DNF for Albert Arenas in Losail season opener

The rain gave a respite to the Moto3 riders on Sunday, after disrupting the schedule and causing the qualifiying session to be cancelled the previous night.

The Qatar GP got underway without a hitch, and was ridden in a group. Joan Mir would take the victory in the first race of the season, with John McPhee and poleman Jorge Martin alongside him on the podium.

Aron Canet, Romano Fenati, and Andrea Migno were also close behind at the chequered flag. The next round for the Moto3 riders arrives in a fortnight’s time at the Circuito de Termas de Rio Hondo (Argentina).

The Mahindra Motard Aspar riders were out of luck in Losail. Albert Arenas crashed out just after completing the fourth lap of the race.The Spaniard, who was unhurt in the incident, had a good setup and was running a strong pace almost a second better than on Friday, as well as fighting for points at the time of the crash.

Albert Arenas (DNF):
“Despite the crash in the race, I’m physically fine. It was a slip on the inside of the corner, which was dirty. The tyre slid and I wasn’t able to avoid falling. We had caught the group fighting for the points and we were setting a pace almost a second faster than on Friday. The bike was going very well and we had found a perfect setup, but we lost any chance of a good result with the crash. I feel bad that we couldn’t finish because we had a good bike, but we were also starting from far back on the grid because of the absence of a qualifying session -which made everything difficult.”

Source: Aspar Media