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2012 FIM ROAD RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND PRIX ROUND 16 OCTOBER 21/22/23, 2012 SEPANG, MALAYSIA PREVIEW MOTOGP, MOTO2, MOTO3

HONDA TEAM HEADS TO MALAYSIA WITH MIXED EMOTIONS

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa is enjoying the most prolific stretch of his MotoGP career as he arrives in Sepang for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Pedrosa set a personal best single season wins record last weekend when he won the Japanese Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi. The win was his fifth of the season, and fourth in the past five races.
That consistency atop the podium has allowed him to continue in his quest for his first MotoGP World Championship.

But as he and the rest of the Honda family arrive at the Sepang International Circuit, they will be reminded of the 2011 Malaysian MotoGP race, which was canceled following the horrific crash that took the life of Honda's rising star Marco Simoncelli. The MotoGP riders have twice been back to Sepang for pre-season tests, but those were much less high profile events than the 16th round of the MotoGP World Championship promises to be.

The tests did, however, provide what could be an ominous preview for Honda's competitors. Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda RC213V) was fastest in both tests, with Pedrosa third fastest in the early February test and second to Stoner when the second three-day test ended on March 1.

Pedrosa and the Repsol Honda RC213V were the perfect combination for last weekend's grand prix. Motegi is a collection of drag strips with hairpins and a few other corners mixed in, and no one gets off the corners as well as Pedrosa. Nor was anyone faster on top speed.
Pedrosa led a Honda sweep of the first four places on the top speed chart.

Pedrosa has been on the podium of every MotoGP race he has ridden in Sepang (In 2010 he was forced to miss the race through injury).In
2009 he was second, second again in 2008, and third in 2007 and '06.
He also won the race twice in the lower categories, on a Honda RS250RW in 2004 and a Honda RS125R in '03. He's already equaled his single season podium record of 13 from 2004 and will be going for a career best three consecutive MotoGP wins.

Stoner finished the Japanese Grand Prix physically exhausted. He had not raced since August 19 Indianapolis Grand Prix, a day after suffering extensive damage to his right ankle in a qualifying high-side. Stoner said the exhaustion was a combination of adapting his riding position to compensate for the recovering ankle, stressing muscles that he had not used in nearly two months, and a return of the arm pump that had struck earlier in the season.

Yet Stoner was still able to finish fifth on the physically demanding track and should be more competitive in Sepang. The track is less physically taxing, though the high heat and humidity will certainly take its toll.

Stoner has four wins in Sepang, 2009 and 2007 in the 800cc MotoGP era, the 2005 250cc race, and the 2004 125cc GP.

Alvaro Bautista (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC213V) celebrated the renewal of his MotoGP contract with the Gresini Honda team by taking his second podium in three races. Bautista has not finished out of the top ten any race he has finished this year and his late season consistency has been impressive. It has put him a career high fifth in the championship with three races remaining.

Bautista benefitted more than most from the six days of testing in Sepang this past winter. The San Carlo Honda Gresini team is the only MotoGP squad using Showa suspension, putting all the development work on the 27-year old Spaniard. The two three-day tests gave him valuable data that he will put to use this weekend on a track that he believes suits his riding style.

The last time Bautista raced in Sepang, in 2010, he finished fifth, which tied his season best. He also has a pair of victories in the 250cc class, 2006 and 2008.

LCR Honda MotoGP rider Stefan Bradl wrapped up the 2012 Rookie of the Year title with his sixth place finish in Japan. Other than a pair of non-finishes, the German has not finished worse than ninth all season. Bradl has been by far the best rookie and it was only a matter of time before he added that honour to his 2011 Moto2 World Championship.

Bradl had his best showing ever in Sepang last year, leading the first 16 laps before dropping to second on lap 17 when the race was red flagged on the following lap. Bradl's Japanese race was hindered by an arm pump problem. With less hard braking in Sepang, he is confident he will not suffer a recurrence of the condition.

Michele Pirro (San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR) is in the thick of the battle for third in the CRT Rider Classification and the only rookie in the bunch. Pirro, like team-mate Bautista, is on his own in developing his machine. The Italian did not get to ride his Honda CBR1000RR-powered FTR machine during the pre-season tests, so the race will be first time he's ridden a MotoGP machine in Malaysia.

