FIM Moto2 World Championship Brno, Czech Republic August 15, 2010 Race Results (dry conditions, all using Honda engines and Dunlop tires): 1. Toni ELIAS, Spain (MORIWAKI), 20 laps, 41:51.715 2. Yuki TAKAHASHI, Japan (TECH 3), -2.312 seconds 3. Andrea IANNONE, Italy (SPEED UP), -2.959 4. Jules CLUZEL, France (SUTER), -6.905 5. Julian SIMON, Spain (SUTER), -6.974 6. Gabor TALMACSI, Hungary (SPEED UP), -7.024 7. Alex DEBON, Spain (FTR), -7.808 8. Simone CORSI, Italy (MOTOBI), -11.691 9. Stefan BRADL, Germany (SUTER), -15.958 10. Shoya TOMIZAWA, Japan (SUTER), -15.974 11. Thomas LUTHI, Switzerland (MORIWAKI), -16.486 12. Hector FAUBEL, Spain (SUTER), -16.490 13. Fonsi NIETO, Spain (MORIWAKI), -19.426 14. Sergio GADEA, Spain (PONS KALEX), -20.130 15. Raffaele DE ROSA, Italy (TECH 3), -20.227 16. Dominique AEGERTER, Switzerland (SUTER), -20.233 17. Alex BALDOLINI, Italy (I.C.P.), -25.738 18. Anthony WEST, Australia (MZ-RE HONDA), -27.526 19. Xavier SIMEON, Belgium (MORIWAKI), -27.711 20. Mike DI MEGLIO, France (SUTER), -28.895 21. Ratthapark WILAIROT, Thailand (BIMOTA), -36.263 22. Scott REDDING, Great Britain (SUTER), -44.281 23. Yonny HERNANDEZ, Colombia (BQR-MOTO2), -46.446 24. Ricard CARDUS, Spain (BIMOTA), -47.620 25. Axel PONS, Spain (PONS KALEX), -47.798 26. Claudio CORTI, Italy (SUTER), -47.966 27. Vladimir IVANOV, Ukraine (MORIWAKI), -48.499 28. Niccolo CANEPA, Italy (SUTER), -51.993 29. Robertino PIETRI, Venezuela (SUTER), -52.243 30. Mashel AL NAIMI, Qatar (BQR-MOTO2), -53.151 31. Joan OLIVE, Spain (PROMOHARRIS), -53.478 32. Valentin DEBISE, France (ADV), -60.080 33. Yannick GUERRA, Spain (MORIWAKI), -68.242 34. Roberto ROLFO, Italy (SUTER), -6 laps, DNF, mechanical 35. Yusuke TESHIMA, Japan (MOTOBI), -8 laps, DNF, crash 36. Lukas PESEK, Czech Republic (MORIWAKI), -11 laps, DNF, mechanical 37. Patrik VOSTAREK, Czech Republic (SUTER), -18 laps, DNF, crash 38. Kenny NOYES, USA (PROMOHARRIS), -19 laps, DNF, crash 39. Arne TODE, Germany (SUTER), -20 laps, DNF, crash World Championship Point Standings (after 9 of 17 races): 1. Elias, 161 points 2. Iannone, 106 3. Luthi, 99 4. Simon, 88 5. Tomizawa, 82 6. Cluzel, 74 7. Corsi, 73 8. Takahashi, 72 9. Talmacsi, 62 10. Gadea, 49 11. Debon, 46 12. Nieto, 41 13. Rolfo, 37 14. Abraham, 33 15. TIE, Wilairot/Bradl, 25 17. TIE, Redding/Aegerter, 23 19. Hernandez, 21 20. Noyes, 18 More, from a press release issued by Interwetten Moriwaki Team: Tom Lüthi; step forward after Sachsenring The weekend of the Grand Prix Ceské republiky finished better than the weekend of the Grand Prix at the Sachsenring circuit for Tom Lüthi and the Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 Team. Despite the massive problems with the electronic Lüthi could achieve an eleventh place today and after the results of the rest of the weekend and the step forward since Sachsenring the team is satisfied with this result. The 23 year old from Bern is currently third in the championship and with eight races to follow Lüthi still has the chance for the title in 2010 in the new Moto2 class. Until Indianapolis in two weeks time the team will be looking to find the problems with the electronic and solutions to solve them, so Lüthi can attack again from the first session on in the USA. Tom Lüthi, 11 – 41’16.486: “This was a difficult race for me. I already l ost positions at the start and I didn’t have the power to catch them up again. We will all sit together and have a meeting about the problems of this weekend and will find solutions.” Terrell Thien, Team Manager: “With the given conditions and the problems with the electronic I am really happy with the result. Tom finished eleventh and did miss the Top 10 only by one place and with this background this is great. Before Indy we will have to find solutions. The team did a great job this weekend. I did not expect that a result like this would be possible with all the problems.” Daniel M. Epp, Rider Management: “It was not easy this weekend. The team did not find acceptable settings and they had problems with the electronic and Tom had massive problems with acceleration. The reason for the problems need to be found until Indiananpolis.” More, from a press release issued by Tech 3: Double celebration for Tech 3 Racing in