Race Report

Dalla Porta secures Moto3 title with victory in Australia

27 Oct 2019

Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix

Phillip Island, Australia

Moto3 2019, Round 17

Dalla Porta secured the 2019 Moto3 World Championship in the best possible way with a brilliant victory at the end of the Moto3 race. The 22-year-old went into the 17th race of the year knowing that a win would be enough to put the title beyond doubt.

After his main championship rival Aron Canet crashed out on the second lap Dalla Porta had his sights firmly set on victory and rode like a champion. The race was a typical multi-rider battle at the front, with just nine tenths of a second covering the first 14 going into the final lap.

Dalla Porta was the dominant force, but then Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda NSF250RW) sneaked ahead at turn four on the final lap, only for the Italian to retake the lead four corners later. He took the win by 0.077 seconds from team-mate and pole-sitter Marcos Ramirez (Leopard Racing Honda NSF250RW) who slipstreamed his way into second-place on the run to the finish line. Albert Arenas took third, with 0.088 seconds covering the top three!

Suzuki lost out in the final few meters to finish fourth, the 22-year-old from Chiba narrowly missing out on a podium finish for the second consecutive weekend. John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda NSF250RW) was fifth, Ayumu Sasaki (Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda NSF250RW) seventh and Tony Arbolino (VNE Snipers Honda NSF250RW) ninth, with 2.023 seconds covering the top ten.

Dalla Porta’s title is the fifth Moto3 Riders World Championship for Honda riders in the eighth year of the Moto3 class, after Alex Marquez (2014), Danny Kent (2015), Joan Mir (2017) and Jorge Martin (2018). This is also the third straight year in which the brilliant NSF250RW has been the strongest bike in the class, with today’s success the 12th Honda win from 17 races.

Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia Honda NSF250RW) showed tremendous maturity to score points during his first visit to Phillip Island. The 18-year old from Tokyo had a complicated Saturday, qualifying 23rd and struggling to find the correct lines through Phillip Island’s fast, sweeping corners. Ogura finally finished 14th, seven seconds behind the race winner.

Qatar GP winner Kaito Toba (Honda Team Asia Honda NSF250RW) once again showed his talent. The 19-year-old from Fukuoka briefly led the race and fought for victory until a clash with a rival caused him to crash with just three laps to go.

Teams now north to Kuala Lumpur for next weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, the third MotoGP round in three weekends. The season concludes at Valencia, Spain, on November 17.

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Lorenzo Dalla Porta ⁴⁸

I have no words to describe the way I feel right now. I think I won't realise it until tomorrow and the only thing I can say is that I've waited so long to get to this day. My family has made a lot of efforts throughout the years and I can only say thank you for always being next to me. Many thanks to the team for always giving me the best bike, since last year we really understand each other and they always work so hard to give us the best. I couldn't get it without them. So I couldn't ask for more. I'm over the moon. My dream has come true.

Leopard Racing

Marcos Ramirez ⁴²

I'm happy after the podium. The beginning of the race was difficult but I managed to place myself in the front group at the last stages of the race and I finally crossed the line the 2nd. Things this way, I'm ready to fight for the 2nd position of the Championship. Congrats to my teammate after an amazing job. See you in Malaysia.

Leopard Racing

Tatsuki Suzuki ²⁴

It was very disappointing to lose the podium just a few meters from the finish, especially after I had worked so hard to get into the lead on the last lap. But we are happy that once again the bike was great and we were in the fight at the front, so we will work in the same way next weekend and try again to finish in the top three.

SIC58 Squadra Corse

Ai Ogura ⁷⁹

A difficult weekend but I learned a lot, mainly how to find the way to go fast in this fast track. In the race, even if I started from the back, I tried to be in the top group. There I learned some interesting things for next year. Now we go to Malaysia, a circuit I know from the Asia Talent Cup, which will be an advantage for me. I'm looking forward to being there.

Honda Team Asia

Kaito Toba ²⁷

I was feeling strong, always being on the top. But the final result is a disaster. A very unlucky race, some riders were doing dangerous things, and finally, some of them touched me, and I crashed. I had a real option to be on the podium. I will try again next week in Malaysia.

