2011 Moto2 Results
Pole position starter and championship leader Stefan Bradl took a dominating third win of the season in the Moto2 race at Catalunya Sunday, giving him a 43-point lead in the standings.
The young Marc Marquez steadily made his way through the field at his home track to finish second, and Aleix Espargaro (Pons HP 40) who started from the front row for only the second time in his career, produced his first podium finish of his GP career with a third place. Simone Corsi (Ioda Racing Project) finished in fourth.
A sunny start saw the German Bradl leading the field, pursued by Aleix Espargaro of the Pons HP 40 team off the start. Fellow Spaniard Julián Simon overtook Espargaro with 11 laps to go, but a determined Espargaró was in top form in front of his home crowd, and put up a fight and took back the Moto2 position.
Dominique Aegerter of Technomag-CIP lowsided with eight laps to go, and team mate Kenan Sofuoglu was involved in a spectacular crash that took out Julián Simón three quarters into the race.
Sofuoglu appeared to have made contact with the rear wheel of Simón, sending the Spanish rider into a highside and taking him out of the race. Simón sustained a fractured right tibia and fibula in the crash. Following the Moto2 crash incident it was confirmed that a hearing organised by Race Direction will be held this Thursday (June 9th).
Thomas Lüthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2) crashed out along with last year’s Catalunya race winner Yuki Takahashi (Gresini Racing) with 18 laps to go. Bradley Smith (Tech 3) managed to avoid being collected in the crash, but later ran off in the last lap to finish the race in 19th.
The battle for fifth was close, with Randy Krummenacher (GP Team Switzerland Kiefer Racing Moto2) finally nabbing the spot, just in front of Alex de Angelis (JiR Moto2) in sixth and Esteve Rabat (Blusens-STX) in seventh. Mika Kallio (Marc VDS Racing) followed in eighth, in front of Yonny Hernández (Blusens-STX). German rider Max Neukirchner (MZ Racing) completed the top ten.
The close racing produced several more non-finishers, including Axel Pons (Pons HP 40), American rider Kenny Noyes (Avintia-STX), Javier Forés (Mapfre Aspar), Mike di Meglio (Tech 3) and Robertino Pietri (Italtrans Racing). Ratthapark Wilairot (Thai Honda Singha-SAG) did not start after crashing in the morning warm up session.
2011 Catalunya Moto2: Results
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 65 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Viessmann Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 156.6 | 41’38.888 |
| 2 | 20 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol | Suter | 156.4 | +4.141 |
| 3 | 16 | 40 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Pons Kalex | 156.1 | +8.409 |
| 4 | 13 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Ioda Racing Project | FTR | 156.0 | +10.331 |
| 5 | 11 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | GP Team Switzerland Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 155.9 | +11.661 |
| 6 | 10 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 155.9 | +12.383 |
| 7 | 9 | 34 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Blusens-STX | FTR | 155.8 | +12.602 |
| 8 | 8 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 155.8 | +13.467 |
| 9 | 7 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Blusens-STX | FTR | 155.6 | +16.612 |
| 10 | 6 | 76 | Max NEUKIRCHNER | GER | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 155.6 | +16.735 |
| 11 | 5 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 155.6 | +17.031 |
| 12 | 4 | 51 | Michele PIRRO | ITA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 155.5 | +18.460 |
| 13 | 3 | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | ITA | NGM Forward Racing | Suter | 155.2 | +22.933 |
| 14 | 2 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Tech 3 B | Tech 3 | 155.2 | +23.416 |
| 15 | 1 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Speed Master | Suter | 155.2 | +23.449 |
| 16 | Â | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | HP Tuenti Speed Up | FTR | 155.1 | +24.070 |
| 17 | Â | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Suter | 155.1 | +24.111 |
| 18 | Â | 31 | Carmelo MORALES | SPA | Desguaces La Torre G22 | Moriwaki | 155.1 | +25.351 |
| 19 | Â | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 154.8 | +29.249 |
| 20 | Â | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | FRA | Speed Up | FTR | 154.5 | +35.077 |
| 21 | Â | 64 | Santiago HERNANDEZ | COL | SAG Team | FTR | 154.1 | +41.666 |
| 22 | Â | 13 | Anthony WEST | AUS | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 153.4 | +52.103 |
| 23 | Â | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | FRA | NGM Forward Racing | Suter | 152.8 | +1’02.492 |
| 24 | Â | 49 | Kev COGHLAN | GBR | Aeroport de Castello | FTR | 152.0 | +1’16.294 |
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| Â | Â | 80 | Axel PONS | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Pons Kalex | 155.7 | 5 Laps |
| Â | Â | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 156.6 | 8 Laps |
| Â | Â | 54 | Kenan SOFUOGLU | TUR | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 156.5 | 8 Laps |
| Â | Â | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 156.5 | 8 Laps |
| Â | Â | 21 | Javier FORES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 146.4 | 12 Laps |
| Â | Â | 75 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Ioda Racing Project | FTR | 153.8 | 16 Laps |
| Â | Â | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 | Suter | 155.5 | 18 Laps |
| Â | Â | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 155.4 | 18 Laps |
| Â | Â | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 153.8 | 18 Laps |
| Â | Â | 39 | Robertino PIETRI | VEN | Italtrans Racing Team | Suter | 151.1 | 20 Laps |
| Â | Â | 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | QAT | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 138.7 | 21 Laps |
| Â | Â | 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Avintia-STX | FTR | Â | 0 Lap |
