Sunday, July 8, 2012

MotoGP Sachsenring Champion

MotoGP
The Repsol Honda riders set an incredible pace from the beginning that no one else could match and they arrived at the final lap neck and neck, almost fifteen seconds ahead of Lorenzo in third position. Riding on the limit, Pedrosa and Stoner were matching times in a fantastic battle and on this occasion Pedrosa emerged victorious, celebrating his third victory in a row (fourth in MotoGP and fifth in all classes) at Sachsenring."I'm really very happy with this win. We finally made it happen and it's great not only for me, but also for my team that never gave up, for my family and fans that have been pushing and supporting me all this time when we were taking second and third places, but missing out on the victory. The podiums we had this season were very important, but I really wanted to give a victory to my team and it arrived today at a circuit that I always enjoy. It's been a really hard day though. Casey had a superb race also and put a lot of pressure on me at the end, but I knew that I had the pace and that we both would need to fight for the victory until the last turn. I tried to brake hard, close all the doors and to take the win."
Moto2  
Amid warm and sunny conditions at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at the Sachsenring it was Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol’s Marc Márquez who took victory in the Moto2™ race ahead of Mika Kallio and Alex de Angelis.At the start it was Márquez who took the holeshot followed by Marc VDS Racing Team’s Mika Kallio and Blusens Avintia’s Julián Simón. Kallio’s teammate Scott Redding crashed out in the first set of bends as he made contact with Mapfre Aspar Team’s Toni Elías. In the early laps, as Márquez and Kallio pulled out a small gap from the followers, an entertaining tussle ensured behind for third with Speed Master’s Andrea Iannone, Tech 3 Racing team duo Bradley Smith and Xavier Siméon, as well as Simón.Ultimately it was Márquez who took the chequered flag for his fourth win this year, with Kallio and De Angelis both taking their first podium of the season. Márquez now leads the championship by 43 points ahead of Espargaró, who finished fourth. They were followed by Lüthi, Corsi, Smith, Siméon, Italtrans Racing Team’s Claudio Corti and Dominique Aegerter.
Moto3
In the final two laps there was drama at the front as Rossi retired with a mechanical issue from fifth, as Cortese diced with Masbou for the win. And it was ultimately the local Cortese who kept his nerve to become the first German to win at the newly-built Sachsenring and retake the lead in the championship, with Masbou taking his first ever Grand Prix podium and Salom completing the top three. This result now puts Cortese at the top of the championship standings, 18 points ahead of Blusens Avintia’s Maverick Viñales, who finished in 17th. Behind the winning trio was Miller, JHK Laglisse’s Efrén Vázquez, Khairuddin, Faubel, Freudenberg Racing Team’s wildcard Luca Gruenwald, Red Bull’s Arthur Sissis and Jakub Kornfeil.

source: http://www.motogp.com/

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