FIM Moto2 World Championship Phillip Island, Australia October 17, 2010 Race Results (all using Honda engines and Dunlop tires): 1. Alex DE ANGELIS, San Marino (MOTOBI), 25 laps, 39:51.102 2. Scott REDDING, Great Britain (SUTER), -2.172 seconds 3. Andrea IANNONE, Italy (FTR), -2.974 4. Julian SIMON, Spain (SUTER), -10.344 5. Stefan BRADL, Germany (SUTER), -10.617 6. Mike DI MEGLIO, France (SUTER), -17.847 7. Toni ELIAS, Spain (MORIWAKI), -27.145 8. Simone CORSI, Italy (MOTOBI), -27.249 9. Alex DEBON, Spain (FTR), -27.398 10. Karel ABRAHAM, Czech Republic (FTR), -27.666 11. Thomas LUTHI, Switzerland (MORIWAKI), -27.677 12. Fonsi NIETO, Spain (MORIWAKI), -27.851 13. Dominique AEGERTER, Switzerland (SUTER), -28.333 14. Axel PONS, Spain (PONS KALEX), -28.438 15. Claudio CORTI, Italy (SUTER), -28.497 16. Raffaele DE ROSA, Italy (TECH 3), -32.644 17. Yuki TAKAHASHI, Japan (TECH 3), -37.671 18. Gabor TALMACSI, Hungary (FTR), -42.933 19. Yonny HERNANDEZ, Colombia (BQR-MOTO2), -46.144 20. Alex BALDOLINI, Italy (I.C.P.), -46.164 21. Anthony WEST, Australia (MZ-RE HONDA), -46.370 22. Ratthapark WILAIROT, Thailand (BIMOTA), -51.841 23. Jules CLUZEL, France (SUTER), -54.114 24. Sergio GADEA, Spain (PONS KALEX), -60.729 25. Javier FORES, Spain (BIMOTA), -64.140 26. Roberto ROLFO, Italy (SUTER), -64.185 27. Robertino PIETRI, Venezuela (SUTER), -69.299 28. Valentin DEBISE, France (ADV), -69.794 29. Vladimir IVANOV, Ukraine (MORIWAKI), -76.060 30. Alexander CUDLIN, Australia (BQR-MOTO2), -76.195 31. Kenny NOYES, USA (PROMOHARRIS), -94.156 32. Kazuki WATANABE, Japan (SUTER), -1 lap 33. Yannick GUERRA, Spain (MORIWAKI), -1 lap 34. Joan OLIVE, Spain (PROMOHARRIS), -1 lap 35. Mashel AL NAIMI, Qatar (BQR-MOTO2), -5 laps, DNF, retired 36. Michael RANSEDER, Austria (SUTER), -7 laps, DNF, retired 37. Hiromichi KUNIKAWA, Japan (BIMOTA), -15 laps, DNF, retired 38. Hector FAUBEL, Spain (SUTER), -25 laps, DNF, crash 39. Wayne MAXWELL, Australia (MORIWAKI), crash, DQ/did not respond to black flag World Championship Point Standings (after 15 of 17 races): 1. Elias, 271 points 2. Simon, 181 3. Iannone, 179 4. Luthi, 143 5. Coris, 127 6. Cluzel, 101 7. Talmacsi, 95 8. Takahashi, 86 9. Shoya Tomizawa, 82 10. Redding, 78 11. Rolfo, 75 12. Bradl, 72 13. Debon, 70 14. De Angelis, 69 15. Abraham, 65 16. Aegerter, 60 17. Gadea, 59 18. Nieto, 45 19. Di Meglio, 34 20. TIE, Wilairot/Hernandez, 30 23. TIE, Noyes/Baldolini, 18 30. Jason DiSalvo, 7 More, from a press release issued by JiR Moto2 Team: It proved to be a successful weekend for Alex De Angelis and the JiR Team, who finally conquered with their first win of the season in the Australian GP at Phillip Island. After the pole position gained yesterday, de Angelis very quickly got off the line and together with Scott Redding and Andrea Iannone got into a fast rhythm, with lap times often lower than those they made in qualifying. This group of three broke away from their followers and started a duel which came with frequent position changes. With six laps to go Alex De Angelis pushed further and was able to manage his tyres better than the others, building a gap from Redding and Iannone, a gap he held until the final flag. The rider from San Marino can celebrate the second win in his career, which is the first in Moto2 both for him and the JiR Team. However, once on the podium the three riders decide not to cheer or spray champagne, instead paying respect to Shoya Tomizawa. De Angelis explained that today’s success comes from the constant improvements he and the team made in last races, which has led to the first win for the MotoBI equipped with a TSR frame. Simone Corsi was a little less happy, but still positive about his performance as he took 8th position after a hard fight that saw more than seven riders battle for the 7th place (a position taken near the end by newly-crowned Moto 2 Champion Toni Elias). This was a fierce battle, but one in which Corsi managed to keep control, while still saving some aggression for the final push to take more important points for the Championship. Alex De Angelis, 1st place “I’m obviously very happy for how the weekend has gone, pole position and a win in one single race are a good thing and