Moto2™: Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) wraps up Moto2™ hat-trick at home

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EG 0,0 Marc VDS’ Alex Marquez was nothing short of perfect for the third Grand Prix in a row by dominating the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya and securing a hat-trick of Moto2™ victories. A crash for title rival Lorenzo Baldassarri (FlexBox HP40) also means Marquez now leads the World Championship.

The Catalan had to work hard for his home success though, after being pushed wide at the first corner whilst Tom Lüthi (Dynavolt Intact GP) took the holeshot ahead of him thanks to a lightening start from second on the grid. Lüthi was joined by the poleman Augusto Fernandez (FlexBox HP40) as the leading duo began to break clear in the opening stages.

Behind them, Marquez began to pick his way through the pack by elevating himself to fifth on lap two and then claiming a further two places the following lap. Once up to third, he set his sights on Lüthi and Fernandez over one and a half seconds ahead of him.

After claiming a debut pole position, Fernandez was eager for a debut race win and hit the front with five laps completed with a smooth move on the brakes into Turn 10. The Swiss rider behind him quickly retaliated though by slipstreaming his way past down the start-finish straight; all allowing Marquez to close in on the fight for victory.

Marquez first made his move on Fernandez and ominously sat behind Lüthi, watching and waiting. Then Championship leader Baldassarri dramatically crashed out at Turn 10, meaning Lüthi and Marquez were fighting for more than just a race win, suddenly there was a Championship lead up for grabs.

Meanwhile in the fight for the final podium place behind, class rookie Fabio DiGiannantonio (HDR Heidrun Speed Up) had a debut podium finish in his sights after diving up the inside of Fernandez. However, just a lap later whilst trying to break clear, the front end washed away from the young Italian bringing a disappointing end to a strong weekend.

Ten laps remaining and Marquez had his first look at taking the race lead but decided against it. That would turn out to be a dress rehearsal as a lap later he hit the front with Lüthi unable to find any form of reply. The 23-year-old would take the chequered flag nearly two seconds clear and with it the new Championship lead, seven clear of Lüthi.

In the fight for the last place on the Catalan GP podium, Jorge Navarro (HDR Heidrun Speed Up) would come out on top after breaking clear of Fernandez in the final stages of the race.

Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team) secured a top five finish, a best Moto2™ result to date for the rookie. SKY Racing Team VR46’s Luca Marini got the better of Dynavolt Intact GP’s Marcel Schrötter for sixth place, with Marquez’s EG 0,0 Marc VDS teammate not too far behind in eighth.

Rounding out the top ten were Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2), who drifted backwards after a strong start, and Tetsuta Nagashima (ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team), who offered some smiles to his camp after teammate Remy Gardner tumbled on the opening lap.

Top 10:
1. Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS)
2. Tom Lüthi (Dynavolt Intact GP) + 1.989
3. Jorge Navarro (HDR Heidrun Speed Up) + 2.532
4. Augusto Fernandez (FlexBox HP 40) + 3.802
5. Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team) + 7.472
6. Luca Marini (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 13.996
7. Marcel Schrötter (Dynavolt Intact GP) + 14.565
8. Xavi Vierge (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) + 14.953
9. Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) + 15.898
10. Tetsuta Nagashima (ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team) + 17.947

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Moto2 Race Classification 2019.

