FIM Moto2 World Championship Misano, San Marino September 5, 2010 Race Results (all using Honda engines and Dunlop tires): 1. Toni ELIAS, Spain (MORIWAKI), 26 laps, 43:33.996 2. Julian SIMON, Spain (SUTER), -1.969 seconds 3. Thomas LUTHI, Switzerland (MORIWAKI), -11.917 4. Simone CORSI, Italy (MOTOBI), -15.409 5. Stefan BRADL, Germany (SUTER), -16.219 6. Jules CLUZEL, France (SUTER), -16.676 7. Gabor TALMACSI, Hungary (SPEED UP), -16.852 8. Dominique AEGERTER, Switzerland (SUTER), -18.330 9. Claudio CORTI, Italy (SUTER), -20.650 10. Roberto ROLFO, Italy (SUTER), -29.678 11. Yonny HERNANDEZ, Colombia (BQR-MOTO2), -32.720 12. Ratthapark WILAIROT, Thailand (BIMOTA), -35.098 13. Raffaele DE ROSA, Italy (TECH 3), -35.428 14. Michael RANSEDER, Austria (SUTER), -35.933 15. Lukas PESEK, Czech Republic (MORIWAKI), -37.012 16. Hector FAUBEL, Spain (SUTER), -40.950 17. Anthony WEST, Australia (MZ-RE HONDA), -41.752 18. Axel PONS, Spain (PONS KALEX), -41.878 19. Xavier SIMEON, Belgium (MORIWAKI), -47.566, crash 20. Ricard CARDUS, Spain (BIMOTA), -57.026 21. Joan OLIVE, Spain (FTR), -57.119 22. Valentin DEBISE, France (ADV), -60.833 23. Ferruccio LAMBORGHINI, Italy (SUTER), -62.316 24. Kenny NOYES, USA (PROMOHARRIS), -65.795, started from pit lane 25. Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI, Japan (MORIWAKI), -69.977 26. Yannick GUERRA, Spain (MORIWAKI), -76.520 27. Mashel AL NAIMI, Qatar (BQR-MOTO2), -76.563 28. Niccolo CANEPA, Italy (BIMOTA), -77.479 29. Robertino PIETRI, Venezuela (SUTER), -101.039, jump start/ride-through penalty 30. Andrea IANNONE, Italy (SPEED UP), -3 laps, DNF, jump start/ride-through penalty, retired 31. Alex BALDOLINI, Italy (I.C.P.), -3 laps, DNF, retired 32. Yuki TAKAHASHI, Japan (TECH 3), -5 laps, DNF, crash 33. Sergio GADEA, Spain (PONS KALEX), -12 laps, DNF, crash 34. Shoya TOMIZAWA, Japan (SUTER), -15 laps, DNF, crash 35. Alex DE ANGELIS, San Marino (MOTOBI), -15 laps, DNF, crash 36. Scott REDDING, Great Britain (SUTER), -15 laps, DNF, crash 37. Mattia PASINI, Italy (SUTER), -16 laps, DNF, crash 38. Mike DI MEGLIO, France (SUTER), -19 laps, DNF, crash World Championship Point Standings (after 11 of 17 races): 1. ELIAS, 211 2. SIMON, 128 3. LUTHI, 124 4. IANNONE, 119 5. CORSI, 97 6. CLUZEL, 84 7. TOMIZAWA, 82 8. TALMACSI, 79 9. TAKAHASHI, 72 10. GADEA, 59 11. DEBON, 46 12. ROLFO, 43 13. NIETO, 41 14. REDDING, 39 15. TIE, BRADL/AEGERTER, 36 17. ABRAHAM, 33 18. WILAIROT, 29 19. HERNANDEZ, 27 20. DI MEGLIO, 21 21. NOYES, 18 22. WEST, 17 23. BALDOLINI, 14 24. PASINI, 12 25. TIE, CORTI/DE ANGELIS, 11 27. TIE, Damian CUDLIN/SIMEON, 9 29. FAUBEL, 8 30. Jason DI SALVO, 7 31. PESEK, 5 32. DE ROSA, 4 33. TIE, RANSEDER/PONS/IVANOV/TODE, 2 37. TESHIMA, 1 More, from a press release issued by Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 Team: Lüthi back on the podium After a long time waiting Tom Lüthi finished the race of the Gran Premio Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini with a third place on the podium again and the long nights for the Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 Team in which they were searching for solutions did finally show the right result. The 23 year old and his team did work hard to achieve this result this weekend and finally the bike seems to work again as it should. But after the nasty crash in which Tomizawa, De Angelis and Redding were involved throws a dark shadow on this podium and Lüthi and his team hope that the riders involved are okay. Tom Lüthi, 3rd: “It is defiantly a good feeling to be back on the podium after a long time. Also this weekend started off with technical problems, but we could solve them during last night. I want to thank my mechanics for the fantastic work they did. But I also want to say that after what happened in the race today it is a very strange feeling to be happy about the podium. I don’t know what exactly happened in the crash, but I hope that Tomizawa will be okay.” Terrell Thien, Team Manager: “I am happy. We really needed this result and the difficult weekend ended with a fantastic podium finish. I am looking forward to Aragón now and hope it will continue like this.” Daniel M. Epp, Rider Management: “After a really difficult weekend with