125cc: Pesek wins in Australia
Lukas Pesek took his second victory of the 2007 season in a hard-fought race in the 125cc class at Phillip Island
Fighting in a lead pack of up to ten riders, Pesek took the lead for good at the start of the last lap and remained unchallenged to the chequered flag, heading home Joan Olive and championship contender Hector Faubel.
With Gabor Talmacsi finishing the race in eighth place, after losing two positions in the final two laps, the gap between them is down to one point, Talmacsi still leading Faubel with two rounds remaining.
It was a tough battle throughout the race, the lead swapping almost every lap. Pasini and Faubel swapped the lead in the early laps, before Pesek joined in and swapped the lead with Pasini through the middle of the race.
As the race wound down towards the chequered flag, Faubel took the lead, losing it for a lap to teammate Sergio Gadea for a lap before retaking it with four laps remaining.
Then, with two laps remaining, Joan Olive took the lead for the first time, but he only lasted there for a lap as Pesek took second at Lukey Heights on the second last lap before taking the lead on the final lap through Doohan Corner and taking the win.
Gabor Talmacsi briefly led in the first third of the race, before dropping to sixth place, later losing a little ground to the leaders.
He regained the ground with four laps remaining, but then at Siberia on the following lap he fell back again, before falling to eighth by the finish.
CLASSIFIED:
Pos Rider Make Time
1. Lukas Pesek Derbi 38:03.020
2. Joan Olive Aprilia + 0.090
3. Hector Faubel Aprilia + 0.190
4. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 0.405
5. Esteve Rabat Honda + 0.915
6. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM + 1.315
7. Mattia Pasini Aprilia + 1.316
8. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia + 1.371
9. Sergio Gadea Aprilia + 1.457
10. Sandro Cortese Aprilia + 14.652
11. Pol Espargaro Aprilia + 21.745
12. R. Krummenacher KTM + 22.687
13. Nicolas Terol Derbi + 26.491
14. Mike di Meglio Honda + 26.563
15. Stevie Bonsey KTM + 37.823
16. Bradley Smith Honda + 37.981
17. Joey Litjens Honda + 40.406
18. Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia + 40.453
19. D. Aegerter Aprilia + 44.271
20. Andrea Iannone Aprilia + 44.831
21. Simone Grotzkyj Aprilia + 51.482
22. Michael Ranseder Derbi +1:01.153
23. R. Tamburini Aprilia +1:03.614
24. Dino Lombardi Honda +1:18.524
25. F. Lamborghini Aprilia +1:37.558
26. Glenn Scott Aprilia + 1 lap
NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:
Rider Make On Lap
Stefan Bradl Aprilia 20
Pablo Nieto Aprilia 18
Alexis Masbou Honda 16
Danny Webb Honda 14
Raffaele de Rosa Aprilia 6
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