Qatar Moto3 Grand Prix, Lusail - Race Results

Race results from the 2023 Qatar Moto3 Grand Prix at Lusail.

19 Nov 2023

Ayumu Sasaki, Jaume Masia, Moto3 race, Qatar MotoGP, 19 November

Qatar Moto3 Grand Prix, Lusail - Race Results
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Jaume Masia	SPA	Leopard Racing	(Honda)	33m 50.694s
2	David Alonso	COL	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(GASGAS)	33m 50.762s
3	Deniz Öncü	TUR	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(KTM)	33m 50.857s
4	Riccardo Rossi	ITA	SIC58 Squadra Corse	(Honda)	33m 50.979s
5	Vicente Perez	SPA	BOE Motorsports	(KTM)	33m 52.247s
6	Ayumu Sasaki	JPN	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Husqvarna)	33m 52.260s
7	Matteo Bertelle	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	(Honda)	33m 52.419s
8	Kaito Toba	JPN	SIC58 Squadra Corse	(Honda)	33m 52.540s
9	Daniel Holgado	SPA	Red Bull KTM Tech3	(KTM)	33m 52.637s
10	Collin Veijer	NED	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	(Husqvarna)	33m 52.713s
11	Romano Fenati	ITA	Rivacold Snipers Team	(Honda)	33m 54.328s
12	David Muñoz	SPA	BOE Motorsports	(KTM)	33m 54.697s
13	Joel Kelso	AUS	CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP	(CFMOTO)	33m 54.754s
14	Taiyo Furusato	JPN	Honda Team Asia	(Honda)	33m 54.860s
15	Ivan Ortolá	SPA	Angeluss MTA Team	(KTM)	33m 54.922s
16	José Antonio Rueda	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(KTM)	33m 55.401s
17	Adrian Fernandez	SPA	Leopard Racing	(Honda)	33m 55.833s
18	Stefano Nepa	ITA	Angeluss MTA Team	(KTM)	33m 55.915s
19	Scott Ogden	GBR	VisionTrack Racing Team	(Honda)	33m 56.283s
20	Xavier Artigas	SPA	CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP	(CFMOTO)	33m 58.628s
21	Ryusei Yamanaka	JPN	Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team	(GASGAS)	33m 58.834s
22	Syarifuddin Azman	MAL	MT Helmets - MSI	(KTM)	34m 13.139s
23	David Salvador	SPA	CIP Green Power	(KTM)	34m 13.316s
24	Lorenzo Fellon	FRA	CIP Green Power	(KTM)	34m 24.412s
25	Mario Aji	INA	Honda Team Asia	(Honda)	34m 24.704s
26	Diogo Moreira	BRA	MT Helmets - MSI	(KTM)	34m 32.416s
	Filippo Farioli	ITA	Red Bull KTM Tech3	(KTM)	DNF
	Joshua Whatley	GBR	VisionTrack Racing Team	(Honda)	DNF

Jaume Masia is the 2023 Moto3 world champion after some dramatic final laps at the penultimate round in Qatar.

The Leopard rider surged to the front as title rival Ayumu Sasaki dropped out of the lead group after being pushed wide by Masia's team-mate Adrian Fernandez:

@31AdriFernandez MIGHT HAVE JUST WON HIS TEAMMATE THE CHAMPIONSHIP!

He BARGES @AyumuSasaki1 back to 9th! #QatarGP pic.twitter.com/X1MNShIN1l
— MotoGP™ (@MotoGP) November 19, 2023

Masia then narrowly held off David Alonso and Deniz Oncu (who overcame a double long lap for jumping the start) for victory.

Sasaki - who had earlier slugged it out directly with Masia, facing several block passes from the Spaniard - crossed the line in sixth place after a big save on the final lap.

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