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Pebalap KTM, Brad Binder, berhasil memenangkan balapan Moto2 GP Australia di Sirkuit Phillip Island, Minggu (28/10/2018).
Brad Binder bersaing ketat dengan pebalap Marc VDS, Joan Mir, pada akhir balapan.
Pebalap berkebangsaan Afrika Selatan itu berhasil finis tercepat dengan jarak tipis dari Joan Mir.
Ini merupakan kemenangan ketiga Brad Binder di kelas Moto2 pada musim ini.
Baca Juga:
Sementara itu, posisi ketiga menjadi milik pebalap Intact GP, Xavi Vierge, sedangkan posisi keempat hingga keenam menjadi milik Augusto Fernandez, Luca Marini, dan Dominique Aegerter.
Hasil kurang memuaskan diperoleh dua pebalap yang sedang bertarung dalam perburuan gelar juara dunia, yakni Francesco Bagnaia dan Miguel Oliveira.
Kedua pebalap tersebut gagal finis di posisi sepuluh besar pada balapan yang berlangsung di Sirkuit Phillip Island.
Miguel Oliveira hanya mampu finis di urutan ke-11, sedangkan Francesco Bagnaia di urutan ke-12.
Hal ini membuat penentuan gelar juara dunia Moto2 2018 besar kemungkinan ditentukan saat GP Malaysia.
Saat ini, Bagnaia masih memimpin klasemen sementara pebalap Moto2 2018 dengan perolehan 288 poin.
Anak didik Valentino Rossi itu unggul 36 poin atas Oliveira.
Berikut hasil balapan Moto2 GP Australia 2018.
| Pos | Pebalap | Tim |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad BINDER | Red Bull KTM Ajo |
| 2 | Joan MIR | EG 0,0 Marc VDS |
| 3 | Xavi VIERGE | Dynavolt Intact GP |
| 4 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | Pons HP40 |
| 5 | Luca MARINI | SKY Racing Team VR46 |
| 6 | Dominique AEGERTER | Kiefer Racing |
| 7 | Alex MARQUEZ | EG 0,0 Marc VDS |
| 8 | Jesko RAFFIN | SAG Team |
| 9 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Dynavolt Intact GP |
| 10 | Fabio QUARTARARO | MB Conveyors - Speed Up |
| 11 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Red Bull KTM Ajo |
| 12 | Francesco BAGNAIA | SKY Racing Team VR46 |
| 13 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia |
| 14 | Sam LOWES | Swiss Innovative Investors |
| 15 | Edgar PONS | MB Conveyors - Speed Up |
| 16 | Khairul Idham PAWI | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia |
| 17 | Steven ODENDAAL | NTS RW Racing GP |
| 18 | Joe ROBERTS | NTS RW Racing GP |
| 19 | Simone CORSI | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 |
| 20 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Italtrans Racing Team |
| 21 | Bryan STARING | Tech 3 Racing |
| 22 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Pons HP40 |
| Gagal Finis | ||
| Xavi CARDELUS | Marinelli Snipers Team | |
| Remy GARDNER | Tech 3 Racing | |
| Jorge NAVARRO | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | |
| Iker LECUONA | Swiss Innovative Investors | |
| Federico FULIGNI | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | |
| Jules DANILO | Nashi Argan SAG Team | |
| Isaac VIÑALES | Forward Racing Team | |
| Mattia PASINI | Italtrans Racing Team | |
Klasemen sementara pebalap Moto2 2018:
| Pos | Pebalap | Bike | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco BAGNAIA | Kalex | 288 |
| 2 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | KTM | 252 |
| 3 | Brad BINDER | KTM | 193 |
| 4 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Kalex | 152 |
| 5 | Joan MIR | Kalex | 149 |
| 6 | Alex MARQUEZ | Kalex | 148 |
| 7 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Kalex | 131 |
| 8 | Xavi VIERGE | Kalex | 126 |
| 9 | Luca MARINI | Kalex | 122 |
| 10 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Speed Up | 117 |
| 11 | Mattia PASINI | Kalex | 115 |
| 12 | Iker LECUONA | KTM | 60 |
| 13 | Jorge NAVARRO | Kalex | 55 |
| 14 | Sam LOWES | KTM | 48 |
| 15 | Simone CORSI | Kalex | 47 |
| 16 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Kalex | 41 |
| 17 | Dominique AEGERTER | KTM | 40 |
| 18 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | Kalex | 37 |
| 19 | Remy GARDNER | Tech 3 | 29 |
| 20 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | Kalex | 23 |
| 21 | Romano FENATI | Kalex | 14 |
| 22 | Hector BARBERA | Kalex | 10 |
| 23 | Jesko RAFFIN | Kalex | 9 |
| 24 | Stefano MANZI | Suter | 8 |
| 25 | Danny KENT | Speed Up | 8 |
| 26 | Isaac VIÑALES | Suter | 7 |
| 27 | Joe ROBERTS | NTS | 5 |
| 28 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | Tech 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Khairul Idham PAWI | Kalex | 1 |
| 30 | Edgar PONS | Speed Up | 1 |
| 31 | Steven ODENDAAL | NTS | 1 |
| 32 | Niki TUULI | Kalex | 1 |
| 33 | Thitipong WAROKORN | Kalex | |
| 34 | Eric GRANADO | Suter | |
| 35 | Jules DANILO | Kalex | |
| 36 | Hector GARZO | Tech 3 | |
| 37 | Lukas TULOVIC | KTM | |
| 38 | Federico FULIGNI | Kalex | |
| 39 | Bryan STARING | Tech 3 | |
| 40 | Xavi CARDELUS | Kalex | |
| 41 | Alejandro MEDINA | Kalex | |
| 42 | Sheridan MORAIS | Kalex | |
| 43 | Dimas EKKY PRATAMA | Honda | |
| 44 | Corentin PEROLARI | Transformiers | |
| 45 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | Kalex |