Moto2: Simoncelli wins battle for victory

Alex Debon led at the start but pole man Simoncelli took the lead before lap one was complete, opening a small lead before coming under attack from Julian Simon before he dropped away and was replaced a couple of laps later by Bautista.

Bautista set several fastest laps, including a new 250cc lap record, but couldn't get past Simoncelli, with backmarkers getting in the way on lap 21 of 23 ending any hopes he had of beating Simoncelli.

Simon's slower pace in the closing laps allowed Alex Debon to take third place, with Simon just behind in fourth, both riders nearly ten seconds behind the top two.

After looking strong in qualifying, the Red Bull KTMs of Mika Kallio and Hiroshi Aoyama struggled in the race, Kallio finishing fifth, over fifteen seconds behind the winner, with Aoyama finishing ninth after starting second.

CLASSIFIED: 

Pos  Rider                Bike      Time
 1.  Marco Simoncelli     Gilera    43:09.385
 2.  Alvaro Bautista      Aprilia   +   0.348
 3.  Alex Debon           Aprilia   +   8.414
 4.  Julian Simon         Ktm       +   9.151
 5.  Mika Kallio          Ktm       +  17.041
 6.  Yuki Takahashi       Honda     +  19.632
 7.  Aleix Espargaro      Aprilia   +  19.892
 8.  Mattia Pasini        Aprilia   +  20.442
 9.  Hiroshi Aoyama       Ktm       +  22.303
10.  Roberto Locatelli    Gilera    +  22.387
11.  Hector Faubel        Aprilia   +  32.851
12.  Lukas Pesek          Aprilia   +  48.621
13.  Ratthapark Wilairot  Honda     +  48.803
14.  Shoya Tomizawa       Honda     +  49.572
15.  Fabrizio Lai         Gilera    +  58.045
16.  Alex Baldolini       Aprilia   +  58.362
17.  Takumi Takahashi     Honda     +1:15.062
18.  Doni Tata Pradita    Yamaha    +1:49.930
19.  Manuel Hernandez     Aprilia   +1:58.603
20.  Daniel Arcas         Aprilia   +  1 lap
21.  Takumi Endoh         Yamaha    +  1 lap
22.  Imre Toth            Aprilia   +  1 lap
23.  Yuuki Ito            Yamaha    +  3 laps

NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:

     Rider                Bike       Laps
     Simone Grotzkyj      Gilera       0