place was taken by Nepa, who had a race stuffed with ups and downs, claiming fourth place on the line after efficiently serving his double Lengthy Lap. In the meantime, Muñoz rounded out the highest 5 locations, securing a powerful end in Australia after a wide ranging end. Yamanaka would cross the road in sixth, ending as the only MT Helmets – MSI rider and crossing the road forward of Taiyo Furusato (Honda Workforce Asia) and Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) in eighth.
In the meantime, Jose Antonio Rueda (Purple Bull KTM Ajo) and Angel Piqueras (Leopard Racing) rounded out the highest 10 as Kelso might solely handle 11th at house. The Aussie took additional factors, with Riccardo Rossi (CIP Inexperienced Energy) taking the flag in 12th as Purple Bull GASGAS Tech3’s Jacob Roulstone accomplished a powerful weekend in 13th. In the meantime, Matteo Bertelle (Kopron Rivacold Snipers Workforce) completed forward of Tatsuki Suzuki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP), who took the ultimate level on Sunday.
After an unimaginable weekend at Phillip Island, we now head to the technical Chang Worldwide Circuit for the Thai GP in only one week!
