The Italian becomes the first Moto3™ rider to win three times at a single track as Garcia suffers a Sunday to forget in Misano
Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) is a history maker in Moto3™! The Italian becomes the first rider to win three races at a single track after coming out on top of a pulsating Gran Premio Gryfyn di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini that saw Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Izan Guevara (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) claim podiums in P2 and P3, while Sergio Garcia (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) suffers a Sunday to forget after a crash and a black flag.
Foggia becomes a Misano hat-trick hero as the title race takes a huge twist
It was a dramatic start to the lightweight class encounter as World Championship leader Garcia was forced off the track at Turn 1 along with Adrian Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Tech3). Then, Austria hero Ayumu Sasaki (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max) was down at Turn 4 after being wiped out by Nicola Carraro (QJMotor Avintia Racing Team).
At the front, it didn’t take long for Guevara to hit the front, with Foggia making a quick start too. The Italian was up to third behind second place Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI), Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports) who were fighting inside the top five, as Garcia then tagged the back of Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech3) at Turn 14 – luckily, neither went down.
However, a few corners later on Lap 5, Garcia did slide down the road unhurt. Huge news in the title race, especially with Guevara leading – and looking strong. Garcia would rejoin but the number 11 later received a black flag for irresponsible riding, compounding a tough day at the office for one side of the GASGAS Aspar box. Meanwhile, with 15 laps to go, Guevara, Foggia, Holgado and Masia had stretched a 0.9s gap to the fifth place fight led by Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing). A lap later, Foggia pounced down at Turn 8 to lead the race for the first time.
With 10 laps to go it was as you were at the front, but injured Öncü and Suzuki were bridging the gap to the leading quartet. On Lap 17 of 23, things started to get busy. Guevara took the lead at Turn 8 before Masia grabbed a two-for-one deal at Turn 10. Foggia got the power down on the exit though and grabbed the lead straight back, with the squabbling bringing Öncü and…