Aussie youngster Jack Miller starred at Sepang in Moto3.

Australian Moto3 revelation Jack Miller finished sixth in Sepang’s Malaysian Moto3 Grand Prix on Sunday, crossing the line just one second in arrears of race winner Luis Salom.

The Caretta Technology – RTG FTR Honda rider rode a heroic Moto3 race, fighting his way into the lead pack and vying for victory despite the clear advantage of the KTMs.

Miller spent the last few laps in the thick of the lead group of six riders and passed two of them on the final lap, but he didn’t quite have the speed to hold them off and so finished the race in sixth.

It was another impressive display from the Australian teenager who now travels to Phillip Island for his home race.

“It was good, but a shame about the end, after I’d passed a couple of them on that last lap,” Miller explained. “It’s been good this weekend. We had the suspension dialled in great. After 18 laps in this heat the bike was still working well, so the team have done a fantastic job.

“We were sixth, but we should be proud because we were only one second off the win – that’s our best-ever gap to the winner. And it’s great to get this result leading into Australia.”

Miller is seventh in the standings entering Australia, already inking a contract with the factory Red Bull KTM team for 2014.