Moto2 Mugello: Recap & Results

Moto2 Results

Andrea Iannone (Fimmco Speed Up, Speed Up) won an extraordinary victory in the Moto2 race, escaping from the pack at the start to run away out front while the rest of the field jostled for position some way behind.

By three-quarters distance the 20-year-old Italian had amassed a lead of seven seconds – a massive advantage in this ultra-close, Honda-powered World Championship.

Yesterday Iannone took pole position by an impressive margin, yet few people expected him to be able to repeat his performance in race conditions, especially at a track like Mugello where chasing riders can take advantage of the leader’s slipstream. But today no one even got close enough to Iannone to get into his draft.

Sergio Gadea (Tenerife 40 Pons, Pons Kalex) won a frantic five-man battle for second place, making up two positions on the final lap to take his first Moto2 podium.

He just edged out Simone Corsi (Jir Moto2, Motobi), taking a second consecutive third place, Thomas Luthi (Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2, Moriwaki), Toni Elias (Gresini Racing Moto2, Moriwaki) and Shoya Tomizawa (Technomag-CIP, Suter).

The five riders crossed the finish line covered by just 1.1 seconds, having swapped positions throughout the 21-lap race.

Gabor Talmacsi (Fimmco Speed Up, Speed Up) had also been in the contest for second place until he lost touch with the group to finish a lonely seventh, some way ahead of a six-man skirmish for eighth won by Yuki Takahashi (Tech 3 Racing, Tech 3).

The Japanese rider was followed past the chequered flag in quick succession by Julian Simon (Mapfre Aspar Team, Suter), Alex Debon (Aeroport de Castello-Ajo, FTR), Alex De Angelis (RSM Team Scot, Force GP210), Hector Faubel (Marc VDS Racing Team, Suter) and Alex Baldolini (Caretta Technology Race Dept, I.C.P.)

The MotoGP World Championship now heads north and across the English Channel for the British GP at Silverstone on June 20. The British event is followed by two more races on consecutive weekends: the Dutch TT on June 26 and the Catalan GP on July 4.

MOTO2 RIDER QUOTES

Andrea Iannone (Fimmco Speed Up, Speed Up: 1st) says: “A fantastic day, a perfect day. To do this in front of all the Italian fans, it couldn’t be better. I got out front and pushed very hard to make the break from the other guys. If you have an advantage in this class you have to take it. I’m very happy, I’d like to thank everyone, especially the people in the team who worked so hard over the winter to get this all set up. At Le Mans we were already beginning to understand things, to find a good direction on set-up, but I still didn’t think this could happen here at Mugello. I wasn’t easy to get the bike set up at the first races, but this is the result, the prize!”

Sergio Gadea (Tenerife 40 Pons, Pons Kalex: 2nd) says: “This is my first podium in Moto2 so of course I am very excited. The race was great – Elias and Luthi were leaving nothing to spare, and I was looking over shoulder a lot. It was an incredible race to be involved in. We are improving a lot at the moment; we have gone from less to more. My Kalex chassis is working very well, it’s very consistent, which is what we want.”

Simone Corsi (Jir Moto2, Motobi: 3rd) says: “Today I scored my second podium in a row, so you can see that I am really enjoying Moto2 at the moment. We had some tyre problems in qualifying yesterday but we were able to get things sorted for the race. It was an amazing race, I started so far back and really enjoyed working my way through the pack. I hope the fans enjoyed that too.”

