125cc: Corsi takes narrow Estoril win
Simone Corsi has taken his second victory in three races at the Portuguese Grand Prix and increased his championship lead in the 125cc series
The Jack & Jones Aprilia rider, who started the race from pole position, narrowly won over Belson Derbi's Joan Olive by three tenths of a second after taking the lead on lap 17 of the 23-lap race.
Corsi's teammate Nicolas Terol went to the last step of the podium after finishing six seconds behind the leading duo. The Spaniard was with the leaders for the first half of the race, as was Briton Bradley Smith.
The Polaris World rider overtook Terol for third on lap 13 but then crashed out seconds later with a high-side and a tumble in the gravel.
The two Degraaf Aprilias of Steve Bonsey and Daniel Webb ended the race in fourth and fifth place, followed by reigning champion Gabor Talmacsi (Bancaja Aspar) in sixth and Mike di Meglio (Ajo Motorsport) in seventh.
Grizzly Gas's Stefan Bradl finished eighth, ahead of Aspar's Sergio Gadea and Emmi's Sandro Cortese rounding up the top ten.
CLASSIFIED:
Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Simone Corsi Aprilia 40:56.168
2. Joan Olive Derbi + 0.299
3. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 6.355
4. Steve Bonsey Aprilia + 14.973
5. Daniel Webb Aprilia + 15.532
6. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia + 15.868
7. Mike Di Meglio Derbi + 15.875
8. Stefan Bradl Aprilia + 17.887
9. Sergio Gadea Aprilia + 18.123
10. Sandro Cortese Aprilia + 22.613
11. Andrea Iannone Aprilia + 27.490
12. D.Agerter Derbi + 27.544
13. Pol Espargaro Derbi + 28.370
14. Michael Ranseder Aprilia + 28.417
15. Efren Vazquez Aprilia + 32.713
16. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM + 34.002
17. Stefano Bianco Aprilia + 47.698
18. Marc Marquez KTM + 51.637
19. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia + 51.679
20. Alexis Masbou Loncin + 51.717
21. Scott Redding Aprilia + 1:07.908
22. Pere Tutusaus Aprilia + 1:15.894
23. Dino Lombardi Aprilia + 1:19.975
24. Robert Muresan Aprilia + 1:39.194
25. Cyril Carrillo Honda + 1:39.218
26. Axel Pons Aprilia + 1:43.956
27. Ivan Maestro Aprilia + 1 lap
28. Karel Pesek Aprilia + 1 lap
NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:
Rider Bike On lap
Bradley Smith Aprilia 13
Lorenzo Zanetti KTM 13
Pablo Nieto KTM 12
Jules Cluzel Loncin 9
Esteve Rabat KTM 8
Raffaele De Rosa KTM 7
H.van den Berg Aprilia 1
FASTEST LAP: Corsi, 1:45.557 on lap 10
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