Moto3 Jerez, Race: First career victory at the photo finish for Canet

GP Jerez Moto3 Race Aron Canet takes victory at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit. First career victory for the Estrella Galicia team driver. The Spaniard beats Romano Fenati at the last corner. Joan Mir completes the podium. With second position, the rider from Ascoli closed the gap in the world ranking, bringing himself to 4 points behind Mir. Yet another podium occupied entirely by Honda.

Marcos Ramirez finished fourth, after leading for a good part of the race. In fifth position is Fabio di Giannantonio (Gresini), who precedes an all-Italian trio, made up of: Andrea Migno (Sky Racing Team VR46), Nicolò Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46), and Enea Bastianini (Estrella Galicia). Jorge Martin (Gresini), who started from pole, finished ninth. Juanfran Guevara (RBA) completes the top ten.

Niccolò Antonelli finished 22nd after being involved in an accident at the start of the race. Behind the Cattolica driver, Tony Arbolino (Sic58 Squadra Corse). Manuel Pagliani (CIP) finished 27th while his teammate Marco Bezzecchi was forced to retire due to a contact.

Race report

Jorge Martin starts off from pole and behind him the challenge between Canet and Fenati immediately heats up. Fenati's attack on Martin didn't take long to arrive, putting the rider from Ascoli at the head of the group. In the meantime, Suzuki hits Antonelli in the rear, both riders ok. The two drivers of the Platinum Bay Real Estate team also arrive in the lead and begin to undermine Fenati's leadership.

Ramirez and Binder don't give up, even after Mir enters the fight. In the meantime, Martin inexorably lost positions and ended up in ninth position. With 18 laps to go the two Platinum team drivers take the lead, while Fenati is also passed by Mir and Canet.

Behind also comes the trio of Italians made up of: Migno, Di Giannantonio, Bulega and Bastianini, who join the fight for the podium. With 17 laps to go the pursuers break the deadlock, and: Fenati, Mir and Canet pass Binder, who occupied the second position. But things get excited up front, with a continuous waltz of overtaking and careening, with the two from the Platinum team not giving up the lead of the race. But at the end of the 13th lap, due to contact with Fenati, Binder crashes. Slip without consequences.

On the following lap, the Italian takes the lead of the race. But there is little left in front, in fact, Ramirez immediately regains the lead in the race. Canet and Mir also took advantage of this and placed themselves in second and third position. Migno and Di Giannantonio also join the group fighting for the podium, while the fight between Bulega and Bastianini causes the chasing group to lose ground. With six laps to go Fenati takes the lead, taking Canet with him.

Migno also broke through and placed himself in fourth place. With 5 laps to go the fight for victory becomes heated; Ramirez Canet and Fenati, within a few thousandths of a second, pass and overtake each other at every turn. With three laps to go, Fenati takes first place, followed by Canet and Mir. But Di Giannantonio and Ramirez don't sit back and forcefully enter the fight for the top positions.

At the last corner Canet manages to pass Fenati, arriving at the photo finish, with Mir taking the last step of the podium.