Jordi Torres has taken his maiden career victory in the Moto2 eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, becoming the fifth different rider to win in the intermediate class this year. Simone Corsi beat Pol Espargaro to second, championship leader Scott Redding was seventh and Xavier Simeon fell to ninth place from pole.
On Saturday, Torres was narrowly beaten to the top grid position as Simeon claimed his career-first pole position for Desguaces La Torre Maptaq. Torres (Aspar Team Moto2) would start second, while from the front row Espargaro (Tuenti HP 40) aimed to make the most of an eighth-placed start for chief rival Redding (Marc VDS Racing Team).Espargaro immediately seized the lead off the start line and would hold the advantage until Lap 19, when Torreswho maintained a consistent pace over the full 29-lap distancedived through at the Sachsen Kurve. Behind the leading duo, Simone Corsi kept a watching brief and opportunistically overtook Espargaro for second place on the final lap; this capped off his first rostrum for almost two years. Despite dropping back another position, Espargaro finished four positions in front of Redding.Fourth place went to Italtrans Racing Teams Julian Simon, while multiple Sachsenring podium finisher Alex de Angelis put on a charge in the second half of the Grand Prix to finish inside the top five for NGM Mobile Forward Racing, overhauling Tom Luthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2 Racing) and championship leader Redding, who endures his worst result of 2013 thus far. Pole man Simeon could not demonstrate such strong race pace and finished 12.8 seconds behind the winner.Six riders failed to make the finish. Tech 3s Danny Kent and TargoBank Motorsport wildcard Alex Marielarena departed the race early, with the Spaniard sustaining a contusion to the left knee. Blusens Avintias Kyle Smith was next to fall, soon joined on the sidelines by Desguaces La Torre SAGs Marcel Schrotter. Argiano & Gines Racings Roman Ramos (covering for Alberto Moncayo, who was injured in a training accident) retired into the pit lane and while winner Torres teammate Jordi Terol crashed out in the closing stages of the race.Heading into the summer break, Redding continues to top the standings (143 points), although Espargaro (120) has reduced the gap from 30 to 23. Espargaros teammate Tito Rabat (88) has lost ground, having scored only two points for 14th place on Sunday. Reigning Moto3 World Champion Sandro Cortese picked up the final point for Dynavolt Intact GP, while one standout performance came from QMMF Racing Teams Anthony West who rose to eighth from 16th on the grid.Sundays result marks the first time in 2013 that three different makes of Moto2 chassisSuter, Speed Up and Kalexhave shared the podium. The action will continue with the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix in mid-August.
