KTM remains unstoppable in Germany

 In Moto3, News

77865_Rins_Sachsenring_05_1024KTM continued its domination of the Moto3 World Championship on Sunday at the GP of Germany when Alex Rins, Luis Salom and Maverick Vinales took the all- Spanish glory on the Sachsenring again underlining the dominance of the KTM Moto3 machinery

And while it was Rins whose late move let him claim the prize, Red Bull KTM Ajo factory rider Salom continues to lead the championship points with a 14-point margin over Vinales with Rins in third.

These three riders have settled in to dominate the competition in recent rounds and are building an edge on the competition. Other top KTM riders on Sunday were Alex Marquez in fifth, Jonas Folger of Germany in eighth place on the Kalex KTM and Salom’s factory teammate Australian teenager Arthur Sissis rounding off the top ten. The third Red Bull KTM Ajo rider, Zulfahmi Khairuddin of Malaysia finished in sixteenth.

But it was Rins who was in the ascendency on the sweeping technical German circuit. He started on pole and led throughout apart from the occasional moments when he decided to let one of the other two leaders take the pressure. Meanwhile Salom sat in a comfortable third in the lead group, ready to make his now characteristic pounce. Then in Lap 24 Vinales took the lead as Rins ran wide only to see Salom slip past them both in the Sachsen corner.

But the race was no yet over and Rins again made a move on Vinales and went after Salom. He made his move in the second last corner and picked up his second GP victory for the season. The front three were only separated by 2.5 tenths of a second.

Moto3 now has a four-week summer break and resumes on August 18 for the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix.

Source: KTM Racing

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