Source: MotoGP.

The Moto2 race at the Hertz British Grand Prix was won by Tito Rabat (Marc VDS Racing Team) on the last lap, with teammate Mika Kallio and Maverick Viñales (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) joining him on the podium.

Standings leader Rabat rode brilliantly from fourth on the grid, staying with the front group and making a move on provisional leader Kallio in the final stages, to take maximum points again.

Kallio did his best to hold off his Spanish colleague but was eventually beaten to the line by just 0.063s, whilst Viñales (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) showed his talent once again to finish in third place, only 0.14s adrift of Rabat.

Pole man Johann Zarco (AirAsia Caterham Moto Racing) came home fourth, 2.571s back on the race winner. Thomas Luthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2) and Franco Morbidelli (Italtrans Racing Team) picked up good points in fifth and sixth.

Home rider Sam Lowes (Speed Up), Hafizh Syahrin (Petronas Raceline Malaysia), Mattia Pasini (NGM Forward Racing) and Axel Pons (AGR Team) completed the top ten.

Queenslander Anthony West was 22nd for QMMF Racing Team on board the Speed Up entry, involved in a tight six-way battle for position in the latter stages of the race.

An early crash ruined the day for Dominique Aegerter (Technomag carXpert) as he clipped the back wheel of Maverick Viñales (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) and ended up in the gravel. The Swiss rider remounted to finish 21st.

Also struggling early in the race was debutant Dakota Mamola, who was forced to pull into the Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 garage with a technical problem. Substituting for unwell Spanish rider Nico Terol, Mamola rejoined and gathered experience at the back of the field.

Xavier Simeon (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) crashed mid-race, whilst fighting for top 10 points on his birthday. A mistake by Jonas Folger (AGR Team) at turn 16 on lap 13 saw him slide out and take Simone Corsi (NGM Forward Racing) with him – causing a DNF for both riders.

On the Taylor Made bike for Brough Superior Racing 50 year-old veteran Jeremy McWilliams rode valiantly, despite a broken nose sustained in a Saturday practice crash and a lap time way off the pace of the rest of the field. He was lapped by the frontrunners with three laps to go but collected crucial data for the team.

2014 MotoGP World Championship
Round 12 – Silverstone, UK

Moto2 race results:
1. Esteve RABAT 38m29.795
2. Mika KALLIO +0.063s
3. Maverick VIÑALES +0.203s
4. Johann ZARCO +2.774s
5. Thomas LUTHI +8.029s
6. Franco MORBIDELLI +10.529s
7. Sam LOWES +10.564s
8. Hafizh SYAHRIN +17.713s
9. Mattia PASINI +17.802s
10. Axel PONS +18.035s
22. Anthont WEST (AUS) +47.660s

Moto2 championship standings:
1. Esteve RABAT 233
2. Mika KALLIO 216
3. Maverick VIÑALES 166
4. Dominique AEGERTER 123
5. Simone CORSI 100
6. Thomas LUTHI 92
7. Johann ZARCO 72
8. Anthony WEST (AUS) 65
9. Luis SALOM 62
10. Sandro CORTESE 58

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