Moto2 Assen: Zarco repeats Barcelona and extends his lead in the world championship

Moto2 2015 TT Assen Race – Johann Zarco won the Dutch Grand Prix in the Moto2 class. The French driver of Team Ajo Motorsport got the better of the reigning champion Esteve Rabat, who tried to resist the Frenchman's attacks, but who in the end had to surrender to the Frenchman. This is the third victory of the season for the world championship leader, the second in a row after the one in Barcelona. He thus equals his compatriot Cristian Sarron, who won two Grands Prix in a row in 1984.

The best of the Italians was the Roman Simone Corsi, tenth at the finish line, preceded by Alex Marquez, 2014 world champion in the Moto3 class. With this victory Zarco takes himself to 159 points against 114 for Rabat and 96 for Sam Lowes.

Race report

Appointment with the Moto2 class on the Assen circuit, scene of the Dutch Grand Prix. The drivers are ready to compete in the eighth stage of the 2015 season. Pole position yesterday went to the Frenchman Johann Zarco, riding the Kalex of Team Ajo Motorsport. In the front row with him the reigning champion Esteve Rabat (Kalex) and the British Sam Lowes, riding the Speed ​​Up.

Second row for the Roman Simone Corsi (Kalex), for the German Jonas Folger (Kalex) and for the Belgian Team Gresini Xavier Simeon (Kalex). In the third row we find Lorenzo Baldassarri (Kalex) ninth fastest, preceded by Alex Rins (Kalex) and Thomas Luthi (Kalex).

Alex Marquez, 2014 Moto3 champion and brother of Marc, reigning MotoGP champion, will instead start from the fourth row, thirteenth fastest. Further back is Franco Morbidelli, who will start from the twentieth spot, seventh row of the grid. All ready, twenty-four laps to go for 109.008 km. The traffic lights go out, the fastest at the start is Esteve Rabat, who started ahead of Folger, Zarco and Corsi. Having fallen at the first corner, Salom's motorbike started to catch fire and the red flag was immediately displayed.

All the drivers return to the pits, the race will resume with the race shortened to 16 laps. Everyone lined up again (except Salom), the quickest at the start was Jons Folger, who started ahead of Rabat, Simeon, Zarco, Luthi, Lowes, Rins, Corsi, Baldassarri and Simon. Another crash, this time Florian Alt, driver of Iodaracing, comes out.

The first lap ends with Folger ahead of Rabat, Zarco, Simeon. Lowes, Luthi and Rins. The German tries to attack and only Rabat seems to be resisting him. However, the Frenchman and world championship leader Johann Zarco doesn't give up and is trying to close the gap after a contact with Rabat. Difficult race for the Italians, Corsi is eighth, Baldassarri tenth and Morbidelli twenty-third.

The first six riders, Folger, Rabat, Zarco, Lowes, Simoen and Rins are within two seconds, while Alex Marquez, 2014 Moto3 champion and brother of Marc, reigning MotoGP champion, is ninth.

Rabat attack, the reigning champion passes Folger exactly halfway through the race and Zarco also immediately tries to pass the German from the AGR Team so as not to lose ground. the French pass, who now has the Spanish in their sights.

Meanwhile, there are four crashes, Cardus, Rossi, Baldassarri and West. The race is over for all four. Three laps to go, Zarco takes the lead, while Sam Lowes with the Speed ​​Up is third.

Lowes is getting closer, but not enough to be able to make up the entire gap. The last lap begins, Zarco goes on to win the third race of the year, the second in a row after the one in Barcelona. On the podium Rabat and Lowes, while the best of the Italians is Simone Corsi, tenth.