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Maverick Vinales 2013 Moto3 world champion in Valencia

MotoGP - Maverick Vinales 2013 Moto3 world champion in Valencia -

He was not necessarily among the favorites of the bookmakers against Rins and Salom, but Maverick Vinales delivered the best of himself in Valencia to seize the victory and the Moto3 title in 2013. A superb and fiercely contested final until in the last corner, while Salom cracked under the pressure and fell.

He was not necessarily among the favorites of the bookmakers against Rins and Salom, but Maverick Vinales delivered the best of himself in Valencia to seize the victory and the Moto3 title in 2013. A superb and hard-fought final until in the last corner, while Salom cracked under the pressure and fell.

Departure. On the starting grid, tension is at its peak between the three drivers on the front row: Rins, Salom and Vinales. Logical, because whoever wins will win the title! Luis Salom was the quickest to turn into Valencia’s first left, but it wasn’t long before Maverick Vinales passed him. A priori victim of a technical problem during the warm-up lap, Alexis Masbou is forced to start from the pit lane.

The No. 25 – who has not won since in May – is looking to escape with Luis Salom and Alex Rins in his wake. The final explanation between the three contenders for the crown begins immediately, relegating their closest rivals (Folger, Miller, Marquez and Vasquez) to several cables..

In the fifth round, the leading trio opted for a waiting rhythm, despite the few threats of attack from Salom on Vinales. A little in difficulty, Alex Rins ends the march and is made several heat – including a phenomenal square when accelerating! – by forcing the pace. Behind, Jonas Folger and Jack Miller returned to contact with the top three, bringing to five the number of drivers at that time able to win the final.

Pressing from a few bends, Luis Salom took action and took control of the event ahead of Vinales, Rins, Folger and Miller. Almost 3.5 seconds later, Alex Marquez fights with Effren Vasquez. John McPhee falls and gives up.

At the start of the ninth lap, Maverick Vinales delays his braking at the entrance to the first left and slips under the fairings of the official KTM of Salom: the n ° 25 returns to the lead, to the applause of his team and the public . Niklas Ajo, then Livio Loi take turns at fault, while Alexis Masbou is forcing to come back up. The Albigensian has returned to the wheels of the Spanish driver Ana Carrasco, to whom he would steal 10th place. !  

In front, Alex Rins is now showing his game: the n ° 42 brakes Salom, then overtakes Vinales and takes the reins of the event ten laps from the finish. Perhaps distracted by all this pressure, Luis Salom – leader of the championship since – presents himself badly in a left turn: slightly out of line when diving to the rope, the n ° 39 loses the front of his KTM and part in the gravel.

The Mallorcan can start again in 16th place, despite visibly significant damage to his motorcycle: his left fairing is torn off, which does not prevent the n ° 39 from sending big gas with the energy of despair. While knowing that his chances of winning the title are now practically nil…

At the head of the race, Vinales and Rins repeatedly exchanged first position under the eyes of Folger and Miller, who do not mix – and that’s good! – to this battle of the leaders. This quartet suddenly turns into the trio following the fall of Jack Miller: sad end of the season for the n ° 8, who fought like a lion all year with his Honda and who will ride next year at KTM.

Three laps from the finish, Alex Rins takes the advantage over Maverick Vinales and the awaited battle finally begins! The lap times fall, while Vinales forces to make Rins waver: the n ° 25 is visibly faster entering curves, but struggles to maintain his advantage until the exit….

Arrival. Maverick Vinales applies himself and manages to pass Rins, who attempts a final attack on the stretch: the n ° 42 dives inside at the entrance of this tricky downhill curve, but Vinales uncrosses and finds himself better placed for run victorious towards the finish line !

Maverick Vinales in brief

  • Born January 12, 1995 in Figueres (Spain)
  • First Grand Prix in Qatar in 125cc in 201
  • First victory: French GP 125 in 201
  • Number of GP victories: 12 (including 3 in 2013)
  • Number of GP podiums: 31 (including 15 in 2013)
  • Number of GP poles: 10 (including 2 in 2013)

    At the end, Jonas Folger blows second place to Alex Rins on the finish line for a thousandth (!) And completes this last podium of the season. Sportingly, despite the disappointment linked to the loss of the title, Rins immediately congratulated Maverick Vinales, imitated shortly after by Luis Salom who finally finished 14th following his mistake..

