Great winning comeback for Angel Piqueras in Moto3 at Misano
Great comeback win for Angel Piqueras in Moto3 at Misano
In the Grand Pemio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini at the Misano Adriatico circuit extraordinary victory for the 18-year-old Spaniard of Honda Leopard Racing Angel Piqueras, in his first career success.
The Iberian had been sanctioned with two long lap penalties for dangerous driving during practice finishing in seventeenth place, but è incredibly managed to recover taking the lead of the race on the’last lap.
35 thousandths Piqueras’ lead in the final sprint over Gas Gas compatriot Daniel Holgado, third at 226 thousandths another Spaniard, Ivan Ortola of KTM MT Helmets MSi.
Holgado and Ortola tried to take off in the early laps but were caught first by the world leader, Colombia’s David Alonso of CFMoto Aspar Team, and Japan’s Taiyo Furusato of Honda Team Asia, but then in the final laps Piqueras è pounced on the leading group and è put everyone behind.
Alonso, who è was also penalized for going over the limits of the track following contacts with some opponents in the finale, è was classified seventh and in the standings maintains a 70-point lead over Holgado and 73 over Ortola and Husqvarna Dutchman Collin Veijer, who finished fifth.
