The Moto3 race at the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix brought a first career win for Efren Vazquez, with Romano Fenati and Jack Miller joining him on the podium.

In the first race at the modified IMS track, a great battle saw a front running group pull away in the early laps with the lead changing hands throughout the 23 lap contest, only for Vazquez (SAXOPRINT RTG) to secure maximum points for the first time – in his 116th Grand Prix ride.

Italian rider Fenati (SKY Racing Team VR46) had held the lead in the final stages but missed out by 0.065s on the finish line in second place, whilst Miller (Red Bull KTM Ajo) took third to keep his title challenge going.

A remarkable ride saw Alexis Masbou (Ongetta-Rivacold) just miss the podium after he started 11th and dropped to 30th on the first lap, incredibly fighting back to contest the lead – eventually finishing fourth.

Spanish teammates from the Estrella Galicia 0,0 outfit Alex Rins and Alex Marquez finished fifth and sixth respectively, with Rins holding the lead at the half way stage after coming from 12th on the grid.

Miguel Oliveira (Mahindra Racing), Juanfran Guevara (Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3), Brad Binder (Ambrogio Racing) and Jakub Kornfeil (Calvo Team) completed the top ten.

John McPhee (SAXOPRINT RTG) crashed out at Turn 4 on lap one, pushing Niklas Ajo (Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo) and Masbou off, though Masbou was able to recover whilst Ajo would later crash out himself.

There were crashes too for Gabriel Ramos (Kiefer Racing), Alessandro Tonucci (CIP Mahindra) and Matteo Ferrari (San Carlo Team Italia), though none of them were seriously hurt. Francesco Bagnaia (SKY Racing Team VR46) retired due to a technical issue.

2014 MotoGP World Championship
Round 10 – Indianapolis, USA

Moto3 race results:
1. Efren VAZQUEZ
2. Romano FENATI
3. Jack MILLER (AUS)
4. Alexis MASBOU
5. Alex RINS
6. Alex MARQUEZ
7. Miguel OLIVEIRA
8. Juanfran GUEVARA
9. Brad BINDER
10. Jakub KORNFEIL
21. Arthur SISSIS (AUS)

Moto3 championship standings:
1. Jack MILLER (AUS) 158
2. Efren VAZQUEZ 137
3. Alex MARQUEZ 133
4. Romano FENATI 130
5. Alex RINS 118
6. Alexis MASBOU 92
7. Isaac VIÑALES 90
8. Miguel OLIVEIRA 62
9. Brad BINDER 56
10. Jakub KORNFEIL 54
25. Arthur SISSIS (AUS) 3

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