Moto 2: Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) wins in an incidents filled German Moto2 race

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Conditions were as wet as ever as the Moto2™ World Championship lined up on the grid. The intermediate class had some of the worst weather on Friday, but the 20-minute Warm Up session was their first taste of a properly wet Sachsenring. Takaaki Nakagami (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) was on pole for the first time in 2016, but in the wet conditions bravery would be the deciding factor of the day.

As the lights went out it was Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) who grabbed the lead into and out of Turn 1. He was hotly pursued by Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) and Nakagami, the pair getting ahead not long after as Zarco faded early in the race. Several crashes ahead soon saw him back in podium contention and closing in on the leaders as he adjusted to the conditions. Soon Zarco was one of five riders fighting for the win, taking no prisoners as he battled. He was on a charge to chase down Franco Morbidelli (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS), but the Italian crashed out of the lead. Folger tried to pressure Zarco but the Frenchman kept his nerve in the final corner to take a crucial victory and extend his points lead.

Having briefly led his home Grand Prix early in the race, Jonas Folger (Dynavolt Intact GP) lost contact with the leading riders during the middle of the race. His hopes of a home podium looked over until the rain stopped, the track drying ever to slightly and allowing the German to push closer to the limit. Before long he was past Rins and up into second place. The German did all he could to take victory at home, sliding up the inside of Zarco at the final corner but was unable to get the drive to the line. Second place is Folger’s first ever podium at home in Germany and by far his best result at the Sachsenring. Second place sees him step onto the podium at the Sachsenring for the first time in his career and give the fans something to cheer about.

Rins looked comfortable in third place until he crashed out at Turn 1 late in the race, promoting Julian Simon (QMMF Racing Team) to a surprise third position. This saw Simon return to the podium for the first time since the Valencia GP in 2012, despite nursing an injured ankle. The Spaniard was almost in tears as he was interviewed after the race, elated to return to the podium after such a long time since his last.

Lorenzo Baldassarri (Forward Team) had originally been declared unfit for the race after dislocating his right shoulder in Warm Up. The Italian elected to have his shoulder put back in and lined up on the grid. It was a tough race even in the wet, Baldassarri crossing the line in fifth thanks to a number of falls ahead.

Marcel Schrotter (AGR Team) was battling with Zarco for a top five finish, but the German’s hopes of home glory came to an end at Turn 8 on lap five, lucky to walk away from the crash. Turn 8 would also claim Simone Corsi (Speed Up Racing) and Tom Luthi (Garage Plus Interwetten).

Championship front-runner Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) fell foul of the conditions at Turn 6, picking up his bike to try and salvage some points. The determined Brit did all he could, but would crash later in the race at Turn 1. Xavier Simeon (QMMF Racing Team) fell several laps later at the same corner.

Like Lowes, Nakagami remounted and was able to cross the line in 11th. Disaster continued to hit the front-runners as Morbidelli crashed at Turn 1 on lap 23, his chances of a first race win slipping through his fingers. A second fall towards the end of the race was the final nail in the coffin.

After a promising start, Alex Marquez (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) crashed from yet another race. Marquez remounted but would crash once more, this time at Turn 7. He was unharmed in both falls.

Ratthapark Wilairot (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) jumped the start and was awarded a ride through penalty as a result.

Danny Kent (Leopard Racing) was also ruled unfit after injuring his ribs between races. His teammate Miguel Oliveira (Leopard Racing) would be the first faller of the race, coming off at Turn 8.

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Moto2 Race Classification 2016

