2011 Moto2
The 2011 Moto2 Championship headed to the US for the first time this year, as the series did not run with Laguna Seca MotoGP back in July.
The only American round at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was dominated by one familiar Spanish rider – Repsol’s Marc Marquez; it was the 18-year-old Freshman Moto2 rider’s fifth victory of the season.
Following Indy Moto2, the rookie now stands 28 points behind his German rival Stefan Bradl (Viessmann Kiefer Racing) in the Championship.
Joining Marquez on the podium were two fellow Spanish riders, HP Tuenti Speed Up’s Pol Espargaro and Blusens-STX’s Esteve Rabat. This was the first time Espargaro and Rabat were on the MotoG2 podium.
Simone Corsi (Ioda Racing Project), who started from second on the grid, led the outset but it was Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol rider Marquez who took the control of the Moto2 race, making his pass on Italian rider on lap eight and riding unchallenged thereafter, MotoGP reports.
Moto2 rookies Rabat and Espargaro battled a half race chase for second, with the 20-year old Espargaro riding across the finish in front of his fellow countryman in second position.
Bradley Smith (Tech 3 Racing) took fourth position, with fellow Brit Scott Redding (Marc VDS Racing) behind him in fifth after making his way from 11th on the grid into sixth in the first four laps, then briefly leading in front of Smith on lap 14 of the race.
MotoGP reports that Bradl (Viessmann Kiefer Racing) skilfully made his way through the field after starting from 22nd on the grid to take sixth, thus collecting further valuable Championship points in his quest for the title. Julian Simon (Mapfre Aspar) followed in seventh, with Mattia Pasini (Ioda Racing Project), Mika Kallio (Marc VDS Racing) and Aleix Espargaro (Pons HP 40) completing the top ten finishers. Andrea Iannone (Speed Master) placed 11th.
American rider Kenny Noyes (Avintia-STX) had an early crash and was unable to rejoin the race, while fellow countrymen JD Beach (Aeroport de Castello) finished 29th and wildcard Jake Gagne (GPTech) finished in 31st.
2011 Indy Moto2 Results:
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol | Suter | 143.5 | 45’50.601 |
| 2. | 20 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | HP Tuenti Speed Up | FTR | 143.4 | +1.889 |
| 3. | 16 | 34 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Blusens-STX | FTR | 143.3 | +2.310 |
| 4. | 13 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 143.3 | +3.389 |
| 5. | 11 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 143.2 | +5.674 |
| 6. | 10 | 65 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Viessmann Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 143.0 | +9.134 |
| 7. | 9 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 143.0 | +9.347 |
| 8. | 8 | 75 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Ioda Racing Project | FTR | 142.7 | +15.010 |
| 9. | 7 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Suter | 142.7 | +15.031 |
| 10. | 6 | 40 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Pons Kalex | 142.7 | +15.339 |
| 11. | 5 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Speed Master | Suter | 142.6 | +17.447 |
| 12. | 4 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 142.3 | +21.727 |
| 13. | 3 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Tech 3 B | Tech 3 | 142.2 | +24.279 |
| 14. | 2 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Ioda Racing Project | FTR | 142.1 | +25.714 |
| 15. | 1 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 142.1 | +26.894 |
| 16. | 16 | Jules CLUZEL | FRA | NGM Forward Racing | Suter | 142.1 | +27.375 | |
| 17. | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 | Suter | 142.0 | +27.546 | |
| 18. | 18 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 142.0 | +27.764 | |
| 19. | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 142.0 | +27.946 | |
| 20. | 51 | Michele PIRRO | ITA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 142.0 | +29.362 | |
| 21. | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | GP Team Switzerland Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 141.8 | +31.701 | |
| 22. | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Suter | 141.8 | +32.030 | |
| 23. | 35 | Raffaele DE ROSA | ITA | NGM Forward Racing | Suter | 141.8 | +32.100 | |
| 24. | 76 | Max NEUKIRCHNER | GER | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 141.6 | +35.387 | |
| 25. | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | Gresini Racing Moto2 | Moriwaki | 141.5 | +37.801 | |
| 26. | 13 | Anthony WEST | AUS | MZ Racing Team | MZ-RE Honda | 141.3 | +42.146 | |
| 27. | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 140.7 | +53.491 | |
| 28. | 10 | Martin CARDENAS | COL | Blusens-STX | FTR | 140.5 | +58.947 | |
| 29. | 73 | JD BEACH | USA | Aeroport de Castello | FTR | 140.2 | +1’04.334 | |
| 30. | 53 | Valentin DEBISE | FRA | Speed Up | FTR | 139.8 | +1’12.230 | |
| 31. | 32 | Jacob GAGNE | USA | GPTech | FTR | 139.8 | +1’12.503 | |
| 32. | 39 | Robertino PIETRI | VEN | Italtrans Racing Team | Suter | 139.6 | +1’15.177 | |
| 33. | 64 | Santiago HERNANDEZ | COL | SAG Team | FTR | 139.6 | +1’15.899 | |
| 34. | 25 | Alex BALDOLINI | ITA | Pons HP 40 | Pons Kalex | 138.6 | +1’37.102 | |
| 35. | 95 | Mashel AL NAIMI | QAT | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 135.8 | 1 Lap | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda Singha SAG | FTR | 141.4 | 5 Laps | ||
| 31 | Carmelo MORALES | SPA | Desguaces La Torre G22 | Moriwaki | 137.6 | 11 Laps | ||
| 9 | Kenny NOYES | USA | Avintia-STX | FTR | 130.4 | 19 Laps | ||
