The Circuit of the Americas welcomed the Moto3 World Championship this weekend, as the third round of the series travelled to Austin, America, where the 14-lap race got underway at 11am local time.

Taiyo Furusato was Honda’s top finisher crossing the line ninth aboard his Honda Team Asia NSF250RW, having meticulously worked his way through the pack from his starting position of 17^th. Tatchakorn Buasri, Furusato’s teammate, was sidelined for today’s race following a heavy crash in qualifying he was declared unfit with a knee injury.

Meanwhile the Leopard Racing duo of Adrian Fernandez and David Almansa finished 12^th and 13^th respectively, after a gallant ride from Fernandez which saw him fight his way to 12^th after having to start from the back of the grid. Picking up a double long lap penalty following a jump start, Fernandez had some work to do throughout the race to make up places, and in the closing stages he had tracked down Almansa and clinched 12^th place ahead of his teammate. Eddie O’Shea (GRYD – Mlav Racing) finished his weekend 17^th.

Nicola Carraro finished just in the points in 15^th place, while his Rivacold Snipers teammate Riccardo Rossi crashed out on the third lap. It was disaster for the SIC58 Squadra Corse pairing of Stefano Nepa and Luca Lunetta who both crashed out of the running at the same corner in separate incidents.

After the weekend Honda’s Moto3 riders are sitting strong in the overall championship standings with Adrian Fernandez third, his Leopard Racing teammate Almansa is eighth, Nepa ninth, Furusato 10^th and Lunetta 11^th.

The next round of the Moto3 World Championship takes place on 11-13 April for the Grand Prix of Qatar.