MILLER WINS FINAL MOTO3 ROUND; KTM TAKES 3RD MANUFACTURER'S WORLD TITLE

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Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Jack Miller rode a masterly race in the final round of the 2013 Moto3 World Championship to take the win but narrowly missed the title by just two points. KTM took its third consecutive Manufacturer’s World title in the Moto3 class, finishing on equal points to Honda but winning by virtue of more race wins.
Miller’s epic ride on his KTM RC250 GP was an all-or-nothing dash for the title but his rival Alex Marquez finished in third place to take the glory. The Australian, a Red Bull-sponsored athlete had started the race with a deficit of 11 points but it was clear from the start that he was going to do everything possible to try to take the advantage.
Clearly very disappointed Miller said at the finish: “I am completely disappointed. We worked very hard all season and I think today was the best race of my life. We did what we could and in the end it came down to one crash in one race that wasn’t my fault.”

Miller was at the top end of the action on Sunday throughout the 24-lap race. He got away well from the second place on the grid and immediately took the lead. He stayed out in front for the first 10 laps then shared the lead for the remaining laps with KTM rider Isaac Vinales of Spain for the rest of the race. Vinales, scored a career best second place finish on Sunday.

Behind them the rest of the action was shared between Marquez, Britain’s Danny Kent who finished fourth, and the Spanish duo of Alex Rins and Efren Vazquez. The only time Miller was out of the lead group was in Lap 16 when he was pushed wide in the hard fight for the front positions and drifted back to fifth. He charged back into the action in the next lap, tucked in behind Vinales and made the pass in the final lap.

Miller, who now moves straight up to MotoGP next season, missing the customary step into the Moto2 class, has still had a stellar season and won more races than any other rider.
Miller: We tried extra hard today to try to win the world title. We did our maximum and I pushed like ell right through the races. I didn't leave anything on the table. I cannot thanks the team enough. they did an amazing job all year long. Red Bull KTM, Ajo Motorsports, I thank them a lot."

Miller’s young teammate Karel Hanika of the Czech Republic wrapped up his first season in the senior class in tenth place after starting from a sixth place on the grid. Hanika moved up to Moto3 as the 2013 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion.
Moto3 Rd. 18 Valencia, Spain
Final Round
Race Results
1, Jack Miller, AUS, KTM, 40:10.983
2, Isaac Vinales, ESP, KTM 40:11.138
3, Alex Marquez, ESP, Honda, 40:11.938
4, Danny Kent, GBR, Husqvarna, 40:12.555
5, Alex Rins, ESP, Honda, 40:13.234
6, Efren Vazquez, ESP, Honda, 40:13.491
7, Niccolo Antonelli, ITA, KTM, 40:14.603
8, Miguel Oliviera, POR, Mahindra, 40:14.603
9, Brad Binder, RSA, Mahindra, 40:15.231
10, Karel Hanika, CZE, KTM, 40:15.346
Other KTM
11, Enea Bastianini, ITA, KTM 40:16.445 (Rookie of the Year 2014)
13, Jakub Kornfeil, CZE, KTM 40:16.942

14, Romano Fenati, ITA, KTM, 40:17.709
16, Francesco Bagnaia, ITA, KTM, 40.22.758
23, Hafiq Azmi, MAL, KTM, 40: 51.767

Championship Standings after Rd. 18
1, Marquez, 278
2, Miller 276
3, Rins 237
4, Vazquez, 222
5, Fenati, 176
7, Masbou 164
8, Vinales, 141
9, Kent 129
10, Bastianini, 127
Other KTM
12, Kornfeil, 97
14, Antonelli 68
16, Bagnaia, 50
18, Hanika, 44
28, Azmi, 3
31, Eric Granado, BRA, 2
32, Gardner, 1
Manufacturer’s Standings after Rd. 18 of 18
1, KTM 384 (wins title with higher number of race wins)
2, Honda 384
3, Mahindra 168
4. Husqvarna, 143