Pirro had a chatter problem in Motegi, which prevented him from making a better showing. If the team can solve that issue, he believes he can be fighting for top CRT honours again.

The Malaysian Moto2 race brings the first match point for Marc Marquez (Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol-Suter). With his stunning comeback victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, Marquez built up a 53 point lead over fellow Spaniard Pol Espargaro (Tuenti Movil HP 40).
Now Marquez can claim the world championship by winning the race finishing in front of Espargaro or less than three points behind.

It is likely one of the two will win in Sepang; between them they have won the past five Moto2 races, every one since the summer break.
The balance is in Marquez's favor; he has four wins to Espargaro's lone victory in Aragon. But Espargaro has the better record in Malaysia, with podium finishes each of the past three years. Marquez was not able to start last year's race after suffering vision problems in a practice crash in Malaysia. The crash was the result of a corner marshal not warning Marquez of water on the track.

Andrea Iannone (Speed Master-Speed Up) is looking to rebound in Malaysia following a disappointing race in Japan. Iannone's third place in the championship was thrown into jeopardy by the Italian finishing out of the points in Motegi. But it would not be surprising if he won in Malaysia. Such things have happened before; Iannone's second win this season came one race after he had finished 16th.

Maverick Vinales (Blusens Avintia-FTR Honda) took advantage of chaos on the last lap of the Japanese Moto3 race to keep his championship hopes alive. The 17-year-old Spaniard avoided the wreckage that claimed a number of riders on the final lap in Motegi to finish second. That finish put him back into second in the point standings with three races to go.

Last year was the first time Vinales had been to Sepang and he made the most of it. Vinales won the 125cc race over German Sandro Cortese, who currently leads the Moto3 championship.

Romano Fenati (Team FMI Italia FTR-Honda) has never been to Malaysia and will be experiencing the Sepang heat and humidity when he takes to the track for the first time on Friday morning. The final three races are important for the 16-year-old Italian, who has had an up and down season. He and fellow Honda rider Alex Rins (Estrella Galicia 0,0) are the only two riders with a mathematical chance of winning the Rookie of the Year title. Rins had the better day in Japan, finishing fourth to Fenati's tenth.

The Sepang International Circuit is familiar to the MotoGP riders. It has always been a popular testing venue including this year, when the track hosted a pair of three-day tests. The weather is consistently hot and humid year round, taking one of the variables out of the testing procedure.

Sepang is the second longest track in the championship at 5548m, with a pair of sixth gear straights that end in first gear hairpins. Those are the hardest braking areas of the track, which otherwise flows nicely with a combination of medium to high speed corners. The circuit runs clockwise with ten right-handers and five rights, and a front straight of 920m.

Sepang has been on the calendar since 1999, running at the start of the season for the first two years before moving to the tail end of the calendar. This year it is sandwiched between two other flyaways, Motegi and Phillip Island.

If Pedrosa crosses the line first, it will be the first win by a Spaniard at Sepang. Of the 13 races in Sepang, only five riders have won the premier class race-Stoner has two wins-and only three countries, Italy, Australia, and the U.S., have fielded winners.

Honda MotoGP Rider Quotes:

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa says:
"It's two seasons since I raced in Sepang and I'm looking forward to it now. It's a track where you have a little bit of everything - it's hard to ride, it's hot, there are fast and slow corners, hard braking, long straights and everybody has references from the tests.
Nevertheless, we need to wait to see on Friday what the temperature and track conditions are like to understand how the tyres will work, because it's normally very slippery. I'm really enjoying racing at the moment and I want to continue like this, pushing the maximum from our side without thinking about the others."

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner says:
"After a disappointing race in Japan, I'm looking forward to going to Malaysia; it's a track where I've had success in the past. However, this weekend marks the anniversary of Marco's [Simoncelli] death, so I'm sure it will be a strange feeling when we all get on track. It's going to be a hot weekend and it's a physically demanding circuit. My ankle isn't feeling very good after the race in Japan, so I'll be resting it as much as possible this week before going on track on Friday. The track is a little smoother and more flowing, so hopefully I won't have so many issues as I had in Japan."

