Misano Moto3: Fenati wins with wet masterclass

Romano Fenati rode a perfect wet weather race to win the Moto3 San Marino Grand Prix in Misano.
Misano Moto3: Fenati wins with wet masterclass

Romano Fenati took his se꧋cond win of the season in styleꩲ, riding an almost perfect race in the treacherous conditions which saw only fifteen bikes finish the race.

The Marinelli Rivacold Snipers rider had incredible pace once he hit the front, lapping over a second faster than his rivals and with riders tumbling out beꦗhind him the Italian found himsꦐelf an untouchable 28.6 seconds clear at the chequered flag.

The experienced rider carefully picked his lines away form the wettest parts of the track ඣto look confide꧂nt in the absolutely soaking conditions in front of a home crowd..

He is joined on the all-Honda podium by championship leader Joan Mir, the Leopard rider eventually giving up the chase to see his championship lead down by just three points, now 61 points clear of Fenati, who moves up to second in the overall standings. Mir has managed a poin🦋ts finish at every round so far this season.

The pair both survived ﷺlate wobbles as the gaps b🌸etween the riders on track left them plenty of time to recover without dropping position.

Third went to Fabio Di Giannantonio, who survived hi🍨s battle with Aron Canet, the Gresini rider pulling a wheelie over the line in ce🃏lebration of finishing in the wet.

Philipp Oettl saw many ahead of him slide away but rode sensibly to collect fourth for Sud💙metall Schedl GP, with Nicolo Bulega next to see the finish line in fifth for Sky Racing🧜 Team VR46.

Bo Bendsneyder was an early falꦦler but picked himself up and had enough time to make it back to sixth for Red Bul𒁃l KTM Ajo.

Jakub Kornfeil had an eventful race - he skittled down the order from the top ten after a big save in the early stages, made a comeback for Peugeot MC Saxoprint before having to drop back a place for overtaking under waved yellow flags, before moving up to an ev🍰entual seventh.

Albert Arenas(Aspar Mahindra) was eighth - his best finish to date, with Andrea Migno ninth on the second ꦿSky Racing entry.

Darryn Binder’s replacement at Platinum Bay Real Estate, Jaume Masia, also managed the conditions well for a t🌺op ten finish.

Manuel Pagliani (CIP) was the best o💎f the rookies in eleventh with Marcos Ramir𝔉ez taking twelfth on the second Platinum Bay entry.

Wi♐ld-card Alex Fabbri (Minimoto Portomaggiore) finished in the points in 13th though Kevin Zannoni was a late faller.

Estrella Galicia’s Enea Bastianini conti🍌nued his miserable weekend after losing pole through a penalty by being first off. |he rejoined only to crash again.Despite this he still managed a poiꦡnts finish by remounting, crossing the line a lap down at the same time as Di Giannannonio.

Another faller, 🅰Lorenzo Dalla Port𒀰a (Aspar MAhindra) took the final point after Patrik Pulkkinen fell on the final lap.

Gabriel Rodrigo, Tatsuki Suzuki and Nakarin Atiratphuvapat all suffered early ex🏅its.

Adam Norrodin and Lorenzo Dalla Porta didn’t last much longer, with the trio of John McPhee, Niccolo Antonelli and Jules Danilo all of🍬f at the same corner next. Antonelli rejoined only to later end up in the gravel again.

Juanfran Gueva🌌ra was next to exit at turn one, with the man who inherited pole; Jorge Maওrtin; slipping out of second place at the same corner.

Marcoꦕ Bezzecchi also failed to go the distance , crashing twice wiꦿth Ayumu Sasaki leaving with ten laps to go.

Tony Arbolino, Kaito Toba and Aron Canet, who was fighting fo♛r third with Di Giannantonio at the time, all left the action in the closing stages.

Livio Loi missed the race after fracturing his collarbone in his horrific qualifying tangle in qualifying, Maria Herrera was also absent with a collarbone injury after her crash in the wet morningไ warm-up.

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