Submitted by Mike Lewis on
Race Results and summary for Moto2:
Esteve Rabat won his first-ever Grand Prix in emphatic fashion Sunday in Jerez grabbing the lead early and relentlessly expanding it to the finish. The win, following Rabat's first-ever pole position, also put the Spaniard in the Moto2 championship lead for the first time. Headed into the next race in Le Mans, Rabat has a one-point advantage over Scott Redding, the second-place finisher Sunday. Local favorite Pol Espargaro finished third following a thrilling, race-long battle with eventual fourth-place finisher Takaaki Nakagami. Nicolas Terol, winner at the COTA track in Texas two weeks ago, finished a lonely fifth.
Rabat's clear dominance was the story of the day, however. By the lap three, he had opened .7 sec gap on second-place Redding. By lap 10 of the 26-lap contest, he expanded his lead to 2.5 seconds as track conditions became increasingly slick. It the end, Rabat finished the race 4.2 seconds in front of the British rider who is still seeking his first Moto2 win.
Results:
Pos. | No. | Rider | Bike | Time / Diff. |
1 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | Kalex | 45'04.450 |
2 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Kalex | 4.261 |
3 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | Kalex | 7.517 |
4 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | 7.721 |
5 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | Suter | 11.535 |
6 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | Kalex | 13.264 |
7 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | Suter | 13.762 |
8 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | 21.105 |
9 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | Kalex | 24.221 |
10 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Kalex | 24.419 |
11 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Suter | 26.526 |
12 | 95 | Anthony WEST | Speed Up | 27.005 |
13 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | Suter | 35.559 |
14 | 3 | Simone CORSI | Speed Up | 35.656 |
15 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | Speed Up | 35.833 |
16 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | Speed Up | 44.877 |
17 | 60 | Julian SIMON | Kalex | 44.944 |
18 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | Suter | 50.024 |
19 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | Kalex | 50.327 |
20 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | Motobi | 51.861 |
21 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | Speed Up | 52.312 |
22 | 44 | Steven ODENDAAL | Speed Up | 52.405 |
23 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | Moriwaki | +1'03.376 |
24 | 17 | Alberto MONCAYO | Speed Up | +1'08.546 |
25 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | Tech 3 | +1'10.022 |
26 | 7 | Doni Tata PRADITA | Suter | +1'19.177 |
27 | 52 | Danny KENT | Tech 3 | +1'36.027 |
28 | 97 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | Speed Up | 1 Lap |
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36 | Mika KALLIO | Kalex | 11 Laps | |
9 | Kyle SMITH | Kalex | 15 Laps | |
27 | Dani RIVAS | Kalex | 17 Laps | |
14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | Suter | 25 Laps | |
49 | Axel PONS | Kalex | 25 Laps | |
92 | Alex MARIÑELARENA | Suter | 0 Lap |
Comments
Scott
Nice one Scott, keep 'em coming :O)
A nice suprise
The more the merrier. It wasn't the most exciting Moto2 race but having another one competing for victories it's good news.