help me re-evaluate a season that has been very difficult for me and in this happy moment I want to remember also Shoya Tomizawa. The weekend went well, the improvements we registered in the last few races gave us hope but we know that in motor racing nothing can be sure until you get to the flag. Today is a good day, I must say thank you to the team that gave me this opportunity and prepared a very competitive package. Now I want to enjoy this moment.” Simone Corsi, 8th place “Today was a hard race, I lost some positions at the green light and then I needed some laps to find the right rhythm. During the warm-up we made some modifications that helped, but the fight in a pack of about 10 riders has been very hard. During the last laps I tried to push further and even if I can’t be satisfied for the 8th place we must consider that I gained some points on Thomas Luthi who is ahead of me in the Championship. These three races out of Europe haven’t given me the results I was hoping for, but I must give my compliments to Alex for his victory.” More, from a press release issued by Tech 3: Tech 3 Racing close to points in Phillip Island Raffaele de Rosa and Yuki Takahashi ended a gruelling run of three flyaway races in a row in disappointing fashion today, the Tech 3 Racing Moto2 riders just unable to break into the points in an exciting Australian Grand Prix. Starting from the second row of the grid for the first time since the opening round in Qatar, de Rosa made a flying start and found himself fifth at the end of a frenetic opening lap of the Phillip Island circuit. The Italian then starred in one of the most exciting and intense battles of the season, de Rosa locked in a pulsating ten-rider tussle that kept a windswept but captivated crowd of over 41,000 fans on the edge of their seats until the chequered flag. He was able to keep new world champion Toni Elias at bay with some aggressive riding in the early stages. But a determined effort went largely unrewarded, de Rosa unable to keep himself in contention for a maiden top ten finish and he eventually dropped down the order to 16th. Takahashi was one place further back, the Japanese rider bringing his Tech 3 Racing machine home in 17th place. The superb battle for seventh was played out just ahead of him for the opening half of the race, Takahashi frustratingly not being able to get close enough to involve himself in the overtaking spectacle. The Tech 3 Racing Team will now take a thoroughly deserved rest before the season concludes in Estoril and Valencia. Raffaele de Rosa 16th 5-points “I expected a lot mo re from today after qualifying on the second row. I made a fantastic start and got up to fifth and I was having a lot of fun. To be in a group battling like that was amazing but unfortunately I was unable to keep my strong pace. We made another step with the bike before the race but everybody else did too, and I was just lacking some confidence in the front when I really wanted to push. I can do the lap time no problem when I’m on my own but in a big group when you have to change lines, it becomes harder. I’m disappointed but we’ll never give up and as ever I’ll work hard with my Tech 3 Racing crew to find a solution that will allow me to finish the season strong.” Yuki Takahashi 17th 86-points “I was hoping for a better result today. It is always going to be difficult to get into the top six from 19th on the grid but I was confident I could make some overtakes and fi ght through. I lost contact at the beginning and it was a bit frustrating because for a while I could see the big battle in front. I tried everything to get close but couldn’t and that’s a shame because it looked like a lot of fun. I struggled a bit with the front feeling again. Hopefully we can find some solution to finish the season strong in Estoril and Valencia.” Herve Poncharal – Team Manager “That was a really exciting race to follow and there was a lot of intense but fair fighting all through the field. I don’t think the Australian fans were disappointed with their first experience of Moto2. For the Tech 3 Racing Team it was a bit of a disappointing outcome, particularly for Raffaele who was incredible in the early laps. He