San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Alvaro Bautista says:
"I was delighted with the result at Motegi in Honda's home race, on a weekend when I agreed a new deal with Gresini Racing for 2013. To be a part of the first ever all-Spanish podium in MotoGP and to move up to fifth in the championship just capped it all off. There were plenty of reasons to celebrate and I was happy to do so with the team, who have continued to believe in me during some difficult times. We have done a great job along with the guys at Showa and even though our problems are not 100% solved we are on the right lines.
Now we go to Sepang in good form, but with a heavy heart because of the events of last year. The track itself suits our bike and my riding style so we will work hard from the first lap to find the best possible setting for the race and then give our best as always to hang on to the guys at the front and maybe even repeat the result from Japan."

LCR Honda MotoGP rider Stefan Bradl says:
"I nearly missed the win at Sepang last year when the race was stopped. I like the circuit, it is fast and flowing, which suits my style. In Motegi I suffered from arm pump, which should not cause any problems at Sepang because there is less braking. After the race in Motegi, I tested the 2013 prototype on Monday and had very positive results."

San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR rider Michele Pirro says:
"We picked up another point at Motegi, which may not be a lot, but our goal was to close the gap to the top three CRTs in the championship and we did that. It wasn't an easy race because we struggled all weekend at Motegi with a chatter problem, but it was important we made it to the end. Now we go to Malaysia, where the memories of Marco will come flooding back. It won't be easy, but the thought of him helped me win the Moto2 race at Valencia last year, so this Sunday I will be giving my best again to pay him tribute, which I owe to the guys on my side of the garage who worked with Marco last year. I like the track and I think it will be well suited to the characteristics of our bike. If we can solve some of the problems we have run into lately then we should be able to do well. We have some ideas on what we can change, with the objective of fighting to be the top CRT again. "

Moto2 Rider Quotes

Team CaixaCatalunya Repsol-Suter rider Marc Marquez says:
"We have a 53-point lead, but we have to manage the advantage well, because there are still three races remaining. We can be champions this weekend, but we face the Malaysian Grand Prix as just another race, giving one hundred percent on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. In the race we will analyse what we can do and where we stand. I do not care whether I am crowned champion in Malaysia, Australia or Valencia; the most important thing is to get the title, although it is clear that the sooner, the better."

Tuenti Movil HP 40-Kalex rider Pol Espargaro says:
"We'll try to do my best in Malaysia. Sure, it will be difficult, because we don't have the best engine, so it will be a problem because Malaysia is a fast circuit. Anyway, I think we have a good setting, good motorbike and we'll do the best with what we have and try to take 25 points."

Speed Master-Speed Up rider Andrea Iannone says:
"I was disappointed with the result in Japan and am happy that I can get back on track so soon. Malaysia is a fast track that's fun to ride. Last year I did not have such a good race, but the year before I was on the podium. Now I'm battling (Thomas) Luthi for third in the championship, so I have to do my best the next few races."

Moto3 Rider Quotes:

Blusens Avintia FTR-Honda rider Maverick Vinales:
"I have fond memories of the Sepang circuit, because last year I got a great win which was, in my opinion, one of my best races. On the other hand, you cannot help but think that we are going back to the place where Simoncelli was killed a year ago. I like the layout of the Malaysian track and I hope to achieve a great result, although I know that we will suffer because the characteristics of the track can make big differences. We are going for the podium and want to regain second place in the championship, so we must continue in this way. We continue to work and the grand prix is still up for grabs."

Team FMI Italia-FTR Honda rider Romano Fenati says:
"First, I want to congratulate Alessandro (Tonucci) on his first podium in Japan. It shows how strong our team is. That's important for the next race in Malaysia. I've never been there, but he has, so the team has a good baseline for our race bike. I'm seven points ahead of (Alex) Rins in the Rookie of the Year race. I can't wait to head to Malaysia."

Estrella Gallicia 0,0-Suter Honda rider Alex Rins says "Japan is over and done with and we are in Malaysia. I am thrilled with the outcome of last Sunday. To get another fourth place and be closer to the rookie of the year honour is a dream for the whole team. We worked very well at the last few races and that is the way we will follow at Sepang. We know how hard it will be, especially with the high temperatures and humidity, but we are ready and very motivated."

