2013 Germany Grand Prix Moto2 Results
Spoiler Alert: 2013 Moto2 results from Sachsenring, Germany, listed below
The 2013 Moto2 Championship traveled to Germany this past weekend, the action taking place at the 2.28-mile Sachsenring circuit.
And for the fifth time this season, a different rider was victorious. The rider, Jordi Torres, also took his maiden career Moto2 victory. Joining the Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 rider on the podium was Simone Corsi and Pol Espargaro, respectively.
As for the championship leader, Marc VDS Racing’s Scott Redding finished seventh, and Xavier Simeon fell to ninth from the pole.
On Saturday, Torres was narrowly beaten to the top grid position as Simeon claimed his career-first pole position for Desguaces La Torre Maptaq.
Torres would start second, while from the front row Espargaro (Tuenti HP 40) aimed to make the most of an eighth-placed start for chief rival Redding (Marc VDS Racing Team).
Espargaro immediately seized the lead off the start line and would hold the advantage until Lap 19, when Torres – who maintained a consistent pace over the full 29-lap distance – dived through at the Sachsen Kurve.
Behind the leading duo, Simone Corsi kept a watching brief and opportunistically overtook Espargaro for second place on the final lap; this capped off his first rostrum for almost two years. Despite dropping back another position, Espargaro finished four positions in front of Redding.
Fourth place went to Italtrans Racing Team’s Julian Simon, while multiple Sachsenring podium finisher Alex de Angelis put on a charge in the second half of the Grand Prix to finish inside the top five for NGM Mobile Forward Racing, overhauling Tom Luthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing) and championship leader Redding, who endured his worst result of 2013 thus far.
Pole-man Simeon could not demonstrate such strong race pace and finished 12.8 seconds behind the winner. Reigning Moto3™ World Champion Sandro Cortese picked up the final point for Dynavolt Intact GP, while one standout performance came from QMMF Racing Team’s Anthony West who rose to eighth from 16th on the grid.
Six riders failed to make the finish. Tech 3’s Danny Kent and TargoBank Motorsport wildcard Alex Mariñelarena departed the race early, with the Spaniard sustaining a contusion to the left knee. Blusens Avintia’s Kyle Smith was next to fall, soon joined on the sidelines by Desguaces La Torre SAG’s Marcel Schrotter. Argiñano & Gines Racing’s Roman Ramos (covering for Alberto Moncayo, who was injured in a training accident) retired into the pit lane, while winner Torres’ teammate Jordi Terol crashed out in the closing stages of the race.
Sunday’s result marks the first time in 2013 that three different makes of Moto2 chassis – Suter, Speed Up and Kalex – have shared the podium.
2013 Sachsenring Moto2 Results:
| 1 | 25 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 154.5 | 41’19.636 |
| 2 | 20 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 154.4 | +2.164 |
| 3 | 16 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 154.4 | +2.494 |
| 4 | 13 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 154.2 | +5.409 |
| 5 | 11 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 154.0 | +7.546 |
| 6 | 10 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing | Suter | 154.0 | +7.827 |
| 7 | 9 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 153.8 | +11.241 |
| 8 | 8 | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 153.7 | +12.768 |
| 9 | 7 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Desguaces La Torre Maptaq | Kalex | 153.7 | +12.810 |
| 10 | 6 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 153.7 | +13.119 |
| 11 | 5 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 153.7 | +13.285 |
| 12 | 4 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Came Iodaracing Project | Suter | 153.7 | +13.533 |
| 13 | 3 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 153.5 | +16.475 |
| 14 | 2 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 152.9 | +25.551 |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 152.6 | +30.891 |
| 16 | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 152.3 | +36.247 | |
| 17 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 152.3 | +36.392 | |
| 18 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 152.2 | +36.889 | |
| 19 | 72 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Moriwaki | 152.1 | +39.862 | |
| 20 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 152.0 | +40.232 | |
| 21 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 151.6 | +47.005 | |
| 22 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 151.4 | +50.820 | |
| 23 | 14 | Ratthapark WILAIROT | THA | Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 151.4 | +50.962 | |
| 24 | 8 | Gino REA | GBR | Gino Rea Race Team | FTR | 151.4 | +51.410 | |
| 25 | 63 | Mike DI MEGLIO | FRA | JiR Moto2 | Motobi | 151.3 | +52.160 | |
| 26 | 44 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 150.6 | +1’03.816 | |
| 27 | 7 | Doni Tata PRADITA | INA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 149.5 | +1’23.211 | |
| 28 | 97 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | INA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 144.6 | 1 Lap | |
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| 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 153.0 | 4 Laps | ||
| 28 | Roman RAMOS | SPA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 149.6 | 8 Laps | ||
| 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Desguaces La Torre SAG | Kalex | 153.6 | 14 Laps | ||
| 9 | Kyle SMITH | GBR | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 150.2 | 24 Laps | ||
| 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 147.6 | 27 Laps | ||
| 92 | Alex MARIÑELARENA | SPA | TargoBank Motorsport | Suter | 146.1 | 27 Laps | ||
2013 Moto2 Championship Point Standings:
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott REDDING | Kalex | GBR | 143 |
| 2 | Pol ESPARGARO | Kalex | SPA | 120 |
| 3 | Esteve RABAT | Kalex | SPA | 88 |
| 4 | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | SWI | 83 |
| 5 | Mika KALLIO | Kalex | FIN | 81 |
| 6 | Johann ZARCO | Suter | FRA | 67 |
| 7 | Nicolas TEROL | Suter | SPA | 58 |
| 8 | Jordi TORRES | Suter | SPA | 58 |
| 9 | Xavier SIMEON | Kalex | BEL | 51 |
| 10 | Simone CORSI | Speed Up | ITA | 50 |
| 11 | Thomas LUTHI | Suter | SWI | 46 |
| 12 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | JPN | 45 |
| 13 | Alex DE ANGELIS | Speed Up | RSM | 41 |
| 14 | Julian SIMON | Kalex | SPA | 37 |
| 15 | Anthony WEST | Speed Up | AUS | 34 |
| 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 | 7 |
| 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 |
