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Moto2™: Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) takes his third Moto2™ win at the Japanese GP

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Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) put in a wet weather masterclass at the Twin Ring Motegi, taking his third Moto2™ win at the track where he took his first World Championship victory back in 2013 in his rookie year. Pulling away over the latter laps, Marquez was followed home by Xavi Vierge (Tech 3 Racing), who took his first podium, and Hafizh Syahrin (Petronas Raceline Malaysia) as the Malaysian took his second podium in three races.

Polesitter and home hero Takaaki Nakagami (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) got the best start from pole, and the Japanese rider was holding firm at the front as the pack shuffled slightly behind him – with Marquez for close company as the two were gradually able to pull away. Marquez chose his moment to pounce to perfection, then pulling the pin once past Nakagami and beginning to disappear. He crossed the line a second and a half clear as the Japanese rider slipped backwards, with Vierge the leader of the chasing pack and able to hold off the incredible charge of Hafizh Syahrin.

Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46) took fourth after finding some serious late pace and wrapped up the Rookie of the Year fight, with Mattia Pasini (Italtrans Racing Team)  taking fifth and Nakagami then relegated to sixth. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) took seventh – ahead of Championship leader Franco Morbidelli (EG 0,0 Marc VDS).

With so much at stake for Morbidelli and key rival Tom Lüthi in the difficult conditions, the Championship remains largely unchanged as the Italian took P8 and the Swiss rider P11. Lüthi, initially off to a lightning start, then encountered visibility problems and a run off, regrouping to take some points and limit the damage.

Compatriot Dominique Aegerter (Kiefer Racing) dueled Morbidelli on the final lap but couldn’t quite get through, taking ninth, with Lorenzo Baldassarri (Forward Racing Team) completing the top ten – moving up an astounding twenty places from P30 on the grid.

Behind Lüthi, Remy Gardner (Tech 3 Racing) took P12, with Marcel Schrötter (Dynavolt Intact GP), wildcard Ikuhiro Enokido (Teluru Motobum Racing Team) and Tarran Mackenzie (Kiefer Racing) completing the points – the first for Mackenzie.

MOTUL GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN

Moto2 Race Classification 2017.

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 134.4 32’08.901
2 20 97 Xavi VIERGE SPA Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 134.3 +1.465
3 16 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia Kalex 134.1 +3.134
4 13 42 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 134.0 +5.415
5 11 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 134.0 +5.618
6 10 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 133.9 +6.163
7 9 44 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 133.8 +7.597
8 8 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 133.6 +11.400
9 7 77 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Kiefer Racing Suter 133.6 +11.572
10 6 7 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI ITA Forward Racing Team Kalex 133.4 +14.310
11 5 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI CarXpert Interwetten Kalex 132.5 +26.571
12 4 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 132.3 +30.183
13 3 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Dynavolt Intact GP Suter 132.3 +30.597
14 2 33 Ikuhiro ENOKIDO JPN Teluru MOTOBUM Racing Team Kalex 132.2 +32.037
15 1 6 Tarran MACKENZIE GBR Kiefer Racing Suter 131.9 +35.252
16 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Speed Up Racing Speed Up 131.7 +38.385
17 27 Iker LECUONA SPA Garage Plus Interwetten Kalex 131.6 +40.934
18 49 Axel PONS SPA RW Racing GP Kalex 131.5 +41.470
19 40 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Pons HP40 Kalex 131.4 +42.757
20 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JPN Teluru SAG Team Kalex 131.4 +43.147
21 24 Simone CORSI ITA Speed Up Racing Speed Up 131.3 +45.410
22 34 Ryo MIZUNO JPN MuSASHi RT HARC-RRO Kalex 131.2 +46.813
23 89 Khairul Idham PAWI MAL IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 130.9 +50.531
24 32 Isaac VIÑALES SPA BE-A-VIP SAG Team Kalex 130.8 +51.898
25 2 Jesko RAFFIN SWI Garage Plus Interwetten Kalex 130.7 +53.699
26 62 Stefano MANZI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 130.2 +1’01.051
27 57 Edgar PONS SPA Pons HP40 Kalex 130.0 +1’04.776
28 9 Jorge NAVARRO SPA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex 129.8 +1’07.423
Not Classified
41 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 131.4 8 Laps
5 Andrea LOCATELLI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 131.4 9 Laps
11 Sandro CORTESE GER Dynavolt Intact GP Suter 124.6 9 Laps
19 Xavier SIMEON BEL Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex 131.6 10 Laps
10 Luca MARINI ITA Forward Racing Team Kalex 121.9 14 Laps

Moto2 World Standing 2017.

