2013 Moto2 Results
Spoiler Alert: 2013 Moto2 Championship results from Indianapolis Motor Speedway listed below
After pulling a late pass on Takaaki Nakagami, Tito Rabat took his second win of the 2013 Moto2 Championship Sunday at the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix.
Following another spirited battle, Scott Redding increased his title-leading advantage by beating Pol Espargaro to the final podium position.
Victory for Rabat is the Spaniard’s second after Jerez earlier this year. The Tuenti HP 40 rider – teammate to Espargaro – came from fourth place on the grid, having run fifth in the opening stages of the race. His other teammate, Axel Pons, did not make the start (due to a fever) which left 32 riders on the grid.
A strong getaway for pole-sitter Redding allowed the Englishman (Marc VDS Racing Team) to fend off Espargaro and lead into the first corner. Nakagami (Italtrans Racing Team) was third, but pulled a strong manoeuvre on Espargaro to seize second spot at Turn 10. On the second lap, Nakagami stole the lead from Redding and – pushing for a first win – would not lose the top spot until Lap 23.
Rabat’s charge came very much in the second half of the race, first overhauling Redding on Lap 19 before carrying out a confident pass on teammate Espargaro two laps later. The move for the lead came at Turn 1 on the 23rd lap of 25, denying Nakagami his career-first victory. Behind, Espargaro – who had started second to Redding – fought his major rival, but ran wide at the second corner and was forced to fend off Technomag carXpert’s Dominique Aegerter for the rest of the race.
Positions six to ten were filled by Simone Corsi (NGM Mobile Racing), Mika Kallio (Marc VDS Racing Team), Johann Zarco (Came Iodaracing Project), Xavier Simeon (Maptaq SAG Zelos Team) and Sachsenring race winner Jordi Torres (Aspar Team Moto2). Blusens Avintia’s Kyle Smith was the only faller, crashing out on Lap 12.
Heading to Brno and the Czech round of the World Championship next weekend, Redding’s championship lead over Espargaro has been stretched out to 26 points, with 159 versus 133. Today’s race winner Rabat (113 points) remains third in the standings, now the reduced margin of 46 points in arrears of Redding.
2013 Indy Moto2 Results:
1 | 25 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 144.4 | 43’47.432 |
2 | 20 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 144.3 | +0.766 |
3 | 16 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 144.3 | +1.741 |
4 | 13 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 144.2 | +2.628 |
5 | 11 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 144.2 | +2.708 |
6 | 10 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 143.9 | +8.528 |
7 | 9 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 143.9 | +8.892 |
8 | 8 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Came Iodaracing Project | Suter | 143.9 | +9.029 |
9 | 7 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Maptaq SAG Zelos Team | Kalex | 143.9 | +9.278 |
10 | 6 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 143.8 | +10.754 |
11 | 5 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 143.7 | +11.298 |
12 | 4 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 143.7 | +13.003 |
13 | 3 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing | Suter | 143.6 | +14.513 |
14 | 2 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 143.6 | +14.640 |
15 | 1 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Maptaq SAG Zelos Team | Kalex | 143.5 | +15.745 |
16 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 143.1 | +23.272 | |
17 | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 142.9 | +27.312 | |
18 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 142.9 | +27.420 | |
19 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 142.6 | +31.798 | |
20 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 142.5 | +33.679 | |
21 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | JiR Moto2 | Motobi | 142.5 | +34.229 | |
22 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Moriwaki | 142.4 | +35.680 | |
23 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 142.0 | +43.281 | |
24 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 141.6 | +50.783 | |
25 | 43 | James RISPOLI | USA | GP Tech | Mistral 610 | 141.5 | +52.757 | |
26 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 141.1 | +1’00.878 | |
27 | 17 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 141.1 | +1’01.507 | |
28 | 44 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 140.4 | +1’13.906 | |
29 | 7 | Doni Tata PRADITA | INA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 140.2 | +1’17.953 | |
30 | 10 | Thitipong WAROKORN | THA | Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 139.9 | +1’23.599 | |
31 | 97 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | INA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 133.5 | 1 Lap | |
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9 | Kyle SMITH | GBR | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 140.5 | 14 Laps | ||
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49 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 0 Lap |
2013 Moto2 Championship Point Standings:
Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
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1 | Scott REDDING | Kalex | GBR | 159 |
2 | Pol ESPARGARO | Kalex | SPA | 133 |
3 | Esteve RABAT | Kalex | SPA | 113 |
4 | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | SWI | 94 |
5 | Mika KALLIO | Kalex | FIN | 90 |
6 | Johann ZARCO | Suter | FRA | 75 |
7 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | JPN | 65 |
8 | Jordi TORRES | Suter | SPA | 64 |
9 | Nicolas TEROL | Suter | SPA | 62 |
10 | Simone CORSI | Speed Up | ITA | 60 |
11 | Xavier SIMEON | Kalex | BEL | 58 |
12 | Thomas LUTHI | Suter | SWI | 49 |
13 | Alex DE ANGELIS | Speed Up | RSM | 43 |
14 | Julian SIMON | Kalex | SPA | 42 |
15 | Anthony WEST | Speed Up | AUS | 34 |
16 | Mattia PASINI | Speed Up | ITA | 23 |
17 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Kalex | GER | 22 |
18 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | Suter | SWI | 20 |
19 | Toni ELIAS | Kalex | SPA | 19 |
20 | Mike DI MEGLIO | Motobi | FRA | 18 |
21 | Sandro CORTESE | Kalex | GER | 7 |
22 | Louis ROSSI | Tech 3 | FRA | 4 |
23 | Danny KENT | Tech 3 | GBR | 3 |
24 | Axel PONS | Kalex | SPA | 2 |
25 | Ricard CARDUS | Speed Up | SPA | 1 |