American Leads MotoGP Rookies Cup
American leads MotoGP Rookies Cup
The Washington state native edged out Daijiro Hiura by 0.201 seconds for the win while Matthew Hoyle completed the podium a half second behind Beach. Daniel Kartheininger missed out on the podium by just a second. The top four racers were locked in a battle for most of the race, swapping positions several times.
I couldnt get away from the guys and then later in the race the bike was sliding around quite a lot and I was just keeping it together, says Beach. I saw three laps to go and then the next time round it was one lap and I thought Id better get going. I was in front and just put my head down. Id been thinking that if it did come down to the last lap Cameron (Beaubier) took the lead with just two corners to go last year and I could try to do something like that but I didn't have to.
I got off the line well for once and went into the first corner at the same speed I normally do but I guess with only three right-handers the tire wasn't hot enough after the warm up laps and with the track colder than yesterday, it just slid away, says Fagerhaug. Im sorry for taking out Luis.
With Salom out of the race, Beach leapt past him in the standings and now holds a 15-point lead. Under the series rules, however, each riders worst race is dropped from the final totals, so Beachs lead is really only seven points, pending the results of the final two races Aug. 16 in Brno, Czech Republic.
| Pos. | Rider | Age | Country | Points |
| 1. | JD Beach | 16 | U.S.A. | 144 |
| 2. | Luis Salom | 16 | Spain | 129 |
| 3. | Sturla Fagerhaug | 16 | Norway | 97 |
| 4. | Daijiro Hiura | 13 | Japan | 96 |
| 5. | Nelson Major | 15 | France | 79 |
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