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125 MotoGP
Paris Hilton Racing Team’s Maverick Vinales charged to his second victory of 2011 at the Iveco TT Assen, pulling a 2 and a half second gap over Luis Salom in second and Sergio Gadea in third before rain produced a red flag.
Rookie Vinales (Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing Team) pulled away from the way from the field of the 125cc MotoGP riders, after a thrilling start saw a group of eight riders battling for the lead.
The 16-year old Paris Hilton Team 125cc rider had dropped back as far as ninth position, only to make his way back to the front, finally making an outside pass on Sandro Cortese (Intact Racing Team Germany 125cc MotoGP) to take the lead on lap 10.
The start of the race saw Sergio Gadea charge into the lead in the first corner and ride an aggressive race, making some astonishing passes through the chicane and trading places with the two Derbis of Johann Zarco (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo) and Efrén Vázquez.
Gadea finally finished third when rain produced the red flag and called the race at lap 15. As two thirds of the race distance had been covered, full points awarded as of positions on lap 14.
Luis Salom (RW Racing GP) battled with Cortese and Gadea, making a pass on Gadea just in time to place second in the race. Cortese ended in fourth, followed by Zarco in fifth, Danny Kent (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport) in sixth and Vázquez in seventh.
Jonas Folger (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport) was in the lead pack until he had a big moment in turn one, finishing the race in eighth position, in front of Marcel Schrötter (Mahindra Racing) in ninth and Héctor Faubel (Bankia Aspar) in tenth.
2011 Asssen TT: 125cc MotoGP Results:
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing | Aprilia | 152.2 | 25’04.147 |
| 2. | 20 | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | RW Racing GP | Aprilia | 151.9 | +2.555 |
| 3. | 16 | 33 | Sergio GADEA | SPA | Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing | Aprilia | 151.9 | +2.655 |
| 4. | 13 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Intact-Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 151.8 | +3.670 |
| 5. | 11 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Avant-AirAsia-Ajo | Derbi | 151.8 | +3.903 |
| 6. | 10 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Red Bull Ajo MotorSport | Aprilia | 151.7 | +4.469 |
| 7. | 9 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Avant-AirAsia-Ajo | Derbi | 151.3 | +8.828 |
| 8. | 8 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | Red Bull Ajo MotorSport | Aprilia | 151.1 | +10.416 |
| 9. | 7 | 77 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 151.1 | +10.791 |
| 10. | 6 | 55 | Hector FAUBEL | SPA | Bankia Aspar Team 125cc | Aprilia | 150.9 | +13.238 |
| 11. | 5 | 10 | Alexis MASBOU | FRA | Caretta Technology | KTM | 150.7 | +15.255 |
| 12. | 4 | 15 | Simone GROTZKYJ | ITA | Phonica Racing | Aprilia | 150.6 | +16.061 |
| 13. | 3 | 99 | Danny WEBB | GBR | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 149.7 | +25.420 |
| 14. | 2 | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | Airasia-Sic-Ajo | Derbi | 149.5 | +26.954 |
| 15. | 1 | 23 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Andalucia Banca Civica | Aprilia | 149.5 | +27.578 |
| 16. | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Ongetta-Centro Seta | Aprilia | 149.4 | +27.886 | |
| 17. | 3 | Luigi MORCIANO | ITA | Team Italia FMI | Aprilia | 149.3 | +29.450 | |
| 18. | 41 | Luca GRUENWALD | GER | Freudenberg Racing Team | KTM | 149.0 | +32.367 | |
| 19. | 30 | Giulian PEDONE | SWI | Phonica Racing | Aprilia | 148.9 | +33.472 | |
| 20. | 56 | Peter SEBESTYEN | HUN | Caretta Technology | KTM | 148.3 | +39.819 | |
| 21. | 28 | Josep RODRIGUEZ | SPA | Andalucia Banca Civica | Aprilia | 148.2 | +40.069 | |
| 22. | 51 | Bryan SCHOUTEN | NED | Dutch Racing Team | Honda | 147.6 | +46.619 | |
| 23. | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | ITA | Team Italia FMI | Aprilia | 147.5 | +47.645 | |
| 24. | 43 | Francesco MAURIELLO | ITA | WTR-Ten10 Racing | Aprilia | 147.5 | +47.904 | |
| 25. | 21 | Harry STAFFORD | GBR | Ongetta-Centro Seta | Aprilia | 147.5 | +48.341 | |
| 26. | 17 | Taylor MACKENZIE | GBR | Phonica Racing | Aprilia | 146.0 | +1’03.962 | |
| 27. | 36 | Joan PERELLO | SPA | Matteoni Racing | Aprilia | 145.8 | +1’06.347 | |
| 28. | 75 | Thomas VAN LEEUWEN | NED | RacingTeam Van Leeuwen | Honda | 145.4 | +1’10.403 | |
| 29. | 67 | Jerry VAN DE BUNT | NED | JerrysRacingTeam | Honda | 144.3 | +1’22.128 | |
| 30. | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Matteoni Racing | Aprilia | 144.2 | +1’23.063 | |
| 31. | 50 | Sturla FAGERHAUG | NOR | WTR-Ten10 Racing | Aprilia | 144.0 | +1’25.572 | |
| 32. | 61 | Ernst DUBBINK | NED | RV Racing Team | Honda | 143.3 | +1’33.434 | |
| 33. | 26 | Adrian MARTIN | SPA | Bankia Aspar Team 125cc | Aprilia | 116.5 | 3 Laps | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 53 | Jasper IWEMA | NED | Ongetta-Abbink Metaal | Aprilia | 144.2 | 2 Laps | ||
| 31 | Niklas AJO | FIN | TT Motion Events Racing | Aprilia | 95.3 | 11 Laps | ||