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2012 FIM MotoGP/Moto2/Moto3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 16, SUNDAY, 21 OCTOBER MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX, SEPANG

Weather: Hot and humid, torrential rain
Temperature: Ambient 25 degrees C / Track 31 degrees C

PEDROSA WINS IN TROPICAL DOWNPOUR, STONER TAKES THIRD

Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC213V) won a shortened Malaysian Grand Prix in thunderous, rain-lashed conditions at Sepang this afternoon.
The result was his third consecutive victory and reduces the advantage of World Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) to 23 points with two races remaining. Team-mate Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda RC213V) finished third in his second race since returning from injury.

Pedrosa’s win gave the Spaniard his first premier-class hat-trick and continues a remarkable run of form that has seen him win four of the last five rounds aboard his Honda RC213V.
It was also his sixth success of the year and his first victory in the rain.

The race got underway on a wet track, with steady raining falling, following earlier downpours that had seen the Moto2 race delayed due to a flooded track. About halfway through the 20-lap MotoGP race the rain intensified, triggering a rash of crashes, including Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP
RC213V) who had been going well in sixth place.

Bradl, like all the other fallers, was not hurt, but by now conditions were rapidly worsening and there was standing water in several areas.
Halfway through lap 14 the Race Director stopped the race, counting the results from lap 13. But because two-thirds race distance had not been completed, Race Direction considered a restart, until it was decided that conditions were too dangerous.

Pedrosa started well from second on the grid, while Lorenzo charged into the lead. Within a couple of laps Pedrosa was on the back wheel of his compatriot and getting into his rhythm. At half-distance he out-braked Lorenzo into the final turn and quickly built a gap, then controlled his RCV brilliantly as the conditions became increasingly treacherous. Four laps later the race was red-flagged. By then six of the 20 starters had crashed out.

Stoner only came back from injury at Motegi last weekend, so the Australian was delighted to score his first podium since he won July’s US GP. With his right ankle still healing, he had considered not racing because it’s so easy to fall in the rain and because he didn’t want to risk putting himself out for the rest of his final season.

During the early laps Stoner was at the head of the pack fighting over third, then he steadily established himself in that position before starting to close on Lorenzo when the rain got heavier. Had the race gone full distance he was sure he could have passed Lorenzo and challenged for the win.

The Repsol Honda Team riders’ double podium secured the MotoGP team championship for the second consecutive year. Honda still have the chance to add the constructors’ and riders’
titles in the final two races of the year.

Bradl was running strongly in sixth, just behind Alvaro Bautista (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC213V) and just ahead of Valentino Rossi (Ducati) when he ran into engine-braking issues. The rookie adjusted the engine-braking map on his RCV but continued to struggle, then fell at the extra-slippery turn seven which had already claimed three other riders.

Like most riders, Bautista believes that Race Direction made the right call to stop the race when they did, because the track was “like a river”. The Spaniard rode well in spite of some issues on the bumps while braking.

Michele Pirro (San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR-Honda) was third CRT rider home, finishing in 12th spot.
The rain was a disappointment for the Italian who had make good progress on his bike during morning warm-up and was confident of a strong showing in the dry. He crossed the line just a fraction of a second behind Danilo Petrucci (Suter BMW).

Alex De Angelis (NGM Mobile Forward Racing – FTR) won the shortened Moto2 race, also run in challenging, ever-changing conditions. The Honda-powered event started late after a torrential downpour that hit the track after the opening Moto3 event. During the early stages of the Moto2 race the track was soaking in some parts, almost dry in others, but the heavens opened once again during the closing stages, forcing the Race Director to bring out the red flags.

The race was a thriller, with de Angelis fighting for much of the 15 laps with the local wild card and two riders who always shine in rainy conditions. Local hero Hafizh Syahrin (Petronas Raceline Malaysia – FTR) was the surprise of the race, while Anthony West (QMMF Racing Team – Speed Up) and Gino Rea (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 – Suter) are well known for their wet-weather prowess.

Syahrin, who had qualified 27th in the dry, led for several laps. His riding brought the crowd to its feet but in the end he could not quite stay with the other three and had to be content with a close fourth-place finish. Nonetheless the result was an impressive achievement for the 18-year-old Malaysian who usually rides in the Spanish CEV
Moto2 series. This was Syahrin’s second GP ride, following his World Championship debut in last year’s Malaysian Moto2 race.

