Sepang Moto2 Race: Victory and title for Zarco

After the chaos of a Moto3 with a record number of falls, the Moto2 set off on a Sepang track watered by a heavy downpour shortly before the wild animals were released. Hostile conditions not really ideal for securing the title of World Champion. It was therefore said that nothing would be easy for Zarco installed in pole position. And the Frenchman did not disappoint.

 

Sepang Moto 2	2015	2016
FP1	2'07.720 Jonas Folger	2'10.121 Tom Lüthi
FP2	2'07.453 Tom Lüthi	2'08.816 Franco Morbidelli
FP3	2'06.881 Johann Zarco	2'07.283 Takaaki Nakagami
Qualification	2'06.383 Tom Lüthi	2'18.621 Johann Zarco
Warm Up	2'07.081 Tom Lüthi	2'09.750 Franco Morbidelli
Course	Zarco, Lüthi, Folger
All time lap record	2'06.383 Tom Lüthi

 

The drivers had barely been released from the starting grid when the first balancing acts were offered to us with first a jostle without consequences between Lüthi et Baldassari. Then Pasini opened the list of falls followed very closely by a Sam Lowes a few turns further. The British promised us a fiery overseas campaign. A real damp squib. Axel Pons then offered himself a trick while he was installed in a good fourth position. Wilairot also tasted the wet bitumen of Sepang against his will.

A series which then stopped and during which Morbidely had taken control of the operations while not failing to get some good heat. Behind, zarco was in his wheel and followed by a Folger who still enjoys these precarious conditions.

 

 

With nine laps to go, it was clear that victory would be decided between these three as the sun returned to the Sepang site, drying the track to better torture the rain tires of the machines. Lüthi was stuck in seventh place struggling with the overexcited local Syahrin, Marini et Baldassari. Kidneys was eleventh.

Six laps from the checkered flag, the Frenchman attacked the Italian and took off for a sixth success of the year, synonymous with a second consecutive Moto2 title. zarco taught the lesson and can enter MotoGP with his head held high by crossing the Tech3 awning for a good Yamaha.

 

 

Morbidely et Folger complete the podium while the rest of the peloton is settled by Baldassari while Syahrin lands a top 5 in front of his audience. Lüthi is sixth and Kidneys fourteenth. Virgin brings the points for eighth place to the Mistral 610 by setting the best time in the race. In short, a beautiful Sunday for the tricolors!

 

Sepang Moto2 Race: Compilation ranking crash.net

1. Johann zarco FRA Ajo Motorsport (Kalex) 45m 51.036s
2. Franco Morbidelli ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 45m 54.292s
3. Jonas Folger GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 45m 54.725s
4. Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 46m 12.464s
5. Hafiz Syahrin MAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia (Kalex) 46m 15.736s
6. Thomas luthi SWI Garage Plus Interwetten (Kalex) 46m 17.220s
7. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 46m 19.213s
8. Xavi Verge SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 46m 19.891s
9. Luca marini ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 46m 20.283s
10. Isaac Viñales SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 46m 21.005s
11. Simone Courses ITA Speed ​​Up Racing (Speed ​​Up) 46m 21.902s
12. Ramdan Rosli MAL Petronas AHM Malaysia (Kalex) 46m 22.296s
13. Remy gardner AUS Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (Kalex) 46m 22.829s
14. alex rins SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 46m 25.733s
15. Xavier Simeon BEL QMMF Racing Team (Speed ​​Up) 46m 37.705s
16. Jesko Raffin SWI Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG (Kalex) 46m 40.162s
17. Sandra Cortese GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 46m 40.329s
18. Danny Kent GBR Leopard Racing (Kalex) 46m 42.646s
19. Edgar Pons SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 46m 45.985s
20. Marcel schrotter GER AGR Team (Kalex) 46m 46.497s
21. Takaaki Nakagami JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 46m 59.649s
22. Iker Lecuona SPA CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) 47m 7.610s
23. Mattia Pasini ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 47m 16.874s
24. Rattha Park Wilairot THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 47m 52.671s
Alexander Nocco ITA Leopard Racing (Kalex) DNF
Robin Mulhauser SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) DNF
Axel Pons SPA AGR Team (Kalex) DNF
Sam Lowes GBR Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) DNF