Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider Franco Morbidelli stamped some early authority on the Championship standings in Argentina, with a superb victory under intense pressure from teammate Alex Marquez until the Spaniard crashed out on the final lap.
In taking the win, Morbidelli made some modern history and became the first Italian rider to win consecutive races in Moto2™, following his opening round victory in Qatar.
Setting the pace from the start with teammate Marquez an almost constant shadow in second place, the VDS pair dominated the race – with the eventual victory giving Morbidelli a perfect score of 50 points after two races.
Franco Morbidelli, P1: “This is an amazing feeling, two victories in a row, just incredible and I hope I can keep this momentum going. I was pushing really hard from the start and very quickly I saw that Álex was going very fast close behind so I was ready for the fight. With a lap to go I had + 0.3s and pushed even harder for the win and did not know Álex had crashed until I took the chequered flag. It was a pity his race ended like this.”
GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA
Moto2 Race Classification 2017
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 21 | Franco MORBIDELLI | ITA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 166.4 | 39’50.036 |
| 2 | 20 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 166.3 | +1.683 |
| 3 | 16 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | SWI | CarXpert Interwetten | Kalex | 165.7 | +10.551 |
| 4 | 13 | 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | Forward Racing Team | Kalex | 165.4 | +15.577 |
| 5 | 11 | 97 | Xavi VIERGE | SPA | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 164.8 | +24.527 |
| 6 | 10 | 24 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Speed Up Racing | Speed Up | 164.7 | +24.783 |
| 7 | 9 | 42 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 164.7 | +24.965 |
| 8 | 8 | 11 | Sandro CORTESE | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Suter | 164.7 | +25.156 |
| 9 | 7 | 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 164.7 | +25.622 |
| 10 | 6 | 55 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | MAL | Petronas Raceline Malaysia | Kalex | 164.7 | +25.933 |
| 11 | 5 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Suter | 164.6 | +26.139 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | Luca MARINI | ITA | Forward Racing Team | Kalex | 164.6 | +26.456 |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Jesko RAFFIN | SWI | Garage Plus Interwetten | Kalex | 164.6 | +26.697 |
| 14 | 2 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Kiefer Racing | Suter | 164.6 | +27.461 |
| 15 | 1 | 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | SPA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | 164.5 | +27.628 |
| 16 | 57 | Edgar PONS | SPA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 163.9 | +36.690 | |
| 17 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | BE-A-VIP SAG Team | Kalex | 163.8 | +39.132 | |
| 18 | 60 | Julian SIMON | SPA | Garage Plus Interwetten | Kalex | 163.8 | +39.297 | |
| 19 | 45 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | JPN | Teluru SAG Team | Kalex | 163.7 | +39.444 | |
| 20 | 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 163.4 | +43.908 | |
| 21 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 163.4 | +44.165 | |
| 22 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | AGR Team | Kalex | 163.3 | +45.719 | |
| 23 | 62 | Stefano MANZI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 162.9 | +52.618 | |
| 24 | 89 | Khairul Idham PAWI | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 162.4 | +59.071 | |
| 25 | 47 | Axel BASSANI | ITA | Speed Up Racing | Speed Up | 162.2 | +1’02.113 | |
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| 52 | Danny KENT | GBR | Kiefer Racing | Suter | 164.4 | 9 Laps | ||
| 5 | Andrea LOCATELLI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 160.2 | 16 Laps | ||
| 19 | Xavier SIMEON | BEL | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 162.1 | 21 Laps | ||
| 49 | Axel PONS | SPA | RW Racing GP | Kalex | 157.0 | 22 Laps | ||
| 40 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 156.8 | 22 Laps | ||
| 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 70.6 | 22 Laps | ||
| 87 | Remy GARDNER | AUS | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 0 Lap | |||
Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com
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