Moto3 rider John McPhee got his first grand prix victory at last week’s Czech GP on a rain-soaked Brno Circuit. But he very nearly didn’t. You’ll see what I mean.

Unfortunately ’s Facebook video of McPhee’s incredible accidental-drift-then-jump-then-save doesn’t want to embed here but you can see the scene . Scrub to about 50 seconds in to see the replay.

Looks like McPhee had a controlled slide going through the turn, but the rear tire caught traction a little more aggressively than he might have expected and shot the bike’s orientation upright in a big hurry.

McPhee’s been racing motorcycles (Formula 125) since age 12, according to . He’s been racing at the Moto3 level since 2012 and went “full time” the following year.

Funny to think these Moto3 bikes are just 250cc single-cylinder four-strokes. It’s amazing how fast you can make a small engine with the right recipe of aerodynamics, light-weighting and professional piloting.

McPhee ended up winning the race by a whopping 8.8 seconds. And here I am just happy that I haven’t had to get wet while motorcycling in years.