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Franco MORBIDELLI Kalex ITA 256
2 Thomas LUTHI Kalex SWI 232
3 Alex MARQUEZ Kalex SPA 180
4 Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM POR 166
5 Francesco BAGNAIA Kalex ITA 143
6 Mattia PASINI Kalex ITA 135
7 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Kalex JPN 127
8 Dominique AEGERTER Suter SWI 99
9 Simone CORSI Speed Up ITA 95
10 Hafizh SYAHRIN Kalex MAL 82
11 Xavi VIERGE Tech 3 SPA 78
12 Brad BINDER KTM RSA 67
13 Jorge NAVARRO Kalex SPA 60
14 Luca MARINI Kalex ITA 59
15 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI Kalex ITA 48
16 Marcel SCHROTTER Suter GER 47
17 Fabio QUARTARARO Kalex FRA 46
18 Sandro CORTESE Suter GER 35
19 Remy GARDNER Tech 3 AUS 21
20 Axel PONS Kalex SPA 17
21 Xavier SIMEON Kalex BEL 16
22 Yonny HERNANDEZ Kalex COL 16
23 Stefano MANZI Kalex ITA 11
24 Jesko RAFFIN Kalex SWI 11
25 Khairul Idham PAWI Kalex MAL 9
26 Isaac VIÑALES Kalex SPA 7
27 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA Kalex JPN 7
28 Ricard CARDUS KTM SPA 7
29 Joe ROBERTS Kalex USA 6
30 Andrea LOCATELLI Kalex ITA 5
31 Alex DE ANGELIS Suter RSM 4
32 Danny KENT Suter GBR 3
33 Edgar PONS Kalex SPA 2
34 Ikuhiro ENOKIDO Kalex JPN 2
35 Tarran MACKENZIE Suter GBR 1
36 Augusto FERNANDEZ Speed Up SPA
37 Federico FULIGNI Kalex ITA
38 Iker LECUONA Kalex SPA
39 Julian SIMON Kalex SPA
40 Ryo MIZUNO Kalex JPN
41 Karel HANIKA Kalex CZE
42 Axel BASSANI Speed Up ITA
43 Steven ODENDAAL NTS RSA
44 Jake DIXON Suter GBR

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12 HOURS OF MISANO DEBUT FOR MALAYSIA’S VIPER NI 12 HOURS OF MISANO DEBUT FOR MALAYSIA’S VIPER NIZA RACING

Italy will set the stage for a very much anticipated race weekend for Viper Niza Racing Team as they prepare to compete in the 12 Hours of Misano for the very first time on an unfamiliar circuit.

On what is better known as a motorcycle track as it is home to the San Marino Grand Prix in MotoGP, the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli plays host to only its second 12 Hour world sportscar endurance race from 23-24 May 2025.

Khoo will be joined by Dominic Ang and Melvin Moh, as well as an all Malaysian crew. Despite the team’s mixed feeling of excitement and uncertainty of the unknown, Viper Niza Racing will however, head to Misano with an inspiring race record so far this year: 6th overall, 4th in the GT3 class and 2nd in the GT3 AM class in the Michelin 12 Hours of Spa Francorchamps in Belgium; and victory in the GT AM Masters class and  2nd in the GT AM class at the Motul 12 Hours of Sepang.

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Up until Misano, 2025 has so far been kind to Viper Niza Racing that has achieved 6th overall, 4th in the GT3 class and 2nd in the GT3 AM class in the Michelin 12 Hours of Spa Francorchamps in Belgium; and victory in the GT AM Masters class and 2nd in the GT AM class at the Motul 12 Hours of Sepang.
 
Racing is unpredictable and that was to be the case for Malaysia’s Viper Niza Racing Team who looked competitive throughout the week heading to the 12 Hours of Misano in Italy until disaster struck.

Qualifying 10th overall from a field of 23 cars, the team climbed to as high as 6th overall in the race last weekend before being troubled by a series of events which led to a retirement.

Dominic Ang who started the race for Viper Niza racing charged ahead to be amongst the front runners and leaders in the GT3 AM Class but 90 minutes into his stint, a failed power steering pump brought the team’s Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO in for an unscheduled pit stop. The team managed to replace it with a new power steering pump unit and returned to the race but lost 10 laps to the race leaders in the process.

In the second hour of racing, Team Principal and lead driver Douglas Khoo had his driving stint abruptly interrupted by a wobbling rear left wheel, caused by it being improperly fastened during a scheduled pit stop and driver change.

The third and final blow came with Melvin Moh at the wheel after 8 hours of racing – with just 4 more hours to the finish – when the car began leaking engine oil. The fault was traced to a crack in the engine oil sump and with extensive repairs which required welding and time, the team was forced to concede to bitterly accept its first race retirement.
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