2013 Australian Grand Prix Moto2 Results
Spoiler Alert: 2013 Australian Grand Prix Moto2 results from Phillip Island listed below.
The 2013 Moto2 Championship headed this past weekend down under for the Tissot Australian Grand Prix.
And with only two rounds remaining, Tuenti HP 40’s Pol Espargaro has retaken the Moto2 Championship points lead after a flawless performance Sunday at Phillip Island.
Espargaro’s advantage was helped by the previous points leader’s absence; Marc VDS rider Scott Redding was ruled out after he fractured his wrist Saturday in a qualifying crash.
Joining Espargaro on the Phillip Island podium was Tom Luthi and Jordi Torres, with Tito Rabat sinking to eighth place.
When looking back at the Phillip Island round of the 2013 season, the race is likely to be remembered as a key turning point in the campaign. Redding’s chances took a major blow on Saturday, with the Englishman and long-time championship leader being ruled out of action as he fractured his left wrist. Following an operation on Saturday night, the Marc VDS Racing Team rider was left helpless on the sidelines.
Espargaro started from his fifth pole of the season, joined on the front row by teammate and last weekend’s Sepang winner Tito Rabat who has demonstrated rapidity since practice began on Friday. A reduced race distance saw the riders tackling only 13 laps of the southern Australian venue, with fears over tyres having seen changes to the duration following the qualifying session on Saturday.
It would prove to be a lights to flag victory for Espargaro, his fifth of the season, allowing the Catalan to win at Phillip Island for the second consecutive year; in the process, he snatches back the championship lead for the first time since after the season-opening race in Qatar. In a brilliant day for Espargaro’s championship situation, teammate Rabat finished only eighth after running off the circuit.
Tom Luthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing) pushed Espargaro all the way, finishing only half a second behind Espargaro for a fifth rostrum of the season and his second within the space of a week. Jordi Torres was third for Aspar Team Moto2, collecting his first rostrum result since winning the German Grand Prix in July.
The top five was completed by NGM Mobile Racing’s Simone Corsi and former Phillip Island winner Alex de Angelis, who ran second for NGM Mobile Forward Racing in the early stages of the race. Redding’s teammate Mika Kallio was seventh from the aforementioned Rabat, Aspar’s Nico Terol and QMMF Racing’s Anthony West who successfully finished in the top ten in his home event. Reigning Moto3™ World Champion Sandro Cortese finished 11th for Dynavolt Intact GP from Forward’s Ricky Cardus and Tech3’s Danny Kent.
Five riders failed to finish: Julian Simon (Italtrans Racing Team), Johann Zarco (Came IodaRacing Project), Xavier Simeon (Maptaq SAG Zelos Team), Louis Rossi (Tech3) and Alex Mariñelarena (Blusens Avintia), while Tuenti HP 40’s Alex Pons finished 24th after an early-race off. Pons, Italtrans’ Takaaki Nakagami and Maptaq SAG Zelos Team’s Marcel Schrotter were all handed penalties for jumping the start.
With just the Japanese and Valencian rounds of the season remaining, Espargaro leads Redding in the championship by 16 points following a dramatic shaking up of the establishment. Rabat sits third, 36 points behind the leader with a maximum of 50 left on offer. The action will continue at Twin Ring Motegi next weekend.
2013 Phillip Island Moto2 Results:
Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
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1 | 25 | 40 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 170.7 | 20’19.219 |
2 | 20 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 | Suter | 170.6 | +0.591 |
3 | 16 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 170.6 | +0.679 |
4 | 13 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 170.6 | +0.893 |
5 | 11 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 170.5 | +1.111 |
6 | 10 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 170.3 | +3.073 |
7 | 9 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 170.2 | +3.234 |
8 | 8 | 80 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 170.2 | +3.655 |
9 | 7 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 169.3 | +10.182 |
10 | 6 | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 168.2 | +18.083 |
11 | 5 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 168.2 | +18.317 |
12 | 4 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Speed Up | 168.0 | +19.415 |
13 | 3 | 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 166.3 | +32.194 |
14 | 2 | 8 | Gino REA | GBR | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 166.2 | +32.835 |
15 | 1 | 7 | Doni Tata PRADITA | INA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 165.8 | +35.588 |
16 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Mobile Racing | Speed Up | 165.8 | +36.183 | |
17 | 31 | Kohta NOZANE | JPN | JiR Moto2 | Motobi | 165.7 | +36.542 | |
18 | 44 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | Argiñano & Gines Racing | Speed Up | 165.7 | +36.913 | |
19 | 25 | Azlan SHAH | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Moriwaki | 165.6 | +37.099 | |
20 | 97 | Rafid Topan SUCIPTO | INA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 165.6 | +37.426 | |
21 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Maptaq SAG Zelos Team | Kalex | 165.0 | +41.817 | |
22 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 165.0 | +41.933 | |
23 | 34 | Ezequiel ITURRIOZ | ARG | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 164.3 | +47.089 | |
24 | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | Tuenti HP 40 | Kalex | 158.9 | +1’30.731 | |
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92 | Alex MARIÑELARENA | SPA | Blusens Avintia | Kalex | 166.3 | 6 Laps | ||
96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 166.5 | 8 Laps | ||
19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Maptaq SAG Zelos Team | Kalex | 167.3 | 9 Laps | ||
5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | Came Iodaracing Project | Suter | 166.3 | 10 Laps | ||
60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 164.4 | 11 Laps |
2013 Moto2 Championship Point Standings:
Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
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1 | Pol ESPARGARO | Kalex | SPA | 240 |
2 | Scott REDDING | Kalex | GBR | 224 |
3 | Esteve RABAT | Kalex | SPA | 204 |
4 | Mika KALLIO | Kalex | FIN | 165 |
5 | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | SWI | 143 |
6 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | JPN | 138 |
7 | Thomas LUTHI | Suter | SWI | 130 |
8 | Johann ZARCO | Suter | FRA | 123 |
9 | Nicolas TEROL | Suter | SPA | 115 |
10 | Jordi TORRES | Suter | SPA | 106 |
11 | Simone CORSI | Speed Up | ITA | 92 |
12 | Xavier SIMEON | Kalex | BEL | 71 |
13 | Julian SIMON | Kalex | SPA | 63 |
14 | Alex DE ANGELIS | Speed Up | RSM | 57 |
15 | Anthony WEST | Speed Up | AUS | 48 |
16 | Mattia PASINI | Speed Up | ITA | 42 |
17 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Kalex | GER | 29 |
18 | Toni ELIAS | Kalex | SPA | 21 |
19 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | Suter | SWI | 20 |
20 | Mike DI MEGLIO | Motobi | FRA | 18 |
21 | Sandro CORTESE | Kalex | GER | 18 |
22 | Danny KENT | Tech 3 | GBR | 15 |
23 | Ricard CARDUS | Speed Up | SPA | 7 |
24 | Louis ROSSI | Tech 3 | FRA | 4 |
25 | Gino REA | Speed Up | GBR | 2 |
26 | Axel PONS | Kalex | SPA | 2 |
27 | Alex MARIÑELARENA | Kalex | SPA | 2 |
28 | Doni Tata PRADITA | Suter | INA | 1 |