many technical problems we achieved a podium. This race shows, that we were not very lucky with the engine we had to use during the last three races and explains the bad results of the last three races. Nevertheless the team has to work hard to achieve a more stable weekend for the next time.” More, from a press release issued by Interwetten Honda MotoGP Team: The entire Interwetten Honda MotoGP Team and Hiroshi Aoyama are deeply sorry about the loss of Shoia Tomizawa, who succumbed to his injuries after a crash during the Moto2 race of the Grand Prix in Misano today. More, from a press release issued by LCR Honda: Misano, 5th September 2010: Randy de Puniet, Lucio Cecchinello and the whole LCR Honda MotoGP Team are thinking of Shoya Tomizawa’s family, friends and the whole Technomag-CIP Team in this tragic moment. De Puniet: “I do not want to speak about me and my race. This week end ended in the most horrible way. My thoughts go to Shoya and his family”. More, from a press release issued by Dorna Communications: On Sunday 5th September during the Moto2 race at the Misano World Circuit, rider Shoya Tomizawa aged 19 suffered a serious crash and subsequent cranial, thoracic and abdominal trauma. Given the seriousness of his condition – especially for the thoracic and abdominal trauma – Tomizawa was immediately treated at the Misano World Circuit medical centre and put under artificial respiration. The rider was taken by ambulance to the Riccione hospital accompanied by two doctors – helicopter was not used in order to allow for the proper respiratory support to be administered. Despite various attempts to resuscitate him Shoya sadly succumbed to his injuries at 14.20. Everybody involved in MotoGP extends its deepest condolences to Shoya’s family and friends at this tragic loss. More, from a press release issued by Tech 3: Raffaele de Rosa claims season best in home race Raffaele de Rosa claimed his best ever Moto2 result on home soil in Misano this afternoon after a determined ride to 13th position for the Tech 3 Racing Team. Starting down in 27th position on the grid after a troublesome weekend, de Rosa embarked on an exciting charge towards the top 15 right from the start after the 39-strong field successfully negotiated the tight and tricky first and second corners. The Italian was able to make several passes as the 26-lap race unfolded and he moved into the points with an overtake on Hector Faubel on lap 18. He secured his season best 13th with a fine overtake on Michael Ranseder with three laps remaining. It was his second top 15 finish in the last three races, boosting confidence that he can continue his excellent recent form when the world championship makes its first visit to the Motorland Aragon circuit later this month. The Tech 3 Racing Team tested at the Spanish venue in early July and de Rosa is confident he’ll have a competitive set-up for round 12 of the 2010 campaign. Japanese rider Yuki Takahashi’s hard efforts looked like being rewarded with at least a top five finish. He had produced a gritty display to come through from 13th on the grid but crashed unhurt on lap 22 while trying to chase down Thomas Luthi, who eventually finished on the podium. Today’s race was overshadowed by an incident on lap 12 involving Shoya Tomizawa, Scott Redding and Alex de Angelis. Japanese rider Tomizawa succumbed to his injuries and the Tech 3 Racing Team wishes to express its deepest condolences to his family and friends. Raffaele de Rosa 13th 4 points “This is my best result of the season and I’m really happy because not only was it in front of my home crowd, but until the race it has been a very difficult weekend. I want to thank my team because they did a fantastic job all weekend and this result gives us something to build on for the remainder of the season. Of course this result is not the target we set ourselves before the start of the season but it was a good race and I learned a lot. It is clear we need to adjust the weight distribution for the next races and I’m now looking forward to the Motorland Aragon race. I had a good test there earlier this year and if we can get the bike more suited for me, then I’m sure that first top ten is not too far away.” Yuki