Karel Abraham took his first and only Moto2 victory in the season finale at Valencia today, before moving to MotoGP next year with his own team.
The Czech rider came out on top in last lap thriller that saw five riders, Andrea Iannone, Julian Simon, Abraham, Toni Elias and Thomas Luthi all going for the win, but it was claimed by Abraham who was riding in fourth, when Moto2 World Champion Toni Elias in an aggressive and almost an impossible move to take Julian Simon’s second place ran into the side of Andrea Iannone’s bike.
Iannone didn’t crash and finished second with Abraham slipping in front of the scattered pack to finish first on the chequered flag,but Elias’ wild move cost Iannone the lead and second place in the final standings, while the Spaniard ended up in the gravel trap and would rejoin and finish 30th.
Third went to Julian Simon followed by Thomas Luthi and Scott Redding who managed to hold off Alex de Angelis for fifth.
Moto2 Valencia results:01- Karel Abraham – Cardion AB Motoracing – FTR Moto M210 – 27 giri in 43’49.
49902- Andrea Iannone – Fimmco Speed Up – Speed Up S-10 – + 0.
52203- Julian Simon – Mapfre Aspar Team – Suter MMX – + 0.
58304- Thomas Luthi – Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 0.
76005- Scott Redding – Marc VDS Racing Team – Suter MMX – + 4.
20506- Alex De Angelis – JiR Moto2 – MotoBI – + 5.
38507- Simone Corsi – JiR Moto2 – MotoBI – + 11.
39908- Sergio Gadea – Tenerife 40 Pons – Pons Kalex – + 21.
42009- Dominique Aegerter – Technomag CIP – Suter MMX – + 22.
43910- Gabor Talmacsi – Fimmco Speed Up – Speed Up S-10 – + 22.
91211- Jules Cluzel – Forward Racing – Suter MMX – + 23.
51112- Kenny Noyes – Jack & Jones by Antonio Banderas – PromoHarris Moto2 – + 25.
16913- Alex Debon – Aeroport de Castello Ajo – FTR Moto M210 – + 30.
57114- Yonny Hernandez – Blusens STX – BQR Moto2 – + 31.
07715- Xavier Simeon – Holiday Gym Racing – Moriwaki MD600 – + 31.
27616- Javier Fores – Twelve Motorsport Motorrad Competicion – AJR Moto2 – + 33.
38117- Alex Baldolini – Caretta Technology Race Dept.
– I.
C.
P.
Moto2 – + 33.
54818- Yuki Takahashi – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 37.
55619- Claudio Corti – Forward Racing – Suter MMX – + 38.
60220- Michael Ranseder – Vector Kiefer Racing – Suter MMX – + 38.
76321- Hector Faubel – Marc VDS Racing Team – Suter MMX – + 39.
54022- Ratthapark Wilairot – Thai Honda PTT Singha SAG – Bimota HB4 – + 39.
83523- Roman Ramos – MIR Racing – MIR Racing Moto2 – + 39.
84924- Raffaele De Rosa – Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3 Mistral 610 – + 40.
51925- Roberto Rolfo – Italtrans S.
T.
R.
– Suter MMX – + 42.
80326- Mike Di Meglio – Mapfre Aspar Team – Suter MMX – + 44.
23427- Anthony West – MZ Racing Team – MZ RE Honda – + 1’01.
72228- Joan Olive – Jack & Jones by Antonio Banderas – PromoHarris Moto2 – + 1’02.
03129- Vladimir Ivanov – Gresini Racing Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 1’09.
52630- Toni Elias – Gresini Racing Moto2 – Moriwaki MD600 – + 1’25.
52931- Yannick Guerra – Holiday Gym G22 – Moriwaki MD600 – 1 lap32- Mashel Al Naimi – Blusen STX – BQR Moto2 – 1 lap33- Hiromichi Kunikawa – Bimota M Racing – Bimota HB4 – 1 lap