had taken the checkered flag,
Aleix Espargaro claimed third for
Aprilia's first podium.
Miller came home fourth ahead
of Pol Espargaro, with Brad Binder
producing yet another charge
from a poor grid slot in 21st to
take sixth. Iker Lecuona (Tech3
KTM) had another strong ride
to seventh, Alex Marquez (LCR
Castrol Honda) in eighth, 2020
position in third.
Miller went for it on the final lap,
diving up the inside at turn 13, but
he was slightly wide. Miller had
the inside line though for turn 14
but the tight entry allowed Espar-
garo to get the cutback heading
onto the Wellington Straight.
Going defensive, Espargaro was
able to fend off Miller's late attack
and after Quartararo and Rins
World Champion Joan Mir (Ecstar
Suzuki) in ninth—in a devastating
blow to his 2021 championship
charge—and Danilo Petrucci seal-
ing the final spot in the top 10.
In the championship, Quartar-
aro is sitting pretty on 206 points
to Joan Mir's 141 with Johann
Zarco, who had a torrid time in
Great Britain with an 11th place
finish, third in the series on 136.
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to really put the head down and push,'
and I just managed to open a li le gap and
he couldn't catch me. I brought home the
points and, yeah, it couldn't have been a
be er day to do it. It's incredible. Honestly,
it's my first podium or win with fans here,
so that's something special."
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1ST MOTO3
"It's amazing, every session first, my race
was for sure fantas c, but also the work
with my team, the team did an amazing
job, so I'm not happy… I'm much more
than happy!" Romano Fena said. "Now
we have to think about the next race, for
sure, it's not easy to do another weekend
like this, but, for sure, it's the target. We
have to do like this because we can do it,
and I trust my team and my bike."
Pol Espargaro (44) took a
surprise pole and led the
first four laps until Fabio
"El Diablo" Quartararo (20)
pushed past into the lead.
