MotoGP rd.6 TIM TT Assen Dutch Grand Prix Moto2 class / Toni Elias 2nd, Thomas Luthi 3rd. MORIWAKI is top of the Constructor Championship!!!
Since the introduction of Moto2, the class has shown competitive battles. TT Assen was no exception. 15 riders in a split of a second, it was already predicting another great race after the qualifying practice ended.
3 MD600 riders were in the top 15; Thomas Luthi was in 5th, followed by Toni Elias in 6th and Lukas Pesek in 11th.
The mercury went up to 20C and the track temperature rose to 33C with a help of fine Dutch weather. The race started in the favored condition. Great start for MD600 riders, Elias, Luthi and Nieto went into turn 1 in 3rd, 4th and 5th. At lap2, Elias moved to the 2nd position and battled the position while leaving the 4th and the rest of riders behind.
Later the race, Luthi gradually gaining his position and joined the 3rd-position battle. At last 5lap, Luthi marked 1’39”414 re-writing the record lap and getting a chance to take 3rd position. At the last 2laps, finally Tom Luthi became 3rd. Toni Elias was just in front of Luthi and he had the position since lap14. The 2 MD600 riders kept their positions all the way to the finish line, Elias 2nd and Luthi 3rd.
Vladimir Ivanov was the only remaining one to complete the race, with 21st position. Fonsi Nieto, Lukas Pesek and Xavier Simon did not finish the race. Nieto retired at lap6. Pesek was out at 8laps to go, and Simon was the last one to crashed, just 1 lap short to complete the race.
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Toni Elias, 2nd: “It was a good through the week, stayed in top group all the time. I started the race good but the gap with Iannone was already growing when I was battling to get 2nd position and I could not reach him. The second in podium was good for the championship so I’m very happy with the result. I would like to win again at next round.”
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Thomas Luthi, 3rd: “The start of the race was not easy. I had a good start but could not switch into the gear and lost the connection a little bit because of that. Then Iannon e was already building up a gap behind him. At the end I was able to fight for the podium, but the second place was impossible to reach. I am very happy with my third place though."
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Now, MORIWAKI is back on the top of Constructor Championship. Toni Elias kept his championship lead and Thomas Luthi is now just 2 points behind the runner up.
Official race report will be issued later.
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MD600 race results:
-- 2nd: No.24 Toni Elias, Gresini Racing Moto2
GAP / +4.492
-- 3rd: No.12 Thomas Luthi, Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2
GAP / +5.390
--21st: No.61 Vladimir Ivanov, Gresini Racing Moto2
GAP / +43.395
Not Classified
-- No.19 Xavier Simeon, Holiday Gym G22
GAP / 1lap
--No.52 Lukas Pesek, Matteoni CP Racing
GAP / 8laps
--No.10 Fonsi Nieto, Holiday Gym G22
GAP / 17laps
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World Championship Classification
- CONSTRUCTOR CHAMPIONSHIP: MORIWAKI MD600 1st
- RIDER POINT RANKING
1st / No.24 Toni Elias / 100point
3rd / No.12 Thomas Luthi / 74point
16th / No.10 Fonsi Nieto / 17point
24th / No.19 Xavier Simeon / 8point
27th / No.52 Lukas Pesek / 4point
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Next round of Moto2 Grand Prix is going to be in Spain, Catalunya circuit, on July 2 – 4.
Let’s hope to see another great race by MORIWAKI MD600s!!!
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MotoGP official website: http://www.motogp.com/en/
Result: http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics
MORIWAKI MD600 website: http://www.moriwaki.co.jp/racing/07_01.html
