2019 Australian MotoGP Review, Lorenzo Dalla Porta Moto3 Champion! Rider News

Review of round seventeen of the 2019 MotoGP season at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circult, Phillip Island, south-southeast of Melbourne, for the Australian GP.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP champion Marc Marquez on his works Honda RC213V.



Second was LCR Honda Castrol rider Cal Crutchlow on his Honda RC213V, he was eleven seconds behind Marquez at the end.



While, third was Pramac Racing rider Jack Miller on his Ducati Desmosedici GP19, he was fourteen seconds behind Marquez at the end of the race.



In the Moto2 race (Inline-three 765cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Brad Binder on the KTM.



Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider and current Moto3 champion Jorge Martín on the KTM, he was two seconds behind Binder at the end. While, third was Dynavolt Intact GP rider Thomas Lüthi on the Kalex, he was six seconds behind Binder at the end.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Leopard Racing rider Lorenzo Dalla Porta on the Honda. That was enough to give Lorenzo Dalla Porta the 2019 Moto3 title. Lorenzo Dalla Porta was 72 points ahead of Arón Canet with two races to spare. Contracts to Lorenzo Dalla Porta for winning the Moto3 championship.



Second was Leopard Racing rider Marcos Ramírez on the Honda, he was eight hundredths of a second behind Dalla Porta at the end. While, third was Gaviota Ángel Nieto Team rider Albert Arenas on the KTM, he was a tenth of a second behind Dalla Porta at the end.

It was confirmed on Thursday (24/10/19) Moto2 rider Brad Binder will graduate to MotoGP next year with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team instead of Tech 3
team than planned.



Binder, who is part of KTM's works Moto2 line up will replace Johann Zarco who was sacked early in the season, alongside the works KTM rider Pol Espargaró for 2020 season.

Binder currently sits third place in the Moto2 standings, with a best finish of three race wins.

Finally, this was also confirmed on Thursday (24/10/19) Moto2 rider Iker Lecuona will graduate to MotoGP next year with Tech 3, riding a 2020 spec KTM RC16.



Lecuona will replace Hafizh Syahrin, alongside Tech 3 rider Miguel Oliveira for 2020 season.

Lecuona currently sits twelfth place in the Moto2 standings, with a best finish of third place in Thaliland back in early October.