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Moto2™: Tom Luthi (Garage Plus Interwetten) reigns at Twin Ring Motegi,

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Tom Luthi (Garage Plus Interwetten) has taken an impressive lights-to-flag win at the Twin Ring Motegi, getting the holeshot off the line from the middle of the front row and unleashing his ominous race pace – just as the former 125 World Champion did in 2014. Reigning Champion Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) took an impressive second place after holding station on a tempting charge over the limit to chase down his Swiss rival, and Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider Franco Morbidelli converted his P3 start into an impressive third on race day after an incredible duel with home hero Takaaki Nakagami (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) to just stay on the rostrum. Further back, the Moto2™ race in Motegi shook the title fight.

The drama was quick to begin, as title contender Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) crashed on Lap 1 when trying to make up places from P22 on the grid. The Spaniard, who had closed in on title leader Zarco and trailed by only one point ahead of the weekend, had a crash on Friday that left him riding through the pain barrier once again. P14 in Warm Up was an improvement, before disaster saw him slide out so early.

It wasn’t long before another title contender took a tumble – Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) – who lost the front end and slid into the gravel. 40 points adrift of P1 before the Japanese GP, the Brit’s title hopes took a serious dent as he slipped down to fourth in the standings with another DNF, after his stunning win in Aragon. Second in Aragon, Alex Marquez (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) was another crasher at the same corner just after the incident.

Luthi was away at the front, with Morbidelli on his tail until the Italian began to suffer grip isssues. As the EG 0,0 Marc VDS rider slipped back into the clutches of Nakagami and Zarco, with the Japanese rider running wide and letting the Frenchman past to begin his hunt for the Swiss rider – cutting the gap little by little until a four tenth advantage kept breath held in the Garage Plus Interwetten box on the final lap. Luthi held firm however, taking a victory that seemed to have his name penciled next to it since the Moto2™ field showed their hand in race pace in practice.

The last lap battle wasn’t over as the win was decided, as Morbidelli and Nakagami staged a battle royale over the final few kilometres; the Japanese rider desperate to get past. Trying a number of moves but with Morbidelli hitting back, the Italian just held on to take another podium finish as he enjoys a run of impressive form.

Sandro Cortese (Dynavolt Intact GP) had a solid ride to a good top five finish in his 200th GP start, with Italtrans Racing Team’s Mattia Pasini taking sixth ahead of compatriot Simone Corsi (Speed Up Racing). Julian Simon (QMMF Racing Team) had an impressive ride to P8 after good pace in Warm Up, with AGR Team’s Marcel Schrotter dropping back slightly by the end of the race to end the Japanese GP in ninth. Xavier Simeon completed a double top ten finish for the QMMF team in P10.

Moto2™ head for Australia with the title completely shaken – Zarco now with a 21 point lead ahead of Rins, and Tom Luthi’s 25 point haul from victory in motegi seeing him take over in P3 in the standings – 43 points back with 75 on the table in the final three races.

MOTUL GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN

Moto2 Race Classification 2016

1 25 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI Garage Plus Interwetten Kalex 154.9 42’45.854
2 20 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Ajo Motorsport Kalex 154.9 +0.386
3 16 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 154.5 +5.863
4 13 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 154.5 +6.090
5 11 11 Sandro CORTESE GER Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 153.9 +16.246
6 10 24 Simone CORSI ITA Speed Up Racing Speed Up 153.7 +20.404
7 9 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 153.6 +20.683
8 8 60 Julian SIMON SPA QMMF Racing Team Speed Up 153.6 +20.760
9 7 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER AGR Team Kalex 153.4 +24.394
10 6 19 Xavier SIMEON BEL QMMF Racing Team Speed Up 153.3 +27.113
11 5 97 Xavi VIERGE SPA Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 153.1 +30.158
12 4 10 Luca MARINI ITA Forward Team Kalex 153.0 +32.283
13 3 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia Kalex 152.9 +32.391
14 2 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JPN Ajo Motorsport Academy Kalex 152.8 +35.348
15 1 32 Isaac VIÑALES SPA Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 152.8 +35.486
16 57 Edgar PONS SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 Kalex 152.5 +39.558
17 2 Jesko RAFFIN SWI Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG Kalex 152.5 +39.690
18 14 Ratthapark WILAIROT THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 152.2 +45.258
19 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex 152.0 +47.910
20 40 Alex RINS SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 Kalex 151.1 +1’04.723
21 63 Naomichi URAMOTO JPN Japan-GP2 Kalex 151.0 +1’05.916
22 84 Taro SEKIGUCHI JPN Team Taro Plus One TSR 149.8 +1’26.636
Not Classified
27 Iker LECUONA SPA Technomag Racing Interwetten Kalex 141.1 9 Laps
49 Axel PONS SPA AGR Team Kalex 149.7 10 Laps
7 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI ITA Forward Team Kalex 153.3 13 Laps
73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 153.0 16 Laps
52 Danny KENT GBR Leopard Racing Kalex 151.8 16 Laps
94 Jonas FOLGER GER Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 151.6 19 Laps
22 Sam LOWES GBR Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex 146.3 22 Laps
70 Robin MULHAUSER SWI CarXpert Interwetten Kalex 139.0 22 Laps

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