Nico Terol took his fourth victory in this 125cc season at Catalunya after Johann Zarco was penalized with a 20 second ride-through after he passed Terol in what the Race Direction considered an ‘illegal overtake’ at the exit of the final turn.
Terol and Zarco battled in the final laps of the race and when they got to the final corner Zarco leaned in and slightly elbowed the Aspar Aprilia rider pushing him over the the white line and onto the grass, finishing first under the flag.
But with the Simoncelli and Pedrosa controversy still fresh and not wanting to seem biased, the Race Direction immediately announced an investigation and with the riders at the parc ferme it was announced that Zarco had been penalized which dropped him to fifth in the race standings giving Terol the win and promoting Jonas Folger to third.
The race had begun on a slightly damp track, with only a handful of midfield riders deciding to use wet tires, with Le Mans winner Maverick Vinales opening up a two second gap early in the race, but Terol and Zarco caught up with him, passing him on lap 8 and Zarco on lap 9.
The three continued together until Vinales began to fade and settled for what seemed at that time a third place, but what happened in the final lap between Zarco and Terol pushed him into a second place podium.
As we expected Paris Hilton was the talk of the paddock making her first visit to the team that bears her name, but unfortunately no one took the time to explain that her team isn’t a MotoGP team, but a 125cc team.
125 cc Catalunya race results:01- Nico Terol – Bankia Aspar Team – Aprilia RSA 125 – 22 giri in 42’29.
64702- Maverick Vinales – Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 10.
35603- Jonas Folger – Red Bull Ajo Motorsport – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 15.
26004- Sandro Cortese – Intact Racing Team Germany – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 15.
67005- Efren Vazquez – Avant AirAsia Ajo – Derbi RSA 125 – + 15.
94206- Johann Zarco – Avant AirAsia Ajo – Derbi RSA 125 – + 19.
75807- Hector Faubel – Bankia Aspar Team – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 26.
49008- Sergio Gadea – Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 26.
68109- Adrian Martin – Bankia Aspar Team – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 36.
13410- Jakub Kornfeil – Ongetta Centro Seta – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 36.
77611- Danny Kent – Red Bull Ajo Motorsport – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 37.
93612- Louis Rossi – Matteoni Racing – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’10.
84013- Niklas Ajo – TT Motion Events Racing – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’11.
70414- Alexis Masbou – Caretta Technology – KTM RC 125 – + 1’11.
79815- Alberto Moncayo – Andalucia Banca Civica – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 1’15.
70916- Marcel Schrotter – Mahindra Racing – Mahindra GP 125 – + 1’22.
00517- Jasper Iwema – Ongetta Abbink Metaal – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 1’25.
45718- Luigi Morciano – Team Italia FMI – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’25.
62819- Sturla Fagerhaug – WTR Ten10 Racing – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’55.
29620- Francesco Mauriello – WTR Ten10 Racing – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’55.
38221- Giulian Pedone – Phonica Racing – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’55.
48822- Peter Sebestyen – Caretta Technology – KTM RC 125 – 1 lap23- Josep Rodriguez – Wild Wolf RACC MS – Aprilia RSW 125 – 1 lap24- Kevin Hanus – Team Hanush – Honda RS125R – 1 lap25- Simone Grotzkyj Giorgi – Phonica Racing – Aprilia RSA 125 – 1 lap26- John McPhee – Racing Steps Foundation KRP – Aprilia RSW 125 – 2 laps27- Joan Perello – Matteoni Racing – Aprilia RSW 125 – 2 laps28- Taylor Mackenzie – Phonica Racing – Aprilia RSW 125 – 2 laps29- Alessandro Tonucci – Team Italia FMI – Aprilia RSW 125 – 2 laps