Pole sitter Pol Espargaro (Tuenti HP 40) from Spain and Brit Scott Redding (Marc VDS Racing Team), both on Kalex machines, put up a very enjoyable battle at Assen this afternoon for the 7th round of the Moto2 World Championship, with the former eventually taking the win with an overtake on the latter on the main straight of track, a manouvre he completed at the very beginning of the last lap.
Redding could’t try to pay back the Spaniard in the remainder of the track and had to settle for second, a result that allows him to remain at the top of the standings with 134 points, with espargaro now second 30 points behind.
Switzerland’s Dominique Aegerter (Technomag carXpert), who was tenth on the starting grid, took the third spot with his Suter – the second podium finish of his career – ahead of Redding’s team mate Mika Kallio of Finland and Espargaro’s team mate and fellow-countryman Esteve Rabat, who’s third now in the championship with 86 points.
Johan Zarco (Came Iodaracing Project), Xavier Simeon (Desguaces La Torre Maptaq), Tom Luthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing), Jordi Torres (Aspar Team Moto2) and Anthony West (QMMF Racing Team) rounded off today’s Top 10.
In the wake of former Champion Toni Elias who couldn’t even make it to the grid, another three riders didn’t finisg the race: Simone Corsi (NGM Mobile Racing), Kyle Smith (Blusens Avintia) and Mike di Meglio (JiR Moto2).
Ssee the race classification after the jump.
TT ASSEN – Moto2 Race Classification 20131 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Tuenti HP 40 Kalex 39′51.
8832 Scott REDDING GBR Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex +0.
1173 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Technomag carXpert Suter 3.
5094 Mika KALLIO FIN Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex 3.
6565 Esteve RABAT SPA Tuenti HP 40 Kalex 3.
9936 Johann ZARCO FRA Came Iodaracing Project Suter 4.
0737 Xavier SIMEON BEL Desguaces La Torre Maptaq Kalex 9.
0958 Thomas LUTHI SWI Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing Suter 12.
2719 Jordi TORRES SPA Aspar Team Moto2 Suter 13.
74510 Anthony WEST AUS QMMF Racing Team Speed Up 16.
28811 Julian SIMON SPA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 16.
31212 Randy KRUMMENACHER SWI Technomag carXpert Suter 16.
77313 Louis ROSSI FRA Tech 3 Tech 3 17.
24714 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Desguaces La Torre SAG Kalex 17.
98015 Sandro CORTESE GER Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 22.
29616 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM NGM Mobile Forward Racing Speed Up 25.
82517 Ricard CARDUS SPA NGM Mobile Forward Racing Speed Up 26.
12618 Nicolas TEROL SPA Aspar Team Moto2 Suter 29.
94319 Mattia PASINI ITA NGM Mobile Racing Speed Up 32.
96720 Danny KENT GBR Tech 3 Tech 3 33.
06621 Ratthapark WILAIROT THA Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 Suter 33.
10822 Axel PONS SPA Tuenti HP 40 Kalex 40.
30123 Steven ODENDAAL RSA Argiñano & Gines Racing Speed Up 45.
43324 Alberto MONCAYO SPA Argiñano & Gines Racing Speed Up 48.
61625 Gino REA GBR Gino Rea Race Team FTR 48.
91326 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Moriwaki +1′00.
85327 Doni Tata PRADITA INA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Suter +1′25.
94628 Rafid Topan SUCIPTO INA QMMF Racing Team Speed Up 1 LapNot Classified Mike DI MEGLIO FRA JiR Moto2 Motobi 5 Laps Kyle SMITH GBR Blusens Avintia Kalex 7 Laps Simone CORSI ITA NGM Mobile Racing Speed Up 18 LapsNot Starting Toni ELIAS SPA Blusens Avintia Kalex 0 Lap