PARIS: Augusto Fernandez (FlexBox HP 40) secured his third win of the season as the Moto2™ race at the GP Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini came down to the wire. The Spaniard beat Fabio Di Giannantonio (+Ego Speed Up) on the final lap to head third-place Championship leader Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS).

? @Afernandez37 is absolutely ecstatic! ?

What a race, what a battle! ?#SanMarinoGP ?? pic.twitter.com/QBz4msFDTJ

— MotoGP™ ?? (@MotoGP) September 15, 2019

Di Giannantonio held position off the line at the Italian grabbed the holeshot from pole position, with Marquez sluggish as the lights went out as the Spaniard dropped to P6. Fernandez slotted into second behind ‘Diggia’ on the opening lap with Tom Lüthi (Dynavolt Intact GP) getting a lightning start from P7 to climb to P3.

The result stands for now, but both Di Giannantonio and Fernandez have been called to a hearing after the last lap. In the meantime, Fernandez cements himself as a title threat to Marquez with win number three of his season, the second on the bounce. 26 points is still healthy for Marquez heading to Aragon, but there’s no time to relax. Moto2™ go racing again next weekend in Spain.