FIM Moto2 World Championship Silverstone, England June 20, 2010 Race Results (all using Honda engines and Dunlop tires): 1. Jules CLUZEL, France (SUTER), 18 laps, 39:19.472 2. Thomas LUTHI, Switzerland (MORIWAKI), -0.057 second 3. Julian SIMON, Spain (SUTER), -0.322 4. Scott REDDING, Great Britain (SUTER), -0.520 5. Alex DEBON, Spain (FTR), -5.271 seconds 6. Shoya TOMIZAWA, Japan (SUTER), -5.377 7. Mike DI MEGLIO, France (SUTER), -5.484 8. Xavier SIMEON, Belgium (MORIWAKI), -5.709 9. Dominique AEGERTER, Switzerland (SUTER), -10.240 10. Toni ELIAS, Spain (MORIWAKI), -10.411 11. Fonsi NIETO, Spain (MORIWAKI), -10.701 12. Andrea IANNONE, Italy (SPEED UP), -10.741 13. Ratthapark WILAIROT, Thailand (BIMOTA), -10.959 14. Arne TODE, Germany (SUTER), -16.062 15. Sergio GADEA, Spain (PONS KALEX), -16.161 16. Niccolo CANEPA, Italy (FORCE GP210), -24.118 17. Anthony WEST, Australia (MZ-RE HONDA), -29.563 18. Yuki TAKAHASHI, Japan (TECH 3), -29.952 19. Vladimir IVANOV, Ukraine (MORIWAKI), -30.218 20. Lukas PESEK, Czech Republic (MORIWAKI), -31.289 21. Kenny NOYES, USA (PROMOHARRIS), -31.423 22. Kev COGHLAN, Great Britain (FTR), -31.715 23. Axel PONS, Spain (PONS KALEX), -31.819 24. Roberto ROLFO, Italy (SUTER), -35.447 25. Bernat MARTINEZ, Spain (BIMOTA), -35.851 26. Valentin DEBISE, France (ADV), -42.924 27. Robertino PIETRI, Venezuela (SUTER), -51.566 28. Raffaele DE ROSA, Italy (TECH 3), -56.529 29. Vladimir LEONOV, Russia (SUTER), -58.361 30. Claudio CORTI, Italy (SUTER), -78.671 31. Yonny HERNANDEZ, Colombia (BQR-MOTO2), -1 lap, DNF, crash 32. Alex BALDOLINI, Italy (I.C.P.), -1 lap, DNF, crash 33. Karel ABRAHAM, Czech Republic (FTR), -1 lap, DNF, crash 34. Hector FAUBEL, Spain (SUTER), -1 lap, DNF, crash 35. Mattia PASINI, Italy (MOTOBI), -2 laps, DNF, retired 36. Gabor TALMACSI, Hungary (SPEED UP), -3 laps, DNF, crash 37. Anthony DELHALLE, France (BQR-MOTO2), -5 laps, DNF, crash 38. Simone CORSI, Italy (MOTOBI), -17 laps, DNF, crash 39. Stefan BRADL, Germany (SUTER), -17 laps, DNF, crash Finished through pits 40. Joan OLIVE, Spain (PROMOHARRIS), 42:03.841 World Championship Standings: 1. Elias, 80 points 2. Tomizawa, 65 3. Luthi, 58 4. TIE, Simon/Corsi, 51 6. Gadea, 47 7. Cluzel, 46 8. Iannone, 42 9. Debon, 37 10. Talmacsi, 34 11. TIE, Takahashi/Rolfo, 21 13. Redding, 18 14. Nieto, 17 15. Aegerter, 15 16. Wilairot, 12 17. Bradl, 11 18. TIE, Pasini/Hernandez, 10 20. TIE, DiMeglio/Noyes/Baldolini, 9 More, from a press release issued by Moriwaki Racing: MORIWAKI MD600 race result from British Grand Prix at Silverstone 6 MD600s entered the round at Silverstone which claims to be the longest circuit in the series and the race underwent today under the fine weather. Fonsi Nieto started from the 9th in the grid and charged to 3rd place by the end of lap1, and Xavier Simeon followed 2 positions behind Nieto. Xavier who is substituting Yannick Guerra, was the fastest qualifier among all MD600 riders. Nieto led the race on lap2 and with Simeon, both Holiday Gym G22 team riders were in the top group. When the race moved to lap 6, 3 riders were breaking off from others and formed 3-way top pack, and Xavier Simeon, Fonsi Nieto and Thomas Luthi were chasing the pack in the second pack. Luthi gradually moved his position up and was revising the fastest at lap12, reached to the top3. Now the leading group became 5-way, leaving others behind with 3seconds lead. Finally Luthi found his way to the top. 3 laps to go. At the final lap, Luthi was riding on second place and trying to gain the position he just lost. It was less than 6 hundredth of a second to miss another victory by MD600 but the Luthi finished the race in 2nd. Xavier Simeon finished in 8th, got 8points after leading the rest of MD600s at the QP. Toni Elias who struggled the QP, finished the race in 10th from 18th grid start. He added another 6 points and managed to keep the top position on the riders standing. Fonsi Nieto finished 11th, Vladimir Ivanov was 19th and Lukas Pesek was 20th. All MD600s completed the British Grand Prix in one piece. More, from a press release issued by Tech 3: Yuki Takahashi claims spirited top 20 at sunny Silverstone Tech 3 Racing rider Yuki Takahashi showed all of his battling qualities to salvage a top 20 finish in an exciting Moto2 race at the Silverstone circuit today. Starting from 38th on the grid, Takahashi used all his experience to pull off a series of impressive overtakes to move himself up the rankings throughout the 18-lap encounter, run in sunny but cool conditions at the fast and technical Silverstone track. Takahashi had qualified on the third row but had all of his fast laps cancelled in yesterday’s qualifying session for using a tarmac area behind the kerb at the Club Corner. The Japanese ri der never gave up despite facing a tough challenge to score points and he managed to fight his way back through to a respectable 22nd before a last lap incident promoted him into the top 20. Takahashi finished 18th having just failed to get the better of Anthony West in an exciting duel with the Australian rider. Raffaele de Rosa started from 36th position on the grid but a brilliant start helped the Italian quickly move his Tech 3 Racing machine through the field. He gained nine places in the opening two laps and found himself in 26th on the third lap. Unfortunately he was unable to maintain his impressive early pace and he dropped down the