As the Moto3™ contingent heads to Mugello for the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM this weekend, the majority of riders will be looking to break the Spanish KTM dominance at the top, with Team Calvo’s Maverick Viñales currently in the lead in the championship.
Viñales has taken two wins in a row, meaning that Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Luis Salom and Estrella Galicia 0,0’s Alex Rins will have their work cut out getting past their rapid compatriot. Yet powered by the so-far dominant KTM machinery, the likes of Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3’s Jonas Folger on this Kalex KTM and Ambrogio Next Racing’s Brad Binder on his Suter Honda will have an even greater task ahead to match the Spanish trio. Binder recorded his career best of fourth in Jerez two races ago, and will be one of the riders to watch over the weekend.
His teammate Danny Webb will be back on his bike after missing Le Mans due to concussion and a broken foot, whilst Salom’s teammate Zulfahmi Khairuddin will be fit to race after his highside in the last race. Redox RW Racing GP’s Jakub Kornfeil has been a silent performer so far this season and will look to build on this form in Italy, whilst Rins’ teammate Alex Marquez will look to get back to the kind of form he would be expecting. Mahindra Racing’s Miguel Oliveira will aim to bounce back from his crash in Le Mans, whilst teammate Efren Vazquez will have to assess his fitness after suffering a broken collarbone during Free Practice in the same event.
Kiefer Racing’s Florian Alt will miss the race due to his fractured right forearm injury from the French Grand Prix, whilst two Italian wildcards will take place in the form of Andrea Locatelli for Mahindra Racing and Michael Coletti with the Minimoto Portomaggiore team.
World Championship Standings Moto3™
1- Maverick Viñales SPA KTM 90
2- Luis Salom SPA KTM 77
3- Alex Rins SPA KTM 61
4- Jonas Folger GER Kalex KTM 53
5- Brad Binder RSA Suter Honda 32
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