FIM 125cc GP World Championship Mugello, Italy May 31, 2009 Race Results: 1. Bradley SMITH (Aprilia), 20 laps, 40:09.523 2. Nicolas TEROL (Aprilia), -0.216 second 3. Julian SIMON (Aprilia), -7.114 seconds 4. Pol ESPARGARO (Derbi), -11.829 5. Marc MARQUEZ (KTM), -12.315 6. Johann ZARCO (Aprilia), -14.605 7. Scott REDDING (Aprilia), -15.305 8. Stefan BRADL (Aprilia), -22.255 9. Lorenzo SAVADORI (Aprilia), -22.392 10. Sandro CORTESE (Derbi), -29.239 11. Sergio GADEA (Aprilia), -36.359 12. Lorenzo ZANETTI (Aprilia), -36.444 13. Randy KRUMMENACHE (Aprilia), -36.507 14. Jonas FOLGER (Aprilia), -36.581 15. Takaaki NAKAGAMI (Aprilia), -36.636 29. Andrea IANNONE (Aprilia), -15 laps, DNF, retired World Championship Point Standings (after 5 of 16 races): 1. Smith, 74.5 points 2. Simon, 71 3. Iannone, 46.5 4. Espargaro, 44.5 5. Gadea, 43 6. TIE, Marquez/Cortese, 38 8. Terol, 37.5 9. Folger, 35 10. Dominique Aegerter, 26.5 More, from a press release issued by KTM: Fifth place for KTM’s Marquez in Mugello Red Bull KTM Moto Sport’s Marc Marquez, just 16-year-old, delivered the promise of a future champion on the Mugello circuit in the 125cc GP on Sunday drawing high praise from the team’s technical director Harald Bartol. The talented young Spaniard finished fifth after being one of the most impressive protagonists of a five-rider dogfight contesting fourth place right through the second half of what was a nail-biting race. Harald Bartol: “Now from KTM’s side we have to ensure that our motorcycle is as good as our rider. This was an impressive performance from Marc!” Marc Marquez: “The weekend was very difficult as we didn’t have such a good set up on Friday so I really had to ride on the limit, but the time was never very good. We made a big change in the set up from Friday to Saturday, which was really working out in the right direction. I was able to make a good time in the qualifying and I had a good position for the race. It started raining a bit just before the race but it was still started as a “dry race” but the first few laps were very slippery. Then in the middle of the race, when Simon started pulling away I wasn’t able to go at the speed of the front group and I stayed on to battle it out with the second group. Then in the last corner I bet everything on one tactic. I opened the gas earlier and I was finally able to slip past two guys. That was a hard weekend!” Factory teammate 16-year-old American Cameron Beaubier did not contest the race. he did ride four laps in qualifying but then withdrew to return to his home base in Barcelona. The team decided he should rest his injured wrist until the next race in Catalunya, Spain, in the middle of June. Beaubier damaged his wrist during a fall at the last race in Le Mans, France. Results, 125 cc GP Mugello (Round 5 of 16) 1, Bradley Smith, Britain, Aprilia, 40’09.523 2. Nicolas Terol, Spain, Aprilia, 40’09.739 3. Julian Simon, Spain, Aprilia, 40’16.637 4. Pol Espargaro, Spain, Derbi, 40’21.352 5. Marc Marquez, Spain, KTM, 40’21.838 Standings (Half points for Round One in Qatar) 1, Bradley Smith, Britain, Aprilia, 74.5 points 2. Julian Simon, Spain, Aprilia, 71 3. Andrea Iannone, Italy, Aprilia, 46.5 4. Pol Espargaro, Spain, Derbi, 44.5 5. Sergio Gadea, Aprilia, Spain, 43 6. Sandro Cortese, Germany, Derbi, 38 7. Marc Marquez, Spain, KTM, 38