2012 Moto2 Championship
Spoiler Alert: 2012 Moto2 results from Misano listed below
Team Catalunya Caixa Repsol’s Marc Márquez recorded an emphatic win in a shortened re-started race at the Gran Premio Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera de Rimini in Misano.
Joining the future Repsol Honda MotoGP rider on the podium was Pol Espargaró and Andrea Iannone.
Following a restart due to an oil-spill by Federal Oil Gresini Moto2’s Gino Rea, the Moto2 grid set off for 14 laps with Speed Master’s Andrea Iannone on pole ahead of Márquez and Pons 40 HP Tuenti’s Pol Espargaró, the order in which the race initially stopped after three laps. With fresh tires on this shortened stint riders were able to push hard from the start.
Iannone made good use of his pole as he led into the first bend ahead of Márquez, and Espargaró’s teammate Esteve Rabat. Two laps in Márquez had a wobble coming on the home straight, letting Rabat and Espargaró through. Espargaró soon took advantage to nip into second and pursue the Italian leader, who was pulling out a gap. In the meantime, Interwetten-Paddock’s Tom Lüthi and Marc VDS Racing Team duo of Mika Kallio and Scott Redding were closing in on Márquez.
However, the championship leader fought back, and took Rabat for third to pursue his main rivals. Further back, JiR Moto2’s Johann Zarco muscled his way past Redding, who had overtaken the Frenchman shortly before.
On the same lap, QMMF Racing’s Elena Rosell crashed out of the race, as did Tech 3 Racing’s Xavier Siméon. Within a further lap, Came IodaRacing Project’s Simone Corsi and NGM Mobile Forward Racing’s Yuki Takahashi also put their bikes into the gravel.
With four laps remaining Espargaró and Márquez had caught up to the rear wheel of Iannone, as the three commenced an enthralling fight for the lead. And it was Espargaró who pounced first to lead the trio, with Márquez also squeezing past the Italian into second. In an edge-of-your-seat last lap it was Márquez who prevailed after some tough passing between the Spanish pair, ultimately holding his nerve to cross the finish line first, with Espargaró and Iannone completing the podium.
Márquez’s seventh win of the season puts him 53 points clear at the top of the championship. Fourth place went to Kallio, followed by Rabat, Technomag-CIP’s Dominique Aegerter, Redding, Tech 3’s Bradley Smith, Lüthi and Zarco.
2012 Misano Moto2 Results:
Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
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1. | 25 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol | Suter | 153.1 | 23’11.278 |
2. | 20 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Pons 40 HP Tuenti | Kalex | 153.1 | +0.359 |
3. | 16 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Speed Master | Speed Up | 152.9 | +1.634 |
4. | 13 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 152.5 | +5.078 |
5. | 11 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Pons 40 HP Tuenti | Kalex | 152.5 | +5.246 |
6. | 10 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 152.5 | +5.570 |
7. | 9 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 152.4 | +6.364 |
8. | 8 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 152.3 | +6.853 |
9. | 7 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten-Paddock | Suter | 152.3 | +7.480 |
10. | 6 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | JIR Moto2 | Motobi | 152.2 | +7.989 |
11. | 5 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 152.2 | +8.560 |
12. | 4 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Suter | 151.8 | +11.509 |
13. | 3 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | FTR | 151.1 | +18.329 |
14. | 2 | 71 | Claudio CORTI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 151.1 | +18.342 |
15. | 1 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 151.1 | +18.568 |
16. | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 151.1 | +18.687 | |
17. | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | Pons 40 HP Tuenti | Kalex | 151.0 | +18.862 | |
18. | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | Kiefer Racing | Kalex | 150.3 | +25.645 | |
19. | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 149.9 | +30.003 | |
20. | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 149.6 | +32.439 | |
21. | 75 | Tomoyoshi KOYAMA | JPN | Technomag-CIP | Suter | 149.5 | +33.121 | |
22. | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Desguaces La Torre SAG | Bimota | 149.5 | +33.258 | |
23. | 22 | Alessandro ANDREOZZI | ITA | S/Master Speed Up | Speed Up | 149.5 | +33.532 | |
24. | 10 | Marco COLANDREA | SWI | SAG Team | FTR | 148.1 | +47.303 | |
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72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | FTR | 151.1 | 6 Laps | ||
3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Came IodaRacing Project | FTR | 151.1 | 6 Laps | ||
19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 150.5 | 8 Laps | ||
82 | Elena ROSELL | SPA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 135.5 | 13 Laps | ||
8 | Gino REA | GBR | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 0 Lap | |||
84 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | Arguiñano Racing Team | AJR | 0 Lap |
2012 Moto2 Point Standings:
Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
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1. | Marc MARQUEZ | Suter | SPA | 238 |
2. | Pol ESPARGARO | Kalex | SPA | 185 |
3. | Andrea IANNONE | Speed Up | ITA | 165 |
4. | Thomas LUTHI | Suter | SWI | 161 |
5. | Scott REDDING | Kalex | GBR | 115 |
6. | Mika KALLIO | Kalex | FIN | 110 |
7. | Bradley SMITH | Tech 3 | GBR | 85 |
8. | Esteve RABAT | Kalex | SPA | 73 |
9. | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | SWI | 73 |
10. | Claudio CORTI | Kalex | ITA | 67 |
11. | Johann ZARCO | Motobi | FRA | 66 |
12. | Alex DE ANGELIS | FTR | RSM | 61 |
13. | Simone CORSI | FTR | ITA | 59 |
14. | Julian SIMON | Suter | SPA | 42 |
15. | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | JPN | 41 |
16. | Toni ELIAS | Suter | SPA | 34 |
17. | Randy KRUMMENACHER | Kalex | SWI | 24 |
18. | Xavier SIMEON | Tech 3 | BEL | 17 |
19. | Nicolas TEROL | Suter | SPA | 16 |
20. | Anthony WEST | Speed Up | AUS | 11 |
21. | Mike DI MEGLIO | Speed Up | FRA | 10 |
22. | Max NEUKIRCHNER | Kalex | GER | 8 |
23. | Ratthapark WILAIROT | Suter | THA | 8 |
24. | Ricard CARDUS | AJR | SPA | 6 |
25. | Jordi TORRES | Suter | SPA | 3 |
26. | Axel PONS | Kalex | SPA | 1 |
27. | Gino REA | Moriwaki | GBR | 1 |