2013 Grand Prix of Aragon Moto2 Race Results
Spoiler Alert: 2013 Moto2 results from the Grand Prix of Aragon listed below
The 2013 Moto2 Championship headed to Spain this past weekend for the Grand Prix of Aragon. And after claiming his first-ever Moto2 pole Saturday, Aspar Team’s Nicol Terol absolutely dominated Sunday’s Moto2.
Terol took a flag-to-flag victory ahead of Tito Rabat and Pol Espargaro, the latter putting in an amazing battle for the final podium position with title-rival Scott Redding, who finished fourth from 13th on the grid.
As Terol enjoyed a clean start, arguably the best getaway came from Redding who just minutes into the race was already inside the top five. Italtrans Racing Team’s Takaaki Nakagami was also lightning quick off the line, rising to second at Turn 2 before dropping down the field due to a mistake on the fourth lap; the Japanese rider, who had finished second at the previous four races, would fight back up to 11th spot.
At the front, Terol was untouchable and would enjoy career victory number 15 after taking the chequered flag 1.7 seconds in front of Rabat. Espargaro finally came out on top in the duel for the final podium slot, but only after a mesmerizing, fairing-to-fairing contest with Redding as the Spaniard and Englishman continued to swap positions over the second half of the race – at one point making contact as the championship leader overtook in a daring maneuverer at the final corner.
The final exchanging of places came on the penultimate tour, with Espargaro defending the line into Turn 16 while Redding’s teammate Mika Kallio kept a watching brief from fifth place, having performed a climb of ten places since the start of the race.
As Redding’s championship lead over Espargaro reduces to 20 points with four rounds remaining, Terol’s teammate Jordi Torres ensured Aspar bikes bookended the top six while reigning Moto3 World Champion Sandro Cortese finished tenth.
However, the Dynavolt Intact GP rider was involved in a last-lap incident on the exit of Turn 14 which caused the demise from proceedings of NGM Mobile Forward Racing’s Alex de Angelis, with Technomag carXpert rider Dominique Aegerter also becoming involved but continuing to finish 13th. In 15th, Alex Mariñelarena (Blusens Avintia) scored his maiden World Championship point in only his fifth Moto2™ race, achieving the feat at the same track on which he made his debut last year.
Other incidents included a second corner retirement for Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing’s Tom Luthi, who bounced across the gravel trap, while there was a similar scenario for Xavier Simeon whose race finished at the end of his first run down the back straight; thankfully, the Maptaq SAG Zelos Team rider was not collected by Argiñano & Gines Racing’s Steven Odendaal, who crashed in the same place.
2013 Aragon Moto2 Results:
Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
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1 | 25 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 158.9 | 40’15.232 |
2 | 20 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 158.8 | +1.736 |
3 | 16 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 158.7 | +3.530 |
4 | 13 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 158.6 | +3.783 |
5 | 11 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 158.6 | +4.049 |
6 | 10 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 158.1 | +11.602 |
7 | 9 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Came Iodaracing Project | Suter | 157.8 | +16.298 |
8 | 8 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 157.7 | +18.765 |
9 | 7 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 157.4 | +22.266 |
10 | 6 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 157.3 | +23.757 |
11 | 5 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 157.3 | +23.924 |
12 | 4 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Maptaq SAG Zelos Team | Kalex | 157.3 | +24.487 |
13 | 3 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 157.1 | +28.011 |
14 | 2 | 92 | Alex MARIÑELARENA | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 156.7 | +33.120 |
15 | 1 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 156.1 | +43.909 |
16 | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 156.0 | +44.230 | |
17 | 8 | Gino REA | GBR | Gino Rea Montaze Broz Racing | FTR | 156.0 | +44.293 | |
18 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 155.8 | +47.587 | |
19 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 155.8 | +47.678 | |
20 | 28 | Roman RAMOS | SPA | JiR Moto2 | Motobi | 155.5 | +52.153 | |
21 | 17 | Alberto MONCAYO | SPA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 155.4 | +53.848 | |
22 | 7 | Doni Tata PRADITA | INA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 153.5 | +1’24.099 | |
23 | 70 | Robin MULHAUSER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 153.4 | +1’26.887 | |
24 | 10 | Thitipong WAROKORN | THA | Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 152.7 | +1’37.241 | |
25 | 97 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | INA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 147.1 | 1 Lap | |
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15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 157.5 | 1 Lap | ||
95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 156.4 | 7 Laps | ||
3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 156.6 | 14 Laps | ||
25 | Azlan SHAH | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Moriwaki | 152.7 | 16 Laps | ||
34 | Ezequiel ITURRIOZ | ARG | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 94.8 | 20 Laps | ||
12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing | Suter | 0 Lap | |||
19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Maptaq SAG Zelos Team | Kalex | 0 Lap | |||
44 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 0 Lap |
2013 Moto2 Championship Point Standings:
Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
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1 | Scott REDDING | Kalex | GBR | 215 |
2 | Pol ESPARGARO | Kalex | SPA | 195 |
3 | Esteve RABAT | Kalex | SPA | 171 |
4 | Mika KALLIO | Kalex | FIN | 143 |
5 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | JPN | 130 |
6 | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | SWI | 122 |
7 | Johann ZARCO | Suter | FRA | 113 |
8 | Nicolas TEROL | Suter | SPA | 108 |
9 | Thomas LUTHI | Suter | SWI | 94 |
10 | Jordi TORRES | Suter | SPA | 83 |
11 | Simone CORSI | Speed Up | ITA | 74 |
12 | Xavier SIMEON | Kalex | BEL | 71 |
13 | Julian SIMON | Kalex | SPA | 57 |
14 | Alex DE ANGELIS | Speed Up | RSM | 46 |
15 | Mattia PASINI | Speed Up | ITA | 42 |
16 | Anthony WEST | Speed Up | AUS | 39 |
17 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Kalex | GER | 28 |
18 | Toni ELIAS | Kalex | SPA | 21 |
19 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | Suter | SWI | 20 |
20 | Mike DI MEGLIO | Motobi | FRA | 18 |
21 | Sandro CORTESE | Kalex | GER | 13 |
22 | Danny KENT | Tech 3 | GBR | 8 |
23 | Louis ROSSI | Tech 3 | FRA | 4 |
24 | Axel PONS | Kalex | SPA | 2 |
25 | Alex MARIÑELARENA | Kalex | SPA | 2 |
26 | Ricard CARDUS | Speed Up | SPA | 1 |