Takahashi DNF 8211; 72-points “It was a good race for me until I made the mistake. We made a small adjustment to the front-end after the warm-up this morning and this helped me get into the low 1.40s. The lap times I was able to do in the race were very fast and at the time I crashed I was not far behind Luthi and he finished on the podium. I’ll be looking to recover at the next race at the Motorland Aragon track. I did well in the test there and I really liked the track, so I’m determined to get the season back on track and finish strongly.” Herve Poncharal Team Manager “Yuki was having a very strong race and he’d made several good overtakes to get himself in contention for a podium. It looked like he was going to score some valuable points but having done all the hard work he made a mistake and that is unfortunate. Those points t oday would have put us back in the fight for the top five in the championship and it is a shame. Raffaele rode a determined race and scoring points again is a good reward for all the hard work made by his team. We’d like to see him higher up but in the last races he has made some progress and that is pleasing. But today means nothing after the news of Shoya Tomizawa. He was an extremely exciting character and a great hope for the future and he was already somebody who was part of our world. Everybody loved him and we all feel devastated by what happened. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.” More, from a press release issued by JiR Moto2 Team: Before talking about the result in today’s Misano GP, the whole of Team JiR wants to remember the 19-year-old Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa, who died following the crash he had during the Moto2 race. We express all our condolences to the family, team and friends of Shoya. Concerning the race, Team JiR leaves Misano with a good performance from its riders. The team’s work during the whole weekend put Corsi and De Angelis in the best condition for the race, as we saw in the warm-up where the pair had been the fastest. Simone Corsi immediately attacked during the race, holding his sixth position and keeping contact with the race leaders. Already from the fourth lap he gained position after position, until he reached second place just behind Toni Elias. Unfortunately the loss of performance of his rear tyre led to him being just a few crucial tenths of a second off the pace, thus suffering from Julian Simon’s attack and Thomas Luthi’s charge through the field. He ended up his race in 4th, happy for the points but regretting once more the potential that was not fully exploited. Simone Corsi “Sincerely I hoped for a better result, we’ve been very competitive for the whole weekend and the podium was close at hand, I’m so sorry I lost it only in the last laps. However I’m satisfied for the job we’ve done, we have made constant improvements and we are always fighting with the best. We still miss that little bit of luck that is fundamental in races to reach the winning step. I’ve also heard what happened to Shoya and I just feel so very sorry.” Alex De Angelis lose some positions at the start closing eleventh the first lap. The Sammarinese began a remarkable recovery that brought him to 5th position, scoring the best race lap of 1’39″430. Unfortunately during the eleventh lap Tomizawa falls and De Angelis is involved in the crash, ending his race. Alex De Angelis “I can’t even express how sorry I am for what happened to Shoya. If I just must talk about the race we’ve been fast for the whole weekend, I immediately found the feeling with my MotoBI that has been properly set up by the team, solving also some little troubles we had yesterday. I rode with some very fast times although I felt comfortable, and I was aiming at the first positions for this race. I must say thank you to the whole JiR Team for this chance and for having put me in best condition for the race.” More, from a press release issued by Pramac Racing Team: GOOD BYE SHOYA The Pramac Racing Team gives its deepest condolences to the family, Team and friends of Shoya Tomizawa. Aleix Espargar – Pilota Pramac Racing Team “There is nothing to say on a day like this. One of our family is gone.” Mika Kallio – Pilota Pramac Racing Team “Is a sad day today, for everyone.” More, from a press release issued by Marc VDS Racing Team: REDDING ESCAPES INJURY DURING BLACK DAY AT MISANO Scott Redding was lucky to escape serious injury after a huge crash in today’s Moto2 race at Misano, but was left devastated by the news that fellow competitor, Shoya Tomizawa, sustained fatal injuries in the same race. Redding was treated in the circuit medical centre immediately after the crash, receiving ten stitches in a laceration to his back. Redding’s teammate, Hector Faubel, completed the race, bringing his Marc VDS liveried Suter MMX machine home in 16th position. Everyone in the Marc VDS Racing Team would like to pass on their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Shoya Tomizawa, who will be greatly missed in the Moto2 paddock. Michael Bartholemy: Team Manager “Hector did a good job today in difficult circumstances. Scott’s crash was a big one, so we are thankful that the only injury he sustained was a minor laceration on his back. We were deeply saddened by the news that Shoya Tomizawa succumbed to the injuries sustained in a crash during today’s Moto2 race. He was a respected rival and will be sorely missed in the paddock. Like everyone in the Marc VDS Racing Team, my thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.” More, from a press release issued by Moriwaki Engineering: Toni Elias is the man in the class! The Moto2 Grand Prix race moved to San Marino and Tatsuya Yamaguchi, MORIWAKI Club rider got an invitation to participate the race from Gresini Racing Moto2 as a substitute for wounded Vladimir Ivanov. Yamaguchi had tried to ride the unfamiliar machine as much as possible to get used to as well as with the circuit. He closed the gap to session leader to 2.4sec at FP2. Toni Elias was the only guy crossed the 1min 39sec line at the QP session, got second pole position of the season since the opening round with 1min38.991sec. Other MD600 riders in qualifying: Thomas Luthi 15th, Xavier Simeon 16th, Tatsuya Yamaguchi 29th, Lukas Pesek 30th and Yannick Guerra 39th. Today the race started on dry track with 26C air temp and 37C of ground temp. 8 way battle for top was displayed right after the race start and the pole sitter, Elias had to fight through it. He got on top position at lap7 and started pulling away. Further down on the track, Luthi was on 13th position, keeping 1min40s sec pace. He was 4th at lap19 and then 3rd at lap24. Elias kept his lead until the end and won the 6th GP win of the season. 4 wins in the last 4 races. Luthi was 3rd on podium. Once again, 2 MD600 riders got podium finish. Lukas Pesek finished in 15th, taking 1point. Xavier Simeon was riding on 7th place at one stage but run off the track at the final lap and had to settle on 19th. Yamaguchi finished in 25th at his very first Moto2 race, in front of Guerra who finished in 26th. All MD600 riders completed the race in one piece. MORIWAKI keeping its lead on the Constructor Championship standing. Toni Elias extended his lead now to 83point to the runner up. Luthi stays on 3rd position but only 4points behind Julian Simon. MD600 race results: — 1st: No.24 Toni Elias, Gresini Racing Moto2 (QP 1st, 1’38″991) — 3rd: No.12 Thomas Luthi, Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 (QP 15th, 1’40″101) –15th: No.52 Lukas Pesek, Matteoni CP Racing (QP 30th, 1’41″147) –19th: No.19 Xavier Simeon, Holiday Gym G22 (QP 16th, 1’40″153) –25th: No.99 Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Gresini Racing Moto2 (QP 29th, 1’41″047) –26th: No. 88 Yannick Guerra, Holiday Gym G22 (QP 39th, 1’42″827) World Championship Classification – CONSTRUCTOR CHAMPIONSHIP: MORIWAKI MD600 1st/236point – RIDER POINT RANKING 1st / No.24 Toni Elias / 211point 3rd / No.12 Thomas Luthi / 124point 13th / No.10 Fonsi Nieto / 41point 28th / No.19　Xavier Simeon / 9point 31st / No.52 Lukas Pesek / 5point 35th / No.61 Vladimir Ivanov / 2point More, from a press release issued by Jack&Jones By Antonio Banderas: Tragedy Overshadows Strange Weekend For Kenny Noyes The weekend of the San Marino Moto2 Grand Prix took a very strange turn for Kenny Noyes and his Jack&Jones By Antonio Banderas Racing team, and would