Valencia GP: 125cc Race Report
It was a third straight one-two for Bancaja Aspar team-mates Julián Simón and Bradley Smith in the 125cc contest, as the pair put on another enthralling display which went down to the last lap.
Taking their duel to the very last corner of the race again, Simón managed to hold off his rival for another thrilling finish, as he eventually finished 0.220s ahead.
Pol Espargaró (Derbi Racing Team) completed the podium after riding a lonely race in third, confirming fourth place in the World Championship, with Nico Terol finishing tenth in the race as he sealed third in the season’s overall standings.
Simone Corsi won the battle for fourth place ahead of the impressive Marcel Schrotter, with Joan Olivé (Derbi Racing Team), Efrén Vázquez (Derbi Racing Team), Sandro Cortese (Ajo Interwetten) and Randy Krummenacher (Degraaf Grand Prix) all finishing inside the top ten.
Pos Rider Bike Time/Gap
1. Julian Simon Aprilia 41m17.553s
2. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 0.220s
3. Pol Espargaro Derbi + 12.123s
4. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 17.577s
5. Marcel Schrotter Honda + 17.917s
6. Joan Olive Derbi + 18.334s
7. Efren Vazquez Derbi + 18.502s
8. Sandro Cortese Derbi + 18.553s
9. Randy Krummenacher Aprilia + 18.731s
10. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 21.280s
11. Dominique Agerter Derbi + 23.635s
12. Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia + 34.369s
13. Luis Salom Aprilia + 37.950s
14. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia + 38.090s
15. Johann Zarco Aprilia + 40.043s
16. Sergio Gadea Aprilia + 44.478s
17. Marc Marquez KTM + 58.437s
18. Jasper Iwema Honda + 1m03.814s
19. Alberto Moncayo Aprilia + 1m08.362s
20. Tomoyoshi Koyama Loncin + 1m24.971s
21. Luca Marconi Aprilia + 1 lap
Retirements:
Cameron Beaubier KTM 23 laps
Luca Vitali Aprilia 21 laps
Jonas Folger Aprilia 17 laps
Ivan Maestro Aprilia 11 laps
Jakub Kornfeil Loncin 9 laps
Stefan Bradl Aprilia 8 laps
Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 6 laps
Esteve Rabat Aprilia 5 laps
Scott Redding Aprilia 5 laps
Sturla Fagerhaug KTM 4 laps
Michael Ranseder Aprilia 3 laps
Andrea Iannone Aprilia 1 lap
Joan Perello Honda 0 laps
Danny Webb Aprilia 0 laps
