2012 Phillip Island Moto2 Race Result: Dominant Victory Ahead Of Hard-Fought Podium

Submitted by David Emmett on Sun, 2012-10-28 04:41

Results and notes on the Moto2 race at Phillip Island:

Pol Espargaro extended his dominance of the Moto2 class at Phillip Island, winning the race with the same ease he dominated practice throughout the weekend, though a poor start meant he had to work for victory. Winning was the only thing Espargaro could do to try to keep his title hopes alive, but he was dependent on Marc Marquez. Marquez had other ideas, riding a strong race to take 3rd, and clinching a richly-deserved Moto2 title, his aim before he moved up to the MotoGP. Ant West added a dry-weather podium to his previous wet one at Sepang last week, much to the delight of his home crowd.

Results:

Pos.	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Time	Diff
1	40	Pol ESPARGARO	KALEX	39'26.486
2	95	Anthony WEST	SPEED UP	39'43.297	16.811
3	93	Marc MARQUEZ	SUTER	39'43.323	16.837
4	45	Scott REDDING	KALEX	39'43.443	16.957
5	77	Dominique AEGERTER	SUTER	39'52.504	26.018
6	5	Johann ZARCO	MOTOBI	39'52.514	26.028
7	3	Simone CORSI	FTR	39'52.577	26.091
8	80	Esteve RABAT	KALEX	39'52.858	26.372
9	4	Randy KRUMMENACHER	KALEX	39'52.960	26.474
10	30	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	KALEX	39'53.066	26.580
11	81	Jordi TORRES	SUTER	40'03.006	36.520
12	38	Bradley SMITH	TECH 3	40'03.051	36.565
13	24	Toni ELIAS	KALEX	40'03.356	36.870
14	19	Xavier SIMEON	TECH 3	40'04.706	38.220
15	63	Mike DI MEGLIO	KALEX	40'10.836	44.350
16	72	Yuki TAKAHASHI	FTR	40'15.072	48.586
17	88	Ricard CARDUS	AJR	40'15.249	48.763
18	18	Nicolas TEROL	SUTER	40'15.254	48.768
19	14	Ratthapark WILAIROT	SUTER	40'18.973	52.487
20	23	Marcel SCHROTTER	BIMOTA	40'19.055	52.569
21	8	Gino	SUTER	40'19.193	52.707
22	75	Tomoyoshi KOYAMA	SUTER	40'38.573	1'12.087
23	22	Alessandro ANDREOZZI	SPEED UP	40'47.941	1'21.455
24	82	Elena ROSELL	SPEED UP	39'33.846	1 lap
25	10	Marco COLANDREA	FTR	39'33.855	1 lap
Not Classified
	36	Mika KALLIO	KALEX	36'40.428	2 laps
	49	Axel PONS	KALEX	36'51.804	2 laps
	60	Julian SIMON	SUTER	36'51.900	2 laps
	57	Eric GRANADO	MOTOBI	39'20.349	2 laps
	12	Thomas LUTHI	SUTER	27'43.074	8 laps
	29	Andrea IANNONE	SPEED UP	6'27.845	21 laps