Red Bull Rookies Cup Race Results 1. Lorenzo Savadori, Italy, KTM, 15 laps 2. Luis Salom, Spain, KTM, -0.493 second 3. Johann Zarco, France, KTM, -1.125 4. Robert Gull, Sweden, KTM, -1.427 5. Cyril Carrillo, France, KTM, -2.039 6. Cristian Trabalon, Spain, KTM, -19.910 7. Markus Reiterberger, Germany, KTM, -29.380 8. Deane Brown, UK, KTM, -29.594 9. Sturla Fagerhaug, Norway, KTM, -30.561 10. Adam Blacklock, UK, KTM, -40.161 11. Daniel Kartheininger, Germany, KTM, -47.681 12. Christoph Schonberger, Germany, KTM, -50.820 13. Javier Cholbi, Spain, KTM, -50.954 14. J.D. Beach, USA, KTM, -53.476 15. Cameron Beaubier, USA, KTM, -55.601 16. Matthew Hoyle, UK, KTM, -55.846 17. Stuart Mitchell, UK, KTM, -71.238 18. Jamie Mossey, UK, KTM, -2 laps, DNF 19. Kris Turner, USA, KTM, -3 laps, DNF 20. Lukas Sembera, Czech Rep., KTM, -12 laps, DNF 21. Lucy Glockner, Germany, KTM, -14 laps, DNF Red Bull Rookies Cup Qualifying 1. Salom, 1:52.187 2. Zarco, 1:52.644 3. Savadori, 1:52.914 4. Mossey, 1:53.268 5. Hoyle, 1:53.673 6. Gull, 1:53.817 7. Fagergaug, 1:53.940 8. Glockner, 1:54.160 9. Trabalon, 1:54.337 10. Brown, 1:54.511 11. Carrillo, 1:54.689 12. Turner, 1:55.104 13. Beaubier, 1:55.225 14. Kartheininger, 1:55.239 15. Sembera, 1:55.257 16. Reiterberger, 1:55.504 17. Blacklock, 1:55.582 18. Cholbi, 1:55.881 19. Schonberger, 1:55.943 20. Mitchell, 1:57.283 21. Beach, 1:57.792 More, from a press release issued by Dorna Sports: Savadori wins first Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race Action at the circuit of Jerez de la Frontera was finished off beautifully this afternoon after a day’s action in MotoGP, as Lorenzo Savadori (ITA) became the first winner in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The Jerez podium was completed by Luis Jaime Salom (ESP) and Johann Zarco (FRA) The start went smoothly and without incidents, after the first lap the classification saw pole holder Luis Jaime Salom (ESP) leading the race from Savadori and Jamie Mossey (GBR). A lead group of six made a break with only eight tenths of a second separating them. On the third lap, the only female rider in the cup retired when Germany’s Lucy Gloeckner crashed, but was thankfully uninjured. After four laps American Cameron Beaubier took the lead, moving up from P13 to P1 from the start. Close behind lay Salom, Hoyle, Zarco and Savadori separated by just one second. The lead group proved the well-balanced quality of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. No rider was able to make a decisive break with the young riders using the slipstream of their competitors very skillfully. On lap 11 contact was made between Beaubier and Salom, with the American running across the grass and into the gravel before returning to the track. Beaubier lost 50 seconds and dropped back to P16, a real shame after the great run the “man of the race” had! Zarco, Salom, Savadori, Mossey, Carrillo and Gull were all in with a shout of victory as the end approached, but on the penultimate lap, Britain’s Jamie Mossey had to retire after an off-road excursion luckily escaping injury as well. On the final lap, Italian Lorenzo Savadori surprised the two leaders with a daring manoeuvre in the final corner, and as Zarco and Salom fought for the win, Savadori sneaked through to take the flag first, setting the fastest lap of the race in the process. After a dramatic and high-grade race, the first podium of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup 2007 in Jerez looks like this: Lorenzo Savadori (ITA), Luis Salom (ESP) and Johann Zarco (FRA) Robert Gull (SWE) and Cyril Carrillo finish fourth and fifth, following closely behind. The best Brit: Deane Brown (8th) The best Scandinavian: Robert Gull (SWE, 4th) The best German: Markus Reiterberger (7th) The best American: JD Beach (14th) The overjoyed winner Lorenzo Savadori: “I’m celebrating my 14th birthday in ten days time, and this has been my nicest present. It’s really something special to win the first race of a new cup, especially in a country like Spain that’s crazy about motorsports. I was a bit lucky with my charge late in the race but so what? A terrific race and a worthy start to this great cup!” This just in regarding Kris Turner’s DNF, from eyewitness Mat Oxley: Turner’s clutch went at the start, he was last away, got up to eighth and then the transmission or something broke and he went off the track. Beaubier should’ve won but got punted off the track. They weren’t happy, poor kids. J.D. Beach was delighted with his ride.