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	73	Alex MARQUEZ	SPA	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	Kalex	158.9	38’25.678
2	20	12	Thomas LUTHI	SWI	Dynavolt Intact GP	Kalex	158.8	+1.989
3	16	9	Jorge NAVARRO	SPA	HDR Heidrun Speed Up	Speed Up	158.7	+2.532
4	13	40	Augusto FERNANDEZ	SPA	FLEXBOX HP 40	Kalex	158.6	+3.802
5	11	33	Enea BASTIANINI	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	158.4	+7.472
6	10	10	Luca MARINI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	Kalex	157.9	+13.996
7	9	23	Marcel SCHROTTER	GER	Dynavolt Intact GP	Kalex	157.9	+14.565
8	8	97	Xavi VIERGE	SPA	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	Kalex	157.9	+14.953
9	7	22	Sam LOWES	GBR	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	Kalex	157.8	+15.898
10	6	45	Tetsuta NAGASHIMA	JPN	ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team	Kalex	157.7	+17.947
11	5	41	Brad BINDER	RSA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	157.5	+20.891
12	4	5	Andrea LOCATELLI	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	157.5	+20.930
13	3	11	Nicolo BULEGA	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	Kalex	157.4	+22.352
14	2	24	Simone CORSI	ITA	Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2	Kalex	157.2	+25.192
15	1	88	Jorge MARTIN	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	157.0	+27.132
16		77	Dominique AEGERTER	SWI	MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward	MV Agusta	156.8	+30.395
17		35	Somkiat CHANTRA	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	156.7	+32.230
18		64	Bo BENDSNEYDER	NED	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS	156.6	+33.315
19		94	Jonas FOLGER	GER	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Kalex	156.2	+39.441
20		16	Joe ROBERTS	USA	American Racing KTM	KTM	156.0	+42.600
21		20	Dimas EKKY PRATAMA	INA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	155.9	+44.461
22		4	Steven ODENDAAL	RSA	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS	155.7	+47.623
23		72	Marco BEZZECCHI	ITA	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	155.2	+54.911
24		3	Lukas TULOVIC	GER	Kiefer Racing	KTM	154.9	+59.776
25		18	Xavi CARDELUS	AND	Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team	KTM	153.4	+1’22.064
Not Classified
		96	Jake DIXON	GBR	Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team	KTM	156.0	1 Lap
		62	Stefano MANZI	ITA	MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward	MV Agusta	149.5	6 Laps
		21	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	ITA	HDR Heidrun Speed Up	Speed Up	150.8	9 Laps
		7	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	ITA	FLEXBOX HP 40	Kalex	157.3	16 Laps
		27	Iker LECUONA	SPA	American Racing KTM	KTM	131.8	20 Laps
Not Finished 1st Lap
		87	Remy GARDNER	AUS	ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team	Kalex		0 Lap

Moto2 World Standing 2019.

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Alex MARQUEZ	Kalex	SPA	111
2	Thomas LUTHI	Kalex	SWI	104
3	Jorge NAVARRO	Speed Up	SPA	89
4	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	Kalex	ITA	88
5	Marcel SCHROTTER	Kalex	GER	73
6	Luca MARINI	Kalex	ITA	68
7	Augusto FERNANDEZ	Kalex	SPA	67
8	Enea BASTIANINI	Kalex	ITA	56
9	Brad BINDER	KTM	RSA	44
10	Remy GARDNER	Kalex	AUS	41
11	Xavi VIERGE	Kalex	SPA	39
12	Sam LOWES	Kalex	GBR	33
13	Tetsuta NAGASHIMA	Kalex	JPN	30
14	Iker LECUONA	KTM	SPA	26
15	Andrea LOCATELLI	Kalex	ITA	20
16	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	Speed Up	ITA	19
17	Mattia PASINI	Kalex	ITA	18
18	Nicolo BULEGA	Kalex	ITA	16
19	Simone CORSI	Kalex	ITA	10
20	Somkiat CHANTRA	Kalex	THA	6
21	Bo BENDSNEYDER	NTS	NED	5
22	Dominique AEGERTER	MV Agusta	SWI	5
23	Khairul Idham PAWI	Kalex	MAL	3
24	Jesko RAFFIN	NTS	SWI	3
25	Jorge MARTIN	KTM	SPA	3
26	Joe ROBERTS	KTM	USA	2
27	Stefano MANZI	MV Agusta	ITA	1
28	Lukas TULOVIC	KTM	GER
29	Marco BEZZECCHI	KTM	ITA
30	Jake DIXON	KTM	GBR
31	Philipp OETTL	KTM	GER
32	Steven ODENDAAL	NTS	RSA
33	Jonas FOLGER	Kalex	GER
34	Dimas EKKY PRATAMA	Kalex	INA
35	Xavi CARDELUS	KTM	AND
36	Gabriele RUIU	MV Agusta	ITA

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

Moto2™: Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) wraps up Moto2™ hat-trick at home

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Moto2 World Standing 2019.

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