Pole position : 1m55.598s (163.341Km/h) Andrea Iannone, Fimmco Speed Up

Fastest lap : Lap 2 – 1m55.598s (163.341Km/h) Andrea Iannone, Fimmco Speed Up

Circuit record lap : 1m55.647s (163.272Km/h) Andrea Iannone, Fimmco Speed Up

Circuit Best Lap : 1m55.598s (163.341Km/h) Andrea Iannone, Fimmco Speed Up

1	Toni Elias	74 pts	SPA	HONDA	Gresini Racing Moto2
2	Shoya Tomizawa	55 pts	JPN	HONDA	Technomag-CIP
3	Simone Corsi	51 pts	ITA	HONDA	JiR Moto2
4	Sergio Gadea	46 pts	SPA	HONDA	Tenerife 40 Pons
5	Thomas Luthi	38 pts	SWI	HONDA	Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2
6	Andrea Iannone	38 pts	ITA	HONDA	Fimmco Speed Up
7	Julian Simon	35 pts	SPA	HONDA	Mapfre Aspar Team
8	Gabor Talmacsi	34 pts	HUN	HONDA	Fimmco Speed Up
9	Alex Debon	26 pts	SPA	HONDA	Aeroport de Castello – Ajo
10	Yuki Takahashi	21 pts	JAP	HONDA	Tech 3 Racing
11	Roberto Rolfo	21 pts	ITA	HONDA	Italtrans S.T.R.
12	Jules Cluzel	21 pts	FRA	HONDA	Forward Racing
13	Fonsi Nieto	12 pts	SPA	HONDA	G22 Holiday Gym
14	Stefan Bradl	11 pts	GER	HONDA	Viessman Kiefer Racing
15	Yonny Hernandez	10 pts	COL	HONDA	Blusens-STX
16	Mattia Pasini	10 pts	ITA	HONDA	JiR Moto2
17	Ratthapark Wilairot	9 pts	THA	HONDA	Thai Honda PTT SAG
18	Kenny Noyes	9 pts	USA	HONDA	Jack & Jones by A.Banderas
19	Alex Baldolini	9 pts	ITA	HONDA	Caretta Technology Race Dept
20	Dominique Aegerter	8 pts	SWI	HONDA	Technomag-CIP
21	Scott Redding	5 pts	GBR	HONDA	Marc VDS Racing Team
22	Alex De Angelis	5 pts	SMR	HONDA	RSM Team Scot
23	Lukas Pesek	4 pts	CZE	HONDA	Matteoni C.P. Racing
24	Hector Faubel	4 pts	SPA	HONDA	Marc VDS Racing Team
25	Karel Abraham	2 pts	CZE	HONDA	Cardion AB Motoracing
26	Claudio Corti	1 pts	ITA	HONDA	Forward Racing
27	Anthony West	1 pts	AUS	HONDA	MZ Racing
28	Yannick Guerra	0 pts	SPA	HONDA	G22 Holiday Gym
29	Xavier Simeon	0 pts	BEL	HONDA	G22 Holiday Gym
30	Vladimir Leonov	0 pts	RUS	HONDA	Vector Kiefer Racing
31	Vladimir Ivanov	0 pts	RUS	HONDA	Gresini Racing Moto2
32	Valentin Debise	0 pts	FRA	HONDA	WTR San Marino Team
33	Robertino Pietri	0 pts	VEN	HONDA	Italtrans S.T.R.
34	Raffaele De Rosa	0 pts	ITA	HONDA	Tech 3 Racing
35	Niccolo Canepa	0 pts	ITA	HONDA	RSM Team Scot
36	Mike De Meglio	0 pts	FRA	HONDA	Mapfre Aspar Team
37	Mashel Al Naimi	0 pts	QAT	HONDA	Blusens-STX
38	Joan Olive	0 pts	SPA	HONDA	Jack & Jones by A.Banderas
39	Ivan Moreno	0 pts	SPA	HONDA	Andalucia Cajasol
40	Bernat Martinez	0 pts	SPA	HONDA	Maquinza-SAG Team
41	Axel Pons	0 pts	SPA	HONDA	Tenerife 40 Pons
42	Arne Tode	0 pts	GER	HONDA	Racing Team Germany
43	Anthony Delhalle	0 pts	FRA	HONDA	Qatar Endurance Racing Team
44	Amadeo Llados	0 pts	SPA	HONDA	Llados Racing Team