2013 Catalunya MotoGP Review

Review of the round six of the 2013 MotoGP season at the Circuit de Catalunya, in the outskirts of Barcelona, Catalonia, in Spain.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Yamaha Factory Racing rider and current MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo in his works Yamaha YZR-M1. Second place was was Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedorsa, in his works Honda RC213V, Pedrosa was over a second and a half behind Lorenzo at the end. While, Pedrosa's Repsol Honda team-mate and current Moto2 Champion Marc Marquez finished in third place on his works Honda RC213V, Marquez was over 1.8 second behind Lorenzo at the end.

In CRT class (Claiming Rule Teams, street bike engines rather than non prototype engines), the Power Electronics Aspar rider Aleix Espargaró won CRT class and finished 8th overall in his ART (Aprilia), he was over 58 seconds behind Lorenzo at the end.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Tuenti HP 40 rider Pol Espargaró on the Kalex for his second race win of the season. Second was the other Tuenti HP 40 rider Esteve Rabat on the Kalex, he was over eight-hundredth of a second behind team-mate Espargaró at the end. While, third was Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing rider Thomas Lüthi on the Suter, he was over 6 seconds behind Espargaró at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Luis Salom on the KTM. Second was Estrella Galicia rider Álex Rins on the KTM, he was just over two-tenth of a second behind Salom at the end of the race. While, third was was Team Calvo rider Maverick Viñales on the KTM, he was also over six-tenths of a second behind Salom at the end of the race.

End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.