RED BULL INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX Moto2 Race Classification Indianpolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, Indiana Sunday, August 29, 2010 1. Toni ELIAS, Spain, (Moriwaki), 17 laps, 30:27.480 2. Julian SIMON, Spain, (Suter), -0.405-second 3. Scott REDDING, Great Britain, (Suter), -4.227 seconds 4. Andrea IANNONE, Italy, (Speed Up) -5.978 5. Simone CORSI, Italy, (Motobi), -7.058 6. Sergio GADEA, Spain, (Kalex), -9.432 7. Thomas LUTHI, Switzerland, (Moriwaki), -9.815 8. Gabor TALMACSI, Hungary, (Speed Up), -10.141 9. Jason DI SALVO, USA (FTR), -17.564 10. Anthony WEST, Australia, (MZ), -17.592 11. Dominique AEGERTER, Switzerland, (Suter), -17.618 12. Mike DI MEGLIO, France, (Suter), -20.527 13. Claudio CORTI, Italy, (Suter), -26.008 14. Axel PONS, Spain, (Pons Kalex), -28.353 15. Yonny HERNANDEZ, Colombia (BQR-Moto2), -30.480 16. Alex BALDOLINI, Italy, (I.C.P.), -30.538 17. Roger Lee HAYDEN, USA, (Moriwaki), -31.860 18. Valentin DEBISE, France, (ADV), -32.255 19. Kenny NOYES, USA, (Promoharris), -32.500 20. Lukas PESEK, Czech Republic, (Moriwaki), -32.529 21. Robertino Pietri, Venezuela, (Suter), -44.569 22. Joan Olive, Spain, (Promoharris), -44.956 23. Arne Tode, Germany, (Suter), -52.993 24. Yannick Guerra, Spain, (Moriwaki), -57.481 25. Roberto Rolfo, Italy, (Suter), -76.404, crash 26. Yuki Takahashi, Japan, (Tech 3), -3 laps, crash 27. Mashel Al Naimi, Qatar, (BQR-Moto2), -5 laps, DNF 28. Jules Cluzel, France, (Suter), -6 laps, DNF, crash 29. Ratthapark Wilairot, Thailand, (Bimota), -9 laps, DNF, crash 30. Raffaele De Rosa, Italy, (Tech 3), -11 laps, DNF, crash 31. Stefan Bradl, Germany, (Suter), -12 laps, DNF, crash 32. Ricard Cardus, Spain, (Bimota), -15 laps, DNF, crash 33. Yusuke Teshima, Japan, (Motobi), -15 laps, DNF, crash 34. Hector Faubel, Spain, (Suter), -16 laps, DNF, crash 35. Alex Debon, Spain, (FTR), -16 laps, DNF, crash 36. Vladimir Ivanov, Ukraine, (Moriwaki), -16 laps, DNF, crash 37. Shoya Tomizawa, Japan, (Suter), -17 laps, DNF, crash 38. Michael Ranseder, Austria, (Suter), -17 laps, DNF, crash World Championship Point Standings (after 10 of 17 races): 1. Elias, 186 points 2. Iannone, 119 3. TIE, Luthi/Simon, 108 5. Corsi, 84 6. Tomizawa, 82 7. Cluzel, 74 8. Takahashi, 72 9. Talmacsi, 70 10. Gadea, 59 11. Debon, 46 12. Fonsi Nieto, 41 13. Redding, 39 14. Rolfo, 37 15. Karel Abraham, 33 16. Aegerter, 28 17. TIE, Wilairot/Bradl, 25 19. Hernandez, 22 20. Di Meglio, 21 21. Noyes, 18 22. West, 17 23. Baldolini, 14 24. Pasini, 12 25. De Angelis, 11 26. TIE, Damian Cudlin/Simeon, 9 28. Faubel, 8 29. DiSalvo, 7 30. TIE, Corti/Pesek, 4 32. TIE, Pons/Ivanov/Tode, 2 35. TIE, DE Rosa/Teshima, 1 More, from a press release issued by Interwetten Moto2 Team: INTERWETTEN MORIWAKI Moto2 TEAM – Right direction for Lüthi After two not so successful Grand Prixs at the Sachsenring circuit and in Brno also the first two days of the U.S. Grand Prix in Indianapolis did not go very well for Tom Lüthi and the Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 Team. But already in the Warm up for the race today you could see a glance of light coming through in the direction for the race result today and Lüthi earned nine important championship points, which secured his third position in the championship, although he is sharing it with Julian Simon on 108 points each. Tom Lüthi, 7 – 30’37.295: “This was not an easy weekend for me. The two practice days did not go well again and I could not start the race from higher than 17th. I had to fight a lot, but had a good start and could catch up some positions. Unfortunately the race was restarted and I had to fight again. I did not have a start as before, but wasn’t bad neither. We can take nine important championship points home. I am looking forward to Misano now, where I hope it will go better from the beginning again.” Terrell Thien, Team Manager: “It is a pity the race was stopped and restarted as Tom had a much better start in the first race than in the second one. But the second race still was much