2013 USA MotoGP Review,

Review of the round nine of the 2013 MotoGP season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey in California, USA. This race will be only for the MotoGP class, as Moto2 and Moto3 does not race at Laguna Seca.

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 third race win of the season. Second place was LCR Honda MotoGP rider Stefan Bradl on his satellite spec Honda RC213V, Bradl was over two seconds 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 four seconds behind Marquez at the end of the race.

While, current MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo and former points leader Dani Pedorsa did race after-all, after two different heavy crashes in practice for last weekends German Grand Prix. Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedorsa finished in fifth place on his works Honda RC213V, Pedrosa was over nine seconds behind team-mate Marquez at the end of the race. While Jorge Lorenzo finished in sixth place on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, Lorenzo was over twelve seconds behind Marquez at the end of the race. So great performances from both riders.

In CRT class (Claiming Rule Teams, street bike engines rather than non prototype engines), the Avintia Blusens Aspar rider Héctor Barberá won CRT class and finished 10th overall in his FTR (Kawasaki engine), he was over a minute behind Marquez at the end. As for CRT class regular race winner Aleix Espargaró crashed out the race early on, his first DNF of the season.

Meanwhile, former MotoGP Champion Nicky Hayden last week announced that he will be leaving Ducati at the end of the 2013 MotoGP season, with the outfit opting not to extend his contract. There has been recent rumours that Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow could be on a works Ducati rider next season by a few sources.

And finally, there were some sad news during the Supersport World Championship race at Moscow Raceway in Russia yeaterday, as Italian rider Andrea Antonelli died in a crash in the race. The Kawasaki rider fell on the back straight in torrential rain and was hit by fellow Italian Lorenzo Zanetti's Honda. He suffered head trauma and later succumbed to his injuries. He was 25. Condolences goes out to Andrea Antonelli family and close friends.

Motorsport is dangerous sport. No matter if its Go-Karting, motorbikes, Formula 1, Indy Car, Endurance Racing or any kind of Motorsport is dangerous, but motorsport can be safer between tracks, fans, specators, tracks marshells, people in pits, cars and drivers too.



R.I.P. Andrea Antonelli (17 January, 1988 – July 21, 2013