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Veda Ega Pratama finished fourth in the Moto3 Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday at Lusail International Circuit after starting from the 14th grid slot, according to Kompas.
The Honda Team Asia rider fought through the field during the 16-lap race following a six-position grid penalty assessed for failing to slow down when yellow flags were displayed.
David Almansa won the race for Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP with a total time of 33 minutes and 9.470 seconds. Adrian Fernandez took second place for Leopard Racing, finishing 2.516 seconds behind the winner, while Maximo Quiles rounded out the podium in third for CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team.
“I know I really had to fight for this. I cried on the last lap because I couldn’t believe I was there, in second position. I felt like I finally managed to get out of the hole, Fernandez told Leopard Racing.”
Veda gained three positions immediately after the opening corner on Sunday, slotting into 11th place by the end of the first lap. He maintained his rhythm as the leading pack separated from the chasing groups.
By lap three, Veda climbed to seventh place as Munoz served a long-lap penalty.
Throughout the middle stages of the race, Veda engaged in a multi-rider battle alongside Joel Kelso and Alvaro Carpe. He briefly fell back to eighth after being overtaken by Kelso and Eddie O’Shea, but regained positions following O’Shea’s crash.
The decisive moves occurred on the final circuit around the 5.380-kilometer Lusail layout. Veda executed a clean maneuver past Carpe at Turn 12 before diving inside Kelso at Turn 14 to secure fourth place at the checkered flag, Pontianak Post reported.
The result marked another strong points-scoring finish in Veda’s debut Moto3 world championship season, following previous podium results in Malaysia and Brazil. His fourth-place finish at Lusail earned him 13 championship points.
With his runner-up finish in Qatar, Fernandez collected 20 points to bring his season total to 177 points, holding fifth place in the Moto3 world standings. Veda sits sixth in the championship with 144 points, trailing Fernandez by 33 points, according to Tribratanews.
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