De Angelis really got his head down when the rain came back in earnest, opening a two-second lead.
But that was quickly swallowed up by Rea and West, Rea sliding into the lead at the end of lap 16. Moments later the red flags were displayed and the result was taken back a lap to lap 15, because some riders had not completed lap 16 when the red flags came out. That made de Angelis the winner, just ahead of West and Rea.

Julian Simon (Blusens Avintia – Suter) was fifth, a few seconds down on Syahrin after Thomas Luthi
(Interwetten-Paddock-Suter) had slid off as the rain returned. The Swiss was one of many fallers, including World Championship leader Marc Marquez (Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol-Suter) who was on course to secure the 2012 world title until he fell on lap 13. Marquez had been riding with Andrea Iannone (Speed Master – Speed Up), who slid off and remounted to finish sixth.

Mika Kallio (Marc VDS Racing Team – Kalex), Bradley Smith (Tech 3 Racing – Tech 3), Dominique Aegerter (Technomag-CIP Suter) and Esteve Rabat (Pons 40 HP Tuenti – Kalex) completed the top ten.

Marquez’s championship rival Pol Espargaro (Pons
40 HP Tuenti-Kalex) could only manage 11th at the finish, but that result was enough to keep his title hopes alive for another race.

Sandro Cortese (KTM) secured the first-ever Moto3 World Championship with a thrilling last-corner victory over local hero Zulfahmi Khairuddin (KTM) in the day’s opening race.

Honda’s top finisher was Miguel Oliveira (Estrella Galicia 0.0 – Suter Honda) who spent much of the race – run in the dry but with a few spots of rain – involved in an entertaining battle with team-mate Alex Rins (Estrella Galicia
0.0 – Suter Honda) and KTM riders Luis Salom and Danny Kent. Oliveira crossed the line in fifth place, 0.171s behind Salom and just ahead of Kent. Rins dropped back from the group in the final laps to finish seventh.

Efren Vazquez (JHK T-Shirt Laglisse – FTR Honda) started superbly from the third row of the grid to hold third place at the end of the first lap.
However, the Spaniard couldn’t maintain that front-running pace and slipped back to finish the race in a lonely eighth position.

Louis Rossi (Racing Team Germany – FTR Honda) had high hopes of a great race after qualifying just off the front row of the grid. The Frenchman started brilliantly, fighting for third place until he slid off on lap six.

Adrian Martin (JHK T-Shirt Laglisse – FTR Honda) completed the top ten, after a frantic skirmish with half a dozen rivals.

The MotoGP circus now continues its Asian-Pacific adventure and heads to Australia for next weekend’s penultimate Grand Prix at Phillip Island. The season concludes back in Europe, at Valencia, on November 11.

MotoGP rider quotes

Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda: race winner
“This victory is really amazing for me. It’s the first time I’ve won in the wet in my life and I’m really, really happy. I want to thank my team and the people who helped me to get here because when I started racing in these conditions I was weak and they know how difficult it’s been during all this time! Jorge set a really high pace at the beginning of the race and I remained calm to stay with him. I knew he was on a soft rear tyre and he could pull out some good laps at the start.
Lap by lap I got a little more confident and I could still push and at half way in the race I overtook him and built a good gap. Some laps later the rain came down heavy and it was hard to stay on the bike. I was lucky to be able to win this race, and also Jorge to finish second because he was almost on the ground. So, I’m happy for the victory, but especially happy to be able to dedicate it to Ginés [Guirado], a good friend and member of the Repsol Honda Team that sadly passed away yesterday. This one is for you!”

Casey Stoner, Repsol Honda: 2nd
“At the start of the race, I would have been very happy for a podium. I was considering not taking part in the rain at all as the risks were very high – if I had come off the bike again and hit my ankle, it would have been game over for the rest of the season. As the race progressed I slowly got my confidence back and I was working on different things as I hadn’t ridden in the wet in quite some time. I slowly began to catch the front two, but unfortunately ran out of time as the red flagged the race. In a lot of ways I’m disappointed, but I’m happy with the points haul we took today and another podium.”

