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125 MotoGP
Nicolas Terol (Bankia Aspar) had a stunning return to competition after missing the last 125cc MotoGP race in Assen due to injury, shooting off the second row to lead the start of the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM Mugello race with first time pole man Zarco (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo) moving quickly into second, chasing his first 125 GP victory.
The two 125cc MotoGP riders broke away from the rest of the field, pursued by the pack of Spanish riders Maverick Vinales (Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing Team), Efren Vazquez (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo), Héctor Faubel (Bankia Aspar), Luis Salom (RW Racing GP), and Sergio Gadea (Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing Team), and two German 125cc riders Sandro Cortese (Intact Racing Team Germany) and Jonas Folger (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport).
With ten laps to go, pressure from Zarco caused Terol to run wide, and the Frenchman took over the lead. The Spanish rider sat back until the final corner, driving out of it to pass Zarco on the home straight despite the Avant-AirAsia-Ajo rider swerving to break the draft. The win is the fifth for Terol of 2011, adding Mugello to the list of his previous wins at Losail, Jerez, Estoril and Catalunya.
16 year old Viñales dueled with Vázquez for the third spot on the podium, finally beating him across the line to take his fourth consecutive podium of the season, and moving into third place overall in the Championship.
Folger crashed out of the pack of seven 125cc MotoGP riders tussling for third on lap 17, handing his second place in the Championship over to Zarco.
2011 125cc MotoGP: Mugello Results
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Bankia Aspar Team 125cc | Aprilia | 157.9 | 39’51.815 |
| 2. | 20 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Avant-AirAsia-Ajo | Derbi | 157.9 | +0.167 |
| 3. | 16 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing | Aprilia | 157.3 | +8.379 |
| 4. | 13 | 7 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Avant-AirAsia-Ajo | Derbi | 157.3 | +8.491 |
| 5. | 11 | 55 | Hector FAUBEL | SPA | Bankia Aspar Team 125cc | Aprilia | 157.3 | +8.594 |
| 6. | 10 | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | RW Racing GP | Aprilia | 156.4 | +22.908 |
| 7. | 9 | 33 | Sergio GADEA | SPA | Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing | Aprilia | 156.3 | +23.989 |
| 8. | 8 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Andalucia Banca Civica | Aprilia | 155.3 | +40.138 |
| 9. | 7 | 23 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Andalucia Banca Civica | Aprilia | 155.2 | +40.767 |
| 10. | 6 | 84 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Ongetta-Centro Seta | Aprilia | 155.2 | +41.198 |
| 11. | 5 | 77 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 155.2 | +41.255 |
| 12. | 4 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Intact-Racing Team Germany | Aprilia | 156.3 | +43.999 |
| 13. | 3 | 15 | Simone GROTZKYJ | ITA | Phonica Racing | Aprilia | 154.9 | +46.172 |
| 14. | 2 | 53 | Jasper IWEMA | NED | Ongetta-Abbink Metaal | Aprilia | 154.1 | +58.976 |
| 15. | 1 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Red Bull Ajo MotorSport | Aprilia | 154.0 | +59.725 |
| 16. | 10 | Alexis MASBOU | FRA | Caretta Technology | KTM | 154.0 | +1’00.127 | |
| 17. | 17 | Taylor MACKENZIE | GBR | Phonica Racing | Aprilia | 154.0 | +1’00.227 | |
| 18. | 63 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | Airasia-Sic-Ajo | Derbi | 153.5 | +1’08.245 | |
| 19. | 95 | Miroslav POPOV | CZE | Ellegi Racing | Aprilia | 153.4 | +1’10.593 | |
| 20. | 19 | Alessandro TONUCCI | ITA | Team Italia FMI | Aprilia | 153.2 | +1’13.662 | |
| 21. | 43 | Francesco MAURIELLO | ITA | WTR-Ten10 Racing | Aprilia | 152.5 | +1’23.949 | |
| 22. | 31 | Niklas AJO | FIN | TT Motion Events Racing | Aprilia | 151.6 | +1’38.811 | |
| 23. | 30 | Giulian PEDONE | SWI | Phonica Racing | Aprilia | 150.8 | +1’53.144 | |
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| 3 | Luigi MORCIANO | ITA | Team Italia FMI | Aprilia | 154.1 | 1 Lap | ||
| 74 | Kevin CALIA | ITA | MGP Racing | Aprilia | 154.1 | 1 Lap | ||
| 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | Red Bull Ajo MotorSport | Aprilia | 156.0 | 3 Laps | ||
| 99 | Danny WEBB | GBR | Mahindra Racing | Mahindra | 153.0 | 11 Laps | ||
| 56 | Peter SEBESTYEN | HUN | Caretta Technology | KTM | 150.8 | 11 Laps | ||
| 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Matteoni Racing | Aprilia | 153.8 | 13 Laps | ||
| 36 | Joan PERELLO | SPA | Matteoni Racing | Aprilia | 145.6 | 13 Laps | ||
| 50 | Sturla FAGERHAUG | NOR | WTR-Ten10 Racing | Aprilia | 144.7 | 13 Laps | ||
| 88 | Massimo PARZIANI | ITA | Faenza Racing | Aprilia | 151.7 | 14 Laps | ||
| 26 | Adrian MARTIN | SPA | Bankia Aspar Team 125cc | Aprilia | 144.0 | 19 Laps | ||
| 21 | Harry STAFFORD | GBR | Ongetta-Centro Seta | Aprilia | 141.3 | 19 Laps | ||
