Qatar: 'Incredible race' - Arenas hands KTM 100th win
Albert Arenas handed KTM its 100th victory in grand prix 🍸racing after holding off a train of Honda riders at th𒈔e end of Sunday's Qatar Moto3 season-opener.
Th🉐e Spaniard crossed the line just 0.053s clear of John McPhee after fi♛ghting from seventh to first in the closing four laps.
Arenas had led for 12 of the opening 14 laps, 🐼then kept his cool when he was briefly shuffled down the order and cemented victory with a perfect exit from the final co🉐rner.
Albert Arenas handed KTM its 100th victory in grand prix racing after holding off a train of H💜onda riders at the end of Sunday's Qatar Moto3 season-open▨er.
The ꧒Spaniard crossed the line just 0.053s clear of John McPhee after fighting from seventh to first in the closing four laps.
Arenas had led for 12 of the opening 14 laps, then kept his cool when he was briefly shuffled do💟wn the order and cemented victory wi🦹th a perfect exit from the final corner.
“I have no words. It was an incredible race, the best of my life and my career. I enjoyed every lap and had to manage the race from the beginning and gave everything꧒ I had," said Arenas of his fourth victory in the Moto3 class.
"When I was behind the group, I saw that I had a little🦩 more 𓂃than the rest. I was not nervous; I tried to make the most of the bike and myself to win. It's also the 100th victory for KTM and it means a lot to them.”
KTM's first grand prix victory came with Case🏅y Stoner at the 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix, in the former 125cc class.
“This Moto3 ไvictory means a lot to us because the Losail Circuit was always a difficult place for our RC4," said KTM Motorsports Director Pit Beirer.
"We left no stone unturned in recent months to move our Moto3 motorcycle one step forward💎 and we seem to have succeeded in doing this wit🌠h a completely revised chassis and many, many new small engine parts. That's why we're really happy.
"I would like to thank my team for the great work, on the basis of which we were now able to achieve 100 GP wins on the asphalt and, of course, to Albert for w🦩hat he produced out there today and all the Aspar Team Gaviota guys.
"We have to keep going to be a strong opponent for the competit🦄ion in the Moto3 World Championship as i🐎t is an important category for us and with some special history."
Raul Fernandez was the next best KTM finisher, in tenth place but only 0.834s from vi♒ctory!
The KTM name also featured on the top step of the Moto2 podium courtesy of Re⛦d Bull KTM Ajo's Tetsuta Nagashima, although the team now runs the Kalex chassis.
"Congratulations also to Teꦐtsuta, Aki and all the guys for the success in Moto2," said Beirer.
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