FIM Moto2 World Championship Sachsenring, Germany July 18, 2010 Race Results (dry conditions, all using Honda engines and Dunlop tires): 1. Toni ELIAS, Spain (MORIWAKI), 29 laps, 41:57.745 2. Andrea IANNONE, Italy (SPEED UP), -3.297 seconds 3. Roberto ROLFO, Italy (SUTER), -6.574 4. Fonsi NIETO, Spain (MORIWAKI), -6.781 5. Karel ABRAHAM, Czech Republic (FTR), -7.396 6. Gabor TALMACSI, Hungary (SPEED UP), -9.555 7. Damian CUDLIN, Australia (PONS KALEX), -9.697 8. Dominique AEGERTER, Switzerland (SUTER), -11.373 9. Stefan BRADL, Germany (SUTER), -13.152 10. Yonny HERNANDEZ, Colombia (BQR-MOTO2), -13.726 11. Alex BALDOLINI, Italy (I.C.P.), -15.802 12. Jules CLUZEL, France (SUTER), -17.666 13. Anthony WEST, Australia (MZ-RE HONDA), -25.927 14. Vladimir IVANOV, Ukraine (MORIWAKI), -26.476 15. Xavier SIMEON, Belgium (MORIWAKI), -26.626 16. Valentin DEBISE, France (ADV), -27.465 17. Ratthapark WILAIROT, Thailand (BIMOTA), -29.007 18. Shoya TOMIZAWA, Japan (SUTER), -42.961 19. Yusuke TESHIMA, Japan (MOTOBI), -43.141 20. Niccolo CANEPA, Italy (FORCE GP210), -43.277 21. Kenny NOYES, USA (PROMOHARRIS), -43.580 22. Claudio CORTI, Italy (SUTER), -44.171 23. Sascha HOMMEL, Germany (KALEX), -52.382 24. Vladimir LEONOV, Russia (SUTER), -64.234 25. Hector FAUBEL, Spain (SUTER), -79.211, crash 26. Yannick GUERRA, Spain (MORIWAKI), -83.078 27. Arne TODE, Germany (SUTER), -88.151, crash 28. Mike DI MEGLIO, France (SUTER), -1 lap, DNF, crash 29. Raffaele DE ROSA, Italy (TECH 3), -4 laps, DNF, crashed twice 30. Robertino PIETRI, Venezuela (SUTER), -5 laps, DNF, crash 31. Simone CORSI, Italy (MOTOBI), -10 laps, DNF, crash 32. Mashel AL NAIMI, Qatar (BQR-MOTO2), -12 laps, DNF, retired 33. Scott REDDING, Great Britain (SUTER), -19 laps, DNF, retired 34. Alex DEBON, Spain (FTR), -19 laps, DNF, crash 35. Thomas LUTHI, Switzerland (MORIWAKI), -20 laps, DNF, crash 36. Sergio GADEA, Spain (PONS KALEX), -22 laps, DNF, crash 37. Julian SIMON, Spain (SUTER), -26 laps, DNF, crash 38. Yuki TAKAHASHI, Japan (TECH 3), -28 laps, DNF, crash 39. Ricard CARDUS, Spain (BIMOTA), -29 laps, DNF, crash 40. Joan OLIVE, Spain (PROMOHARRIS), -29 laps, DNF, crash 41. Lukas PESEK, Czech Republic (MORIWAKI), -29 laps, DNF, crash World Championship Standings (after 8 of 17 races): 1. Elias, 136 points 2. Luthi, 94 3. Iannone, 90 4. Simon, 77 5. Tomizawa, 76 6. Corsi, 65 7. Cluzel, 61 8. TIE, Takahashi/Talmacsi, 52 10. Gadea, 47 11. Nieto, 38 12. TIE, Debon/Rolfo, 37 14. Abraham, 33 15. Wilairot, 25 16. TIE, Redding/Aegerter, 23 18. Hernandez, 21 19. TIE, Noyes/Bradl, 18 More, from a press release issued by Moriwaki: eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland MORIWAKI MD600 race result: Toni Elias won his 3rd time in the inaugural Moto2 class at German GP eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutshland Moto2 race had just finished. Toni Elias was the fastest qualifier among MD600 this weekend, started the race from 3rd in the grid. Yannick Guerra from Holiday Gym G22 team had returned and all 7 MD600s were waited for the start. The rain stopped by the time of Moto2 race though the track wasn’t completely dry. The mercury went just 19C and the track temp was 26C. Right after the start of the race, a multiple number of riders involved a crash at the turn1 and unfortunately one of MD600 riders, Lukas Pesek could not escape it and retired the race. Toni Elias started from 3rd position but soon lost his position to 11th at lap1. Fonsi Nieto was in 15th and Xavier Simeon was 16th. Elias started gaining back his position from lap2 and recovered all the way to 3rd position by lap8. Nieto was also gaining his position, gradually moving up. Thomas Luthi wasn’t his usual position through this weekend and he collided with a rider in front and crashed. It seemed did not harm his concerned left shoulder but he had to retire the race at 20laps remaining. As the race was progressing, Elias was challenging to top 2 riders fiercely and passed the 2nd rider, 12 laps to go. It took him another 6 laps to finally reach the top rider and passed him at the turn 1. Then afterwards he just kept his pace and won the race by more than 3seconds lead. While Elias was getting rather comfortable win, Nieto was battling to get 3rd position through the last 4 laps but just missed the podium. Finally the moment came to Vladimir Ivanov who finished in 14th. His first ever points in the championship. Simeon was just behind Ivanov, also gained a championship point. The