2012 Moto2 Championship
Spoiler Alert: 2012 Moto2 results from Silverstone listed below
In a thrilling Moto2 race, it was Pons 40 HP Tuenti’s Pol Espargaró who took victory at the Hertz British Grand Prix in Silverstone ahead of Scott Redding and Marc Márquez.
The race was declared dry from the start and it was Tech 3 Racing’s Bradley Smith who got the holeshot along with Marc VDS Racing Team’s Scott Redding. They made it a British one-two in the opening two laps as they were tussling for top spot. With 16 laps to go, the following group of Espargaró, Speed Master’s Andrea Iannone and Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol’s Marc Márquez made their move on Smith, who looked to be struggling, and tucked in behind leader Redding.
Meanwhile it was drama early on for JiR Moto2’s Johann Zarco, who crashed out and finished his race prematurely. With 14 laps left, a group of seven riders were pulling away from the pack also including Came IodaRacing Project’s Simone Corsi and Italtrans Racing Team’s Claudio Corti. Two laps later it appeared as Redding and Espargaró were pulling out a slight advantage at the front, as Iannone and Márquez were involved in an exciting fight for the final podium spot. Yet just one lap later Espargaró pounced on Redding to take the lead, after which Iannone took advantage to slip into second.
Espargaró’s teammate Axel Pons crashed out with 10 laps to go, putting an end to a disappointing weekend for the Spaniard. A lap later Márquez got into Redding’s slipstream to pass the Brit further down into fourth and hunt down the leaders. With Márquez not wanting Espargaró to get away, he overtook Iannone with seven laps left, with Redding also pushing past the Italian. The tussle for second was spicing up between Redding and Márquez as the two swapped positions frequently in the final laps and on the last lap it was an almighty fight to the line with Redding just edging out the Spaniard, much to the delight of the home crowd
Yet in the end it was Espargaró who took the chequered flag for his second win this season, with Redding and Márquez occupying the final podium spots. They were followed by Andrea Iannone, Simone Corsi, Claudio Corti, Bradley Smith, Tom Lüthi, Technomag-CIP’s Dominique Aegerter and Redding’s teammate Mika Kallio.
2012 Silverstone Moto2 Results:
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Pons 40 HP Tuenti | Kalex | 165.5 | 38’29.792 |
| 2. | 20 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 165.4 | +1.462 |
| 3. | 16 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol | Suter | 165.4 | +1.521 |
| 4. | 13 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Speed Master | Speed Up | 165.3 | +2.851 |
| 5. | 11 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Came IodaRacing Project | FTR | 165.2 | +3.803 |
| 6. | 10 | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 165.0 | +7.109 |
| 7. | 9 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 165.0 | +7.627 |
| 8. | 8 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten-Paddock | Suter | 165.0 | +7.669 |
| 9. | 7 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 164.4 | +15.847 |
| 10. | 6 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 164.1 | +20.179 |
| 11. | 5 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Suter | 164.1 | +20.450 |
| 12. | 4 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 163.9 | +23.017 |
| 13. | 3 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Pons 40 HP Tuenti | Kalex | 163.9 | +23.155 |
| 14. | 2 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | GP Team Switzerland | Kalex | 163.9 | +23.236 |
| 15. | 1 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 163.8 | +24.507 |
| 16. | 44 | Roberto ROLFO | ITA | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 163.6 | +26.418 | |
| 17. | 76 | Max NEUKIRCHNER | GER | Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 163.5 | +28.043 | |
| 18. | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | S/Master Speed Up | Speed Up | 163.5 | +28.365 | |
| 19. | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 163.5 | +28.577 | |
| 20. | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team | Suter | 163.0 | +36.100 | |
| 21. | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 162.7 | +39.473 | |
| 22. | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Suter | 162.7 | +39.718 | |
| 23. | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | Arguiñano Racing Team | AJR | 162.7 | +39.995 | |
| 24. | 8 | Gino REA | GBR | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 162.7 | +40.493 | |
| 25. | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Suter | 162.6 | +41.470 | |
| 26. | 47 | Angel RODRIGUEZ | SPA | Desguaces La Torre SAG | Bimota | 161.2 | +1’02.611 | |
| 27. | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 161.0 | +1’05.324 | |
| 28. | 7 | Alexander LUNDH | SWE | Cresto Guide MZ Racing | MZ-RE Honda | 160.7 | +1’08.938 | |
| 29. | 10 | Marco COLANDREA | SWI | SAG Team | FTR | 159.0 | +1’34.995 | |
| 30. | 22 | Alessandro ANDREOZZI | ITA | Andreozzi Reparto Corse | FTR | 158.5 | +1’42.775 | |
| 31. | 82 | Elena ROSELL | SPA | QMMF Racing Team | Moriwaki | 158.4 | +1’44.102 | |
| 32. | 57 | Eric GRANADO | BRA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 157.5 | +1’58.051 | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | Pons 40 HP Tuenti | Kalex | 162.8 | 11 Laps | ||
| 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 110.4 | 17 Laps | ||
2012 Silverstone Moto2 Championship Point Standings:
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marc MARQUEZ | Suter | SPA | 102 |
| 2. | Pol ESPARGARO | Kalex | SPA | 96 |
| 3. | Thomas LUTHI | Suter | SWI | 96 |
| 4. | Andrea IANNONE | Speed Up | ITA | 84 |
| 5. | Scott REDDING | Kalex | GBR | 70 |
| 6. | Mika KALLIO | Kalex | FIN | 46 |
| 7. | Claudio CORTI | Kalex | ITA | 45 |
| 8. | Bradley SMITH | Tech 3 | GBR | 37 |
| 9. | Esteve RABAT | Kalex | SPA | 34 |
| 10. | Simone CORSI | FTR | ITA | 30 |
| 11. | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | SWI | 29 |
| 12. | Johann ZARCO | Motobi | FRA | 28 |
| 13. | Toni ELIAS | Suter | SPA | 27 |
| 14. | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | JPN | 23 |
| 15. | Alex DE ANGELIS | Suter | RSM | 21 |
| 16. | Randy KRUMMENACHER | Kalex | SWI | 15 |
| 17. | Julian SIMON | Suter | SPA | 12 |
| 18. | Anthony WEST | Moriwaki | AUS | 9 |
| 19. | Mike DI MEGLIO | Speed Up | FRA | 9 |
| 20. | Max NEUKIRCHNER | Kalex | GER | 8 |
| 21. | Ratthapark WILAIROT | Suter | THA | 8 |
| 22. | Xavier SIMEON | Tech 3 | BEL | 6 |
| 23. | Nicolas TEROL | Suter | SPA | 3 |
| 24. | Ricard CARDUS | AJR | SPA | 1 |
| 25. | Gino REA | Moriwaki | GBR | 1 |
