Moto2™ Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) cruised to a seventh Grand Prix win of the 2016 season

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Moto2™ signed off 2016 with a true grand finale – a breathless first half of the race to be remembered as Franco Morbidelli (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS), Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport), Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP40) and Tom Luthi (Garage Plus Interwetten) went to war in stunning style. A showcase of the best of Moto2™, the fight then became a duel for the lead between equally the aggressive Italian and Frenchman – before Zarco started to pull away, taking his final victory in the intermediate class ahead of his graduation to MotoGP™. As tyres dropped towards the end, some paid the price for the fight – as Luthi came back through to take second, and confirm second in the Championship, leaving Morbidelli to complete the podium in P3.

The EG0,0 Marc VDS rider’s 18 point haul means he just misses the top three in the standings, as Rins’ fifth place keeps the Spaniard ahead by a single point – after also suffering at the end, caught by Federal Oil Gresini Moto2’s Sam Lowes.

Luthi got the best start off the line, but Zarco held firm into Turn 1 – and then the battle began. With Valencia having a reputation as a track difficult to overtake on, the four at the front proved the exception to the rule with an incredible showcase of the best of Moto2™.

Julian Simon (QMMF Racing Team) had an unlucky end to a good weekend as he crashed out, leaving Takaaki Nakagami (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) and Mattia Pasini (Italtrans Racing Team) to cross the line in P6 and P7. Jonas Folger (Dynavolt Intact GP) ended his Moto2™ career in the top ten in eighth, ahead of a stunning intermediate class ride from Danny Kent (Leopard Racing) to end the year with a P9.

Marcel Schrotter (AGR Team) completed the top ten after a stunning save.

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Moto2 Race Classification 2016

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	5	Johann ZARCO	FRA	Ajo Motorsport	Kalex	149.8	43’17.626
2	20	12	Thomas LUTHI	SWI	Garage Plus Interwetten	Kalex	149.6	+3.281
3	16	21	Franco MORBIDELLI	ITA	Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS	Kalex	149.5	+4.981
4	13	22	Sam LOWES	GBR	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	Kalex	149.5	+5.636
5	11	40	Alex RINS	SPA	Paginas Amarillas HP 40	Kalex	149.5	+5.850
6	10	30	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	149.1	+11.605
7	9	54	Mattia PASINI	ITA	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	148.9	+16.391
8	8	94	Jonas FOLGER	GER	Dynavolt Intact GP	Kalex	148.8	+16.964
9	7	52	Danny KENT	GBR	Leopard Racing	Kalex	148.8	+17.451
10	6	23	Marcel SCHROTTER	GER	AGR Team	Kalex	148.8	+17.668
11	5	24	Simone CORSI	ITA	Speed Up Racing	Speed Up	148.6	+20.455
12	4	97	Xavi VIERGE	SPA	Tech 3 Racing	Tech 3	148.6	+20.911
13	3	44	Miguel OLIVEIRA	POR	Leopard Racing	Kalex	148.6	+21.650
14	2	7	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	ITA	Forward Team	Kalex	148.5	+22.581
15	1	55	Hafizh SYAHRIN	MAL	Petronas Raceline Malaysia	Kalex	148.5	+23.734
16		19	Xavier SIMEON	BEL	QMMF Racing Team	Speed Up	148.3	+26.328
17		2	Jesko RAFFIN	SWI	Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG	Kalex	148.1	+29.421
18		87	Remy GARDNER	AUS	Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2	Kalex	148.1	+29.667
19		57	Edgar PONS	SPA	Paginas Amarillas HP 40	Kalex	148.1	+29.749
20		14	Ratthapark WILAIROT	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	Kalex	147.6	+39.289
21		70	Robin MULHAUSER	SWI	CarXpert Interwetten	Kalex	147.4	+43.105
22		10	Luca MARINI	ITA	Forward Team	Kalex	147.3	+43.532
23		60	Julian SIMON	SPA	QMMF Racing Team	Speed Up	146.9	+51.271
24		27	Iker LECUONA	SPA	CarXpert Interwetten	Kalex	146.6	+56.617
Not Classified
		73	Alex MARQUEZ	SPA	Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS	Kalex	147.6	10 Laps
		32	Isaac VIÑALES	SPA	Tech 3 Racing	Tech 3	144.9	17 Laps
		42	Federico FULIGNI	ITA	Team Ciatti	Kalex	134.0	22 Laps
		11	Sandro CORTESE	GER	Dynavolt Intact GP	Kalex	146.4	23 Laps
		49	Axel PONS	SPA	AGR Team	Kalex	145.4	23 Laps
		16	Hugo CLERE	FRA	Promoto Sport	Transfiormers	135.9	23 Laps

Moto2 World Standing 2016

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Johann ZARCO	Kalex	FRA	276
2	Thomas LUTHI	Kalex	SWI	234
3	Alex RINS	Kalex	SPA	214
4	Franco MORBIDELLI	Kalex	ITA	213
5	Sam LOWES	Kalex	GBR	175
6	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	Kalex	JPN	169
7	Jonas FOLGER	Kalex	GER	167
8	Lorenzo BALDASSARRI	Kalex	ITA	127
9	Hafizh SYAHRIN	Kalex	MAL	118
10	Simone CORSI	Speed Up	ITA	103
11	Mattia PASINI	Kalex	ITA	72
12	Dominique AEGERTER	Kalex	SWI	71
13	Alex MARQUEZ	Kalex	SPA	69
14	Marcel SCHROTTER	Kalex	GER	64
15	Sandro CORTESE	Kalex	GER	61
16	Axel PONS	Kalex	SPA	55
17	Xavier SIMEON	Speed Up	BEL	46
18	Julian SIMON	Speed Up	SPA	40
19	Luis SALOM	Kalex	SPA	37
20	Xavi VIERGE	Tech 3	SPA	37
21	Miguel OLIVEIRA	Kalex	POR	36
22	Danny KENT	Kalex	GBR	35
23	Luca MARINI	Kalex	ITA	34
24	Isaac VIÑALES	Tech 3	SPA	19
25	Jesko RAFFIN	Kalex	SWI	14
26	Remy GARDNER	Kalex	AUS	8
27	Anthony WEST	Suter	AUS	6
28	Ratthapark WILAIROT	Kalex	THA	6
29	Ramdan ROSLI	Kalex	MAL	4
30	Robin MULHAUSER	Kalex	SWI	4
31	Edgar PONS	Kalex	SPA	4
32	Tetsuta NAGASHIMA	Kalex	JPN	2
33	Federico FULIGNI	Kalex	ITA
34	Steven ODENDAAL	Kalex	RSA
35	Alessandro TONUCCI	Kalex	ITA
36	Iker LECUONA	Kalex	SPA
37	Ricard CARDUS	Suter	SPA
38	Naomichi URAMOTO	Kalex	JPN
39	Efren VAZQUEZ	Suter	SPA
40	Taro SEKIGUCHI	TSR	JPN
41	Danny ESLICK	Suter	USA
42	Hugo CLERE		FRA

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of MotoGP.com

Moto2™ Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) cruised to a seventh Grand Prix win of the 2016 season

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Moto2 World Standing 2016

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