returning rider, Guerra finished the race in 26th. Toni Elias (post race interview from MotoGP official website) “I think the most important thing was yesterday’s last 50 minutes, we found something better. Today we went one step directly to the race without having test. And just first lap out of pit, I felt it was much better than yesterday. And the problem was that I did the very bad start. At the beginning I lost a lot of time with all the riders, everybody tried to pass me but after 2 to 3 laps, I gained my rhythm and I did many overtakes and finally reached leading riders. I passed the leader quickly, tried to make some distance. Until the moment I caught up with them, it was hard and very difficult but after I passed them, I got my rhythm and I think it was so easy to get away. I’m vey happy because this is very important for the championship. We have more advantage now. Especially my team, is working really hard and they never give up so we have this situation now. I’d like to say thank you to all of them, and also to my family and friends because they helped me a lot this week.” Toni Elias extended his championship lead and Thomas Luthi kept runner up position though he could not gain any points this weekend. For the Constructor Championship, MORIWAKI is now having more lead to the next one. Please also visit our MD600 web page: ~http://www.moriwaki.co.jp/global/racing/07_01.html~ MD600 race results: — 1st: No.24 Toni Elias, Gresini Racing Moto2 (QP 3rd) — 4th: No.10 Fonsi Nieto, Holiday Gym G22位 (QP 17th) –14th: No.61 Vladimir Ivanov, Gresini Racing Moto2 (QP 28th) –15th: No.19 Xavier Simeon, Holiday Gym G22 (QP 25th) –26th: No. 88 Yannick Guerra, Holiday Gym G22 (QP 41st) Not Classified — No.12 Thomas Luthi, Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 (QP 21st) Not finished first lap –No.52 Lukas Pesek, Matteoni CP Racing (QP 33rd) World Championship Classification – CONSTRUCTOR CHAMPIONSHIP: MORIWAKI MD600 1st – RIDER POINT RANKING 1st / No.24 Toni Elias / 136point 2nd / No.12 Thomas Luthi / 94point 11th / No.10 Fonsi Nieto / 38point 27th / No.19　Xavier Simeon / 9point 29th / No.52 Lukas Pesek / 4point 30th / No.61 Vladimir Ivanov / 2point More, from a press release issued by Tech 3: Sachsenring race ends in disappointment for Tech 3 Racing The Tech 3 Racing squad had a disappointing Sachsenring Moto2 race in Germany this afternoon after Yuki Takahashi and Raffaele de Rosa both suffered early crashes. Italian de Rosa was unable to avoid an incident at the tight first corner as he looked to quickly gain places from 24th on the grid. With the 41-strong field jostling for position at the start of the 29-lap race, de Rosa was involved a collision featuring five riders. He was able to remount and despite having no chance of forcing his way back into contention for a top 20 finish, he produced a spirited ride to gain more crucial set-up data on a new chassis the Tech 3 Racing Team first used at the last race in Catalunya. He was able to set lap times comparable with several riders in the top ten before he retired on lap 26 a lap down. Takahashi’s hopes of mounting a podium assault quickly evaporated when he made an uncharacteristically slow start from 13th place on the grid. Eager to fight his way through the field, the Catalunya Moto2 race winner was pushing hard when he crashed just outside of the top 15 on lap two after a coming together with Xavier Simeon. The Tech 3 Racing Team now starts a well deserved summer break, the French-based squad determined to bounce back to form when the series resumes in Brno on August 15. Raffaele de Rosa DNF 0 points “Today’s race was a big disappointment because I know I had the potential to get a really positive result. Qualifying in 24th gave me a lot of work to do and unfortunately I was unable to avoid the problem at the first corner. We knew with so many bikes that it was going to be tricky at the first corner but I got hit from behind and then I couldn’t miss colliding with another rider in front of me. I got back on and the positive from today was that the bike felt much better than the previous races after we found a good setting with the chassis at the Motorland Aragon test last week. I was a lap down but when I was with the top guys it was very comfortable for me to stay behind them for a long time. It is a pity about the crash because I’m sure I could have scored my first points and paid back some of the hard work put i n by my Tech 3 Racing crew.” Yuki