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05/02/2010

MD600 1st and 3rd!!! at MotoGP/GRAN PREMIO bwin DE ESPAÑA Moto2 race

Finally a MD600 got on the top of World Grand Prix race!!!  Toni Elias, Gresini Racing Moto2 team won the 2nd round of Moto2 at Jerez, Spain, and another podium was Thomas Luthi, Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 team.

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Only 2 laps after the race started, one of leading group riders fell at turn#6, fuel from the bike spilled on the track followed by 8 other riders’ crashes.  The accident made the race red-flagged and the race was reset to be 17lap, started 12:45.  9 riders gathered and took lead soon after the race restarted, and Toni Elias and Thomas Luthi were chasing up each other to the top position.  It was Toni Elias, who lost the top position one stage, but grabbed the victory with less than 0.2sec gap from his closest competitor.  It was his 11th victory in WGP since October 2006 in Portugal GP.  And Thomas Luthi finished in 3rd, just 0.261sec behind Elias.

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We thank all our supporters and funs for their great support.  We will see more successes with MORIWAKI machines.

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Race results:

--Win

 TEAM / Gresini Racing Moto2

 RIDER / No.24 Toni ELIAS

--3rd

 TEAM / Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2

 RIDER / No.12 Thomas LUTHI

 GAP  /  +0.261

--21st

  TEAM / Holiday Gym G22

  RIDER / No.10 Fonsi NIETO

 GAP  /  +20.956

--23rd

  TEAM / Gresini Racing Moto2

  RIDER / No.61 Vladimir IVANOV

 GAP  /  +31.224

--26th

  TEAM / Matteoni CP Racing Moriwaki

  RIDER / No.52 Lukas PESEK

 GAP  /  +34.090

--33rd

  TEAM / Holiday Gym G22

  RIDER / No.88 Yannick GUERRA

 GAP  /  +47.777

--Not Classified

  TEAM / Andalucia Cajasol

  RIDER / No.91 Ivan MORENO

 GAP  /  9 Laps

--Circuit Record

  Toni ELIAS 1'44.710 / 152.1 Km/h

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World Championship Classification

CONSTRUCTOR CHAMPIONSHIP standing

MORIWAKI MD600 RANKING: 2nd

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World Championship Classification

RIDER POINT RANKING standing

--2nd / No.24 Toni ELIAS / 38point

--3rd / No.12 Thomas LUTHI / 25point

--17th / No.10 Fonsi NIETO / 3point

--21st / No.52 Lukas PESEK / 1point

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Race result: http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/xx/2010/SPA/Moto2/RAC/Classification.pdf?v1_a3992b0f

World Championship Classification: http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/xx/2010/SPA/Moto2/RAC/worldstanding.pdf?v1_48282ae9

MotoGP official website: http://www.motogp.com/en/


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