FIM 125cc Grand Prix World Championship Jerez, Spain May 3, 2009 Race Results: 1. Bradley SMITH (Aprilia), 23 laps, 41:49.556 2. Sergio GADEA (Aprilia), -13.524 3. Marc MARQUEZ (KTM), -13.553 4. Scott REDDING (Aprilia), -14.251 5. Efren VAZQUEZ (Derbi), -14.758 6. Sandro CORTESE (Derbi), -15.545 7. Pol ESPARGARO (Derbi), -15.556 8. Danny WEBB (Aprilia), -17.772 9. Dominique AEGERTER (Derbi), -18.960 10. Nicolas TEROL (Aprilia), -19.053 11. Joan OLIVE (Derbi), -32.480 12. Esteve RABAT (Aprilia), -32.554 13. Johann ZARCO (Aprilia), -33.378 14. Simone CORSI (Aprilia), -41.533 15. Cameron BEAUBIER (KTM), -44.443 19. Andrea IANNONE (Aprilia), -55.464, crash 32. Stefan BRADL (Aprilia), -15 laps, DNF, crash 33. Julian SIMON (Aprilia), -18 laps, DNF, crash World Championship Standings (after 3 of 16 races): 1. Iannone, 37.5 points 2. Smith, 36.5 3. Espargaro, 31.5 4. Simon, 30 5. Cortese, 28 6. Marquez, 27 7. Gadea, 22 8. Bradl, 17 9. TIE, Webb/Aegerter, 16.5 21. Beaubier, 1 More, from a press release issued by KTM: Podium for Marc Marquez in Jerez Young Red Bull KTM Moto Sport factory rider Marc Marquez had his home crowd on its feet and cheering in a thrilling race to the line in the 125cc GP on Sunday where the 16-year-old took third place on his first GP on the Jerez circuit. Marquez a KTM factory supported rider in 2008, did not race at home in Jerez last year because of a training injury but he made up for that on Sunday in a superb performance that saw him finish just a shade behind the more experienced Sergio Gadea. The winner was Briton Bradley Smith who stayed out in front the whole race leaving a tight pack of podium contenders to fight it out behind him in a heart stopping contest that lasted throughout the 21-lap race. Front row grid to third place For the first time in his young career, Marquez started on the front row of the grid and from the outset it was clear that the main battle was going to be for the minor places. After initially riding in a pack of six riders, Marquez jockeyed his way into third place then with the order of the front runners constantly changing with every lap, he managed to slip into second place in the closing stages. Coming into the final straight, Gadea finally made his move and relegated Marquez into third by just 21 hundredths of a second at the drop of the chequered flag. Marc Marquez, third place in 42:03.109 “It was an unusual feeling to be starting in the first row and the straight looked so empty from where I was sitting! I got away well and at first was second but in the fourth corner I made a mistake and almost crashed. Then I spent a lot of time looking at my opponents and thinking about where I would be able to pass them. I didn’t really want to stay ahead of the group, because with the wind today, this was a disadvantage in comparison to stay hidden away. But in the end, I made my move, and would have almost finished second. Unfortunately, Gadea caught me out of the slipstream. But finishing on the podium here in front of the Spanish fans is still a fantastic result. I am happy!” Cameron Beaubier, Red Bull KTM Moto Sport’s second 16-year-old factory rider, achieved his pre-race target of finishing in the points by coming home in fifteenth place. Cameron Beaubier, fifteenth in 42:33.999 “I had a really good start but then, early on in the race, I started to get problems with traction. I dropped from eleventh to nineteenth place, but then managed to get into a good rhythm again and fight my way through to my first world championship point. It was a lot of fun!” Bartol very satisfied “I am very satisfied with my rider because he was able to compensate for some things that we must keep our eyes on. We have to work hard on the chassis because it should not be so that he has to compensate for this. Jonas Folger also rode a second faster than Marquez in the race even though he is certainly not a rider at the same high level. That showed us that something basically still lacking and we must double our work efforts to correct this. I am also very satisfied with Beaubier who got his first world championship point in only his third GP. It was a good weekend for us! Fagerhaug to race as a wild card in Le Mans The Red Bull KTM Moto Sport team has also announced that Red Bull Rookie Sturla Fagerhaug of Norway, who won the opening Red Bull Rookies Cup race at Jerez, will ride as a wild card entry in the next 125cc GP in Le Mans, France on the May 16-17 race weekend.