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Moto2 Championship 2011
There is so much excitement when the lights go off and the race starts. Over 30 riders all heading for the first corner at the same speed. It might not be the premier class but for sheer enjoyability it is worth watching, because you don't get this sort of racing in the top tier.
Last years champion Elias has moved up to the premier class, leaving this division wide open. Ionnone showed incredible pace last season so he is the man to watch. Luthi was also a contender last year so he could feature in the top of the pack alongside Simon. De Angelis is the veteran with the skill but he hasn't been able to have the same success dropping down like Elias had.
The British contingent show some promise in this class. All eyes were on Scott Redding who was improving with every race last season and you have Bradley Smith coming up from the 125 division. He could feature as his main problem in the lower tier was his size.
One of the ones to watch this season is Marquez, the winner of the 125 series last season. He was outstanding, but can he adapt to the larger machines, only time will tell.
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Standings
1 Stefan BRADL Kalex GER 167
2 Marc MARQUEZ Suter SPA 120
3 Simone CORSI FTR ITA 84
4 Alex DE ANGELIS Motobi RSM 82
5 Bradley SMITH Tech 3 GBR 79
6 Thomas LUTHI Suter SWI 77
7 Andrea IANNONE Suter ITA 66
8 Yuki TAKAHASHI Moriwaki JPN 58
9 Randy KRUMMENACHER Kalex SWI 52
10 Julian SIMON Suter SPA 49
11 Michele PIRRO Moriwaki ITA 43
12 Kenan SOFUOGLU Suter TUR 39
13 Aleix ESPARGARO Pons Kalex SPA 38
14 Esteve RABAT FTR SPA 37
15 Jules CLUZEL Suter FRA 35
16 Dominique AEGERTER Suter SWI 33
17 Yonny HERNANDEZ FTR COL 33
18 Max NEUKIRCHNER MZ-RE Honda GER 32
19 Scott REDDING Suter GBR 25
20 Anthony WEST MZ-RE Honda AUS 18
21 Alex BALDOLINI Suter ITA 18
22 Pol ESPARGARO FTR SPA 16
23 Mattia PASINI FTR ITA 13
24 Kev COGHLAN FTR GBR 11
25 Mika KALLIO Suter FIN 8
26 Mike DI MEGLIO Tech 3 FRA 7
27 Claudio CORTI Suter ITA 7
28 Xavier SIMEON Tech 3 BEL 6
29 Ratthapark WILAIROT FTR THA 4
30 Ricard CARDUS Moriwaki SPA 2
31 Axel PONS Pons Kalex SPA 1
Riders
4 - Randy Krummenacher - Switzerland
9 - Kenny Noyes - USA
12 - Thomas Luthi - Switzerland
13 - Anthony West - Australia
14 - Ratthapark Wilairot - Thailand
15 - Alex De Angelis - San Marino
16 - Jules Cluzel - France
19 - Xavier Simeon - Belgium
21 - Javier Fores - Spain
25 - Alex Baldolini - Italy
29 - Andrea Iannone - Italy
34 - Esteve Rabat - Spain
35 - Raffaele De Rosa - Italy
36 - Mika Kallio - Finland
38 - Bradley Smith - Great Britain
39 - Robertino Pietri - Venezuela
40 - Aleix Espargaro - Spain
44 - Pol Espargaro - Spain
45 - Scott Redding - Great Britain
49 - Kev Coghlan - Great Britain
51 - Michele Pirro - Italy
53 - Valentin Debise - France
54 - Kenan Sofuoglu - Turkey
60 - Julian Simon - Spain
63 - Mike Di Meglio - France
64 - Santiago Hernandez - Columbia
65 - Stefan Bradl - Germany
68 - Yonny Hernandez - Columbia
71 - Claudio Corti - Italy
72 - Yuki Takahashi - Japan
75 - Mattia Pasini - Italy
76 - Max Neukirchner - Germany
77 - Dominique Aegerter - Switzerland
80 - Axel Pons - Spain
88 - Ricard Cardus - Spain
93 - Marc Marquez - Spain
95 - Mashel Al Naimi - Qatar
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Teams
Avintia-STX (Kenny Noyes)
Blusens-STX (Esteve Rabat, Yonny Hernandez)
Desguaces La Torre G22 (Raffaele De Rosa)
Forward Racing (Jules Cluzel, Alex Baldolini)
GP Team Switzerland Kiefer Racing (Randy Krummenacher)
Gresini Racing Moto2 (Michele Pirro, Yuki Takahashi)
HP Tuenti Speed Up (Pol Espargaro)
Interwetten Paddock Moto2 (Thomas Luthi)
Ioda Racing Project (Simone Corsi, Mattia Pasini)
Italtrans Racing Team (Robertino Pietri, Claudio Corti)
JIR Moto2 (Alex De Angelis)
Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 (Javier Fores, Julian Simon)
Marc VDS Racing Team (Mika Kallio, Scott Redding)
MZ Racing Team (Anthony West, Max Neukirchner)
Pons HP 40 (Aleix Espargaro, Axel Pons)
QMMF Racing Team (Ricard Cardus, Mashel Al Naimi)
SAG Team (Santiago Hernandez)
Speed Master (Andrea Iannone)
Speed UP (Valentin Debise)
Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol (Marc Marquez)
Tech 3 B (Xavier Simeon)
Tech 3 Racing (Bradley Smith, Mike Di Meglio)
Technomag-CIP (Kenan Sofuoglu, Dominique Aegerter)
Thai Honda Singha SAG (Ratthapark Wilairot)
Viessmann Kiefer Racing (Stefan Bradl)
Who will win the Moto GP2 Championship 2011
Simone Corsi, Randy Krummenacher, Kenny Noyes, Thomas Luthi, Anthony West, Ratthapark Wilairot, Alex De Angelis, Jules Cluzel, Xavier Simeon, Javier Fores, Alex Baldolini, Andrea Iannone, Esteve Rabat, Raffaele De Rosa, Mika Kallio, Bradley Smith, Robertino Pietri, Aleix Espargaro, Pol Espargaro, Scott Redding, Kev Coghlan, Michele Pirro, Valentin Debise, Kenan Sofuoglu, Julian Simon, Mike Di Meglio - Santiago Hernandez, Stefan Bradl, Yonny Hernandez, Claudio Corti, Yuki Takahashi, Mattia Pasini, Max Neukirchner, Dominique Aegerter, Axel Pons, Ricard Cardus, Marc Marquez, Mashel Al Naimi
My prediction
Andrea Iannone
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Bradley Smith
Number 38
BRAD FACTS
Name: Bradley Smith
Team: Tech3
Place of Birth: Oxford, England
Nationality: English
Weight: 57Kg
Height: 1.73m
Date of birth November 28, 1990
Best Season: 2009 125cc Series, 2 wins and finished 2nd overall.
Best Result 2011: 2nd Place in Moto2 at Silverstone.
Bradley Smith Links:
Bradley Smith Official Website
Bradley Smith Profile on MotoGP site
Bradley Smith on Facebook
Bradley Smith on YouTube
Bradley Smith Wikipedia page
Bradley Smiths first ever win
Alex De Angelis
Number 15
ALEX FACTS
Name: Alex De Angelis
Team: JiR Moto2
Place of Birth: Rimini, Italy
Nationality: Sammarinese
Weight: 68 kg
Height: 179 cm
Date of birth: February 26, 1984
Best Season: 2003 125cc Series, 6 Podiums and finished 2nd overall.
Got first Moto2 win in Australia 2010, still not made the podium this time round.
Alex De Angelis Links:
Alex De Angelis Official Web Site
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