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The rains fell like heavy teardrops on the Sachsenring. Tears that became tears of joy for the protagonists of Moto3. Joy for the second peremptory confirmation for Malaysian rider Khairul Pawi, who, on the German track, brought home his second win after the one (also in foul weather) at the Argentinian GP. Joy for Andrea Locatelli who brings home a brilliant second place, his first career podium. A well-deserved podium for the Team Leopard Racing rider who provides even more input from the "azzurro" movement in Moto3, with the Italians more and more protagonists.
At the moment, consistent results are what are still lacking, but these are "aftershocks". That will also come and we will once again be able to find the "red white and green" on the throne for the small displacement bikes. Consistency that Enea Bastianini is also seeking little by little. Today he finished third to end a weekend where he was consistently fast in practice, with pole position in qualifying after first place on Friday. The rain may have upset the team Gresini rider’s plans, but another third place, after the one in the Catalunya GP, is definitely a morale booster. Fabio Di Giannantonio’s race also merited applause, after a great race in the wet coming back from the rear with the fury of a speedboat and hanging onto his position gritting his teeth and fending off the attacks of Jorge Navarro and a talented John McPhee with Peugeot. Current championship leader Brad Binder had to settle for eighth place, in any case managing to limit the damage, losing only a few points to Jorge Navarro (seventh under the wire).
The South African proved to be a worthy championship leader, squeezing the most out of even difficult situations like the one today. Without overdoing it and consistently. In the championship standings, Binder leads with 159 points ahead of Jorge Navarro with 112 and Romano Fenati, today with no points, holding steady at 93.
THE RACE – The lights went out in a driving rain and at the first turn Enea Bastianini took the lead straight away. Initial skirmishes with a fast John McPhee, but from 20th place, Khairul Pawi comes up majestically. It is raining and certain times are impossible. But he doesn’t know that and he sets his personal stopwatch a second and a half (which a few laps later becomes two) better than the rest. It is soon an escape for him, with the rest of the group battling for second place. Only one scare comes during the eighth lap, with an off-track excursion onto the gravel. Nothing serious, and he manages to get back onto the track, holding onto the race lead with an advantage that touches 13 seconds. The rider trying to keep up with the Malaysian’s pace is teammate Hiroki Hono, but he goes too far and his race comes to an early end in the seventh lap.
From behind the riders begin coming to grips with the wet asphalt and Andrea Locatelli holds solidly onto second place, pulling away from a group made up of Bastianini, battling with Czech rider Kornfeil. Farther back, Binder, Navarro, McPhee and a skilled Di Giannantonio who came back from 22nd place, scuffle to keep up with the battle for the podium. It is a battle that favours to two riders at the front, with Enea Bastianini finishing in third, getting the better of Kornfeil. Behind them, it is fifth place for "Diggia", with McPhee and Navarro following closely. Eighth for Brad Binder who, after trying to work his way through the group, risks a crash after an attack on Di Giannantonio 3 laps from the end.
As for the other Italians, Francesco Bagnaia finishes 10th, whereas Nicolò Bulega’s fall is worth a mention, crashing out in the 13th lap while riding in 12th place. Romano Fenati’s mood was a dark as the skies, unable to go beyond 18th place. Stefano Valtulini is 20th, and unfortunately Lorenzo Petrarca also falls in the 20th lap.
