FIM Moto2 World Championship
TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands
June 27, 2015
Race Results (all using Honda engines and Dunlop tires):
1. Johann ZARCO, France (KALEX), 16 laps, 26:13.410
2. Tito RABAT, Spain (KALEX), -0.757 second
3. Sam LOWES, UK (SPEED UP), -2.080 seconds
4. Alex RINS, Spain (KALEX), -3.738
5. Thomas LUTHI, Switzerland (KALEX), -4.530
6. Xavier SIMEON, Belgium (KALEX), -5.045
7. Jonas FOLGER, Germany (KALEX), -6.140
8. Mika KALLIO, Finland (KALEX), -8.105
9. Alex MARQUEZ, Spain (KALEX), -8.376
10. Simone CORSI, Italy (KALEX), -9.670
11. Julian SIMON, Spain (SPEED UP), -11.749
12. Dominique AEGERTER, Switzerland (KALEX), -17.537
13. Takaaki NAKAGAMI, Japan (KALEX), -18.104
14. Randy KRUMMENACHER, Switzerland (KALEX), -20.468
15. Hafizh SYAHRIN, Malaysia (KALEX), -20.894
16. Azlan SHAH, Malaysia (KALEX), -22.405
17. Sandro CORTESE, Germany (KALEX), -22.930
18. Marcel SCHROTTER, Germany (TECH 3), -25.663
19. Franco MORBIDELLI, Italy (KALEX), -30.931
20. Robin MULHAUSER, Switzerland (KALEX), -35.014
21. Jesko RAFFIN, Switzerland (KALEX), -35.289
22. Axel PONS, Spain (KALEX), -44.794
23. Thitipong WAROKORN, Thailand (KALEX), -47.633
24. Ratthapark WILAIROT, Thailand (SUTER), -54.049
25. Jasper IWEMA, Netherlands (SPEED UP), -70.079
26. Lorenzo BALDASSARRI, Italy (KALEX), -5 laps, DNF, crash
27. Anthony WEST, Australia (SPEED UP), -5 laps, DNF, crash
28. Louis ROSSI, France (TECH 3), -7 laps, DNF, crash
29. Ricard CARDUS, Spain (TECH 3), -11 laps, DNF, crash
30. Florian ALT, Germany (SUTER), -16 laps, DNF, crash
31. Luis SALOM, Spain (KALEX), -16 laps, DNF, crash
World Championship Point Standings (after 8 of 18 races):
1. Zarco, 159 points
2. Rabat, 114
3. Lowes, 96
4. Luthi, 89
5. Rins, 87
6. Folger, 75
7. Morbidelli, 62
8. Simeon, 59
9. Kallio, 43
10. Simon, 40
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Moto2™ World Championship leader Johann Zarco came out on top in duel with rival Tito Rabat in a re-started race at the Motul TT Assen.
Ajo Motorsport’s Zarco took victory in front of close to 100,000 passionate Dutch fans that saw the Frenchman prevail in his latest showdown with title rival Tito Rabat at the TT Circuit Assen.
The restarted race was reduced to 16 laps because of a red flag on the very first lap during the original race, after an incident between Marcel Schrotter, Anthony West and Luis Salom. Salom’s bike dropped oil at the first corner and after his bike caught fire, Race Direction had no choice but to halt proceedings.
Zarco got bogged down off the line of the second start, while AGR Team’s Jonas Folger led into the first corner, and built up a lead of almost a second over Rabat in second. Zarco picked his way through the field and attempted to make a move on Rabat for second on lap four, with the two rivals making contact and Zarco running wide.
It didn’t take long for Rabat to close down Folger and take the lead on lap 8, with Zarco also passing the German shortly afterwards. Rabat then built a 0.5s gap at the front, before Zarco started to hunt him down. Zarco timed it to perfection as he took the lead with three laps to go, giving Rabat a nudge in the process before going on to win his third race of the season by 0.757s. Rabat had no answer to Zarco’s pace, and had to settle for second, with Speed Up Racing’s Sam Lowes (+2.080s) crossing the line in third after an excellent ride for his third podium of the season and first since Argentina.
Paginas Amarillas HP40’s Alex Rins (+03.738s) crossed the line in fourth ahead of Thomas Luthi (+4.530s) on the Derendinger Racing Interwetten Kalex and Federal Oil Gresini Moto2’s Xavier Simeon (+5.045s) in sixth. Folger faded after his excellent start to the race, eventually finishing in seventh, with Mika Kallio (Italtrans Racing Team) in eighth and rookie Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) equalled his career best Moto2™ finish in ninth.
Athina Forward Racing’s Simone Corsi completed the top ten, as his teammate Lorenzo Baldassari crashed out of the race in an incident with Anthony West. Louis Rossi, Ricky Cardus and Florian Alt also recorded DNF’s, with Salom not able to take his place on the grid for the restarted race due to the damage to his bike from the red flag incident.
Zarco (159pts) has now extended his Moto2™ World Championship lead over Rabat (114pts) to 45 points, with Sam Lowes (96pts) consolidating third a further 18-points back.