2014 Le Mans Moto2 Results
Spoiler Alert: 2014 Moto2 results from the Le Mans Bugatti circuit listed below
The Monster Energy Grand Prix of France at Le Mans brought a second-straight Moto2 win for Marc VDS Racing Team’s Mika Kallio.
This allowed the Finnish rider to gain some ground in the 2014 Moto2 Championship; he is now 7 points shy of the leader, teammate Esteve Rabat.
Joining Kallio on the Le Mans Moto2 podium was NGM Forward Racing’s Simone Corsi and Rabat.
Kallio rode calmly from fourth on the grid, hunting down provisional race leader Corsi for the victory and taking over at the front with eight laps to go. Corsi eventually finished a second behind the winner, holding off a late challenge from championship leader Rabat – who had to settle for third.
Young Spanish rookies Maverick Viñales (Pons HP 40) and Luis Salom (Pons HP 40) were both in the podium chase as they gathered more Moto2 experience, eventually finishing fourth and fifth respectively. Another 2014 intermediate class debutant Jonas Folger (AGR Team) was sixth, having started on pole.
Dominique Aegerter (Technomag carXpert), Thomas Luthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2), Sam Lowes (Speed Up) and Franco Morbidelli (Italtrans Racing Team) were top ten finishers.
Axel Pons (AGR Team), Alex De Angelis (Tasca Racing Moto2), Tetsuta Nagashima (Teluru Team JiR Webike), Julian Simon (Italtrans Racing Team) and Xavier Simeon (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) were all crashers, whilst home riders Louis Rossi (SAG Team) and Johann Zarco (AirAsia Caterham Moto Racing) also crashed in front of the home fans.
Ricard Cardus (Tech 3) and Mattia Pasini (NGM Forward Racing) crashed out together early on, with Pasini unhappy with Cardus’ role in the accident.
As for the sole American in 2014 Moto2, Caterham Moto Racing’s Josh Herrin finished 22nd.
Herrin missed the previous two rounds (Jerez, Argentina) due to breaking his collarbone in while training aboard a Supermoto bike.
The Moto2 series now breaks for a week before heading to Italy for the Italian Grand Prix.
2014 Le Mans Moto2 Results:
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 152.9 | 42’41.696 |
| 2 | 20 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Forward Racing | Kalex | 152.8 | +1.015 |
| 3 | 16 | 53 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 152.8 | +1.303 |
| 4 | 13 | 40 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Kalex | 152.7 | +2.187 |
| 5 | 11 | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Kalex | 152.6 | +3.619 |
| 6 | 10 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | AGR Team | Kalex | 152.6 | +3.918 |
| 7 | 9 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 152.1 | +12.324 |
| 8 | 8 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 | Suter | 151.9 | +15.552 |
| 9 | 7 | 22 | Sam LOWES | GBR | Speed Up | Speed Up | 151.8 | +17.627 |
| 10 | 6 | 21 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 151.2 | +28.704 |
| 11 | 5 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 150.9 | +33.593 |
| 12 | 4 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 150.7 | +36.158 |
| 13 | 3 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | IodaRacing Project | Suter | 150.7 | +36.227 |
| 14 | 2 | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 150.7 | +36.547 |
| 15 | 1 | 55 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | MAL | Petronas Raceline Malaysia | Kalex | 150.7 | +36.672 |
| 16 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 150.7 | +37.240 | |
| 17 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 150.7 | +37.572 | |
| 18 | 90 | Lucas MAHIAS | FRA | Promoto Sport | Transfiormers | 150.2 | +44.600 | |
| 19 | 8 | Gino REA | GBR | AGT REA Racing | Suter | 150.0 | +48.311 | |
| 20 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 150.0 | +48.654 | |
| 21 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 150.0 | +48.886 | |
| 22 | 2 | Josh HERRIN | USA | AirAsia Caterham | Caterham Suter | 149.7 | +53.477 | |
| 23 | 97 | Roman RAMOS | SPA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 148.8 | +1’09.106 | |
| 24 | 25 | Azlan SHAH | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 148.8 | +1’09.326 | |
| 25 | 70 | Robin MULHAUSER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 148.8 | +1’09.550 | |
| 26 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 148.2 | +1’21.355 | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 150.7 | 6 Laps | ||
| 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | SAG Team | Kalex | 150.6 | 6 Laps | ||
| 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | AGR Team | Kalex | 149.5 | 13 Laps | ||
| 10 | Thitipong WAROKORN | THA | APH PTT The Pizza SAG | Kalex | 147.7 | 17 Laps | ||
| 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | Tasca Racing Moto2 | Suter | 149.1 | 20 Laps | ||
| 45 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | JPN | Teluru Team JiR Webike | TSR | 147.0 | 21 Laps | ||
| 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | AirAsia Caterham | Caterham Suter | 146.5 | 23 Laps | ||
| 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Forward Racing | Kalex | 144.6 | 24 Laps | ||
| Not Finished 1st Lap | ||||||||
| 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 0 Lap | |||
2014 Moto2 Championship Standings after five of 18 rounds:
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esteve RABAT | Kalex | SPA | 99 |
| 2 | Mika KALLIO | Kalex | FIN | 92 |
| 3 | Maverick VIÑALES | Kalex | SPA | 62 |
| 4 | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | SWI | 58 |
| 5 | Simone CORSI | Kalex | ITA | 53 |
| 6 | Thomas LUTHI | Suter | SWI | 40 |
| 7 | Luis SALOM | Kalex | SPA | 39 |
| 8 | Jonas FOLGER | Kalex | GER | 31 |
| 9 | Xavier SIMEON | Suter | BEL | 29 |
| 10 | Sandro CORTESE | Kalex | GER | 29 |
| 11 | Anthony WEST | Speed Up | AUS | 27 |
| 12 | Sam LOWES | Speed Up | GBR | 25 |
| 13 | Alex DE ANGELIS | Suter | RSM | 18 |
| 14 | Jordi TORRES | Suter | SPA | 18 |
| 15 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Tech 3 | GER | 17 |
| 16 | Ricard CARDUS | Tech 3 | SPA | 13 |
| 17 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | Suter | SWI | 10 |
| 18 | Franco MORBIDELLI | Kalex | ITA | 9 |
| 19 | Johann ZARCO | Caterham Suter | FRA | 8 |
| 20 | Louis ROSSI | Kalex | FRA | 6 |
| 21 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | JPN | 6 |
| 22 | Mattia PASINI | Forward KLX | ITA | 4 |
| 23 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Kalex | MAL | 3 |
| 24 | Julian SIMON | Kalex | SPA | 2 |
| 25 | Nicolas TEROL | Suter | SPA | 2 |
