2013 Assen TT Moto2 Results
Spoiler Alert: 2013 Moto2 Championship results from the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen listed below
The 2013 Moto2 Championship headed to Dutch country this weekend for the Iveco Assen TT in the Netherlands.
And the battle came down to the pole man, Tuenti HP 40’s Pol Espargaro and the current Moto2 points leader, Marc VDS Racing’s Scott Redding.
The two went head-to-head, but crossing the finish line for was Esparagaro. Redding would take second, followed by Swiss rider Dominique Aegerter (Technomag carXpert Suter). This was Aegerter’s second-ever podium finish, his first arriving in Valencia in 2011.
On a weekend full of dramas, the first retirement came before the race had even started as 2010 class champion Toni Elias crashed on the warm-up lap. As the lights went out, Redding quickly dispatched of Espargaro and his Tuenti HP 40 teammate Esteve Rabat to seize the lead.
The front battle hit fever pitch on the eighth tour. Espargaro had retaken the lead from Redding but, as the Englishman dived up the inside of the first corner, both men went wide and it was Aegerter who led the race to the delight of his team. As the front end pace increased, he would drop back into a battle with Rabat and Johann Zarco.
Espargaro handed the lead to Redding on the 20th tour, then following closely before mounting a strong challenge into Turn 1 at the start of the final lap. He would keep the top spot, defending at every one of Assen’s 18 corners. More last lap drama saw Rabat plummet from third to fifth, handing the final rostrum position to Aegerter on the Suter, while Redding’s teammate Mika Kallio finished fourth.
The aforementioned Zarco ended his day in sixth place for Came IodaRacing Project, with the rest of the top ten all crossing the line somewhat spaced out; positions seven to ten were filled by Desguaces La Torre Maptaq’s Xavier Simeon, Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing’s Tom Luthi, Aspar Team Moto2’s Jordi Torres and QMMF Racing Team’s Anthony West.
A total of four riders failed to make the finish. Following the pre-race demise of Elias, there were crashes for NGM Mobile Racing’s Simone Corsi, Blusens Avintia’s Kyle Smith and JiR Moto2’s Mike di Meglio.
2013 Assen Moto2 Results:
| 1 | 25 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 164.0 | 39’51.883 |
| 2 | 20 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 164.0 | +0.117 |
| 3 | 16 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 163.8 | +3.509 |
| 4 | 13 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 163.8 | +3.656 |
| 5 | 11 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 163.7 | +3.993 |
| 6 | 10 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Came Iodaracing Project | Suter | 163.7 | +4.073 |
| 7 | 9 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Desguaces La Torre Maptaq | Kalex | 163.4 | +9.095 |
| 8 | 8 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing | Suter | 163.2 | +12.271 |
| 9 | 7 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 163.1 | +13.745 |
| 10 | 6 | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 162.9 | +16.288 |
| 11 | 5 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 162.9 | +16.312 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 162.9 | +16.773 |
| 13 | 3 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 162.8 | +17.247 |
| 14 | 2 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Desguaces La Torre SAG | Kalex | 162.8 | +17.980 |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 162.5 | +22.296 |
| 16 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 162.3 | +25.825 | |
| 17 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 162.2 | +26.126 | |
| 18 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 162.0 | +29.943 | |
| 19 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 161.8 | +32.967 | |
| 20 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 161.8 | +33.066 | |
| 21 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 161.8 | +33.108 | |
| 22 | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 161.3 | +40.301 | |
| 23 | 44 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 161.0 | +45.433 | |
| 24 | 17 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 160.7 | +48.616 | |
| 25 | 8 | Gino REA | GBR | Gino Rea Race Team | FTR | 160.7 | +48.913 | |
| 26 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Moriwaki | 159.9 | +1’00.853 | |
| 27 | 7 | Doni Tata PRADITA | INA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 158.3 | +1’25.946 | |
| 28 | 97 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | INA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 151.0 | 1 Lap | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | JiR Moto2 | Motobi | 163.4 | 5 Laps | ||
| 9 | Kyle SMITH | GBR | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 159.0 | 7 Laps | ||
| 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 161.3 | 18 Laps | ||
| Not Starting | ||||||||
| 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 0 Lap | |||
2013 Assen Moto2 Championship Point Standings:
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott REDDING | Kalex | GBR | 134 |
| 2 | Pol ESPARGARO | Kalex | SPA | 104 |
| 3 | Esteve RABAT | Kalex | SPA | 86 |
| 4 | Mika KALLIO | Kalex | FIN | 78 |
| 5 | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | SWI | 77 |
| 6 | Johann ZARCO | Suter | FRA | 63 |
| 7 | Nicolas TEROL | Suter | SPA | 58 |
| 8 | Xavier SIMEON | Kalex | BEL | 44 |
| 9 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | JPN | 40 |
| 10 | Thomas LUTHI | Suter | SWI | 36 |
| 11 | Jordi TORRES | Suter | SPA | 33 |
| 12 | Simone CORSI | Speed Up | ITA | 30 |
| 13 | Alex DE ANGELIS | Speed Up | RSM | 30 |
| 14 | Anthony WEST | Speed Up | AUS | 26 |
| 15 | Julian SIMON | Kalex | SPA | 24 |
| 16 | Mattia PASINI | Speed Up | ITA | 23 |
| 17 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Kalex | GER | 21 |
| 18 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | Suter | SWI | 20 |
| 19 | Toni ELIAS | Kalex | SPA | 19 |
| 20 | Mike DI MEGLIO | Motobi | FRA | 18 |
| 21 | Sandro CORTESE | Kalex | GER | 6 |
| 22 | Louis ROSSI | Tech 3 | FRA | 4 |
| 23 | Danny KENT | Tech 3 | GBR | 3 |
| 24 | Axel PONS | Kalex | SPA | 2 |
| 25 | Ricard CARDUS | Speed Up | SPA | 1 |
