It was a tall order for Johann Zarco to try to beat Nico Terol for the last ever 125cc championship title and unfortunately the rider crashed out on lap 3 and couldn’t rejoin the race after cutting open his right little finger, thus giving the title to the Spaniardwho was sixth at that moment and needed just a tenth place finish to take the crown.
The race in itself was a crash fest due to the intermittent rain, but Maverick Vinales won the race scoring his fourth victory in his 2011 rookie season.
The Paris Hilton (yes, she was there Tweeting her heart away) Blusens rider celebrated his victory with a Marco Simoncelli dedicated flag as the Bankia Aspar team celebrated both Terol’s title and two podium finishes with Terol a distant second and Hector Faubel in third.
The gaps between riders were immense as Ajo riders Efren Vazquez (AvantAir Asia and Jonas Folger (Red Bull Motorsport) finished in fourth and fifth respectively, followed by Alberto Moncayo in sixth.
Luis Salom took seventh, while Nicklas Ajo was more than a minute off pace with his 8th spot, and Luigi Morciano and Louis Rossi closed out the top ten.
125cc Valencia race results:01- Maverick Vinales – Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing – Aprilia RSA 125 – 24 laps i in 41’44.
13802- Nico Terol – Bankia Aspar Team – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 3.
21603- Hector Faubel – Bankia Aspar Team – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 7.
46004- Efren Vazquez – Avant AirAsia Ajo – Derbi RSA 125 – + 14.
56005- Jonas Folger – Red Bull Ajo MotorSport – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 18.
45106- Alberto Moncayo – Andalucia Banca Civica – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 36.
47207- Luis Salom – RW Racing GP – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 52.
61408- Niklas Ajo – TT Motion Events Racing – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’00.
13809- Luigi Morciano – Team Italia FMI – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’00.
25310- Louis Rossi – Matteoni Racing – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’03.
25811- Manuel Tatasciore – Phonica Racing – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 1’09.
89212- Marcel Schrotter – Mahindra Racing – Mahindra GP 125 – + 1’12.
74113- Alessandro Tonucci – Team Italia FMI – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’18.
33714- John McPhee – Racing Steps Foundation KRP – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’18.
43415- Giulian Pedone – Phonica Racing – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’20.
58016- Sturla Fagerhaug – WTR Ten10 Racing – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’21.
15517- Danny Kent – Red Bull Ajo MotorSport – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’27.
77018- Peter Sebestyen – Matteoni Racing – Aprilia RSW 125 – + 1’33.
40619- Dani Ruiz – Larresport – Honda RS125R – 1’34.
59320- Jasper Iwema – Ongetta Abbink Metaal – Aprilia RSA 125 – + 1’34.
83221- Marco Colandrea – WTR Ten10 Racing – Aprilia RSW 125 – 1 lap22- Alexis Masbou – Caretta Technology – KTM RC 125 – 1 lap23- Kevin Hanus – Team Hanusch – Honda RS125R – 1 lap24- Jakub Kornfeil – Ongetta Centro Seta – Aprilia RSA 125 – 1 lap