rankings to finish 28th. The Tech 3 Racing Team is determined to bounce back with a strong performance next weekend when the world championship moves to the Dutch TT at the legendary Assen circu it. Yuki Takahashi 18th 21-points “I did everything I could to get the best result possible but starting from almost last makes it an impossible task. I just tried to find a consistent pace to get some good information for the Tech 3 Racing Team but I felt after qualifying that we deserved a lot better. I’m sure had I been much further up the grid I could have been in the second group at least and battling for the top ten. I tried my best and managed to overtake a few riders and it was an exciting battle with West. At least we don’t have much time to dwell on this weekend with Assen coming so quickly. Hopefully we can show our true potential and build up some momentum.” Raffaele de Rosa 28th 0-points “I knew from the practice it was going to be a difficult race becau se I was unable to find a good pace throughout the weekend despite all the hard work and effort from my Tech 3 Racing crew. Unfortunately I couldn’t test everything we had planned with a couple of crashes so I was struggling in the race on corner entry. I want to enter the corner fast but the bike didn’t turn very well and I was finding it hard to hold a tight line. We need to understand some of the problems I’m having to try and improve my results at the next races.” Herve Poncharal Team Manager “Starting from 38th it was a mission impossible to hope that Yuki could score some points. But I’d like to give Yuki credit because he never gave up and he made a lot of overtakes which we know is not an easy task in the Moto2 class. Raffaele has managed to finish but it was a tough weekend but once again he has not scored points and we are finding it hard to help him go fast er and feel confident with the bike. Tech 3 Racing will never give up and we will work as hard as always to try and help Yuki and Raffaele improve their results. It was an incredible race in front and I’m sure the British fans enjoyed their first experience of Moto2. It is a shame that we were not part of the fight but hopefully we’ll be much closer at Assen next weekend.” More, from a press release issued by JiR Moto2 Team: Silverstone GP, race: Corsi K.O., Pasini retired It was bad news from Silverstone for Team JiR, with both riders withdrawn before the end of the race. Simone Corsi was forced to abandon the race during second lap when an overly aggressive Stefan Bradl missed his braking point and crashed into the unlucky Italian. Thankfully this came without any physical consequence for either rider. In the crash, however, the MotoBI suffered too much damage to be able to take the track again, which was an end result that destroyed the weekend’s efforts made by team and rider. Mattia Pasini ran his race between 20th and 22nd position, until 3 laps to the end when he slowed down thanks to a possible electrical problem, which is now investigated by team’s technicians. This slowing led to a following rider to hit Pasini from behind, meaning he had to return to the pits. Simone Corsi DNF “I’m embittered for this result, which is not reflective of my good pace on the run-up to the race. We prepared for this race properly and this morning’s warm-up went good. I had a good pace and I could have been up there in the race. Unfortunately Bradl arrived from way back at the turn and we fell. I’m sorry but these are things that happen in races. We keep the concentration up now for Assen and then Barcelona both races are concentrated in only two weeks. 12 GPs are still to run before the end of the season so we keep on with our work that gave good results so far.” The new Moto2 category leaves Silverstone still with no one rider dominating and with the championship having closed up once more. More, from a press release issued by Jack & Jones by Antonio Banderas: The lack of grip jeopardizes Noyes’ race After working with different setting on Saturday it seemed this race could be similar to Qatar where he fought his way through the field. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case because after completing four laps the bike was losing grip and began to slide in every corner. At the end of the race Kenny crossed the line in twenty-first place. After today’s race there was no time to rest since this Thursday is the first free practice for the GP of Assen. There Kenny will continue working together with the Jack & Jones by Antonio Banderas team in order to find the ideal settings which will allow him to once again battle for a position up front. Kenny Noyes 21st, fast lap 2’11.349 “I got a good start getting behind Elias, Canepa and Gadea. I thought I could run at their pace, even that I had a quicker pace than them, but on the fourth or fifth lap I started to lose grip and I was unable to keep their pace. “The complicated part of the Moto2 class is that we all have the same tires and engine, so you have to find a setting that allows you to maximize the tires´ full potential. “We know we can be up front, but we have had two difficult races at tracks that have fast curves and are pretty similar in respect to settings. “We leave Silverstone knowing that we could have done better, but we know where we have to improve and next Saturday in Assen we are going to give everything we’ve got to be back up front.”