Takahashi DNF 52-points “I’m really disappointed because I really wanted to carry on the progress we made with the victory in Catalunya. I didn’t get a great start but managed to keep out of any trouble at the first corner. I felt quite comfortable and was able to get into a reasonable rhythm and was ready to start making some moves to claw my way back into contention. I passed Simeon coming out of the fast downhill right-hand corner and I was on the inside braking for the penultimate corner. Then he suddenly turned in and hit my front tyre and there was nothing I could do. I desperately tried to brake because I could see him coming across but I had no chance. Luckily I’m fine because it is quite a fast place to crash. Now I’ll train hard in the summer break to try and return strongly in Brno.” Herve Poncharal Team Manager “Today is a big disappointment after the jubilation we experienced at the last race in Barcelona. Qualifying was not so easy for Yuki and Raffaele but we could see that both of them had the pace to be much higher up and we were quietly confident of a strong race. Yuki didn’t make a great start but he was looking confident to fight his way through when he had some bad luck. Simeon touched his front wheel and he had no chance to avoid crashing. Again though it proved that you need a good qualifying to be able to get away with the top group and avoid some issues further down the field. Raffaele crashed at the first corner but he recovered really well and did some very impressive lap times. It is a shame because he was not able to show his full potential. We’ll take a well earned rest before coming back with even more motivation in Brno.” More, from a press release issued by Marc VDS Racing Team: DIFFICULT SACHSENRING RACE FOR MARC VDS Hector Faubel was the sole finisher for the Marc VDS Racing Team in today’s Moto2 Grand Prix at Sachsenring, after Scott Redding was forced to retire with a mechanical problem just ten laps into the race. Faubel fought his way through the field to take 25th place at the chequered flag, after getting caught up in a first corner crash right at the start of the race. For the second race in succession, Faubel was unfortunate to be caught up in someone else’s crash at the first turn. In Catalunya it was Alex Debon who collected the Marc VDS rider on his way to the gravel trap while, today, it was Raffaele De Rosa’s crash that almost ended the Spaniard’s race on the opening lap. Faubel was able to rejoin the race, but initially struggled to make headway due to damage on the bike. Despite a bent brake lever and a flapping fairing, the 26-year-old Spaniard eventually managed to fight his way up to 25th place, which he maintained to the chequered flag. Redding got a good start from 15th position on the grid and was heavily involved in the battle for seventh place for most of the early part of the race. Then, seven laps in, the 17-year-old Briton started to experience problems with his Suter MMX machine and, after just ten laps, was forced to retire at the side of the track. The next round of the Moto2 World Championship takes place at the Autodrom Brno in the Czech Republic on 13-15 August. Hector Faubel #55: 25th “Bad luck struck again for me at the start when I was taken out by Raffaele De Rosa’s bike. I managed to get my bike restarted and rejoined the race dead last, but it took me a few laps to get back up to speed, as I had to bash the front brake lever back into place. The fairing was also broken, which was a bit distracting, but I did eventually manage to find a good rhythm and I was quite happy with my lap times during the race. I have to put this behind me now and think about the next race in Brno, where I hope I’ll have better luck in the first corner!” Scott Redding #45: DNF “I got away from the line pretty well and managed to make up quite a few places in the opening laps. I was involved in a good battle with a big group of riders, including Roby Rolfo and Karel Abraham, but then I started to have a problem with the bike. It felt like the problem was with the clutch, because I lost all drive to the rear, but the guys are checking it now and we should know more later on. It’s frustrating because the bike felt good and I’m pretty confident a top five finish was on the cards. We have a bit of a break now before the next race, which is a shame, because I just want to get straight back out on the bike after such a disappointing end to today’s race.” Michael Bartholemy: Team Manager “Hector was unlucky once again today, getting caught up in someone else’s crash at the first turn and then having to fight his way back from dead last. Once he got going his lap times were good, so he was definitely capable of a points scoring finish today if he hadn’t been taken out at turn one. I know Scott is frustrated today. He was riding well and looking at a top five finish in the race, but then he had a problem with the bike that left him with no option but to retire. I hope he can take the positives from this weekend and carry them through to the next race in Brno, where I’m confident we’ll see him running towards the front of the field once again.” More, from a press release issued by Blusens-STX: SECOND TOP TEN OF THE YEAR FOR YONNY HERNÁNDEZ AT THE GRAND PRIX OF GERMANY. MASHEL AL NAIMI DOES NOT FINISH THE RACE FOR THE FIRST TIME. TITO RABAT FINISHES FOURTH GETTING HIS SECOND BEST RESULT OF THE SEASON Sachsenring, 18th July 2010. Yonny Hernández has done a fantastic race in the Grand Prix of Germany and he has obtained his second top ten of the season, finishing tenth like he did in Jerez. The Colombian rider has started really well and soon he was in a battle with Cudlin, Bradl, Nieto and Aegerter. Blusens-STX rider was eighth in the last four laps, but at the end he almost crashed and he lost two positions. The six points added in Sachsenring put Yonny Hernández two positions ahead in the championship, being now 18th with 21 points, just four points away from the 15th. The team Blusens-STX is now ninth in the team’s classification with 21 points. Mashel Al Naimi was doing a good race, but unfortunately he had to quit in lap 18 (out of 29) because the tyres were too worn. This is the first time the Qatari rider does not finish a race of the World Championship. In 125cc, the race was declared to be on wet, but most riders have used their dry equipment. Tito Rabat, who has started carefully to avoid a mistake in the first laps, has been in the group fighting for the third position during most part of the 27 laps the race had. In the last two laps, they have battled for the second position, after Espargaró crashed. The rider of Blusens-STX team has hold a beautiful battle for podium with Krummenacher, Koyama and Smith; a battle that Cortese has joined in the last minutes. Unluckily, Rabat has done a mistake in the last bend and he has not fulfilled his goal. However, the Catalan rider has done his second best race of the year by finishing fourth and he has added 13 points to the championship standing, where he is now eighth with a total of 63 points (14 away from the fifth). Now, a month of holidays is to come for Moto2 and 125cc. The riders of Blusens-STX will use these days to rest and spend time with their family. Also, to stay in shape and face the second part of the season with the highest options. 68 YONNY HERNÁNDEZ (10º. 42’11.471, +13.726): “I have done a great race and I am very happy and satisfied. Moreover, the results are good, although they could have been even better since I was very comfortable in the eighth position. Nevertheless, in the last lap Bradl’s bike has shake a lot and I have hit him really hard from the back. I could not help the crash and I have broken his radiator and cupola. Fortunately, we were only two bends away from the end; I avoided the crash somehow and I was able to finish without losing too many positions. The race was fun and I have learned a lot. The start was fine, I soon was tenth, but I made three mistakes that put me back in the 14th place, so I had to start all over again. From that moment, I had a pretty battle with some rivals to finally finish in the top ten for the second time this season. This is a great outcome for us, especially before summer holidays.” 95 MASHEL AL NAIMI (Abandon): “I had to quit, because the tyre was worn and it got too slippery. I was forced to stop, such a pity when you are doing a good race. I started well and I was doing my best times of the weekend, which has let me go to the 26th position. This would have been an excellent result for me, but I do not know what has exactly happened with the pneumatic. Maybe there was a problem with the setting or maybe the tyre was wrong; we will have to study the telemetry in order to find out. I am a little bit disappointed, because this is the first time I am not able to finish a race of the World Championship, but the general feeling is positive, because the team has worked nicely and I have been competitive the whole weekend.” 