better than we expected and the direction is the right one. In Misano everything starts from Zero again and we will see where we are there.” Daniel M. Epp, Rider Management: “After the two not so successful events at the Sachsenring and in Brno the result today was much better again. We are looking forward to Misano now where Tom surely can continue his good form he showed earlier in June.” More, from a press release issued by Tech 3: No luck for Tech 3 Racing in Indianapolis The Tech 3 Racing Team saw hopes of a double top ten finish at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway end in disappointing fashion after Yuki Takahashi and Raffaele de Rosa failed to finish this afternoon’s Moto2 race. The first ever Moto2 race to be staged on American soil was reduced from 26-laps after two separate incidents at the second corner forced out the red flags. Restarted over a shortened 17-lap distance, Takahashi and de Rosa were looking strong contenders for top ten finishes when they crashed out of an incident-packed race held in scorching hot conditions. Japanese rider Takahashi was in the heat of an en thralling multi-rider fight when he was the innocent victim of a rash move by Italian Roberto Rolfo on lap five. The incident saw Takahashi fall out of 15th position and he was forced to enter the pits. His Tech 3 crew worked quickly to repair minor damage and despite a nasty left arm injury, Takahashi rejoined the race to try and get some crucial data for the remainder of the campaign. He finished in 26th position. Looking to capitalise on the confidence gained from claiming only his second top ten grid position of the season in qualifying yesterday, de Rosa was pushing hard in ninth place in search of his first top ten finish in the ultra competitive Moto2 class. Unfortunately de Rosa failed to successfully negotiate one of numerous tricky bumps on the 4.216km circuit and crashed unhurt at turn ten on lap six. The Tech 3 Racing T eam has the perfect opportunity to bounce back quickly from today’s disappointment, the paddock dashing back to Europe for the Misano round next weekend. Yuki Takahashi 26th 72-points “It was a bit hectic today to say the least. I didn’t make a good start for the second race and I needed to be more aggressive to make up more places and get myself into the top ten. I was reasonably happy with my pace and felt as the race wore on that I could come through for a top ten. But Rolfo hit me and that ruined my afternoon. It was like in Germany recently when another rider took me out. But unless you get a good start and are at the front right from the start, you can get caught up in that type of incident. I’m determined to bounce back in Misano next weekend and finish the year strongly.” Raffaele de Rosa DNF 1-point “It is another disappointing result and I’m not happy with the outcome of today’s race. We had high hopes because all weekend I was able to set some competitive lap times and the bike was much better than previous races. I was pretty happy with my pace and confident of scoring my first top ten when I hit a bump at turn ten and crashed. It is a big shame but I know we are faster than before and we have found some more speed. This is a good sign for the rest of the season. But I just need to finish races, starting with my home race in Misano this weekend.” Herve Poncharal Team Manager “There were a lot of crashes in that race and unfortunately both Yuki and Raffaele were also unable to finish an eventful race. We are obviously disappointed because at one stage it looked like we might have both of them fighting for the top ten, and thi s would have been a great result for the Tech 3 Racing Team. Yuki wasn’t in a great position but he was confident he could get stronger in the second half of the race when Rolfo touched him from behind and they crashed. There was nothing he could do about that and it was unfortunate. Raffaele was looking like he could achieve his first top ten result and this would have been fantastic for his confidence and a good reward for