2013 Sepang Moto2 | Results

2013 Malaysian Grand Prix Moto2 Results

Spoiler Alert: 2013 Sepang Moto2 results from the Malaysian Grand Prix listed below.

Without a doubt, one manned dominated the Moto2 Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix – Esteve “Tito” Rabat.

The Tuenti HP 40 pilot led all three free practices, qualified on the pole, topped warm-up practice, and was untouchable in Sunday’s Moto2 race. Joining Espargaro on the Sepang Moto2 podium was his teammate Pol Espargaro and Interwetten Paddock Moto2’s Thomas Luthi, respectively.

As for the Moto2 Championship leader, Marc VDS Racing’s Scott Redding struggled all weekend, finishing seventh. This robbed him of his huge points advantage. With three rounds remaining, Redding’s 20-point lead over Espargaro was diminished to just nine. Following Sepang, Rabat is now 18 points behind, giving him a true shot at the 2013 Moto2 title.

The race began sloppy, though. Originally a 19-lap event, it was shortened to 12 laps following a crash on the opening lap. Involved in this crash were Axel Pons (Tuenti HP 40), Fadli Immammuddin (JIR Moto2) Ezequiel Iturrioz (Blusens Avintia), Zaqhwan Zaidi (Technomag carXpert) and Decha Kraisart (Singha Eneos Yamaha Tech 3). Thankfully, all riders escaped major injury.

At the restart, Espargaro took advantage by clinching the lead, only for Rabat to slide back ahead and remain in front for the rest of the race. His third victory of the season moves him to within 28 points of the championship leader with a maximum of 75 still on offer across the final trio of Grand Prix. After overhauling Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing’s Luthi at the start of the penultimate tour, Espargaro clinched second place to reduce Redding’s championship lead yet further.

Redding (Marc VDS Racing Team) lost another point when Johann Zarco (Came IodaRacing Project) slipstreamed his way into sixth place on the finish line, while fourth and fifth positions were filled by Redding’s teammate Mika Kallio and Technomag carXpert’s Dominique Aegerter, who at the restart appeared to have triggered an incident which took both Alex de Angelis (NGM Mobile Forward Racing) and Xavier Simeon (Maptaq SAG Zelos Team) out of the race.

Reigning Moto3 World Champion Sandro Cortese (Dynavolt Intact GP) fell at the final corner following a battle with Danny Kent (Tech3) who finished 12th, while Anthony West was 13th for QMMF Racing Team to pick up points in his 200th World Championship start. Three races remain in the 2013 season, starting with the Tissot Australian Grand Prix from Phillip Island next weekend.

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