Sepang 125cc GP
Marc Márquez won from pole position at Sepang on Sunday to take over the leadership of the 125cc Championship by three points.
The Red Bull Ajo Motorsport rider led home a podium that was completed by Pol Espargaró (Tuenti Racing) and Nico Terol (Bancaja Aspar), who Márquez now replaces at the top of the championship standings.
Today’s battle for the race win was fought out exclusively by the three riders at the top of the championship standings, despite a hard charge at midrace distance by their three teammates, Bradley Smith (Bancaja Aspar), Efrén Vázquez (Tuenti Racing) and Sandro Cortese (Avant Mitsubishi Ajo), that briefly saw six riders clear at the front of the race.
Terol, Márquez and Espargaró all led at one point as first position continued to swap hands. With six laps to go Márquez began to turn the screw and opened up a gap of almost a full second over Espargaró, setting a fastest lap of the race in the process.
From there the 17 year-old remained calm and controlled, eventually crossing the finish line 2.341s clear of Espargaró, with Terol just over a second further back.
Vázquez won the battle of the chasing pack for fourth position, with Smith and Cortese within half a second of him.
The top ten was completed by Esteve Rabat (Blusens-STX), Luis Salom (Stipa-Molenaar Racing), Tomoyoshi Koyama (Racing Team Germany) and Randy Krummenacher (Stipa-Molenaar Racing).
Márquez now tops the standings on 247 points, with Terol second on 244 and Espargaró third on 235 with three rounds remaining.
Sepang 125cc GP Results | Sunday, October 10, 2010
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Red Bull Ajo Motorsport | Derbi | 148.0 | 40’29.035 |
| 2 | 20 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 147.9 | +2.341 |
| 3 | 16 | 40 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 147.8 | +3.656 |
| 4 | 13 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 147.6 | +6.780 |
| 5 | 11 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 147.6 | +7.133 |
| 6 | 10 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Avant Mitsubishi Ajo | Derbi | 147.6 | +7.297 |
| 7 | 9 | 12 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Blusens-STX | Aprilia | 146.4 | +26.648 |
| 8 | 8 | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP | Aprilia | 146.2 | +29.339 |
| 9 | 7 | 71 | Tomoyoshi KOYAMA | JPN | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 146.2 | +29.339 |
| 10 | 6 | 35 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP | Aprilia | 146.2 | +29.365 |
| 11 | 5 | 14 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | WTR San Marino Team | Aprilia | 145.8 | +36.329 |
| 12 | 4 | 23 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Andalucia Cajasol | Aprilia | 145.8 | +37.545 |
| 13 | 3 | 26 | Adrian MARTIN | SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo | Aprilia | 144.9 | +51.262 |
| 14 | 2 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 144.7 | +54.634 |
| 15 | 1 | 78 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Interwetten Honda 125 | Honda | 144.7 | +54.635 |
| 16 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit | Aprilia | 144.5 | +58.581 | |
| 17 | 69 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | CBC Corse | Aprilia | 143.6 | +1’15.218 | |
| 18 | 72 | Marco RAVAIOLI | ITA | Lambretta Reparto Corse | Lambretta | 143.5 | +1’15.595 | |
| 19 | 96 | Tommaso GABRIELLI | ITA | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 141.0 | +2’00.178 | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 99 | Danny WEBB | GBR | Andalucia Cajasol | Aprilia | 146.1 | 7 Laps | ||
| 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Lambretta Reparto Corse | Lambretta | 142.7 | 7 Laps | ||
| 53 | Jasper IWEMA | NED | CBC Corse | Aprilia | 141.0 | 11 Laps | ||
| 50 | Sturla FAGERHAUG | NOR | AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit | Aprilia | 143.8 | 12 Laps | ||
| 15 | Simone GROTZKYJ | ITA | Fontana Racing | Aprilia | 143.6 | 13 Laps | ||
| 87 | Luca MARCONI | ITA | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 141.3 | 13 Laps | ||
| 32 | Lorenzo SAVADORI | ITA | Matteoni Racing | Aprilia | 136.3 | 15 Laps | ||
