Assen gives Luis Salom his third consecutive win

Today’s Moto3 race in Assen was a spectacular contest, won by Luis Salom with another last lap overtake. The Red Bull KTM Ajo rider now holds three wins in a row and increases his lead in the World Championship to ten points. Arthur Sissis achieved eighth place and Zulfahmi Khairuddin made a recovery from a big crash yesterday to finish seventeenth —after starting from last place on the grid.

Salom has now won in consecutive races at Mugello, Catalunya and Assen. The Red Bull KTM Ajo rider holds four wins on 2013, and leads the overall standings as a result. Today, he held off attacks from first Alex Rins and later Maverick Viñales. With two laps remaining, he tried out a move at Turn 15 that he would later repeat for the win.

In the overall standings, Luis Salom leads the way with 152 points, 10 more than his nearest rival. Zulfahmi Khairuddin lies eighth and Arthur Sissis, today adding 8 points to his tally, is eleventh.

Luis Salom
“Before the race the feeling was a little strange. Although we had gone fast before today, yesterday we had a problem in qualifying and in the warmup the track was really bad for us. There was a lot of traffic and I couldn’t put in a good last lap. However, I was calm as usual ahead of the race. I think we made a little mistake with the bike setup. It was very windy on the back of the circuit and this meant that I had to open up the throttle earlier, otherwise I wouldn’t accelerate. I was able to rectify the mistake I made last year on the last corner and in the end everything went well. I also think we did a good job with the team.
I would like to thank Red Bull, Air Asia, KTM and Aki Ajo for all the work they are doing for me, and especially my technicians and mechanics, because every day I am more pleased to be here.”

Source: Red Bull KTM Ajo Motorsport