be capped by the tragic death of Noyes’ fellow competitor Shoya Tomizawa. The team was split into two halves for the weekend, with Kenny’s teammate Joan Olive trying a different chassis to the Promoharris bike that the team has been using so far. The test certainly produced interesting results: Olive finished ahead of Kenny for the first time this season, but the change meant the garage was divided into two sides. Putting this to the back of his mind, Noyes focused on trying to get the best from the chassis he’s been using all season. After going back to using the older swingarm on Saturday morning, Kenny immediately dropped two seconds off his best time from FP1, but there was no more room for improvement during qualifying. His grid position became irrelevant, though, as the clutch cable popped out of its retainer on the warmup lap, leaving Noyes to start from pit lane, and negotiate Misano’s armco-lined chicane which marks pit lane exit. A typically tenacious performance saw the American grit his teeth and slash his way forward through the field: from 39th at the end of the first lap, Noyes went on to finish 24th. Kenny Noyes 24th, fast lap 1’42.013 Kenny said: “It’s been an unusual weekend with everything that’s been going on, and with my teammate running a different chassis, there have been two sides to the garage. We just tried to stay focused on what we were doing and figure out why we’re dropping behind the other guys a little bit with our bike’s performance.” “Basically we’ve had to go back to base settings, to the sweetest spot we’ve found on this bike. Saturday morning was OK, we got back on the pace, but I couldn’t improve any more in qualifying. It’s kind of frustrating not being able to get where we want to. I think we had a decent base at the beginning of the year but it hasn’t improved, we’re riding basically the same bike we had at Qatar. I know the team’s working hard, and I’m sure we’ll find a solution one way or the other.” Shoya Tomizawa’s tragic death in a crash on lap 12 cast a pall over the aftermath of the race, and helped Noyes put his tough weekend into perspective. “I was feeling kinda sorry for myself, but then finding out what happened with Tomizawa puts things in perspective. Right now our thoughts and prayers go out to Tomizawa’s friends and family. On the track he was a real fierce competitor, a real fast guy, but round the paddock he was really nice, always joking and friendly. I got to do a few Arlen Ness events with him, and though I didn’t know him very well, it’s just terrible. What happened with Peter Lenz at Indianapolis and Tomizawa here at Misano reminds us all that this is a dangerous sport; it’s beautiful but dangerous also, and this is the darker side of it.” More, from a press release issued by Honda: HONDA RACING STATEMENT Honda Motor Co. Ltd and Honda Racing Corporation would like to express their great sadness at the passing away of Shoya Tomizawa following an accident in today’s San Marino Grand Prix. Tomizawa crashed on the 12th lap of the Moto2 race. The Japanese rider was immediately treated at trackside, then at the circuit medical centre and then at Riccione hospital. Numerous attempts were made to resuscitate him but at 14.20hrs he succumbed to cranial, thoracic and abdominal trauma. Both Honda Motor Co. Ltd and Honda Racing Corporation would like to extend their deepest condolences to Tomizawa’s family and friends. Nineteen-year-old Tomizawa, from Chiba, was a very popular rider in the MotoGP paddock, known for his sunny smile and determination on the racetrack. He made his Grand Prix debut at Motegi in the 125 class in 2006. In 2008 he took the runner-up spot in the 250 All-Japan Championship. He became a full-time GP rider last season, taking 17th place in the 250 World Championship. This year he moved into the new Moto2 series and made history by winning the opening round. “We are very saddened by this news and our thoughts of course are now with Shoya’s family and friends. He was at the start of his Grand Prix career and today we have lost fine young rider and a talent for the future. Shoya had fighting spirit, we will all miss him very much”¦” Shuhei Nakamoto, Vice-President, Honda Racing Corporation