Published: Sunday October 14, 2012 MYT 11:33:00 AM
Updated: Sunday October 14, 2012 MYT 1:33:51 PM
British teen wins Moto3 in Japan
MOTEGI: Britain's 18-year-old Danny Kent won the Moto3 race in Japan on Sunday for the first Grand Prix victory of his career with Spaniard Maverick Vinales coming second and Italian Alessandro Tonucci third.
Kent, on a KTM, clocked 40 minutes 02.775 seconds to triumph at the Japanese Grand Prix, with Vinales and Tonucci - both on an FTR Honda - at 0.260 and 2.352 seconds behind the Briton.
German KTM rider Sandro Cortese finished sixth and extended his championship lead to 255 points, 56 points ahead of Vinales, with three races to go in the season.
Spain's Luis Salom crashed out and slid to third spot in the standings at 194. -AFP
Results from the Japanese Grand Prix at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit on Sunday:
Moto3
1. Danny Kent (GBR/KTM) 40min 02.775sec
2. Maverick Vinales (ESP/FTR Honda) at 0.260
3. Alessandro Tonucci (ITA/FTR Honda) at 2.352
4. Alex Rins (ESP/Suter Honda) at 3.404
5. Zulfahmi Khairuddin (MAS/KTM) at 3.645
6. Sandro Cortese (GER/KTM) at 13.394
7. Miguel Oliveira (POR/Suter Honda) at 15.523
8. Louis Rossi (FRA/FTR Honda) at 15.739
9. Efren Vazquez (ESP/FTR Honda) at 15.946
10. Romano Fenati (ITA/FTR Honda) at 16.129
World championship standings (after 14 races):
1. Sandro Cortese (GER/KTM) 255pts
2. Maverick Vinales (ESP/FTR Honda) 199
3. Luis Salom (ESP/Kalex KTM) 194
4. Romano Fenati (ITA/FTR Honda) 126
5. Alex Rins (ESP/Suter Honda) 119
6. Danny Kent (GBR/KTM) 108
7. Zulfahmi Khairuddin (MAS/KTM) 92
8. Miguel Oliveira (POR/Suter Honda) 83
9. Alexis Masbou (FRA/Honda) 81
10. Efren Vazquez (ESP/FTR Honda) 77
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