Moto2™ – EG 0,0 Marc VDS’ Alex Marquez first win since Motegi 2017.

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EG 0,0 Marc VDS’ Alex Marquez eased his way to a first win in the Moto2™ class since Motegi 2017 after a dominant ride at the Shark Helmets Grand Prix de France. The Spaniard closes in on the World Championship lead after standings leader Lorenzo Baldassarri (FlexBox HP40) crashed out on the second lap, dislocating his right shoulder.

Dynavolt Intact GP’s Tom Lüthi took the holeshot from the middle of the front row and, in a dramatic opening, Italtrans Racing Team’s Andrea Locatelli highsided at Turn 3 in spectacular style. On lap two, the Championship leader Baldassarri tucked the front on the exit of Turn 10 and took Mattia Pasini, on his Petronas Sprinta Racing debut, with him, consequently blowing the title fight wide open.

Lüthi began to slip backwards from lap three onwards after the EG 0,0 Marc VDS duo of Marquez and Xavi Vierge slipped through into first and second place. Then, suddenly, Simone Corsi (Scuderia Tasca Racing Team) started to grab the attention of everyone. The experienced Italian made up thirteen places in the opening five laps of the race by moving from 18th on the grid to fourth, but he wasn’t done there.

Aiming for a first Grand Prix win since the Valencia 125cc GP of October 2008, Corsi moved through to third place, past Lüthi, and then Vierge for second a lap later. Marquez was over a second clear at the front by this point but the 32-year-old began to close in, lap by lap cutting the gap to the front.

That was until on Lap 11, the veteran made a rookie error, tucking the front end of his Kalex at Turn 13 and throwing away his chance of tasting victory nearly eleven years on from his last success. That crash handed Marquez a 1.5 second lead, which he slowly would stretch out to two seconds.

The battle for the podium raged on though, with Lightech Speed Up’s Jorge Navarro and FlexBox HP40’s Augusto Fernandez moving through to second and third. The Spanish duo, both fighting for back-to-back podium finishes, broke clear of Vierge in fourth.

In the closing laps the pair would swap places lap after lap, both making errors to allow the other back past, whilst at the front Alex Marquez would comfortably take the chequered flag – a first Spanish win in the intermediate class since Marquez’ last victory back in October 2017.

In the fight for the podium spots behind, it was Navarro who would come out on top thanks to a last move up the inside into Turn 3, securing a third straight podium finish for the man now third in the standings – eleven points adrift of Baldassarri at the top. Another podium for Fernandez too though, making up for the Flexbox HP40 squad after the disappointment of Baldassarri’s crash.

Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Brad Binder had his best finish of the season, after the introduction of a new chassis, by getting the better of Vierge for fourth. Lüthi, in damage limitation mode by the final laps, came across the line in sixth, meaning he’s now seven points behind Baldassarri heading to Mugello.

Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team) took seventh place, a career best Moto2™ finish for the rookie, coming across the line ahead of Dynavolt Intact GP’s Marcel Schrotter and American Racing KTM’s Iker Lecuona, before SKY Racing Team VR46’s Nicolo Bulega rounded out the top ten.

Top 10:
1. Alex Marquez (EG 0,0 Marc VDS)
2. Jorge Navarro (Lightech Speed Up) + 1.119
3. Augusto Fernandez (FlexBox HP 40) + 1.800
4. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 6.015
5. Xavi Vierge (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) + 7.057
6. Tom Lüthi (Dynavolt Intact GP) + 9.401
7. Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team) + 10.095
8. Marcel Schrötter (Dynavolt Intact GP) + 10.475
9. Iker Lecuona (American Racing KTM) + 11.246
10. Nicolo Bulega (SKY Racing Team VR46) + 17.112

SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE

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	154.5	40’36.428
2	20	9	Jorge NAVARRO	SPA	Lightech Speed Up	Speed Up	154.5	+1.119
3	16	40	Augusto FERNANDEZ	SPA	FLEXBOX HP 40	Kalex	154.4	+1.800
4	13	41	Brad BINDER	RSA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	154.2	+6.015
5	11	97	Xavi VIERGE	SPA	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	Kalex	154.1	+7.057
6	10	12	Thomas LUTHI	SWI	Dynavolt Intact GP	Kalex	153.9	+9.401
7	9	33	Enea BASTIANINI	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	153.9	+10.095
8	8	23	Marcel SCHROTTER	GER	Dynavolt Intact GP	Kalex	153.9	+10.475
9	7	27	Iker LECUONA	SPA	American Racing KTM	KTM	153.8	+11.246
10	6	11	Nicolo BULEGA	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	Kalex	153.5	+17.112
11	5	45	Tetsuta NAGASHIMA	JPN	ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team	Kalex	153.4	+18.537
12	4	21	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	ITA	Lightech Speed Up	Speed Up	153.3	+19.817
13	3	10	Luca MARINI	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	Kalex	152.8	+27.815
14	2	16	Joe ROBERTS	USA	American Racing KTM	KTM	152.8	+27.888
15	1	62	Stefano MANZI	ITA	MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward	MV Agusta	151.5	+49.139
16		3	Lukas TULOVIC	GER	Kiefer Racing	KTM	151.4	+50.800
17		96	Jake DIXON	GBR	Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team	KTM	151.4	+51.688
18		72	Marco BEZZECCHI	ITA	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	151.2	+53.223
19		65	Philipp OETTL	GER	Red Bull KTM Tech 3	KTM	150.8	+1’00.859
20		88	Jorge MARTIN	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	150.6	+1’03.717
Not Classified
		77	Dominique AEGERTER	SWI	MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward	MV Agusta	152.8	1 Lap
		20	Dimas EKKY PRATAMA	INA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	150.4	4 Laps
		18	Xavi CARDELUS	AND	Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team	KTM	147.2	5 Laps
		87	Remy GARDNER	AUS	ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team	Kalex	153.7	12 Laps
		4	Steven ODENDAAL	RSA	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS	151.6	13 Laps
		64	Bo BENDSNEYDER	NED	NTS RW Racing GP	NTS	149.6	13 Laps
		24	Simone CORSI	ITA	Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2	Kalex	153.7	16 Laps
		22	Sam LOWES	GBR	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	Kalex	151.5	17 Laps
		35	Somkiat CHANTRA	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	150.0	17 Laps
		7	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	ITA	FLEXBOX HP 40	Kalex	147.6	24 Laps
		54	Mattia PASINI	ITA	Petronas Sprinta Racing	Kalex	147.1	24 Laps
Not Finished 1st Lap
		5	Andrea LOCATELLI	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex		0 Lap

Moto2 World Standing 2019.

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	Kalex	ITA	75
2	Thomas LUTHI	Kalex	SWI	68
3	Jorge NAVARRO	Speed Up	SPA	64
4	Alex MARQUEZ	Kalex	SPA	61
5	Marcel SCHROTTER	Kalex	GER	56
6	Augusto FERNANDEZ	Kalex	SPA	43
7	Remy GARDNER	Kalex	AUS	38
8	Brad BINDER	KTM	RSA	38
9	Luca MARINI	Kalex	ITA	38
10	Enea BASTIANINI	Kalex	ITA	35
11	Xavi VIERGE	Kalex	SPA	27
12	Iker LECUONA	KTM	SPA	26
13	Tetsuta NAGASHIMA	Kalex	JPN	22
14	Sam LOWES	Kalex	GBR	19
15	Andrea LOCATELLI	Kalex	ITA	16
16	Mattia PASINI	Kalex	ITA	13
17	Nicolo BULEGA	Kalex	ITA	13
18	Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO	Speed Up	ITA	13
19	Simone CORSI	Kalex	ITA	8
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	Joe ROBERTS	KTM	USA	2
26	Jorge MARTIN	KTM	SPA	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	Xavi CARDELUS	KTM	AND
34	Gabriele RUIU	MV Agusta	ITA
35	Dimas EKKY PRATAMA	Kalex	INA

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

Moto2™ – EG 0,0 Marc VDS’ Alex Marquez first win since Motegi 2017.

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SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE

Moto2 World Standing 2019.

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