2011 125cc MotoGP
World Championship 125cc MotoGP points leader Nico Terol took his sixth win of the season Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, charging to victory ahead of Maverick Vinales and Sandro Cortese.
Bankia Aspar’s Terol had an amazing start off pole position, clearly determined to take a win following his DNF at the Czech GP when a mechanical forced his retirement out of the lead of the race.
The 22 year-old pulled an immediate gap and led the race unchallenged, winning the race and extending his Championship lead to 26 points over Johann Zarco (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo).
Vinales (Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing) picked off his competitors one by one to make his way up to third place to fight it out with Zarco. The French rider then had a huge moment, dropping him back into seventh with10 laps to go, allowing Vinales to push on and finish second.
Vinales appeared to have second in the bag, until with five laps remaining his tires started to go, letting Cortese (Intact Racing Team Germany) and Sergio Gadea (Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing Team) catch back up to the youngster. Viñales came out on top of that skirmish to cross the line second, with Cortese finishing third and Gadea fourth.
Frenchman Zarco worked his way back through the field to cross the line fifth, getting the better of team mate Efren Vazquez (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo) who finished sixth. Hector Faubel (Bankia Aspar) crossed the line a clear seventh, with Miguel Oliveira (Team AndalucÃa Banca Civica), Jonas Folger (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport) and Jakub Kornfeil (Ongetta-Centro Seta) completing the top ten. Brad Binder (RW Racing GP) made an impressive showing in his very first GP, finishing in 17th position.
2011 Indy 125cc MotoGP Results
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Bankia Aspar Team 125cc | Aprilia | 137.9 | 42’11.978 |
| 2. | 20 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing | Aprilia | 137.7 | +3.633 |
| 3. | 16 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Intact-Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 137.7 | +3.737 |
| 4. | 13 | 33 | Sergio GADEA | SPA | Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing | Aprilia | 137.6 | +4.227 |
| 5. | 11 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Avant-AirAsia-Ajo | Derbi | 137.1 | +14.186 |
| 6. | 10 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Avant-AirAsia-Ajo | Derbi | 137.1 | +14.200 |
| 7. | 9 | 55 | Hector FAUBEL | SPA | Bankia Aspar Team 125cc | Aprilia | 136.9 | +18.477 |
| 8. | 8 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Andalucia Banca Civica | Aprilia | 136.6 | +23.992 |
| 9. | 7 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | Red Bull Ajo MotorSport | Aprilia | 136.6 | +24.239 |
| 10. | 6 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Ongetta-Centro Seta | Aprilia | 135.8 | +38.748 |
| 11. | 5 | 15 | Simone GROTZKYJ | ITA | Phonica Racing | Aprilia | 135.8 | +39.194 |
| 12. | 4 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Matteoni Racing | Aprilia | 135.7 | +40.203 |
| 13. | 3 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Red Bull Ajo MotorSport | Aprilia | 135.5 | +44.088 |
| 14. | 2 | 10 | Alexis MASBOU | FRA | Caretta Technology | KTM | 135.5 | +45.201 |
| 15. | 1 | 3 | Luigi MORCIANO | ITA | Team Italia FMI | Aprilia | 135.4 | +46.037 |
| 16. | 53 | Jasper IWEMA | NED | Ongetta-Abbink Metaal | Aprilia | 134.8 | +58.451 | |
| 17. | 14 | Brad BINDER | RSA | RW Racing GP | Aprilia | 134.1 | +1’12.015 | |
| 18. | 43 | Francesco MAURIELLO | ITA | WTR-Ten10 Racing | Aprilia | 134.0 | +1’12.898 | |
| 19. | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | Airasia-Sic-Ajo | Derbi | 133.9 | +1’14.294 | |
| 20. | 36 | Joan PERELLO | SPA | Matteoni Racing | Aprilia | 133.4 | +1’23.947 | |
| 21. | 17 | Taylor MACKENZIE | GBR | Phonica Racing | Aprilia | 133.2 | +1’29.369 | |
| 22. | 56 | Peter SEBESTYEN | HUN | Caretta Technology | KTM | 133.1 | +1’29.813 | |
| 23. | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | ITA | Team Italia FMI | Aprilia | 132.9 | +1’34.296 | |
| 24. | 30 | Giulian PEDONE | SWI | Phonica Racing | Aprilia | 121.2 | 2 Laps | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 77 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 134.9 | 1 Lap | ||
| 26 | Adrian MARTIN | SPA | Bankia Aspar Team 125cc | Aprilia | 132.8 | 3 Laps | ||
| 50 | Sturla FAGERHAUG | NOR | WTR-Ten10 Racing | Aprilia | 133.1 | 12 Laps | ||
| 31 | Niklas AJO | FIN | TT Motion Events Racing | Aprilia | 135.1 | 16 Laps | ||
| 21 | Harry STAFFORD | GBR | Ongetta-Centro Seta | Aprilia | 128.1 | 16 Laps | ||
