2013 German MotoGP Review

Review of the round eight of the 2013 MotoGP season at the Sachsenring, in Eastern Germany for the German round of the MotoGP season.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Repsol Honda rider and current Moto2 Champion Marc Marquez on his works Honda RC213V, to give his second race win of the season. Second place was Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow on his satellite spec Yamaha YZR-M1, Crutchlow was over one and a half second behind Marquez at the end. While, third place was Yamaha Factory Racing rider and former seven times MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi in his works Yamaha YZR-M1, Rossi was over nine seconds behind Marquez at the end of the race.

While, current MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo and points leader Dani Pedorsa didn't race the German Grand Prix due to two different heavy crashes in practice for the race. Jorge Lorenzo will not race in Laguna Seca for next weeks race. While Dani Pedorsa is 50/50 if his going to race at Laguna Seca

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 30 seconds behind Marquez at the end.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Aspar Team Moto2 rider Jordi Torres on the Suter. Second was NGM Mobile Racing rider Simone Corsi on the Speed Up, he was over two seconds behind Torres at the end. While, third was Tuenti HP 40 rider Pol Espargaró on the Kalex, he was over two and a half seconds behind Torres at the end of the race.

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

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