Andrea Iannone surprise pole position in yesterday’s qualifying session at the Mugello was no fluke because the Italian rider literally romped away with the first flag to flag victory in Moto2 and his first of the season.
Iannone who hails from the Abruzzo region, took command of the race and at the end of the first lap had 1.
5s lead that doubled after just three laps and with more than a seven second advantage, administered the rest of his race and cruised under the chequered flag.
Second and third place on the podium went Sergio Gadea and Simone Corsi, but it was a battle royale, with Corsi fighting through the field from his 26th spot on the grid and at least six different riders all leading the group in different moments of the race but Gadea went by Corsi on the final turn and denying the Italian the second spot by just 0.
035s and Corsi denying Thomas Luthi third by a mere 0.
015s.
Toni Elias, the current points leader managed a fifth finish, but kept Shoya Tomizawa, his nearest rival in sixth place and gained one extra point against the Japanese rider.
Iannone’s team mate Gabor Talmacsi took seventh ahead of Yuki Takahashi (both former MotoGP riders in Team Scot), while Julian Simon managed a ninth place on his second outing with the Suter chassis and Alex Debon closed out the top ten.
Crashers included Jules Cluzel, Anthony Delhalle who was subbing for Mashel Al Naimi, Axel Pons, Mattia Pasini and Raffaele De Rosa.
Moto2 Mugello Race Results:01- Andrea Iannone – Fimmco Speed Up – Speed Up S-10 – 21 laps in 41′05.
37402- Sergio Gadea – Tenerife 40 Pons – Kalex Moto2 – + 2.
76403- Simone Corsi – JiR Moto2 – MotoBi – + 2.
79904- Thomas Luthi – Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 2.
81405- Toni Elias – Gresini Racing Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 3.
40406- Shoya Tomizawa – Technomag CIP – Suter MMX – + 3.
82607- Gabor Talmacsi – Fimmco Speed Up – Speed Up S-10 – + 7.
20908- Yuki Takahashi – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 8.
37709- Julian Simon – Mapfre Aspar Team – Suter MMX – + 8.
59410- Alex Debon – Aeroport de Castello Ajo – FTR Moto M210 – + 8.
93111- Alex De Angelis – RSM Team Scot – Scot Force GP210 – + 9.
14912- Hector Faubel – Marc VDS Racing Team – Suter MMX – + 9.
99113- Alex Baldolini – Caretta Technology Race Dept.
– I.
C.
P.
Caretta – + 12.
21914- Stefan Bradl – Viessmann Kiefer Racing – Suter MMX – + 19.
11015- Fonsi Nieto – Holiday Gym G22 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 19.
68016- Dominique Aegerter – Technomag CIP – Suter MMX – + 19.
99417- Karel Abraham – Cardion AB Motoracing – FTR Moto M210 – + 24.
96918- Roberto Rolfo – Italtrans S.
T.
R.
– Suter MMX – + 25.
76919- Xavier Simeon – Holiday Gym Racing – Moriwaki MD600 – + 31.
09420- Yonny Hernandez – Blusens STX – BQR Moto2 – + 31.
17121- Scott Redding – Marc VDS Racing Team – Suter MMX – + 37.
77022- Claudio Corti – Forward Racing – Suter MMX – + 39.
18323- Valentin Debise – WTR San Marino Team – ADV AT02 – + 39.
40524- Arne Tode – Racing Team Germany – Suter MMX – + 40.
61325- Vladimir Leonov – Vector Kiefer Racing – Suter MMX – + 43.
35826- Kenny Noyes – Jack & Jones by Antonio Banderas – Harris Promoracing – + 43.
99727- Anthony West – MZ Racing Team – MZ RE Honda – + 53.
74828- Niccolò Canepa – RSM Team Scot – Scot Force GP210 – + 54.
38729- Bernat Martinez – Maquinza SAG Team – Bimota HB4 – + 57.
03530- Yannick Guerra – Holiday Gym G22 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 58.
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