Moto3, José Antonio Rueda also wins at Le Mans
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Spaniard Antonio Rueda (KTM) has won the Moto3 class French Grand Prix at the Le Mans circuit.
The Iberian rider took advantage of the duel at the’last corner between his compatriot David Munoz and Australian Joel Kelso to overtake both and take his second consecutive victory, his fourth in six races, stretching his lead in the world championship, with 116 points, 29 ahead of compatriot Angel Piqueras who crashed out on lap 11.
Munoz crossed the finish line after Rueda but for his maneuver deemed aggressive he was penalized in favor of Kelso, who thus took the second step of the podium.
As for the Italian riders, the best was Luca Lunetta, who finished ninth, while Guido Pini, who started from the front row, finished nineteenth after a crash.
