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Webb makes solid Moto3 start
Webb makes solid Moto3 start
Written by Chris Dicketts
Monday, 08 April 2013 20:00

Kent based rider Danny Webb finished eleventh in the opening race of the Moto3 season in Qatar this weekend.Danny Webb3

Having qualified 15th on the grid and ahead of his team mate Brad Binder, he was also top of the Brits on the grid going into race day under the lights of the Losail circuit.

The Ambrogio Racing rider dropped down to 17th place in the early stages before working his way back up to the same place he qualified after four laps. Just a lap later he moved up to 13th place after a good over taking move on Frenchman Alexis Masbou.

The Suter Honda looked to be comfortable in mid table in the middle stages of the opening round of the Moto3 season. He was not quite in the same class as the front seven who battled it out from the off for the top three places on the podium.

He did go on to score good points in the season opener by virtue of the fact that he finished in 11th place just one place outside the top ten. Heading into the next round of Moto3 at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas Webb has five points.

The race was won by Luis Salom who qualified on pole position on Saturday afternoon, Maverick Vinales finished in second place on his KTM, with Alex Rins completing the podium places in third place.

Giving his reaction on finishing 11th in the opening race of the season Danny said: “The race didn’t go so badly for us. I think we need a bit more top speed but in the end I think it was a good start to the season in my first race with a new team on a new bike. Qualifying didn’t go so well yesterday, but I was more confident for the race. The best thing is that we scored some points and finished top Honda.”

The Circuit of the Americas on the 21st April hosts round two of the MotoGP season and will be a level playing field for all the riders, as it is a new circuit on the racing calendar in 2013. It is an impressive track with a 41 metre elevation change, with an incline at the end of the home straight that leads straight into a sharp left hand corner.

Race One Result:

1 Luis Salom 38m26.859s ESP KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo
2 Maverick Vinales 0.417 ESP KTM Team Calvo
3 Alex Rins 0.423 ESP KTM Estrella Galicia 0’0
4 Alex Marquez 0.701 ESP KTM Estrella Galicia 0’0
5 Jonas Folger 0.916 GER KTM Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3
6 Zulfahmi Khairuddin 17.489 SEPANG KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo
7 Miguel Oliveira 17.566 PORTUGUESE MAHINDRA Mahindra Racing
8 Arthur Sissis 19.355 AUS KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo
9 Niklas Ajo 28.966 FIN KTM Avant Tecno
10 Efren Vazquez 28.995 ESP MAHINDRA Mahindra Racing
11 Danny Webb 29.440 GBR HONDA Ambrogio Racing
12 Brad Binder 29.499 ZAF HONDA Ambrogio Racing
13 Jasper Iwema 39.216 HOL KTM RW Racing GP
14 Alexis Masbou 39.415 FRA HONDA Ongetta-Rivacold
15 Romano Fenati 39.451 ITA HONDA San Carlo Team Italia
16 Jack Miller 39.797 AUS HONDA Caretta Technology – RTG
17 Philipp Oettl 50.846 GER KTM Paddock TT Motion Events
18 Alessandro Tonucci 51.093 ITA HONDA La Fonte Tascaracing
19 Toni Finsterbusch 51.218 GER KTM Kiefer Racing
20 Ana Carrasco 51.266 ESP KTM Team Calvo
21 Juan Francisco Guevara 51.329 ESP HONDA CIP Moto3
22 Jakub Kornfeil 53.745 CZE HONDA Redox RW Racing GP
23 Francesco Bagnaia 54.691 ITA HONDA San Carlo Team Italia
24 Matteo Ferrari 54.948 ITA HONDA Ongetta-Centro Seta
25 Florian Alt 55.236 GER KTM Kiefer Racing
26 Eric Grando 1’03.601 BRA KTM Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3
27 Hyuga Watanabe 1’23.040 JPN HONDA La Fonte Tascaracing
28 Lorenzo Baldassarri 1’23.178 ITA HONDA Go & Fun Gresini Moto3
29 John Mcphee DNF SCO HONDA Caretta Technology – RTG
30 Isaac Viñales DNF ESP HONDA Bimbo-Ongetta-Centro Seta
31 Alan Techer DNF FRA HONDA CIP Moto3
32 Niccolo Antonelli DNF ITA HONDA Go & Fun Gresini Moto3

 

Championship Standings after Round One

1 Luis Salom 38m26.859s ESP KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo
2 Maverick Vinales 0.417 ESP KTM Team Calvo
3 Alex Rins 0.423 ESP KTM Estrella Galicia 0’0
4 Alex Marquez 0.701 ESP KTM Estrella Galicia 0’0
5 Jonas Folger 0.916 GER KTM Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3
6 Zulfahmi Khairuddin 17.489 SEPANG KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo
7 Miguel Oliveira 17.566 PORTUGUESE MAHINDRA Mahindra Racing
8 Arthur Sissis 19.355 AUS KTM Red Bull KTM Ajo
9 Niklas Ajo 28.966 FIN KTM Avant Tecno
10 Efren Vazquez 28.995 ESP MAHINDRA Mahindra Racing
11 Danny Webb 29.440 GBR HONDA Ambrogio Racing
12 Brad Binder 29.499 ZAF HONDA Ambrogio Racing
13 Jasper Iwema 39.216 HOL KTM RW Racing GP
14 Alexis Masbou 39.415 FRA HONDA Ongetta-Rivacold
15 Romano Fenati 39.451 ITA HONDA San Carlo Team Italia
16 Jack Miller 39.797 AUS HONDA Caretta Technology – RTG
17 Philipp Oettl 50.846 GER KTM Paddock TT Motion Events
18 Alessandro Tonucci 51.093 ITA HONDA La Fonte Tascaracing
19 Toni Finsterbusch 51.218 GER KTM Kiefer Racing
20 Ana Carrasco 51.266 ESP KTM Team Calvo
21 Juan Francisco Guevara 51.329 ESP HONDA CIP Moto3
22 Jakub Kornfeil 53.745 CZE HONDA Redox RW Racing GP
23 Francesco Bagnaia 54.691 ITA HONDA San Carlo Team Italia
24 Matteo Ferrari 54.948 ITA HONDA Ongetta-Centro Seta
25 Florian Alt 55.236 GER KTM Kiefer Racing
26 Eric Grando 1’03.601 BRA KTM Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3
27 Hyuga Watanabe 1’23.040 JPN HONDA La Fonte Tascaracing
28 Lorenzo Baldassarri 1’23.178 ITA HONDA Go & Fun Gresini Moto3
29 John Mcphee DNF SCO HONDA Caretta Technology – RTG
30 Isaac Viñales DNF ESP HONDA Bimbo-Ongetta-Centro Seta
31 Alan Techer DNF FRA HONDA CIP Moto3
32 Niccolo Antonelli DNF ITA HONDA Go & Fun Gresini Moto3

 

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