Brno The Tech 3 Racing Team enjoyed a double celebration in Brno this afternoon after Yuki Takahashi claimed a stunning second place and Raffaele de Rosa scored his first points in an entertaining Moto2 race. Takahashi was one of the star performers in a 20-lap race run in warm conditions, a stark contrast to the cooler temperatures and grey skies that covered the Brno circuit for the earlier 125cc race. Starting from fifth place on the grid, Takahashi fell to 12th on lap one but his brilliant podium assault kicked off on lap 11 when he dived underneath Alex Debon for fifth place. He’d lost contact with the top four but that didn’t deter the hard c harging Japanese rider. He quickly closed down over two seconds on Jules Cluzel and passed the Frenchman on lap 15 to claim third after Roberto Rolfo was unfortunate to retire from the top three with a technical issue. Takahashi was 2.7s adrift of Andrea Iannone in second place but produced another incredible series of fast laps to catch and pass the Italian at the final corner on the penultimate lap. It was an extra special podium for Takahashi today with his parents viewing from trackside having made a rare trip from Japan to watch him in action. His second podium of the campaign moved him firmly back into the hunt for a top three world championship finish with Takahashi now only 27-points behind Thomas Luthi. There was also cause for celebration on the other side of the jubilant Tech 3 Racing garage after de Rosa claimed a brilliant 15th the first time he’s scored points in the ultra-competit ive Moto2 class. Engaged in a thrilling fight for the majority of the race with Fonsi Nieto, Sergio Gadea and Dominique Aegerter, de Rosa had got to the front of the quartet on the penultimate lap. But he lost two places on an absorbing final lap after encountering a minor technical problem. Yuki Takahashi 2nd 72-points “This is a fantastic result for us and a great end to a weekend where we were really strong throughout. I didn’t panic at the start when I dropped from fifth to 12th because all weekend we’d worked hard on the set-up of the bike when the tyres were a little bit worn. So I knew I would be very strong in the second half of the race. I was in a very fast rhythm and I was easily able to catch and pass people in front of me. When I took Cluzel I was confident I could catch Iannone and take second, even though he was nearly three secon ds ahead and time was running out. This is our second podium in three races and now the bike is really competitive and this feels just as good as the win in Barcelona because I had to work so hard. The Tech 3 Racing Team has done a great job and now we are starting to get the rewards for our effort and I’m looking forward to a strong finish to the season.” Raffaele de Rosa 15th 1-point “Finally I have scored some points and I’m really happy, but I still wanted more. I have to say a big thanks to my guys at Tech 3 Racing because it has been a difficult period, but they have stood by me and never given up and today the bike worked very well. I was riding a little bit cautiously today because I didn’t want another crash and perhaps if I was more aggressive I could have been even higher up. Unfortunately I had a small technical problem on the last lap and I lost two place s but this has given me a lot of confidence for the rest of the season.” Herve Poncharal Team Manager “What a ride by Yuki. He was phenomenal today because coming from so far back in such a competitive class is a great achievement. Once he was able to get into his pace it was obvious he was much faster than most guys in front of him. He made some fantastic overtakes and I think the fans really enjoyed watching him ride. I also want to congratulate Raffaele because he scored his first points and this is the first time both have been in the top 15. Hopefully this will give his confidence a big lift and we can see him consistently in the top 15 for the rest of the season. I want to thank his crew as well because they have worked unbelievably hard to help Raffaele score his first points and we can look forward to the second half of the season with great optimism.” More, from a press release issued by Marc VDS Racing Team: POINTS SCORING FINISH FOR