    The emotion is palpable between the three men, who gave us a magnificent show throughout the season and who show a very good sportsmanship by congratulating each other with sincerity. Ana Carrasco, Vinales’ teammate in the Calvo team, hands the world champion t-shirt to her compatriot with – too – sparkling eyes.

    Delighted for her team, the young woman is also very happy with her magnificent 8th place signed in front of her audience. Alexis Masbou finished sixth, after starting from the pit lane on his Honda-FTR: that too is quite a feat !

    In the championship, Maverick Vinales wins the title with 323 points, 12 more than Alex Rins and 21 more than Luis Salom. For the latter, the disappointment is undoubtedly the most acute since he led a large part of the season and won the most races this season: 7 wins against 6 for Rins and 3 for Vinales…

    2013 Valencia Moto3 Grand Prix results

    1. Maverick VIÑALES KTM 40’12.463
    2. Jonas FOLGER Kalex KTM +0.186
    3. Alex RINS KTM +0.187
    4. Alex MARQUEZ KTM +13.666
    5. Efren VAZQUEZ Mahindra +13.708
    6. Alexis MASBOU FTR Honda +28.587
    7. Isaac VIÑALES FTR Honda +28.776
    8. Ana CARRASCO KTM +28.794
    9. Philipp OETTL Kalex KTM +28.953
    10. Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra +29.185
    11. Romano FENATI FTR Honda +29.347
    12. Brad BINDER Mahindra +29.507
    13. Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN KTM +30.666
    14. Luis SALOM KTM +34.153
    15. Matteo FERRARI FTR Honda +37.518
    16. Jakub KORNFEIL Kalex KTM +38.056
    17. Eric GRANADO Kalex KTM +38.487
    18. Arthur SISSIS KTM +42.363
    19. Hyuga WATANABE FTR Honda +42.619
    20. Lorenzo BALDASSARRI FTR Honda +43.890
    21. Jasper IWEMA Kalex KTM +44.620
    22. Jorge NAVARRO MIR Honda +58.149
    23. Juanfran GUEVARA TSR Honda + 1’12.585
    24. Toni FINSTERBUSCH Kalex KTM + 1’13.367
    25. Hafiq AZMI FTR Honda + 1’13.461
    26. Florian ALT Kalex KTM + 1’15.260
    27. Niccolò ANTONELLI FTR Honda 1 Tour

    Not classified

    • Jack MILLER FTR Honda 6 Tours
    • Francesco BAGNAIA FTR Honda 11 Tours
    • Livio LOI Kalex KTM 12 Tours
    • Niklas AJO KTM 13 Laps
    • Luca AMATO Mahindra 13 Tours
    • John MCPHEE FTR Honda 16 Tour

    Final classification of the 2013 Moto3 championship

    1. Maverick VIÑALES KTM SPA 323
    2. Alex RINS KTM SPA 311
    3. Luis SALOM KTM SPA 302
    4. Alex MARQUEZ KTM SPA 213
    5. Jonas FOLGER Kalex KTM GER 183
    6. Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra POR 150
    7. Jack MILLER FTR Honda AUS 110
    8. Alexis MASBOU FTR Honda FRA 94
    9. Efren VAZQUEZ Mahindra SPA 82
    10. Romano FENATI FTR Honda ITA 73
    11. Jakub KORNFEIL Kalex KTM CZE 68
    12. Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN KTM MAL 68
    13. Brad BINDER Mahindra RSA 66
    14. Niklas AJO KTM FIN 62
    15. Arthur SISSIS KTM AUS 59
    16. Niccolò ANTONELLI FTR Honda ITA 47
    17. Isaac VIÑALES FTR Honda SPA 47
    18. Philipp OETTL Kalex KTM GER 34
    19. John MCPHEE FTR Honda GBR 24
    20. Danny WEBB Suter Honda GBR 15
    21. Ana CARRASCO KTM SPA 9
    22. Livio LOI Kalex KTM BEL 8
    23. Alan TECHER TSR Honda FRA 8
    24. Jasper IWEMA Kalex KTM NED 8
    25. Eric GRANADO Kalex KTM BRA 7
    26. Alessandro TONUCCI FTR Honda ITA 6
    27. Matteo FERRARI FTR Honda ITA 2
    28. Hyuga WATANABE  

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