Portimao (Portugal): Spanish rider Pedro Acosta won the Moto3 world title at the age of 17 on Sunday, marking himself as a name to watch after winning the Algarve race.
Acosta won six of 17 races in a spectacular debut season at this level and took the flag in Portugal after the fall of the Italian drivers Dennis Foggia, the only rival that had the opportunity to hit him.
In 17 days and 166 days, KTM Rider Acosta became the second youngest world champion in any moto category behind Loris Capirossi from Italy, which kept his record one day.
The MotoGP world champion six times Marc Marquez – itself the youngest MotoGP champion when he won his first 20s – had recorded the racer’s racer for greatness.
“He will soon move to MotoGP and when he does it, if he continues like this, he will make everything very difficult,” Marquez predicted at the beginning of the season.
Racing Results: 1.
Pedro Acosta (ESP / KTM) EN 38: 04.339, 2.
Andrea Migno (Ita / Honda) at 0.354sec, 3.
Niccolo Antonelli (Ita / KTM) 0.880, 4.
Jeremy Alcoba (ESP / Honda) 1,768, 5.
Izan Guevara (ESP / Gasgas) 1,839 World Championship Championship1.
Pedro Acosta (ESP / KTM) 259 PTS (World Champion), 2.
Dennis Foggia (Ita / Honda) 213, 3.
Sergio Garcia (ESP / Gasgas) 168, 4.
Romano Fenati (Ita / Husqvarna) 156, 5.
Jaume Masia (ESP / KTM) 155