Fantastic fighting fourth for Miguel Oliveira at Silverstone

Mahindra MGP3O rider Miguel Oliveira missed a second top-three podium finish of the season by a hair’s breadth – just five hundredths of a second – after battling through from a third-row start to join a four-strong breakaway group fighting for the lead of the Moto3™ race in a breathtakingly exciting finale to the British GP.

Oliveira was up to fifth by the mid-point of the race, with a group of more than 15 bikes jostling for position. On lap 11 of the 17-lap race he took the lead. From there the elite of the smallest class battled over every inch of the 5.9-km Silverstone circuit, crossing the line all but four abreast.

Although fourth, Miguel was just 0.123 of a second behind race winner Alex Rins’s Honda. They had left the rest of the pack trailing in their battle to the flag.

MIGUEL OLIVEIRA – Fourth place
“Emotions are difficult after a race like this, as I can’t help but be very, very disappointed for me and the team to have missed out on the podium. However, it was a great race – a lot of fun. The bike was going well and we were right there, so I can be happy for that. I felt very comfortable and the bike was particularly good on the brakes, where I could make up a lot of time on the others. Unfortunately, there was just nothing more I could do on the last lap. The team is doing a great job and we are so close now. We’ll try again in Misano.”

Source: Mahindra Racing