2013 Circuit of the Americas Moto2 Results
Spoiler Alert: 2013 Moto2 results from Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, listed below
The debut of World Championship motorcycle racing occurred this weekend at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
And just like MotoGP, the Moto2 class brought a highly competitive grid to the Red Bull of the Americas.
Taking the win Sunday was Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2’s Nico Terol, which was the first Moto2 victory of his career. Terol was joined on the podium by Tuenti HP 40’ Esteve Rabat and Marc VDS Racing Team’s Mika Kallio.
Marc VDS Racing Team’s Scott Redding looked fast all weekend, and began Austin Moto2 from his career-first pole. Although he took the early lead, he lost it on the fifth lap when he began struggling with tires.
Although Redding’s story was sour, Tuenti HP 40’s Pol Espargaro was worse. On the fourth lap, Espargaro lost control of his bike, and crashed.
From third on the grid, Terol avoided any trouble at Turn 1 to seize second place – then taking advantage of Redding as the Englishman began to drop off the pace.
The Aspar rider proceeded to stretch out a healthy lead of 3.5 seconds, only backing off as his comfortable position became more apparent in the second half of the race. Behind, a fierce battle roared as Espargaro’s teammate Rabat went head-to-head with Kallio and Technomag carXpert’s Dominique Aegerter. The Spaniard would come out on top from the Finn, with the Swiss escaping a lurid last-lap wobble. Redding completed the top five.
Came IodaRacing Project’s Johann Zarco ended the 20-lap race in sixth position, with QMMF Racing Team’s Anthony West enjoying a solid ride at Circuit of the Americas to seventh slot.
NGM Mobile Racing’s Mattia Pasini, NGM Mobile Forward Racing’s Alex de Angelis and Blusens Avintia’s Toni Elias completed the top ten. Just minutes after the crash of Espargaro, Takaaki Nakagami pulled his Italtrans Racing Team bike into pit lane with suspected gearbox problems.
The Moto2 Championship returns in two weeks at Jerez, the first of four rounds in Spain.
2013 Austin Moto2 Results from Circuit of the Americas:
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 149.4 | 42’02.689 |
| 2 | 20 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 149.2 | +3.125 |
| 3 | 16 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 149.2 | +3.175 |
| 4 | 13 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 149.1 | +4.873 |
| 5 | 11 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 149.1 | +5.597 |
| 6 | 10 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Came Iodaracing Project | Suter | 148.9 | +9.295 |
| 7 | 9 | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 148.9 | +9.440 |
| 8 | 8 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 148.6 | +14.472 |
| 9 | 7 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 148.5 | +16.051 |
| 10 | 6 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 148.3 | +19.696 |
| 11 | 5 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | JiR Moto2 | Motobi | 148.2 | +20.107 |
| 12 | 4 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Desguaces La Torre SAG | Kalex | 148.1 | +23.287 |
| 13 | 3 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Desguaces La Torre Maptaq | Kalex | 148.0 | +23.547 |
| 14 | 2 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 148.0 | +23.815 |
| 15 | 1 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 147.5 | +33.488 |
| 16 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 147.4 | +35.424 | |
| 17 | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 147.4 | +35.532 | |
| 18 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 147.0 | +42.451 | |
| 19 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Moriwaki | 146.8 | +44.314 | |
| 20 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 146.8 | +44.688 | |
| 21 | 9 | Kyle SMITH | GBR | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 146.0 | +58.964 | |
| 22 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 146.0 | +59.940 | |
| 23 | 44 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 146.0 | +1’00.107 | |
| 24 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 145.9 | +1’00.702 | |
| 25 | 7 | Doni Tata PRADITA | INA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 145.4 | +1’08.996 | |
| 26 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 144.6 | +1’24.281 | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 147.9 | 10 Laps | ||
| 97 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | INA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 132.7 | 12 Laps | ||
| 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 146.0 | 13 Laps | ||
| 17 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 143.8 | 13 Laps | ||
| 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 149.1 | 16 Laps | ||
2013 Moto2 Championship Point Standings:
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott REDDING | Kalex | GBR | 31 |
| 2 | Nicolas TEROL | Suter | SPA | 27 |
| 3 | Esteve RABAT | Kalex | SPA | 27 |
| 4 | Mika KALLIO | Kalex | FIN | 27 |
| 5 | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | SWI | 26 |
| 6 | Pol ESPARGARO | Kalex | SPA | 25 |
| 7 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | JPN | 16 |
| 8 | Alex DE ANGELIS | Speed Up | RSM | 15 |
| 9 | Johann ZARCO | Suter | FRA | 14 |
| 10 | Julian SIMON | Kalex | SPA | 10 |
| 11 | Anthony WEST | Speed Up | AUS | 9 |
| 12 | Simone CORSI | Speed Up | ITA | 9 |
| 13 | Xavier SIMEON | Kalex | BEL | 9 |
| 14 | Mattia PASINI | Speed Up | ITA | 8 |
| 15 | Toni ELIAS | Kalex | SPA | 7 |
| 16 | Jordi TORRES | Suter | SPA | 7 |
| 17 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Kalex | GER | 7 |
| 18 | Mike DI MEGLIO | Motobi | FRA | 5 |
| 19 | Ricard CARDUS | Speed Up | SPA | 1 |
