Moto 2 & Moto 3: Qatar

In the season opening race for the Moto 2 class in Qatar, victory went to Esteve "Tito" Rabat, who now partners Mika Kallio at Marc VDS Racing. 

#53 Esteve Rabat     ESP     Kalex

Here's the finishing order.  Mika Kallio and Thomas Luthi filled out the podium.  New American Moto 2 rider, Josh Herrin, who moves over from AMA Superbike, did not have a good race at all.  Former FIM World Supersport rider Sam Lowes finished sixth.  Moto 3 graduates like Maverick Vinales, Luis Salom, and Maverick Vinales had good races.

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In Moto 3, Australia's Jack Miller took his KTM bike to victory, over the Honda's of Spaniard's Alex Marquez (Marc's younger brother), and Efren Vazquez.  Other usual names completed the top six finishers, including Miguel Oliviera, Alex Rins, and Jakub Kornfeil.  Alexis Masbou, Isaac Vinales, Niccolo Antonelli, and Francesco Bagnaia, rounded out the top ten.

#8 Jack Miller     AUS     KTM

The next races for Moto 2 and Moto 3, will be in the United States, as they, and the whole MotoGP tour, runs their second ever race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.  Yours truly will surely keep an eye on all those events, as it is the first of two visits for MotoGP to the U.S. this season, and it will take place in two weeks.