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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