12 TITO RABAT (4º. 41’47.372, +19.098): “It has been a good race and a great result. The bad part is that I was too open in the last bend and Cortese has slipped in. This mistake has cost me a podium and this upsets me, but I am in some way happy too, because a fourth place is very good before the summer break. I did a good start, but at the beginning I was just trying to find a position and avoid any risks, since the asphalt was in a difficult condition and en error could be fatal. The race has been a lot of fun, with four or five riders fighting for the third place. My Aprilia was working really well and I could speed up, but the fast bends are difficult for me because I am too big for the bike and I can not open gas. We must work on this, because if we can make it better I believe we can be in the battle for podium regularly during the second part of the season.” More, from a press release issued by JiR Moto2: It’s been an unlucky weekend for Team JiR at the Sachsenring circuit, where Simone Corsi crashed out of third position with 10 laps to go, while just behind eventual race winner Toni Elias. The weekend had a good start thanks to some competitive times during practice and qualifying. A good start for the Roman brought him close to leaders, until Elias overtook Simone for third. The two then rode together and began to close on Gabor Talmacsi’s second position thank to a good rhythm. Suddenly, a too fast entry into a corner puts Corsi in off- line, where a little bump in the track surface makes him lose the front-end, sending him out of the race. A sad end for the rider who showed the improvements he made from the tests at Aragon. TSR’s development rider Yusuke Teshima ended up in 19th position, continuing his apprenticeship in World Championship racing and – most of all – to the fine tuning of the two MotoBI machines. Moto2 takes now a break, as the next race in Laguna Seca will be run only with the MotoGP class. This will give the chance to the Team for a further development and fine tuning of the machines for the second part of the Championship. GP of Germany classification: 1. Toni Elias 2. Andrea Iannone 3. Roberto Rolfo More, from a press release issued by Jack&Jones By Antonio Banderas: More Forward Progress For Noyes In Germany Kenny Noyes had another productive weekend at the Sachsenring, building on the improvements his Jack&Jones By Antonio Banderas team had found at Barcelona. The American spent the first practice sessions learning the notoriously tricky Sachsenring circuit, a track he had never seen before. The long flowing sequences of left-hand turns present a significant challenge, as a mistake in one place carries through from corner to corner. “This is one of the those tracks like Silverstone or Assen that you’ve gotta learn,” Noyes explained. “It might look simple on paper, but it’s a real tricky place.” The technical nature of the track turned out to help Noyes and the Jack&Jones team. After analyzing the data from practice, the team found an improvement that helped the Promoharris Moto2 bike to hold its line through the turns, a problem that Noyes has had at more flowing tracks. Rain on Sunday morning prevented the team from testing the fix, but once the race started, Noyes noticed the improvement immediately. “In the rain, I couldn’t feel anything if it was better or worse,” Noyes said. “For the race, the bike felt much better.” With Noyes’ Jack&Jones Promoharris bike turning much better, the American worked his way forward from 35th on the grid to join battle for 18th place. “The race itself was fun, it was a good battle with Canepa and Teshima, kinda like in Assen.” But a mistake in Turn One saw him lose out, and settle for 21st. “On the last lap I made a mistake at the end of the straightaway, and they both got under me.” Kenny Noyes 21st, fast lap 1’27.263 “The race was the best part of the weekend for sure. In the practice we really suffered, and the race was really fun. We were further back than we wanted to be, but it was a learning experience.” “The most important thing is that we kinda confirmed what we learned in Assen and Barcelona. And now for sure for the next race we’ll have a different swingarm, different inserts for the front, so the whole bike should be changed a lot.” Noyes and the team now head back to Spain and the US, for a four-week break before the next round of the Moto2 World Championship at Brno on August 15th.