ROUND 14/SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
MOTORLAND ARAGON/ALCANIZ, SPAIN
MOTOGP
RINS WINS!
P68
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Fast-rising German Philipp
Oettl had gotten away with the
Few surprises in the smallleaders, but lost touch after four
est class, but it was quite fun
or five laps. At the same time,
all the same, as the usual three
championship leader Luis Saran away up front. Pole starter
lom and Mahindra rider Miguel
Alex Rins, his Estrella Galicia
Oliveira had dropped off Jonas
KTM teammate Alex Marquez
Folger by half distance, and
and Maverick Vinales were in a
were closing on Oettl.
class and a race of their own.
They caught and passed
Rins led away, Vinales took
him on lap 14 and continued
over two laps later, and they
together in a close battle that
went back and forth in this way
Alex Rins (42) came out on top
was finally resolved in Salom's
for the full distance. Vinales led the most of the Moto3 Grand Prix over
favor only because of his higher speed
laps, but on the last one Rins passed
Maverick Vinales (25).
down the long back straight.
him firmly into the first corner and
Oettl was sixth, then Folger.
stretched away to win by four tenths.
Rins took over second overall, and is now just nine
By then Marquez, never higher than third, had lost
points short of Salom, and three ahead of the displaced
touch, deciding a safe third was better than the very high
Vinales; their scores 259, 250 and 247. Marquez is next
level of risk. He was 12 seconds back, but still comforton 149.
ably clear of the rest.