FAUBEL AT BRNO Hector Faubel achieved his aim of a points scoring finish in today’s Moto2 Grand Prix at Brno, bringing his Marc VDS Suter MMX machine home in 12th place. Scott Redding looked all set for top five finish, but ended the race in 22nd place after a collision while battling for position during the early stages. Faubel got a good start from the fifth row of the grid and, for the first time in three races, managed to avoid getting caught up in someone else’s crash at the normally chaotic first turn. The 27-year-old Spaniard quickly settled into a good rhythm on the bike, as he started to progress through the field. After so much bad luck recently, the Marc VDS rider was somewhat relieved to make it to the end of the race without incident and happy with the progress both he and his crew have made with his Suter MMX Moto2 machine at this race. After qualifying tenth on the grid, his highest qualifying position of the year so far, Redding was looking forward to getting the second half of his season off to a good start with a top five finish at Brno. The 17-year-old Briton looked set to achieve his aim, battling hard in the leading group during the opening laps. But, as he tried to retake seventh place from Fonsi Nieto, Redding ran into the back of the Spaniard and dropped back to 27th position in the tightly packed field. The Marc VDS rider was disappointed not to progress higher than 22nd place by the end of the race, despite some hard overtaking manoeuvres during the closing stages. Hector Faubel #55: 12th Posiiton “It was good to actually get past the first corner without being involved in someone else’s crash for once. It was a good race and I was able to fight throughout for position and I’m happy to have finished in the points. I have worked hard with my team to improve the bike this weekend and I think the compromise we’ve made in terms of set-up is a good one. The bike certainly felt better during the race than it has before and I’m looking forward to continuing the improvements next time out in Indianapolis. The changes to the bike and this result have given me a real confidence boost, which I hope will allow me to finally kickstart my season.” Scott Redding #45: 22nd Position “I got a good start, was on the pace and having a good battle in the leading group. I was pushing to make up more places when, unfortunately, I collided with Fonsi Nieto and got pushed off line. The field was so close together that I’d dropped right back to 27th by the time I’d got everything back together. Then it was a real battle to try and claw back places. I could make passes, but actually making them stick was much harder. After securing our best grid position of the season, I’m obviously disappointed with the final result, but I’m also determined to bounce back in two weeks time at the Indianapolis Grand Prix.” Michael Bartholemy: Team Manager “Scott had the potential to finish in the top five today, so I’m obviously disappointed that he didn’t; as much for him as for the team. The collision was just one of those things – this can happen when you’re battling for position at the front of a field as big as that in Moto2. I’m sure Scott is also disappointed, but I hope he will be able to take the positives from this weekend, of which there are many. Hector has had some bad luck in the last few races, where he was caught up in other people’s crashes. I’m happy that he had a good race today and achieved his aim of finishing in the points, as it will really boost his confidence and, as a result, I’m sure we’ll see some more solid performances from Hector during the second half of the season.” More, from a press release issued by Moriwaki Engineering: Cardion ab Grand Prix Czech Republic MORIWAKI MD600 race result Toni Elias won again, his 4th win of the season At day 1, Fonsi Nieto topped the timesheet during the FP1 with 2’04″875, keeping good pace from last race where he finished in 4th second time in the season. At following day, Toni Elias was the only guy went below 2min4sec line, 2’03″964. Good sign for MD600 riders. The fastest qualifier among MD600s was again Toni Elias. He got a front row start, 3rd in the grid with 2’03″741. Other MORIWAKI MD600 riders at QP session Fonsi Nieto: 