Alvaro Bautista, San Carlo Honda Gresini: 6th “Racing in these conditions is always a lottery.
It was raining at the start, but not too much and I was able to ride well, with confidence in the bike. The only problem was under braking and I had trouble trying to control the bike over the bumps. I was close to crashing but I tried to adapt as best I could. Towards the end, the track was like a river and I was aquaplaning down the straight. It was the right call to stop the race.
I am happy because we improved our feeling with the bike in the wet but we still need to work on our chatter problems.”

Michel Pirro, San Carlo Honda Gresini: 12th “I am disappointed because we found a good solution for our chatter problems this morning and the race was looking good, especially for the second half. I felt we had a chance to fight to be the top CRT. Then the rain came and ruined everything for us because we still have so much work to do with this bike in the wet. Anyway, we fought hard and could have still fought to be the top CRT if the red flags came later because I was the only one with the hard rear tyre. Now we want to hang on to third place in the CRT standings. I want to thank the team for their efforts here. I wanted a better result to dedicate to Marco, but it will have to be next time.”

Stefan Bradl, LCR Honda MotoGP: DNF
“First of all we must check the data to understand what happened. I took a very good start from eighth place, but it was pretty tough out there because of the wet and slippery surface. But I could lap with a good pace and constant speed but after some laps I had to change the map because we had too much engine-braking. Since that moment something changed and the engine was pushing me in the corner entries and I lost two positions because I did not know what was going on. After that I came back to the standard engine-brake setting, but it was too much in those difficult conditions and I started to be slower. In the heavy rain I was more careful but suddenly I lost the rear and crashed out. I do not think it was completely my fault and I feel sorry for me and the team.”

Moto2 rider quotes

Alex De Angelis, NGM Mobile Forward Racing: race winner The conditions were so crazy; they were changing all the time. I made a very good first lap, making a lot of overtakes, then I chose fourth position to control the other riders. The bike was perfect – could brake very quickly, open the gas very quickly and change my line whenever I wanted. I’m very happy because this year has been difficult for us. My thanks to my sponsors and the team – we will keep pushing hard. It’s been one year now [since the passing of Marco Simoncelli], so ciao Marco!”

Anthony West, QMMF Racing Team: 2nd
“It’s been a while since we’ve been on the podium, that’s for sure. There’s been a few chances in the past which I’ve missed, so it’s good to be back near the front. In fact I need more experience at the front because I came charging through at start and got into third or fourth really quickly. Then I relaxed too much, and Alex and Rea were putting in a good pace. The conditions were so difficult. It was really hard – in some parts of the track I was quicker and some parts I wasn’t. Then I made a few mistakes at the end – the conditions were crazy. I really have to thank my team because I didn’t think I’d be racing this year at all, and here we are on the podium. I’m glad to repay them with a result.”

Gino Rea, Federal Oil Gresini Moto2: 3rd “I got into the lead and that’s when the red flags came out, so it was frustrating, but at least I got my first GP podium. My first year in
Moto2 has been a difficult – we haven’t quite been able to get the bike working in dry. In the wet it levels things a bit, so I can ride like a want. I’ve got a good feel for the bike and I can try and make things work. I got a pretty good start. The first few corners and laps were pretty hairy, but once I got to the front I felt pretty comfortable. I had a couple of moments, then when the track started to dry I struggled and a few guys came past. I prayed for more rain and when it did rain I came back to front and started to get a good feeling. It was tricky conditions towards the end. Now I’d like to thanks everyone who got me here into Moto2.”

Moto3 Rider Quotes

Miguel Oliveira, Estrella Galicia 0.0: 5th “It was a very difficult race. Keeping up with the leading KTMs was really difficult because on the first lap they opened a gap that we could not recover later. Physically it was one of the toughest races I’ve ridden. When it started raining I felt comfortable and confident, thinking I could approach the front group. It’s been a hard day, but I’m satisfied with the result and I hope to continue our progress at Phillip Island.”

Alex Rins, Estrella Galicia 0.0: 7th
“The race was very tough and demanding. We started well, pushing hard and trying to get with the front group. When [Danny] Kent was behind we touched coming out of a corner, and there was nothing I could do about him getting past me. But I’m happy with my race because this weekend has been extremely challenging physically.”

Efren Vazquez, JHK T-Shirt Laglisse: 8th “That was a tough race! I made a good start and I was very close to the front at the end of the first lap, but then I started to have a few issues with the front end and I almost fell. That made me lose many positions and also some concentration which opened a gap that I was unable to recover.”