his Tech 3 crew. But unfortunately he was unable to finish again and I am disappointed about that because he could have scored some good points. The positive point is both of them are fit and the whole team will try and make amends in Misano next Sunday.” More, from a a press release issued by Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 2010 RED BULL INDIANAPOLIS GP PRESS CONFERENCE Moto2 Podium Toni Elias, Julian Simon, Scott Redding Aug. 29, 2010, Indianapolis Motor Speedway MODERATOR: Our podium finishers, then, in the Moto2 race here for the Red Bull Indy Grand Prix. Seeing as the MotoGP race is about to start, we’ll start with Scott Redding, first of all, who looks like he’s been in a fight rather than a race. We’ll start with you, Scott, in third place today. Toni Elias will join us shortly. Congratulations, Scott. We can see just by how difficult it was out there. What does it mean for you to get your first podium in Moto2? SCOTT REDDING: I wouldn’t get in this if I didn’t really want it, you know. We’ve been on it all weekend. We were at the top of the time sheet for the first two free practices, felt really good in qualifying, real good in warm-up. We were doing consistent laps with 10-lap-old tires. You know, it was all going good this weekend. We had a nice, soft, gentle mentality against it, you know. And we did the best we could. I did 110 percent, as you can see. Yeah, toward the end of the race, it was really tough. I was struggling to get past the humidity. First corner, you know, you sit up and the helmet just stops in your face, and heat off the engine also don’t help the situation, but we were just pushing strong as I could, you know. It was the best effort I’ve ever put in to get on a podium, you know. Yeah, it was really good. We had a bit of trouble with the rear tire towards the end of the race. But, you know, I guess Simon and Elias were also feeling the heat out there. Elias not well at all, you know, and he did a great job out there today. Admired Julian for pushing on, you know; he was there. I was there and I just, I couldn’t stay and did the best I could. Yeah, that’s all I can really say. MODERATOR: Congratulations, Scott. Well done on that podium, first in Moto2. Julian Simon in second place today. Julian, you started from the pole position, but just today Toni had it. Was there any chance you thought you could beat Toni in the latter stages? JULIAN SIMON: Yeah, I tried to pass him in the last part of the race, but he was a little bit more better than me and could not take exactly for pass to him. So I’m happy for my effort of this weekend. No lucky as last year, I don’t like, but I make a very good weekend. So I’m happy for this, also for my feeling now on my bike. And, of course, I win some race finally of decision. MODERATOR: Congratulations, Julian. Well done on second place today. Our race winner, Toni Elias. Congratulations, Toni. We know you’ve had a fever; we know you’ve not been in great shape this weekend. Congratulations on the win. How hard was the race for you today? TONI ELIAS: Well, sometimes this weekend I thought maybe was better to stay in the garage, but finally the last four or five minutes something was good to try it, to try to go in, and more or less I was more or less fast. But I save my little energy during all weekend. Yesterday I had a crash because I didn’t control nothing. And all the days I was behind Simon, I save all the energy for the five laps, last five laps I try. He make me pass, I didn’t pass him, I know. But when I was in front, I try to push a lot but I wasn’t in a good condition to push. I didn’t have energy, I did mistakes. I couldn’t control them. Finally everything was good and finished the race in this position. Perfect, I can’t ask for more. It’s perfect. Thank you to all my team, Moriwaki, also Clinica Mobile because also this weekend they help me a lot. MODERATOR: Well done today, Toni, in the race for the effort. Do we have any questions for anyone? No. Well done to all three of you on the race today.