12th, Thomas Luthi: 13th, Lukas Pesek: 25th, Vladimir Ivanov: 26th, Xavier Simeon: 35th and Yannick Guerra: 40th. Today, at Brno, the race started in dry condition with 25 degree air and 36 degree ground. A superb start for Elias, taking the holeshot and completing the lap1 in second. He stayed in the leading pack in the first half of the race. Behind the stretched leading pack, Luthi and Nieto were joining a battle for 9th. At lap13, Elias took lead again. He increased the pace and marked 2’04″315 at lap16, the fastest record of the race. He continued to extend his lead to 3″685 at one stage and took his 4th Moto2 win which gave Gresini Racing 100th podium finish. Luthi finished in 11th, added another 5point to his championship race and Nieto finished in 13th, gaining 3point. MORIWAKI stays on top of Constructor Championship, so as Toni Elias in riders championship. Thomas Luthi is now sits on 3rd. MD600 race results: — 1st: No.24 Toni Elias, Gresini Racing Moto2 (QP 3rd, 2’03″741) –11th: No.12 Thomas Luthi, Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 (QP 13th, 2’04″605) –13th: No.10 Fonsi Nieto, Holiday Gym G22位 (QP 12th, 2’04″602) –19th: No.19 Xavier Simeon, Holiday Gym G22 (QP 35th, 2’05″906) –27th: No.61 Vladimir Ivanov, Gresini Racing Moto2 (QP 26th, 2’05″517) –33th: No. 88 Yannick Guerra, Holiday Gym G22 (QP 40th, 2’07″711) Not Classifide –No.52 Lukas Pesek, Matteoni CP Racing (QP 25th, 2’05″486) Fastest Lap (New record) No.24 Toni Elias, Gresini Racing Moto2 TIME: 2’04.315 (Lap 16) World Championship Classification – CONSTRUCTOR CHAMPIONSHIP: MORIWAKI MD600 1st/186point – RIDER POINT RANKING 1st / No.24 Toni Elias / 161point 3rd / No.12 Thomas Luthi / 99point 12th / No.10 Fonsi Nieto / 41point 27th / No.19　Xavier Simeon / 9point 29th / No.52 Lukas Pesek / 4point 30th / No.61 Vladimir Ivanov / 2point: More, from a press release issued by Jack&Jones By Antonio Banderas: Race Incident Halts Forward Charge For Noyes A second lap crash brought Kenny Noyes’ race to a premature end at Brno, halting his usual charge through the pack. The Jack&Jones By Antonio Banderas rider had made a big step forward on Sunday morning, and was confident of getting close to the points in the race. Noyes gained 7 places on the first lap, but a collision in the double right hander with Italian rider Niccolo Canepa put paid to any further progress. The biggest disappointment for Noyes was not being able to capitalize on the new swingarm the Jack&Jones By Antonio Banderas team had brought for their Promoharris machine. The shortened swingarm has been a big improvement, helping the Promoharris bike turn and hold its line much better. After spending the early part of practice learning the Czech circuit, Noyes was progressing well in adapting his style to the new parts. A tire issue meant the Jack&Jones By Antonio Banderas rider qualified down in 31st on the grid, but the wet morning warmup on race day saw Noyes set the 14th fastest time, ahead of championship contenders Toni Elias and Thomas Luthi. However, the race crash put an end to any hope of points for the American. Kenny Noyes Crash, fast lap 2’16.906 (lap 1) “In the race, we were unlucky. We got a good start and felt pretty comfortable right there at the beginning, then got tangled up with Canepa and we got the worst of it. But it was a racing accident, I think he probably didn’t see me but it’s just unfortunate. We’ll take at least the positive from this, that we’ve improved a lot during the weekend.” “We’re starting to feel better with the shorter swingarm. We put it on on Saturday, and it’s a step forward for sure. I think the bike’s definitely going to be much better now, we’re going to have more grip, and going to have a little bit better turning.” “The most important thing for me now is to work on qualifying. We always finish better than we qualify by a lot. Qualifying is tough in this category, especially at the new tracks. That’s what I’ve got to work on most as a rider.” Noyes now heads to Indianapolis for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, his home race. Riding at the home of the Indy Mile flat track race carries special meaning for the American, as Noyes rides with #9 in honor of dirt track legend Jay Springsteen.