125cc: Faubel takes win and points lead
Hector Faubel took the lead of the 125cc championship by beating Mattia Pasini, Lukas Pesek and Gabor Talmacsi to victory in a typically frantic race at Brno
Pasini and Talmacsi were the main protagonists for most of the race, swapping the lead repeatedly. With an estimated 30,000 Hungarians having come across to Brno to cheer for Talmacsi, the championship leader was under huge pressure to win, but could not make a decisive break.
The lead pack closed up in the second half of the race, with Sergio Gadea, Faubel and Pesek joining Talmacsi and Pasini's dice.
Pasini was then handed what looked like a crucial break when Gadea crashed out of second and delayed the rest of the group.
But with a lap to go Pasini ran wide onto the grass and was immediately swamped by Faubel and Talmacsi.
As Faubel moved into the lead, Pasini managed to repass Talmacsi for third and was followed by Pesek at the next corner - the local favourite easing Talmacsi out wide and securing the final podium spot.
Pasini then closed in on Faubel, but could not get close enough and had to settle for second, as Faubel clinched his third win of the year and established a 10-point championship lead.
Tomoyoshi Koyama finished a lonely fifth, with Pol Espargaro beating Simone Corsi and Michael Ranseder to sixth.
Classified:
Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Hector Faubel Aprilia 40:57.408
2. Mattia Pasini Aprilia + 0.070
3. Lukas Pesek Derbi + 0.222
4. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia + 0.272
5. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM + 7.607
6. Pol Espargaro Aprilia + 12.066
7. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 12.394
8. Michael Ranseder Derbi + 13.003
9. R.Krummenacher KTM + 19.764
10. Sandro Cortese Aprilia + 24.043
11. Esteve Rabat Honda + 33.634
12. Joan Olive Aprilia + 33.725
13. Bradley Smith Honda + 33.863
14. Alexis Masbou Honda + 34.263
15. Stefano Bianco Aprilia + 39.034
16. Steve Bonsey KTM + 43.841
17. Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia + 44.121
18. Raffaele De Rosa Aprilia + 44.413
19. Federico Sandi Aprilia + 44.468
20. Mike Di Meglio Honda + 44.666
21. R.Tamburini Aprilia + 52.028
22. Nicolas Terol Derbi + 57.920
23. Ricard Cardus Aprilia + 58.099
24. Joey Litjens Honda + 58.538
25. Toni Wirsing Honda +1:10.607
26. Dino Lombardi Honda +1:12.782
27. H.van den Berg Aprilia +1:16.595
28. Daniel Webb Honda +1:23.792
29. D.Agerter Aprilia +1:23.879
30. S.G.Giorgi Aprilia +1:29.979
31. Karel Pesek Aprilia + 1 lap
Not classified:
Rider Bike Laps
Sergio Gadea Aprilia 16
Andrea Iannone Aprilia 15
Pablo Nieto Aprilia 11
Robert Muresan Derbi 8
Michal Prasek Honda 7
Karel Majek FGR 6
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