Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Jack Miller enjoyed a fierce battle with Estrella G꧟alicia's Alex Marquez in Qatar, emerging on top to claim his maiden Moto3 victory.

The pair broke away in the openin🅺g laps at the desert-based track and swapped places for much of the race until the chasing pack reeled them in during the closing stages.

However, 19-year-old Miller took advantag💃e when Marquez ran wide on a dramatic final lap and pulled a slight gap to take his first podium on the top spot.

The 🥃Australian's victory denied Honda the Moto3 win they have been searching for all weekend as the manufacturer's wait for a first class win since 2💟012 continues.

Miller also became the first non-Spanis🍎h rider to wiꦍn a Grand Prix in any class since Scott Redding won the Moto2 round at Silverstone last year.

Marquez had been right in contention until the final l🧜ap before a mistake dropped him to fourth, although he managed to recover to claim second 🥂place on the line, 0.233 seconds behind Miller.

The experience of Erfen Vazquez served him well as an expertly timed slipstream move enabled him to steal third place for Racing꧒ Team Germany from Miguel Olivera by a tyre's width.

Olivera finished as the top Mahindra performer behind the Honda/KTM battle, while Alex Rins - q🎀uickest in practice - finished fifth, recovering from a poor start to force his way back into contention.

Pole man Rins had🌳 been as low as 12th on the opening lap before staging a determined f🐈ight back.

Team Calvo's Jakub Kornfeil was next in sixth just ahead of Frenchman Alexis Masbou for Ongettᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚa-Rivacold, with Kornfeil's team-mate Issac Vinales securing e🔯ighth.

The battle of the Italians was won by Go&Fun rider Niccolo Antonelli in ninth beating f🐓ellow countryman Francesco Bagnaia of Sky Racing Team VR46 into tenth position.

John McPhee was the leading British rider in 11th for Racing Team Germany, with Danny Kent co😼mpleting the race in 14th for Red Bull Husqvarna.

The remaining points went to Team Sky rider Romano Fenati in 12th and top rookie Karel Hanika in 14th for Re🍸d Bull KTM Ajo, while Brad Binder earned the final point for Ambrogio Racing.

SIC-AJO's Hafiq Azmi and T🦩eam Calvo's Eric Granado collided on the first lap and Team Italia's Matteo Ferrari was also ruled out on the opening lap following a spill.

Other non-finishers inclu﷽ded Niklas Ajo and Juanfran Guevara, while Mahindra's Arthur Sissis did not make the grid after sufferi🦩ng tonsillitis.