2013 Jerez Moto2 Race Result: A Handful Of Firsts

Submitted by Mike Lewis on Sun, 2013-05-05 10:02

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
Not Classified
	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