RESULTS

MOTOGP
RACE: (13 laps = 72.124 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / TIME / KM/H / GAP
1 / Dani PEDROSA / SPA / Repsol Honda Team / HONDA / 29'29.049 / 146.771 /
2 / Jorge LORENZO / SPA / Yamaha Factory Racing / YAMAHA / 29'32.823 / 146.459 / 3.774
3 / Casey STONER / AUS / Repsol Honda Team / HONDA / 29'36.193 / 146.181 / 7.144
4 / Nicky HAYDEN / USA / Ducati Team / DUCATI / 29'39.567 / 145.904 / 10.518
5 / Valentino ROSSI / ITA / Ducati Team / DUCATI / 29'45.808 / 145.394 / 16.759
6 / Alvaro BAUTISTA / SPA / San Carlo Honda Gresini / HONDA / 29'46.325 / 145.352 / 17.276
7 / Hector BARBERA / SPA / Pramac Racing Team / DUCATI / 30'19.331 / 142.715 / 50.282
8 / Aleix ESPARGARO / SPA / Power Electronics Aspar / ART / 30'20.634 / 142.613 / 51.585
9 / James ELLISON / GBR / Paul Bird Motorsport / ART / 30'25.725 / 142.215 / 56.676
10 / Karel ABRAHAM / CZE / Cardion AB Motoracing / DUCATI / 30'26.671 / 142.141 / 57.622
11 / Danilo PETRUCCI / ITA / Came IodaRacing Project / IODA-SUTER / 30'31.854 / 141.739 / 1'02.805
12 / Michele PIRRO / ITA / San Carlo Honda Gresini / FTR / 30'31.940 / 141.733 / 1'02.891
13 / Andrea DOVIZIOSO / ITA / Monster Yamaha Tech
3 / YAMAHA / 30'58.038 / 139.742 / 1'28.989

Pole Position: Jorge LORENZO 2'00.334 165.978 Km/h Fastest Lap: Dani PEDROSA 2'14.670 148.309 Km/h Lap 7 Circuit Record Lap: Casey STONER 2'02.108 163.566 Km/h 2007 Circuit Best Lap: Jorge LORENZO 2'00.334 165.978 Km/h 2012

CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS TO DATE:
1 LORENZO 330, 2 PEDROSA 307, 3 STONER 213, 4 DOVIZIOSO 195, 5 BAUTISTA 154,
6 ROSSI 148, 7 CRUTCHLOW 135, 8 BRADL 125, 9 HAYDEN 114, 10 SPIES 88,
11 BARBERA 79, 12 ESPARGARO 63, 13 DE PUNIET 53, 14 ABRAHAM 43, 15 PIRRO 30.

MOTO2
RACE: (15 laps = 83.22 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / TIME / KM/H / GAP
1 / Alex DE ANGELIS / RSM / NGM Mobile Forward Racing / FTR / 36'57.793 / 135.085 /
2 / Anthony WEST / AUS / QMMF Racing Team / SPEED UP / 36'58.503 / 135.042 / 0.71
3 / Gino REA / GBR / Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 / SUTER / 36'59.156 / 135.002 / 1.363
4 / Hafizh SYAHRIN / MAL / Petronas Raceline Malaysia / FTR / 37'00.734 / 134.906 / 2.941
5 / Julian SIMON / SPA / Blusens Avintia / SUTER / 37'05.376 / 134.625 / 7.583
6 / Andrea IANNONE / ITA / Speed Master / SPEED UP / 37'07.855 / 134.475 / 10.062
7 / Mika KALLIO / FIN / Marc VDS Racing Team / KALEX / 37'20.871 / 133.694 / 23.078
8 / Bradley SMITH / GBR / Tech 3 Racing / TECH 3 / 37'24.750 / 133.463 / 26.957
9 / Dominique AEGERTER / SWI / Technomag-CIP / SUTER / 37'27.856 / 133.279 / 30.063
10 / Esteve RABAT / SPA / Tuenti Movil HP 40 / KALEX / 37'29.307 / 133.193 / 31.514
11 / Pol ESPARGARO / SPA / Tuenti Movil HP 40 / KALEX / 37'29.539 / 133.179 / 31.746
12 / Scott REDDING / GBR / Marc VDS Racing Team / KALEX / 37'34.901 / 132.862 / 37.108
13 / Toni ELIAS / SPA / Italtrans Racing Team / KALEX / 37'36.420 / 132.773 / 38.627
14 / Axel PONS / SPA / Tuenti Movil HP 40 / KALEX / 37'36.888 / 132.745 / 39.095
15 / Ricard CARDUS / SPA / Arguiñano Racing Team / AJR / 37'38.479 / 132.652 / 40.686

