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Toni Elias took 3 consecutive win which was his 5th GP wins in the season!

We welcomed a wildcard entry MD600 from American Honda, Roger Lee Hayden joined the Indy GP along side with regular 6 MD600s.

The fastest qualifier among MD600 riders were again Toni Elias, sat on 6th position, second-row start.  Other MD600 riders: Fonsi Nieto 12th, Lukas Pesek 15th, Thomas Luthi 17th, Vladimir Ivanov 25th, Roger Lee Hayden 29th and Yannick Guerra 39th.

Unfortunately, Fonsi Nieto injured during the crash in the Qualify Practice session and had to withdraw from the race.

The race started on Sunday, the August 29th in dry.  The mercury went up to 34C and ground temperature was 52C.  There was a multiple crash involving 8 machines occurred at turn2 right after the race started and red-flagged.  The race was rescheduled to start 30min later but with only 17Laps to complete.

Toni Elias showed superb start from 2nd-row and took a hole shot.  Behind the leading group, Thomas Luthi was in the battle for 4th position.  Elias was taken over but regained the top position at 6laps to go, passing Julian Simon at turn1.  Elias strongly defended the lead and took his 5th and 3 consecutive win.

Thomas Luthi finished in 7th, adding 9points in the championship standing.

MORIWAKI extended the Constructor Championship lead as well as Elias in the riders championship standing.  Luthi managed to keep the 3rd position in the ranking.

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MD600 race results:

-- 1st: No.24 Toni Elias, Gresini Racing Moto2 (QP 6th, 1'46”368)

-- 7th: No.12 Thomas Luthi, Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 (QP 17th, 1'47”004)

--17th: No.34 Roger Lee Hayden, American Honda (QP 29th, 1’47”390)

--20th: No.52 Lukas Pesek, Matteoni CP Racing (QP 15th, 1'46”959)

--24th: No. 88 Yannick Guerra, Holiday Gym G22 (QP 39th, 1’48”905)

Not Classified

--No.61 Vladimir Ivanov, Gresini Racing Moto2 (QP 25th, 1'47”224)

Not starting

--No.10 Fonsi Nieto, Holiday Gym G22 (QP 12th, 1'46”900)

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World Championship Classification

- CONSTRUCTOR CHAMPIONSHIP: MORIWAKI MD600 1st/211point

- RIDER POINT RANKING

  1st / No.24 Toni Elias / 186point

  3rd / No.12 Thomas Luthi / 108point

12th / No.10 Fonsi Nieto / 41point

27th / No.19　Xavier Simeon / 9point

31st / No.52 Lukas Pesek / 4point

33rd / No.61 Vladimir Ivanov / 2point

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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