1	25	5	Johann ZARCO	FRA	Ajo Motorsport	Kalex	135.0	47’18.646
2	20	94	Jonas FOLGER	GER	Dynavolt Intact GP	Kalex	135.0	+0.059
3	16	60	Julian SIMON	SPA	QMMF Racing Team	Speed Up	134.0	+20.433
4	13	54	Mattia PASINI	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	133.5	+30.455
5	11	7	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	ITA	Forward Team	Kalex	133.5	+31.771
6	10	10	Luca MARINI	ITA	Forward Team	Kalex	133.4	+34.201
7	9	55	Hafizh SYAHRIN	MAL	Petronas Raceline Malaysia	Kalex	133.0	+41.942
8	8	2	Jesko RAFFIN	SWI	Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG	Kalex	132.7	+47.955
9	7	32	Isaac VIÑALES	SPA	Tech 3 Racing	Tech 3	132.6	+49.759
10	6	77	Dominique AEGERTER	SWI	CarXpert Interwetten	Kalex	132.6	+51.047
11	5	30	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	131.9	+1’05.386
12	4	87	Remy GARDNER	AUS	Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2	Kalex	131.5	+1’13.865
13	3	70	Robin MULHAUSER	SWI	CarXpert Interwetten	Kalex	131.3	+1’19.545
14	2	57	Edgar PONS	SPA	Paginas Amarillas HP 40	Kalex	130.8	+1’30.502
15	1	11	Sandro CORTESE	GER	Dynavolt Intact GP	Kalex	121.6	2 Laps
Not Classified
		40	Alex RINS	SPA	Paginas Amarillas HP 40	Kalex	134.8	3 Laps
		21	Franco MORBIDELLI	ITA	Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS	Kalex	133.3	3 Laps
		22	Sam LOWES	GBR	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	Kalex	131.6	4 Laps
		73	Alex MARQUEZ	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS	Kalex	133.2	5 Laps
		19	Xavier SIMEON	BEL	QMMF Racing Team	Speed Up	130.7	7 Laps
		12	Thomas LUTHI	SWI	Garage Plus Interwetten	Kalex	133.1	12 Laps
		49	Axel PONS	SPA	AGR Team	Kalex	130.9	19 Laps
		14	Ratthapark WILAIROT	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	126.8	21 Laps
		24	Simone CORSI	ITA	Speed Up Racing	Speed Up	132.5	24 Laps
		97	Xavi VIERGE	SPA	Tech 3 Racing	Tech 3	130.2	24 Laps
		23	Marcel SCHROTTER	GER	AGR Team	Kalex	132.4	25 Laps
		44	Miguel OLIVEIRA	POR	Leopard Racing	Kalex	128.9	26 Laps

Moto2 World Standing 2016

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Johann ZARCO	Kalex	FRA	151
2	Alex RINS	Kalex	SPA	126
3	Sam LOWES	Kalex	GBR	121
4	Thomas LUTHI	Kalex	SWI	93
5	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	Kalex	JPN	83
6	Jonas FOLGER	Kalex	GER	83
7	Hafizh SYAHRIN	Kalex	MAL	69
8	Franco MORBIDELLI	Kalex	ITA	66
9	Dominique AEGERTER	Kalex	SWI	65
10	Simone CORSI	Speed Up	ITA	59
11	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	Kalex	ITA	47
12	Luis SALOM	Kalex	SPA	37
13	Axel PONS	Kalex	SPA	34
14	Xavier SIMEON	Speed Up	BEL	28
15	Mattia PASINI	Kalex	ITA	27
16	Julian SIMON	Speed Up	SPA	26
17	Miguel OLIVEIRA	Kalex	POR	24
18	Marcel SCHROTTER	Kalex	GER	22
19	Luca MARINI	Kalex	ITA	20
20	Sandro CORTESE	Kalex	GER	15
21	Danny KENT	Kalex	GBR	14
22	Alex MARQUEZ	Kalex	SPA	13
23	Jesko RAFFIN	Kalex	SWI	10
24	Isaac VIÑALES	Tech 3	SPA	10
25	Remy GARDNER	Kalex	AUS	5
26	Robin MULHAUSER	Kalex	SWI	4
27	Ratthapark WILAIROT	Kalex	THA	3
28	Xavi VIERGE	Tech 3	SPA	3
29	Edgar PONS	Kalex	SPA	2
30	Federico FULIGNI	Kalex	ITA
31	Alessandro TONUCCI	Kalex	ITA
32	Ramdan ROSLI	Kalex	MAL
33	Ricard CARDUS	Suter	SPA
34	Efren VAZQUEZ	Suter	SPA
35	Danny ESLICK	Suter	USA

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of Motogp.com

Moto 2: Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) wins in an incidents filled German Moto2 race

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