Moto2 in Qatar: the race

Stefan Bradl ran out a comfortable victory in Qatar. Thomas Luthi could go on the podium behind Andrea Iannone.

(Autosport.com) Stefan Bradl has in Qatar the ideal start to the Moto2 season caught. The German won the opening race at the Losail International Circuit from pole position from sovereign, after he was every metre lead. From the first round on, he built out his lead meter by meter and was after a very relaxing finish 4,330 seconds before the rest of the field. The other two podium places recovered to Andrea Iannone and Thomas Luthi, who had to fend off some other contenders out.
Because in addition to Iannone and Luthi also Yuki Takahashi and Alex de Angelis were riding for the podium, with de Angelis came from relatively far back before he could join at the beginning of the second half of the race the group. That is why the San Marinese had to hold back long, to not further zerschlei?en his tyres. Iannone had worked from grid position 16 within two rounds forward and could pressure make therefore until the end, which earned him second place relatively comfortable.
Luthi had to fight strongly against. For Takahashi wanted to make long disputed the position him, until the Japanese in the last lap in turn risked one into it too much and outward urged this himself and Luthi. The Swiss could better use the situation, while Takahashi lost four on de Angelis even rank. Behind the Japanese, Simone Corsi took sixth and Jules Cluzel, Michele Pirro Bradley Smith and Julian Simon were still in the top 10. Aleix Espargaro, Yonny Hernandez, Dominique Aegerter, Esteve Rabad and MZ-pilot Max Neukirchner could take more points.
No good end found the Moto2 debut of Marc Marquez. The Spaniard already verpatzte the start of series one and quickly fell to to place ten. There, he apparently felt the need, as quickly as possible to come back to the top. That he succeeded in also, but the reigning 125cc world champion was then slightly too impatient and adopted in the fifth round by high-side out of the race - he seemed coarser hurt but not to have.
Mashel had also seen the target Al Naimi, Santiago Hernandez, Anthony West, Mattia Pasini and Ratthapark Wilairot. Scott Redding also came to fall, but again sat on and was 31. Randy Krummenacher finished his Moto2 debut before the British. The Swiss finished 27.

MotoGP World Championship 2011 in Qatar: the race

+++ UPDATE: now with photo show +++ Casey Stoner was in the race of Qatar a little opposition before finally certainly winning. Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo took from has rank two.

Even before the start of the MotoGP race in Qatar it was clear, Dani Pedrosa if someone could beat Casey Stoner, then would be at most. And the Spaniards offered the Australian on Sunday some time an uphill battle, where he showed that aggressiveness, which he often like to denies. You realized that Stoner had a lot to ruminate, was decided in round twelve, as the Australians with full determination on the Spaniards walked by and is then removed quickly meter by meter.
Pedrosa was then not even more second place. After Stoner was over on him, the Spaniard seemed to lose its punch somehow and suddenly, Jorge Lorenzo graduated on to him, which before had can not keep the pace of the top. In view of the shown strength of Honda wanted to reigning world champion is this opportunity not to be missed and clicked Pedrosa is still. Defenseless but not surrendered the Honda pilot and could use more often to his advantage above all the power of the engine. At the end of Lorenzo had more in the hindquarters but apparently, because he is away and two as a victory celebrated in the goal square.
Rankings and times: MotoGP result Qatar 2011
At the beginning, Lorenzo had even tried to annoy the entire Honda factory front, as he was shortly after the start at the top and wanted to play the buffer stop there as Valentino Rossi at Laguna Seca 2008. This attempt was thwarted but soon and he hung out between four factory hondas, where he Marco Simoncelli and Andrea Dovizioso soon could leave, before he unlocked in the second half of the race on Pedrosa.
The pairing of Simoncelli Dovizioso was entertainment but also without more participation, for fourth place was also highly competitive. Showed Simoncelli fellow here, why his driving in the lower classes was feared. However, Dovizioso had brought from the rest and was on the other hand, prevailed.
Behind the two factory Hondas, Ben Spies on sixth went, after he had prevailed to the middle of the race in a duel against Valentino Rossi. Rossi was but to note that his injured shoulder with increasing duration of the race lost their power and he could perform his defence attempts not more efficient. Finally, place remained the Italians on the debut with Ducati seven.
Colin Edwards, Nicky Hayden and Hiroshi Aoyama rounded out the rest of the top 10. Hector Barbera, CAL Crutchlos and Karel Abraham were also in the objective. The PRAMAC team had great luck. So was not particularly far Randy de Puniet and already fell in round 1 by high-side. That however was not all yet. In the course of the fall, the French collided with Loris Capirossi, who was then still a round, but was forced to retire at the end of the second round of the box because he is apparently injured in the collision with the plunging de Puniet on hand.
The news was even worse, as it was also known that that de Puniet also had injured on the hand, because she was caught under the machine. Also, Toni Elias crashed out of the race, as he alone drove towards two free points at the end of the field, but not could hedging, because the front wheel wegklappte him.