Espargaro Edges Out Smith On Friday In Malaysia
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Pol Espargaro began a pivotal weekend for his Moto2 championship chances in perfect fashion by topping the Friday Practice times in Malaysia
2012 Moto2 Riders’ Championship (After Round 14: Japan)
Marc Marquez recovered from a disastrous start to claim his eight victory of the Moto2 season, all-but securing the title
Pol Espargaro kept up the pressure on championship leader Marc Marquez with a superb ride to pole position in Japan
Marc Marquez needed the last lap of the day at Motegi to deny Bradley Smith and Scott Redding a British 1-2 in Friday Practice ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix
Danny Kent will move up to the Moto2 class in 2013 after signing a two-year contract with Tech 3
Moto2 Riders’ Championship (After Round 13: Aragon)
Pol Espargaro kept his feint championship hopes alive with an outstanding victory at Aragon
Simone Corsi sprung a surprise by securing pole position for the Aragon Grand Prix, the first of his Moto2 career
Johann Zarco was the quickest rider in Moto2 practice ahead of the Aragon Grand Prix on a day which saw wet weather cause accidents aplenty
Bradley Smith felt he could’ve finished in the top six in Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix had it run to full distance
Moto2 Riders’ Championship (After Round 12: San Marino)
Marc Marquez left Pol Espargaro heartbroken once again after snatching victory on a thrilling final lap at Misano
Gino Rea’s luckless weekend at Misano continued with a faulty tyre causing him to crash during Saturday’s qualifying session
Bradley Smith was encouraged to have qualified in the top ten and within 0.6s of pole position at Misano, a marked improvement on recent qualifying performances
Marc Marquez topped the qualifying session for tomorrow’s San Marino Grand Prix but his cause was helped by a crash late on for his nearest challenger Pol Espargaro, ending his three-race pole streak
Xavier Simeon left the Tech 3 team hoping for a wet race on Sunday after a sensational performance on the opening day of practice at Misano
