Rabat takes charge of Moto2 title race with Czech win
West outside the points in frustrating 22nd place finish.
Source: MotoGP.
Moto2 World Championship leader Tito Rabat scored a dominant win at the bwin Grand Prix České republiky, with Mika Kallio and Sandro Cortese joining him on the podium.
Starting on pole for the seventh time in 2014 Rabat stormed away from the line, leading from start to finish and opening up a clear gap at the front. The Spaniard crossed the line three seconds ahead of Marc VDS Racing Team colleague Kallio to increase his championship lead to 12 points.
A first Moto2 podium for Cortese (Dynavolt Intact GP) was secured by a two second gap from Thomas Luthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2). Dominique Aegerter (Technomag carXpert) crossed the line just behind Luthi in fifth, with Maverick Viñales (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) nearby in sixth.
The top 10 was completed by Julian Simon (Italtrans Racing Team), Franco Morbidelli (Italtrans Racing Team), Johann Zarco (AirAsia Caterham Moto Racing) and Marcel Schrotter (Tech 3).
Wildcard Miroslav Popov (Montaze Broz Racing Team) crashed out mid-race, taking Robin Mulhauser (Technomag carXpert) with him. Sam Lowes (Speed Up) crashed and was forced to retire, with Luis Salom (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) also suffering a spill, which led to a DNF for him too.
Queensland’s Anthony West missed out on points at Brno following a battle with American Superbike Champion Josh Herrin, eventually crossing the line 22nd. He sits seventh in the championship standings.
2014 MotoGP World Championship
Round 11 – Brno, Czech Republic
Moto2 race results:
1. Esteve RABAT
2. Mika KALLIO
3. Sandro CORTESE
4. Thomas LUTHI
5. Dominique AEGERTER
6. Maverick VIÑALES
7. Julian SIMON
8. Franco MORBIDELLI
9. Johann ZARCO
10. Marcel SCHROTTER
11. Axel PONS
12. Simone CORSI
13. Hafizh SYAHRIN
14. Xavier SIMEON
15. Jonas FOLGER
16. Louis ROSSI
17. Mattia PASINI
18. Jordi TORRES
19. Takaaki NAKAGAMI
20. Ricard CARDUS
22. Anthony WEST (AUS)
Moto2 championship standings:
1. Esteve RABAT 208
2. Mika KALLIO 196
3. Maverick VIÑALES 150
4. Dominique AEGERTER 123
5. Simone CORSI 100
6. Thomas LUTHI 81
7. Anthony WEST (AUS) 65
8. Luis SALOM 62
9. Johann ZARCO 59
10. Sandro CORTESE 58
11. Jonas FOLGER 48
12. Marcel SCHROTTER 44
13. Xavier SIMEON 39
14. Alex DE ANGELIS 37
15. Sam LOWES 33
16. Franco MORBIDELLI 33
17. Ricard CARDUS 28
18. Jordi TORRES 27
19. Julian SIMON 24
20. Mattia PASINI 22
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