PORTIMAO (Portugal): Spanish rider Pedro Acosta gained the Moto3 international identify on the age of 17 on Sunday, marking himself out as a reputation to observe after triumphing within the Algarve race.
Acosta gained six of 17 races in a impressive debut season at this degree and took the flag in Portugal after the autumn of Italian rider Dennis Foggia, the one rival who had a possibility of thrashing him to the identify.
At 17 days and 166 days, KTM rider Acosta turns into the second one youngest international champion in any Moto class at the back of best Loris Capirossi of Italy, who assists in keeping his document by way of a unmarried day.
Six-time MotoGP international champion Marc Marquez — himself the youngest ever MotoGP champion when he gained his first elderly 20 — has already earmarked his fellow Spaniard for greatness.
“He’s going to quickly transfer as much as MotoGP and when he does, if he continues like this, he’ll make issues very tough,” Marquez predicted initially of the season.
Race outcome:
1. Pedro Acosta (ESP/KTM) en 38:04.339, 2. Andrea Migno (ITA/Honda) at 0.354sec, 3. Niccolo Antonelli (ITA/KTM) 0.880, 4. Jeremy Alcoba (ESP/Honda) 1.768, 5. Izan Guevara (ESP/GasGas) 1.839
Global championship standings
1. Pedro Acosta (ESP/KTM) 259 pts (international champion), 2. Dennis Foggia (ITA/Honda) 213, 3. Sergio Garcia (ESP/GasGas) 168, 4. Romano Fenati (ITA/Husqvarna) 156, 5. Jaume Masia (ESP/KTM) 155
Acosta gained six of 17 races in a impressive debut season at this degree and took the flag in Portugal after the autumn of Italian rider Dennis Foggia, the one rival who had a possibility of thrashing him to the identify.
At 17 days and 166 days, KTM rider Acosta turns into the second one youngest international champion in any Moto class at the back of best Loris Capirossi of Italy, who assists in keeping his document by way of a unmarried day.
Six-time MotoGP international champion Marc Marquez — himself the youngest ever MotoGP champion when he gained his first elderly 20 — has already earmarked his fellow Spaniard for greatness.
“He’s going to quickly transfer as much as MotoGP and when he does, if he continues like this, he’ll make issues very tough,” Marquez predicted initially of the season.
Race outcome:
1. Pedro Acosta (ESP/KTM) en 38:04.339, 2. Andrea Migno (ITA/Honda) at 0.354sec, 3. Niccolo Antonelli (ITA/KTM) 0.880, 4. Jeremy Alcoba (ESP/Honda) 1.768, 5. Izan Guevara (ESP/GasGas) 1.839
Global championship standings
1. Pedro Acosta (ESP/KTM) 259 pts (international champion), 2. Dennis Foggia (ITA/Honda) 213, 3. Sergio Garcia (ESP/GasGas) 168, 4. Romano Fenati (ITA/Husqvarna) 156, 5. Jaume Masia (ESP/KTM) 155