Honda Team Asia

27 Oct 2019

Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix

Phillip Island, Australia

Moto3 2019, Round 17

Sunny / 15

Sunday 27 Oct 2019, 03:36 UTC

Track Condition: Dry
Air Temp: 15°C
Humidity: 67%
Ground Temp: 21°C

#	Rider	Num	Nationality Nat.	Points Pts.	Team	Constructor Constr.	Time/Gap
1	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	48	ITA	25	Leopard Racing	Honda	37'45.817
2	Marcos Ramirez	42	SPA	20	Leopard Racing	Honda	+0.077
3	Albert Arenas	75	SPA	16	Angel Nieto Team Moto3	KTM	+0.088
4	Tatsuki Suzuki	24	JPN	13	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	+0.126
5	John Mcphee	17	GBR	11	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	+0.330
6	Darryn Binder	40	RSA	10	CIP – Green Power	KTM	+0.772
7	Ayumu Sasaki	71	JPN	9	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	+1.029
8	Tom Booth-Amos	69	GBR	8	CIP – Green Power	KTM	+1.545
9	Tony Arbolino	14	ITA	7	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda	+1.635
10	Stefano Nepa	82	ITA	6	Fundacion Andres Perez 77	KTM	+2.023
11	Dennis Foggia	7	ITA	5	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	+2.340
12	Romano Fenati	55	ITA	4	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda	+3.723
13	Alonso Lopez	21	SPA	3	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	+7.564
14	Ai Ogura	79	JPN	2	Honda Team Asia	Honda	+7.676
15	Jakub Kornfeil	84	CZE	1	PruestlGP	KTM	+8.109
16	Can Oncu	61	TUR	0	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	+16.735
17	Kazuki Masaki	22	JPN	0	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM	+16.744
18	Makar Yurchenko	76	RUS	0	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM	+42.326
19	Rogan Chandler	15	NZL	0	Double Six Motor Sport	KTM	+1 lap

Cloudy / 13

Saturday 26 Oct 2019, 04:40 UTC

Track Condition: Dry
Air Temp: 13°C
Humidity: 71%
Ground Temp: 19°C

#	Rider	Num	Nationality Nat.	Team	Constructor Constr.	Time/Gap
1	Marcos Ramirez	42	SPA	Leopard Racing	Honda	1'38.976
2	Aron Canet	44	SPA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	KTM	+0.184
3	Albert Arenas	75	SPA	Angel Nieto Team Moto3	KTM	+0.268
4	John Mcphee	17	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	+0.334
5	Kaito Toba	27	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	+0.517
6	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	48	ITA	Leopard Racing	Honda	+0.707
7	Andrea Migno	16	ITA	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM	+0.739
8	Romano Fenati	55	ITA	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda	+0.842
9	Celestino Vietti	13	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	+1.085
10	Dennis Foggia	7	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	+1.174
11	Gabriel Rodrigo	19	RSM	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda	+1.213
12	Tatsuki Suzuki	24	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	+1.420
13	Tony Arbolino	14	ITA	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda	+1.441
14	Tom Booth-Amos	69	GBR	CIP – Green Power	KTM	+1.680
15	Jaume Masia	5	SPA	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM	+1.868
16	Can Oncu	61	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	+2.465
17	Stefano Nepa	82	ITA	Fundacion Andres Perez 77	KTM	+3.452
18	Niccolò Antonelli	23	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	+8.342
19	Jakub Kornfeil	84	CZE	PruestlGP	KTM	+1.406
20	Kazuki Masaki	22	JPN	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM	+2.128
21	Sergio Garcia	11	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	+2.673
22	Filip Salac	12	CZE	PruestlGP	KTM	+3.211
23	Raul Fernandez	25	SPA	Angel Nieto Team Moto3	KTM	+3.564
24	Ayumu Sasaki	71	JPN	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	+3.605
25	Ai Ogura	79	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	+3.606
26	Makar Yurchenko	76	RUS	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM	+3.653
27	Riccardo Rossi	54	ITA	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda	+4.219
28	Rogan Chandler	15	NZL	Double Six Motor Sport	KTM	+10.232
29	Darryn Binder	40	RSA	CIP – Green Power	KTM	+1.116
30	Alonso Lopez	21	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	+2.121
31	Yanni Shaw	9	AUS	Double Six Motor Sport	KTM	+5.774

