Le0pard Racing completes the Indonesian Grand Prix as Adrián Fernández takes a hard-fought 2nd position to claim his maiden Moto3 podium, while teammate Ángel Piqueras crosses the finish line in 4th position:
- Sunday of the Indonesian Grand Prix got underway under sunny skies and warm temperatures in Mandalika, with Le0pard Racing starting today’s race from the second and third rows of the grid, with Adrián Fernández in the 4th spot and Ángel Piqueras in the 9th.
- Adrián Fernández had a strong start to the race, staying in 4th but overtaking for 2nd shortly after. Ángel Piqueras, for his part, sat in 10th position, but made his way up to 5th in the early stages of the race.
- As the laps went by, Adrián Fernandez continued to push from 2nd position, while Ángel Piqueras, battling within a busy group, dropped places. When it was 13 laps to go, the Spaniard had already recovered, moving up to 7th position.
- In the meantime, the battle continued at the front, with Adrián Fernández taking the lead 8 laps to go. The Spaniard pushed to open up a small gap, but the riders behind regained it and overtook him, dropping to 5th position with 4 laps left.
- Pushing until the very end, Adrián Fernández managed to climb back into the podium places, finishing today’s race in 2nd position to claim his maiden Moto3 podium.
- Ángel Piqueras, for his part, moved up to 5th position towards the final stages of the race, overtaking for 3rd but crossing the finish line in 4th place at the end.
- Motegi is up next!