Pole Position: Pol ESPARGARO 2'06.962 157.313 Km/h Fastest Lap: Hafizh SYAHRIN 2'23.707 138.982 Km/h Lap 10 Circuit Record Lap: Stefan BRADL 2'08.220 155.769 Km/h 2011 Circuit Best Lap: Pol ESPARGARO 2'06.962 157.313 Km/h 2012

CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS TO DATE:
1 MARQUEZ 283, 2 ESPARGARO 235, 3 IANNONE 188, 4 LUTHI 177, 5 REDDING 148,
6 KALLIO 119, 7 SMITH 104, 8 RABAT 99, 9 AEGERTER 87, 10 DE ANGELIS 86,
11 ZARCO 84, 12 CORSI 78, 13 CORTI 74, 14 SIMON 58, 15 NAKAGAMI 50.

MOTO3
RACE: (18 laps = 99.864 Km)
POS / RIDER / NAT. / TEAM / MOTORCYCLE / TIME / KM/H / GAP
1 / Sandro CORTESE / GER / Red Bull KTM Ajo / KTM / 40'54.123 / 146.492 /
2 / Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN / MAL / AirAsia-Sic-Ajo / KTM / 40'54.151 / 146.49 / 0.028
3 / Jonas FOLGER / GER / Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 / KALEX KTM / 40'54.370 / 146.477 / 0.247
4 / Luis SALOM / SPA / RW Racing GP / KALEX KTM / 41'02.626 / 145.986 / 8.503
5 / Miguel OLIVEIRA / POR / Estrella Galicia 0,0 / SUTER HONDA / 41'02.797 / 145.976 / 8.674
6 / Danny KENT / GBR / Red Bull KTM Ajo / KTM / 41'03.458 / 145.937 / 9.335
7 / Alex RINS / SPA / Estrella Galicia 0,0 / SUTER HONDA / 41'13.096 / 145.368 / 18.973
8 / Efren VAZQUEZ / SPA / JHK t-shirt Laglisse / FTR HONDA / 41'19.542 / 144.99 / 25.419
9 / Niklas AJO / FIN / TT Motion Events Racing / KTM / 41'24.837 / 144.681 / 30.714
10 / Adrian MARTIN / SPA / JHK t-shirt Laglisse / FTR HONDA / 41'24.886 / 144.678 / 30.763
11 / Arthur SISSIS / AUS / Red Bull KTM Ajo / KTM / 41'25.009 / 144.671 / 30.886
12 / Brad BINDER / RSA / RW Racing GP / KALEX KTM / 41'25.142 / 144.663 / 31.019
13 / Jack MILLER / AUS / Caretta Technology / HONDA / 41'25.348 / 144.651 / 31.225
14 / Alex MARQUEZ / SPA / Ambrogio Next Racing / SUTER HONDA / 41'25.436 / 144.646 / 31.313
15 / Niccolò ANTONELLI / ITA / San Carlo Gresini
Moto3 / FTR HONDA / 41'25.772 / 144.627 / 31.649

Pole Position: Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN 2'13.885 149.178 Km/h Fastest Lap (New record): Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN 2'15.142 147.791 Km/h Lap 2 Circuit Record Lap: New category Circuit Best Lap: Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN 2'13.885 149.178 Km/h 2012

CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS:
1 CORTESE 280 (World Champion), 2 SALOM 207, 3 VIÑALES 199, 4 RINS 128, 5 FENATI 126, 6 KENT 118,
7 KHAIRUDDIN 112, 8 OLIVEIRA 94, 9 FOLGER 88, 10 VAZQUEZ 85, 11 MASBOU 81,
12 ROSSI 76, 13 ANTONELLI 74, 14 SISSIS 68, 15 KORNFEIL 59.

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