Australian GP: 125cc Results
It was a superb second place for Brit Bradley Smith in Australia, even though a fifth victory of the year gave Bancaja rider Julián Simón the 2009 125cc World Title. After a spell stalking the lead group, Simón made a move with ten laps to go and got in amongst the leaders, before breaking away with teammate Bradley Smith. Three corners from the end of the final lap, a pass on the inside took him up to first place, and he blocked the slipstreaming attempts to take back the spot. He now has an unassailable 55.5 point advantage over Braldey in the overall standings, guaranteeing him the 2009 crown.
Bradley is currently second in the table with two races to go. He had one of his best races of the season to challenge Simón, making up two places off the line and trying to push the pace early on. Despite being unable to hold off the new titlist, Smith now has an important extra 20 points on the board and a fourth consecutive podium to his name as his attention turns to the runner-up spot in the series.
2nd Bradley Smith:
“My plan was to beat Julián. I knew from the beginning that I had to be as far ahead as possible if I was to break free, and both he and myself had fantastic pace. He was faster in T2 and I was quicker in T1, and in the middle we were more or less equal. It was a good battle, although in the end I am a bit disappointed that the title has been decided. The mathematical chance spurs you on. The race was a lot of fun, and even though we have been fighting for the title the team have been great the entire weekend in their support of me. All that is left to do now is congratulate Julián.”
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time/Gap
1. Julian Simon Aprilia 37m55.798s
2. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 0.313s
3. Sandro Cortese Derbi + 2.057s
4. Pol Espargaro Derbi + 2.161s
5. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 2.330s
6. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 3.239s
7. Efren Vazquez Derbi + 3.290s
8. Andrea Iannone Aprilia + 12.820s
9. Marc Marquez KTM + 22.355s
10. Sergio Gadea Aprilia + 22.602s
11. Scott Redding Aprilia + 29.181s
12. Dominique Aegerter Derbi + 29.199s
13. Danny Webb Aprilia + 29.222s
14. Jonas Folger Aprilia + 29.396s
15. Randy Krummenacher Aprilia + 29.461s
16. Johann Zarco Aprilia + 29.709s
17. Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia + 31.251s
18. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia + 32.482s
19. Luis Salom Aprilia + 58.333s
20. Michael Ranseder Aprilia + 58.485s
21. Tomoyoshi Koyama Loncin +1m19.017s
22. Jasper Iwema Honda +1m23.621s
23. Jakub Kornfeil Loncin +1m23.731s
24. Brad Gross Yamaha + 1 lap
25. Luca Vitali Aprilia + 1 lap
26. Luca Marconi Aprilia + 1 lap
27. Andrew Lawson Honda + 1 lap
28. Levi Day Honda + 1 lap
