MotoGP 2023
Round 16 – Australia Grand Prix
Joel Kelso, who recently signed with BOÉ Motorsports for the 2024 Moto3 season, has claimed a podium at the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.
Kelso finished third behind Oncu and Sasaki, in challenging conditions which saw the MotoGP race scheduled for Sunday afternoon to be cancelled.
A late race scare at turn 10 while in the fight for the lead saw Kelso curb his aggression, with a massive advantgae over fourth-placed Veijer, Kelso ensured he brought home a podium in front of his home crowd.
Boris Mihailovic grabbed Joel fresh off the podium for a quick chat.
Joel Kelso
“Bloody brilliant, one for the home crowd so happy days. Yeah honestly it was just about managing as much as we can, I was just following Ayumu in the middle of the race, seeing what he does and then really that was it. I made a mistake five laps to go, and I thought let’s just bring it home for the home crowd. Tonight we’ll be able to celebrate well.”
Moto3 Race Results
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | Time/Gap |
| 1 | Deniz Öncü | TR | 39:57.919 |
| 2 | Ayumu Sasaki | JP | +0.407 |
| 3 | Joel Kelso | AU | +4.392 |
| 4 | Collin Veijer | NL | +23.062 |
| 5 | Adrian Fernandez | ES | +31.661 |
| 6 | Riccardo Rossi | IT | +31.702 |
| 7 | Taiyo Furusato | JP | +32.236 |
| 8 | Jaume Masia | ES | +32.923 |
| 9 | Matteo Bertelle | IT | +33.379 |
| 10 | Lorenzo Fellon | FR | +35.375 |
| 11 | Nicola-Carraro | IT | +46.47 |
| 12 | Stefano Nepa | IT | +53.566 |
| 13 | Daniel Holgado | ES | +62.607 |
| 14 | Joshua Whatley | GB | +62.88 |
| 15 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JP | +76.638 |
| 16 | Xavier Artigas | ES | +90.027 |
| 17 | Kaito Toba | JP | +112.035 |
| 18 | Jose Antonio Rueda | ES | – |
| Not Classified |
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| Vicente Perez | ES | 18 laps | |
| Syarifuddin Azman | MY | 14 laps | |
| David Salvador | ES | 12 laps | |
| David Alonso | CO | 10 laps | |
| Mario Suryo Aji | ID | 11 laps | |
| David Muñoz | ES | 9 laps | |
| Filippo Farioli | IT | 8 laps | |
| Ivan Ortola | ES | 8 laps | |
| Diogo Moreira | BR | 5 laps | |