Sunny / 17

Friday 25 Oct 2019, 04:55 UTC

Track Condition: Dry
Air Temp: 17°C
Humidity: 60%
Ground Temp: 22°C

#	Rider	Num	Nationality Nat.	Team	Constructor Constr.	Time/Gap
1	Aron Canet	44	SPA	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	KTM	1'36.809
2	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	48	ITA	Leopard Racing	Honda	+0.281
3	Albert Arenas	75	SPA	Angel Nieto Team Moto3	KTM	+0.451
4	Niccolò Antonelli	23	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	+0.549
5	Tatsuki Suzuki	24	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	+0.634
6	Andrea Migno	16	ITA	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM	+0.740
7	John Mcphee	17	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	+0.808
8	Romano Fenati	55	ITA	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda	+0.815
9	Dennis Foggia	7	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	+0.880
10	Gabriel Rodrigo	19	RSM	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda	+0.994
11	Stefano Nepa	82	ITA	Fundacion Andres Perez 77	KTM	+1.041
12	Celestino Vietti	13	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM	+1.073
13	Kaito Toba	27	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	+1.077
14	Marcos Ramirez	42	SPA	Leopard Racing	Honda	+1.100
15	Darryn Binder	40	RSA	CIP – Green Power	KTM	+1.116
16	Can Oncu	61	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	+1.131
17	Tony Arbolino	14	ITA	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda	+1.228
18	Raul Fernandez	25	SPA	Angel Nieto Team Moto3	KTM	+1.309
19	Riccardo Rossi	54	ITA	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda	+1.328
20	Jakub Kornfeil	84	CZE	PruestlGP	KTM	+1.455
21	Tom Booth-Amos	69	GBR	CIP – Green Power	KTM	+1.750
22	Sergio Garcia	11	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	+1.783
23	Kazuki Masaki	22	JPN	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM	+1.839
24	Filip Salac	12	CZE	PruestlGP	KTM	+1.856
25	Jaume Masia	5	SPA	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM	+1.913
26	Alonso Lopez	21	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	+2.121
27	Makar Yurchenko	76	RUS	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM	+2.199
28	Ai Ogura	79	JPN	Honda Team Asia	Honda	+2.949
29	Ayumu Sasaki	71	JPN	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda	+3.144
30	Yanni Shaw	9	AUS	Double Six Motor Sport	KTM	+5.774

Rider Standings

Sunday, 27 Oct 2019 - Open world standings grid

#	Rider	Num	Nationality Nat.	Points Pts.	Team	Constructor Constr.
1	Lorenzo DALLA PORTA	48	ITA	254	Leopard Racing	Honda
2	Aron CANET	44	SPA	182	Sterilgarda Max Racing Team	KTM
3	Tony ARBOLINO	14	ITA	168	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda
4	Marcos RAMIREZ	42	SPA	164	Leopard Racing	Honda
5	John MCPHEE	17	GBR	147	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda
6	Niccolò ANTONELLI	23	ITA	122	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda
7	Celestino VIETTI	13	ITA	116	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM
8	Tatsuki SUZUKI	24	JPN	111	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda
9	Jaume MASIA	5	SPA	105	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM
10	Albert ARENAS	75	SPA	104	Angel Nieto Team Moto3	KTM
11	Dennis FOGGIA	7	ITA	97	SKY Racing Team VR46	KTM
12	Ai OGURA	79	JPN	90	Honda Team Asia	Honda
13	Jakub KORNFEIL	84	CZE	77	PruestlGP	KTM
14	Alonso LOPEZ	21	SPA	71	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda
15	Romano FENATI	55	ITA	71	Marinelli Snipers Team	Honda
16	Gabriel RODRIGO	19	RSM	67	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda
17	Ayumu SASAKI	71	JPN	62	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Honda
18	Kaito TOBA	27	JPN	60	Honda Team Asia	Honda
19	Andrea MIGNO	16	ITA	58	Bester Capital Dubai	KTM
20	Raul FERNANDEZ	25	SPA	58	Angel Nieto Team Moto3	KTM
21	Darryn BINDER	40	RSA	54	CIP – Green Power	KTM
22	Sergio GARCIA	11	SPA	31	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda
23	Makar YURCHENKO	76	RUS	22	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM
24	Stefano NEPA	82	ITA	19	Fundacion Andres Perez 77	KTM
25	Filip SALAC	12	CZE	18	PruestlGP	KTM
26	Kazuki MASAKI	22	JPN	14	RBA BOE Skull Rider	KTM
27	Tom BOOTH-AMOS	69	GBR	10	CIP – Green Power	KTM
28	Ryusei YAMANAKA	6	JPN	8	Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda
29	Carlos TATAY	99	SPA	8	Fundacion Andres Perez 77	KTM
30	Riccardo ROSSI	54	ITA	5	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda
31	Can ONCU	61	TUR	4	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM
32	Jeremy ALCOBA	52	SPA	2	Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda
33	Elia BARTOLINI	20	RSM	1	Sky Junior Team VR46	KTM