2013 Indianapolis MotoGP Review

Review of round ten of the 2013 MotoGP season at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana in USA.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Repsol Honda Team rider and 2012 Moto2 Champion Marc Márquez, in his works works Honda RC213V to give the young Spaniard a triple crown of race wins in USA (he already won at Circuit of the Americas and Laguna Seca this season).

Second place was the other Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedorsa in his works Honda RC213V to give Honda an one-two race finish, he was three and a half seconds behind team-mate Márquez at the end. While, third was Yamaha Factory Racing rider and current MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo in his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was under six seconds behind Márquez 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 12th overall in his ART (Aprilia), he was under 67 seconds behind Márquez at the end.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Tuenti HP 40 rider Esteve Rabat on the Kalex. Second was Italtrans Racing Team rider Takaaki Nakagami on the Kalex, he was seven tenths behind Rabat at the end of the race. While, third was Marc VDS Racing Team rider of Scott Redding on the Kalex, he was over one and a half a second behind Rabat at the end.

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 his Estrella Galicia team-mate and Marc Márquez younger brother Álex Márquez on the KTM, he was over two tenths of a second behind team-mate Rins at the end of the race. While, third was Team Calvo rider Maverick Viñales on the KTM, he was over a second behind Rins at the end of the race.

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