2014 Moto2 Results from Termas de Rio Hondo
Just as he did in qualifying, Marc VDS Racing’s Tito Rabat ran a flawless Moto2 race at Argentina’s Termas de Rio Hondo.
The Spaniard took the holeshot aboard his Kalex, and led every lap en route to his second victory of the season (with Qatar).
Rabat finished Argentina Moto2 ahead of Xavier Simeon (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) and Luis Salom (Pons HP 40).
Rabat totally controlled the race to extend his World Championship lead to 28 points, crossing the line two seconds ahead of second placed Simeon.
A lengthy battle for third was eventually won by Salom as he overtook Simone Corsi (NGM Forward Racing) in the final stages and put the hammer down to record two fast laps and step onto the rostrum for the first time since his graduation from Moto3™.
Corsi had been in the podium hunt but eventually crossed the line behind Dominique Aegerter (Technomag carXpert) for his third successive fifth place finish.
The top 10 was rounded out by Alex De Angelis (Tasca Racing Moto2), Mika Kallio Marc (VDS Racing Team), Sam Lowes (Speed Up), Sandro Cortese (Dynavolt Intact GP) and Jordi Torres (Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2).
A mistake from Johann Zarco (AirAsia Caterham Moto Racing) saw him drop to ninth from second on the grid on the first lap and he ended up 18th.
Ricard Cardus (Tech 3) and Maverick Viñales (Pons HP 40) crashed out early on, Viñales remounting only to pull into the pits shortly afterwards. Mattia Pasini (NGM Forward Racing), meanwhile, retired with a technical problem in the early stages.
2014 Argentina Moto2 Results from Termas de Rio Hondo:
| 1 | 53 | Esteve RABAT | SPA | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 263.0 | 1’43.961 | |
| 2 | 5 | Johann ZARCO | FRA | AirAsia Caterham | Caterham Suter | 258.5 | 1’43.971 | 0.010 / 0.010 |
| 3 | 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 260.7 | 1’44.038 | 0.077 / 0.067 |
| 4 | 40 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Kalex | 260.3 | 1’44.168 | 0.207 / 0.130 |
| 5 | 94 | Jonas FOLGER | GER | AGR Team | Kalex | 260.6 | 1’44.174 | 0.213 / 0.006 |
| 6 | 39 | Luis SALOM | SPA | Pons HP 40 | Kalex | 262.9 | 1’44.322 | 0.361 / 0.148 |
| 7 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | NGM Forward Racing | Forward KLX | 263.1 | 1’44.376 | 0.415 / 0.054 |
| 8 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | Tasca Racing Moto2 | Suter | 264.9 | 1’44.384 | 0.423 / 0.008 |
| 9 | 3 | Simone CORSI | ITA | NGM Forward Racing | Forward KLX | 262.0 | 1’44.440 | 0.479 / 0.056 |
| 10 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 264.3 | 1’44.444 | 0.483 / 0.004 |
| 11 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 263.9 | 1’44.496 | 0.535 / 0.052 |
| 12 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 262.9 | 1’44.648 | 0.687 / 0.152 |
| 13 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 265.7 | 1’44.708 | 0.747 / 0.060 |
| 14 | 36 | Mika KALLIO | FIN | Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | 263.4 | 1’44.715 | 0.754 / 0.007 |
| 15 | 21 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 262.7 | 1’44.787 | 0.826 / 0.072 |
| 16 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 265.3 | 1’44.817 | 0.856 / 0.030 |
| 17 | 55 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | MAL | Petronas Raceline Malaysia | Kalex | 265.7 | 1’44.821 | 0.860 / 0.004 |
| 18 | 88 | Ricard CARDUS | SPA | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 261.8 | 1’44.838 | 0.877 / 0.017 |
| 19 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 263.5 | 1’44.946 | 0.985 / 0.108 |
| 20 | 95 | Anthony WEST | AUS | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 259.0 | 1’45.077 | 1.116 / 0.131 |
| 21 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | Gresini Moto2 | Suter | 263.2 | 1’45.159 | 1.198 / 0.082 |
| 22 | 22 | Sam LOWES | GBR | Speed Up | Speed Up | 262.0 | 1’45.161 | 1.200 / 0.002 |
| 23 | 4 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | SWI | IodaRacing Project | Suter | 260.1 | 1’45.192 | 1.231 / 0.031 |
| 24 | 96 | Louis ROSSI | FRA | SAG Team | Kalex | 262.1 | 1’45.199 | 1.238 / 0.007 |
| 25 | 18 | Nicolas TEROL | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 | Suter | 264.5 | 1’45.223 | 1.262 / 0.024 |
| 26 | 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | AGR Team | Kalex | 261.3 | 1’45.235 | 1.274 / 0.012 |
| 27 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | Interwetten Paddock Moto2 | Suter | 262.7 | 1’45.462 | 1.501 / 0.227 |
| 28 | 8 | Gino REA | GBR | AGT REA Racing | Suter | 262.2 | 1’45.463 | 1.502 / 0.001 |
| 29 | 97 | Roman RAMOS | SPA | QMMF Racing Team | Speed Up | 259.9 | 1’45.883 | 1.922 / 0.420 |
| 30 | 45 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | JPN | Teluru Team JiR Webike | TSR | 259.4 | 1’45.964 | 2.003 / 0.081 |
| 31 | 25 | Azlan SHAH | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 260.6 | 1’46.045 | 2.084 / 0.081 |
| 32 | 99 | Sebastian PORTO | ARG | Argentina TSR Motorsport | Kalex | 258.5 | 1’46.127 | 2.166 / 0.082 |
| 33 | 10 | Thitipong WAROKORN | THA | APH PTT The Pizza SAG | Kalex | 264.0 | 1’46.296 | 2.335 / 0.169 |
| 34 | 70 | Robin MULHAUSER | SWI | Technomag carXpert | Suter | 260.5 | 1’46.303 | 2.342 / 0.007 |
2014 Moto2 Championship Point Standings:
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esteve RABAT | Kalex | SPA | 70 |
| 2 | Mika KALLIO | Kalex | FIN | 42 |
| 3 | Maverick VIÑALES | Kalex | SPA | 38 |
| 4 | Simone CORSI | Forward KLX | ITA | 33 |
| 5 | Dominique AEGERTER | Suter | SWI | 29 |
| 6 | Thomas LUTHI | Suter | SWI | 26 |
| 7 | Xavier SIMEON | Suter | BEL | 20 |
| 8 | Anthony WEST | Speed Up | AUS | 20 |
| 9 | Luis SALOM | Kalex | SPA | 18 |
| 10 | Sam LOWES | Speed Up | GBR | 18 |
| 11 | Alex DE ANGELIS | Suter | RSM | 18 |
| 12 | Sandro CORTESE | Kalex | GER | 18 |
| 13 | Jordi TORRES | Suter | SPA | 14 |
| 14 | Marcel SCHROTTER | Tech 3 | GER | 12 |
| 15 | Ricard CARDUS | Tech 3 | SPA | 10 |
| 16 | Louis ROSSI | Kalex | FRA | 6 |
| 17 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Kalex | JPN | 6 |
| 18 | Randy KRUMMENACHER | Suter | SWI | 6 |
| 19 | Jonas FOLGER | Kalex | GER | 5 |
| 20 | Mattia PASINI | Forward KLX | ITA | 4 |
| 21 | Franco MORBIDELLI | Kalex | ITA | 3 |
| 22 | Nicolas TEROL | Suter | SPA | 2 |
| 23 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Kalex | MAL | 2 |
