Andrea Iannone wins the Moto2 race at Jerez and takes the lead

Rider Andrea Iannone has claimed the Moto2 victory at the Jerez circuit. The Italian pulled off one of his legendary comebacks. There is no doubt he is a true specialist at coming from behind to win the race, and with this result he also takes the lead of the intermediate class.

Thomas Luthi got the best start, followed by a brilliant Bradley Smith and, a little further back, Simone Corsi. The Italian is a tough nut to crack in this class, and he began to pass riders to move into first place. The Roman clearly had a lot of pace and a lot of experience.

For his part, pole sitter Bradl did not get away well and gradually lost positions. It was clear he was set up for a dry race, and wet conditions did not suit him at all, although he held his ground behind the chasing group.

Further back, a very dangerous Andrea Iannone began to emerge. Little by little the Italian closed in and started his usual ritual of overtakes and passes. The Speed Master rider is a true expert at coming through from behind, and at Jerez he proved it once again.

Up front, Corsi kept Luthi and Smith at a distance, but Iannone’s breath could already be felt, as was Marc Márquez’s, since the Catalan had started very cautiously and kept gaining positions until sixth, when he came up against Jules Cluzel.

At that point Márquez was making up ground and had already overtaken Cluzel. Just as everyone was getting excited about the CatalunyaCaixa rider, the Frenchman crossed the white line while braking, lost control of his bike and crashed into Márquez, taking him down too. So it was another fall for the Repsol rider, a real shame.

Ahead, Luthi still led, with Iannone close behind and lurking, followed by Corsi and Smith. The Speed Master rider was clearly eager, and he sealed it by cutting the gap and passing the Swiss rider.

At that point the race ended. Iannone kept the lead until the finish, followed by Luthi and Corsi. The Italians are very strong in the intermediate class, in a difficult race full of crashes and problems.

The best of our riders was Julián Simón in sixth place. The Toledo native had many problems throughout the race, which is a real pity, because he was very keen to do better at Jerez, both for his birthday and for his 10th anniversary at the Spanish Grand Prix.

The rest of the Spanish riders finished 15th Tito Rabat, 18th Xavi Forés, 20th Pol Espargaró, 22nd Ricky Cardús and 24th Aleix Espargaró. Our riders do not seem to have started well in the intermediate class, so let’s hope things can improve at Estoril.

With this result Iannone takes the lead of the class, so watch out for the Italian, who is very strong.

We will keep an eye on Moto2.

Photo | MotoGP Official website