Australia MotoGP
In the 125cc class Marc Márquez’s ninth win of the season stretched the Red Bull Ajo Motorsport rider’s lead at the top of the World Championship standings to 12 points as he triumphed from pole position.
The 17-year-old also equalled Jorge Martínez’s 1988 record as the Spanish rider with the most wins in the category in a single season as he strengthened his title charge with just two rounds remaining.
Taking the chequered flag 6.062s clear of the rest of the field having opened up an early lead Márquez finished well ahead of title rivals Pol Espargaró and Nico Terol (Bancaja Aspar), who had competed closely for the remaining two podium positions during the race.
Espargaró eventually finished just over five seconds clear of Terol however as the Tuenti Racing rider put in a strong final stage of the race.
The round 15 result leaves Márquez on 272 points at the top of the standings, with Terol now on 260 and Espargaró on 255 with the Estoril and Valencia rounds to go.
In a tight battle for fourth position which required a video finish between Efrén Vázquez and Bradley Smith (Bancaja Aspar) the Tuenti Racing edged his British competitor, with Esteve Rabat (Blusens-STX) close behind in sixth.
Tomoyoshi Koyama (Racing Team Germany), Luis Salom (Stipa-Molenaar Racing), Randy Krummenacher (Stipa-Molenaar Racing) and Danny Webb (Andalucia Cajasol) all secured top-ten finishes. Unfortunately for front-row starter Sandro Cortese (Avant Mitsubishi Ajo) his race ended early with a crash.
2010 125cc MotoGP Results: Phillip Island, Australia
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Red Bull Ajo Motorsport | Derbi | 160.6 | 38’13.008 |
| 2. | 20 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 160.2 | +6.062 |
| 3. | 16 | 40 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 159.8 | +11.576 |
| 4. | 13 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Tuenti Racing | Derbi | 159.3 | +19.032 |
| 5. | 11 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Bancaja Aspar Team | Aprilia | 159.3 | +19.033 |
| 6. | 10 | 12 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Blusens-STX | Aprilia | 159.2 | +20.593 |
| 7. | .9 | 71 | Tomoyoshi KOYAMA | JPN | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 158.4 | +31.519 |
| 8. | 8 | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP | Aprilia | 157.4 | +46.598 |
| 9. | 7 | 35 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | Stipa-Molenaar Racing GP | Aprilia | 157.3 | +48.730 |
| 10. | 6 | 99 | Danny WEBB | GBR | Andalucia Cajasol | Aprilia | 156.6 | +58.456 |
| 11. | 5 | 26 | Adrian MARTIN | SPA | Aeroport de Castello – Ajo | Aprilia | 155.5 | +1’15.857 |
| 12. | 4 | 50 | Sturla FAGERHAUG | NOR | AirAsia – Sepang Int. Circuit | Aprilia | 155.2 | +1’19.506 |
| 13. | 3 | 78 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Interwetten Honda 125 | Honda | 155.2 | +1’19.540 |
| 14. | 2 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 155.2 | +1’19.543 |
| 15. | 1 | 15 | Simone GROTZKYJ | ITA | Fontana Racing | Aprilia | 154.4 | +1’32.122 |
| 16. | 53 | Jasper IWEMA | NED | CBC Corse | Aprilia | 153.8 | +1’42.366 | |
| 17. | 69 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | CBC Corse | Aprilia | 152.9 | 1 Lap | |
| 18. | 46 | Joshua HOOK | AUS | Hook Racing.com | Aprilia | 152.2 | 1 Lap | |
| 19. | 87 | Luca MARCONI | ITA | Ongetta Team | Aprilia | 152.1 | 1 Lap | |
| 20. | 57 | Joel TAYLOR | AUS | BRP Racing | Aprilia | 151.8 | 1 Lap | |
| 21. | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Lambretta Reparto Corse | Lambretta | 151.4 | 1 Lap | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 32 | Lorenzo SAVADORI | ITA | Matteoni Racing | Aprilia | 151.5 | 20 Laps | ||
| 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Avant Mitsubishi Ajo | Derbi | 151.8 | 21 Laps | ||
| Not Starting | ||||||||
| 14 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | WTR San Marino Team | Aprilia | 0 Lap | |||
| 23 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Andalucia Cajasol | Aprilia | 0 Lap | |||