was fifth and fighting at his maximum, so to see him finish outside of the points is quite disappointing. Yuki also tried his best but it was not an easy weekend to find a good set-up with the conditions changing a lot. He never gave up gained a lot of information that can help us for the final two races.” More, from a press release issued by Marc VDS Racing Team: SUPERB SECOND FOR SCOTT REDDING DOWN UNDER Scott Redding took a superb second place in today’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, after battling for the lead throughout the race with eventual winner, Alex De Angelis. Hector Faubel’s race ended on the opening lap, following a collision at Siberia corner. Redding got a good start and then fought his way past Iannone and Mike Di Meglio on the opening lap to lead the race across the line for the first time. The 17-year-old Briton continued to lead for the next 12 laps, as he fended off challenges from Iannone, Di Meglio and Alex De Angelis. A near crash forced Redding to relinquish the lead to De Angelis at the halfway point in the race, after which they started to pull out a gap on Iannone in third place. With Redding matching De Angelis’ pace as the race drew to an end, the stage looked set for a last lap showdown as the two riders both battled to take their first win in the Moto2 class. But experience eventually won out, with two very quick laps by the Sammarinese rider giving him breathing space at the front of the race and forcing Redding to accept second place at the chequered flag. Faubel also got a good start from the fourth row of the grid. The 27-year-old Spaniard made up places going into the first three turns, before diving up the inside of Australian rider, Wayne Maxwell, at the Honda Hairpin. Maxwell tried to retake the place by riding around the outside of Faubel at Siberia, but collided with the Marc VDS rider bringing both of them down. Maxwell rejoined the race, but was eventually disqualified and fined for the incident. Scott Redding #45: 2nd Position “What a fantastic race; I really enjoyed that! I was so pumped that I can’t really remember what happened in the race and I was stood on the podium thinking ‘what’s going on here then’. I got a good start and managed to pull out a bit of a gap at the front, but halfway through I lost the front at turn nine and De Angelis came past me. I could match his pace, but when I started looking for a way back past him he put in two very fast laps to pull away for the win. I’m happy with second place; it was a good battle with De Angelis and Iannone and I learned a lot from both of them today. The team, as always, did a great job with the bike; we’re coming stronger and stronger every week and I’m confident that our first win will come very soon.” Hector Faubel #55: DNF “What a terrible weekend. I got a good start and managed to make up places in the first few corners. At the hairpin I went up the inside of Maxwell with no problems. At Siberia I had the inside line again and he tried to ride around the outside but ended up leaning on me and bringing us both down. As far as I’m concerned I was on the line and he collided with me. I guess his take on it was different, given his reaction afterwards, but I know I wasn’t at fault. Now I want to put it behind me and focus on the next two races, first Estoril and then my home race at Valencia.” Michael Bartholemy: Team Manager “I’m really pleased for Scott and very happy with his fantastic ride to second place today. We are a new team with a young rider, but you would never have guessed that today. Scott showed just how much he’s matured as a rider, battling it out on equal terms at the front of the race with De Angelis, a former MotoGP podium finisher who’s been racing in Grand Prix since 1999. Experience eventually won out here in Australia, but I think his performance today shows that it won’t be long before we see Scott on that top step of the podium. For Hector it was a difficult weekend that ended prematurely when he got caught up in someone else’s crash. I hope he can put this race behind him and focus on a strong performance next time out in Estoril, to build his confidence going into his home race at Valencia.”