Michael Scott | May 6, 2018
2018 Moto2 and Moto3 Results Sunday from Jerez
MOTO2
Pole qualifier Lorenzo Baldassarri (HP40 Kalex) took a second career win at Jerez in what had already become another processional Moto2 race when home hero and 2017 winner Alex Marquez (EG-VDS Kalex) crashed out of third place on the 11th of 23 laps.
Marquez had led the first two of them, then Baldassarri took control, and pulled steadily clear to win by almost three seconds.
Some shuffling in the early stages saw Miguel Oliveira take over second from Red Bull KTM team-mate Brad Binder, who would continue to lose ground.
Oliveira was never under pressure, after starting from 14th on the grid.
Behind him, Pecco Bagnaia (SKY VR46 Kalex) successfully defended third from Xavi Vierge (Dynavolt Kalex). Mattia Pasini (Italtrans Kalex) was never close enough to make a difference, but successfully dropped Binder.
Austin injury victim Marcel Schrotter (Dynavolt Kalex) was a fighting seventh, getting the better of Sam Lowes (SII Kalex). A little way back, Lecuona and held off Quartararo to complete the top ten.
Bagnaia retained the title lead, 73 to Baldassarri on 64, then Oliveira (63), Pasini (58) and Marquez (47).
2018 Moto2 and Moto3 Results Sunday from Jerez
MOTO3
Philipp Oettl joined the ranks of father-and-son GP winners with a narrow (0.059 of a second) victory in a topsy-turvy Moto3 race in which four out of the lead pack crashed out with four of the 22 laps to go.
Nobody could say that the German didn’t deserve the win, however. He had led across the line several times, and seldom been lower than fourth in a pack that had only dropped from 18 riders to six in the closing stages.
The Schedl KTM rider had to hold off a pushing Argentine GP winner Marco Bezzecchi (Redox KTM); just two left up front after a kamikaze move by Aron Canet (EG Honda) knocked out fellow Honda riders Jorge Martin, Enea Bastianini and Tony Arbolino, all of whom had led.
The remaining pack grappled for the final podium position. Rookie Alonso Lopez (EG Honda) crossed the line in front of it, but was dropped one position for exceeding track limits, giving a first podium to KTM rider Marcos Ramirez.
Bezzecchi took the title lead from a disgruntled no-score Martin, 63 points to 55. Canet is third, but with the incident under investigation is likely to be punished somehow in the next race.