Qualifying
Qualification saw a new kid in town with Filip Salac, the young Czech rider on pole for his first time in GP class racing, next to him on P2 was Dennis Foggia and P3 Tatsuki Suzuki.
The Race
Filip Salac shot off the line and into the lead at the start, but by the first corner it was Tatsuki Suzuki who led the race, Salac being swamped and down to fourth, soon though when the first lap was done, it was Kaito Toba at the front with John McPhee P2 and Suzukisan P3. Pedro Acosta had come from a lowly P13 to P8 in that first lap!
Twenty-four laps to go and Dennis Foggia was in the lead with Kaito Toba a close P2 and incredibly Pedro Acosta P3, having made up 10 places in 5 laps! Darren Binder had to do a drive through in the pit lane, his penalty for crashing into Joel Kelso, pre-race, as he exited the pits, not taking enough care to sight a rider on the racing line. With 22 laps to go the phenomenon that is Pedro Acosta late braked his way past Foggia to take the lead, it was short lived though, as within a lap Acosta went a little wide, letting Dennis Foggia take the lead again, leaving Pedro P2 and Tatsuki Suzuki P3. Meanwhile, Jaume Masia took a long lap penalty, the stewards deeming his move on Yuki Kunii (which ended in Yuki crashing out) to be irresponsible.
Fifteen laps to go and Dennis Foggia was looking solid in the lead with Tatsuki Suzuki P2 and Kaito Toba P3, Acosta now in 5th. On this lap Romano Fenati caused a nasty crash with Deniz Oncu, Lorenzo Fellon and Ryusei Yamanaka all hitting the deck as a result, Fenati’s move was unnecessary and really did him no good, unless he thought he was playing skittles. Lap after lap the leader board was changing with Toba, Suzuki, Acosta and Foggia all swapping P1.
Five laps to go and it was now very much a battle for Pedro Acosta and Dennis Foggia, at the front, but they were being hounded and one mistake could have meant Sergio Garcia, Andrea Migno, Suzuki and Toba taking the spoils. Three laps to go and Foggia pulled a lead over Acosta and it looked like the race was going his way. Then it was the last lap and Pedro Acosta made the move he had probably been planning for some time, and slid past Dennis Foggia, using his “sixth sense” positioning which makes him something special.
The Result
Over the line, it was Pedro Acosta Red Bull KTM Ajo, P1, Kaito Toba CIP Green Power P2, Jeremy Alcoba Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 P3, Dennis Foggia Leopard racing P4. Soon though the stewards pounced on Jeremy Alcoba for exceeding track limits on the last lap, taking advantage and not giving a place back, he also was very rough on Sergio Garcia, who went from second to seventh, not the way the rider second in the championship should be treated. Foggia took the podium and Alcoba the naughty boy step in fourth.
Once again, we marvel at the race craft and skills of Pedro Acosta who started 13th on the grid, making incredible progress through the race and taking the win, leaving him 55 points ahead in the World Championship over second placed Sergio Garcia. Next week is Assen then the summer break, so don’t miss the action at the cathedral as we all have to do penance for four weeks without racing.
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Author: Martin Northern
Founder of Bike Directory
