TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Pembalap Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3, Gabriel Rodrigo, finish di posisi 5 balap Moto3 seri ketiga di Portimao, Portugal, Minggu, 18 April 2021. Rodrido mengawali start dari posisi 4, namun ia kena long penalty di tengah lomba.
Meski demikian, rider kelahiran Barcelola 12 Oktober 1996 ini bangkit dan kembali merapat ke barisan depan. Menjelang akhir lomba, ia terlibat duel sengit dengan rider Jepang, Ayumu Sasaki (Red Bull KTM Tech 3).
Sementara itu, juara pertama direbut pembalap rookie Pedro Acosta (Spanyol/Red Bull KTM Ajo). Juara kedua direbut Dennis Fogia (Italia/Leopard Racing), juara ketiga Andrea Migno (Italia/Rivacold Snipers Team), dan posisi empat diraih Ayumu Sasaki (Jepang/Red Bull KTM Tech 3). Ini adalah kemenangan ketiga Acosta berturut-turut.
Rekan satu tim Rodrigo di Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3, Jeremy Alcoba, yang memulai balapan dari pitlane tampil cukup agresif dan finish di posisi 14. Ini adalah kali pertama bagi Alcoba menyelesaikan lomba setelah di dua seri sebelumnya selalu gagal finish.
Sedangkan satu-satunya pembalap asal Indonesia, Andi Farid Izdihar atau Andi Gilang (Honda Team Asia), yang memulai balapan dari posisi 15 gagal meraih poin. Ia finish di posisi 18.
| Hasil Lengkap Balap Moto3 Portimao | |||||
| POS | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | BIKE | TIME |
| 1 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (KTM) | 38m 1.773s |
| 2 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Leopard Racing | (Honda) | 38m 1.824s |
| 3 | Andrea Migno | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | (Honda) | 38m 2.357s |
| 4 | Ayumu Sasaki | JPN | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | (KTM) | 38m 2.388s |
| 5 | Gabriel Rodrigo | ARG | Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 | (Honda) | 38m 2.448s |
| 6 | Niccolò Antonelli | ITA | Avintia Esponsorama Moto3 | (KTM) | 38m 2.502s |
| 7 | Romano Fenati | ITA | Sterilgarda Max Racing Team | (Husqvarna) | 38m 2.546s |
| 8 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | GASGAS Valresa Aspar Team | (GASGAS) | 38m 3.018s |
| 9 | Jaume Masia | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (KTM) | 38m 14.260s |
| 10 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | CarXpert PruestelGP | (KTM) | 38m 14.281s |
| 11 | Stefano Nepa | ITA | BOE Owlride | (KTM) | 38m 14.314s |
| 12 | Jason Dupasquier | SWI | CarXpert PruestelGP | (KTM) | 38m 14.366s |
| 13 | Filip Salac | CZE | Rivacold Snipers Team | (Honda) | 38m 14.606s |
| 14 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 | (Honda) | 38m 15.516s |
| 15 | Deniz Öncü | TUR | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | (KTM) | 38m 15.561s |
| 16 | Yuki Kunii | JPN | Honda Team Asia | (Honda) | 38m 17.007s |
| 17 | Carlos Tatay | SPA | Avintia Esponsorama Moto3 | (KTM) | 38m 19.805s |
| 18 | Andi Farid Izdihar | INA | Honda Team Asia | (Honda) | 38m 22.057s |
| 19 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | BOE Owlride | (KTM) | 38m 22.116s |
| 20 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Petronas Sprinta Racing | (Honda) | 38m 35.147s |
| 21 | Maximilian Kofler | AUT | CIP Green Power | (KTM) | 38m 35.183s |
| 22 | Lorenzo Fellon | FRA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | (Honda) | 38m 38.275s |
| 23 | John McPhee | GBR | Petronas Sprinta Racing | (Honda) | 38m 39.313s |
| 24 | Izan Guevara | SPA | GASGAS Valresa Aspar Team | (GASGAS) | 39m 10.325s |
| Kaito Toba | JPN | CIP Green Power | (KTM) | DNF | |
| Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Sterilgarda Max Racing Team | (Husqvarna) | DNF | |
| Tatsuki Suzuki | JPN | SIC58 Squadra Corse | (Honda) | DNF | |
| Xavier Artigas | SPA | Leopard Racing | (Honda) | DNF | |
Klasmen Sementara Moto3 2021:
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro ACOSTA | KTM | SPA | 70 |
| 2 | Jaume MASIA | KTM | SPA | 39 |
| 3 | Darryn BINDER | Honda | RSA | 36 |
| 4 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | KTM | ITA | 36 |
| 5 | Andrea MIGNO | Honda | ITA | 29 |
| 6 | Gabriel RODRIGO | Honda | ARG | 25 |
| 7 | Ayumu SASAKI | KTM | JPN | 22 |
| 8 | Sergio GARCIA | GASGAS | SPA | 21 |
| 9 | Dennis FOGGIA | Honda | ITA | 20 |
| 10 | Romano FENATI | Husqvarna | ITA | 20 |
| 11 | Izan GUEVARA | GASGAS | SPA | 19 |
| 12 | Kaito TOBA | KTM | JPN | 18 |
| 13 | Ryusei YAMANAKA | KTM | JPN | 16 |
| 14 | Jason DUPASQUIER | KTM | SWI | 15 |
| 15 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | Honda | JPN | 12 |
| 16 | Filip SALAC | Honda | CZE | 6 |
| 17 | Stefano NEPA | KTM | ITA | 5 |
| 18 | Carlos TATAY | KTM | SPA | 4 |
| 19 | Maximilian KOFLER | KTM | AUT | 3 |
| 20 | Jeremy ALCOBA | Honda | SPA | 2 |
| 21 | Yuki KUNII | Honda | JPN | 1 |
| 22 | Deniz ÖNCÜ | KTM | TUR | 1 |
| 23 | Adrian FERNANDEZ | Husqvarna | SPA | |
| 24 | Andi Farid IZDIHAR | Honda | INA | |
| 25 | Riccardo ROSSI | KTM | ITA | |
| 26 | Lorenzo FELLON | Honda | FRA | |
| 27 | John MCPHEE | Honda | GBR | |
| 28 | Xavier ARTIGAS | SPA |
CRASH | MOTOGP
Baca juga: Pembalap Indonesian Racing Puncaki FP2 Moto3 Portimao
