Marc VDS Racing’s Esteve Rabat
2014 Moto2 Results from Termas de Rio Hondo
Just as he did in qualifying, Marc VDS Racing’s Tito Rabat ran a flawless Moto2 race at Argentina’s Termas de Rio Hondo.
The Spaniard took the holeshot aboard his Kalex, and led every lap en route to his second victory of the season (with Qatar).
Rabat finished Argentina Moto2 ahead of Xavier Simeon (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) and Luis Salom (Pons HP 40).
Rabat totally controlled the race to extend his World Championship lead to 28 points, crossing the line two seconds ahead of second placed Simeon.
A lengthy battle for third was eventually won by Salom as he overtook Simone Corsi (NGM Forward Racing) in the final stages and put the hammer down to record two fast laps and step onto the rostrum for the first time since his graduation from Moto3™.
Corsi had been in the podium hunt but eventually crossed the line behind Dominique Aegerter (Technomag carXpert) for his third successive fifth place finish.
The top 10 was rounded out by Alex De Angelis (Tasca Racing Moto2), Mika Kallio Marc (VDS Racing Team), Sam Lowes (Speed Up), Sandro Cortese (Dynavolt Intact GP) and Jordi Torres (Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2).
A mistake from Johann Zarco (AirAsia Caterham Moto Racing) saw him drop to ninth from second on the grid on the first lap and he ended up 18th.
Ricard Cardus (Tech 3) and Maverick Viñales (Pons HP 40) crashed out early on, Viñales remounting only to pull into the pits shortly afterwards. Mattia Pasini (NGM Forward Racing), meanwhile, retired with a technical problem in the early stages.
2014 Argentina Moto2 Results from Termas de Rio Hondo:
2014 Moto2 Championship Point Standings: