Spanish fans will be in for a treat this weekend at the Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya in Barcelona in the Moto3™ class, as three locals look set to fight it out for top honours in the form of Team Calvo’s Maverick Viñales, Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Luis Salom and Estrella Galicia 0,0’s Alex Rins.
Salom heads into the weekend in winning form, having also tried many new bike variations in the post-race test, whilst Viñales will be looking to head to the top step again after not converting his leading Free Practice form into a win last time out in Mugello. Rins has proven to be a rider to always be reckoned with, and will be no exception at what is his home-race as well.
Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3’s Jonas Folger worked tirelessly in the Mugello test to take his outright pace through race distance, and will be hoping that changes made will propel him to challenge the Spanish dominance once more. Rins’ teammate Alex Marquez has been showing good speed, and will also be on more familiar home soil, whilst the likes of Ambrogio Racing’s Brad Binder and Mahindra Racing’s Miguel Oliveira will also remain constant podium threats.
This weekend sees two wildcards take part in the Moto3™ class with Italian Andrea Migno for GTM Racing on his FTR, as well as familiar face Kevin Hanus from Germany on the Thomas Sabo GP Team Honda.
World Championship Standings Moto3™
1- Maverick Viñales SPA KTM 106
2- Luis Salom SPA KTM 102
3- Alex Rins SPA KTM 81
4- Jonas Folger GER Kalex KTM 63
5- Alex Marquez SPA KTM 35
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Spanish fans will be in for a treat this weekend in the Moto3™ class
