Johann Zarco went in to the race with a 20 point deficit on Championship leader Nico Terol, which meant that Zarco basically had to win, whilst hoping that Terol experienced difficulties during the race.

As it turned out, it was was Zarco that had the issues. After a good start, Zarco crashed out early, basically handing the Championship to Terol. Zarco tried to get his bike back up, but it was full of dirt and gravel. Race over.

Terol worked his way steadily to the front end of the grid, and the race developed into a battle between Nico Terol, Maverick Vinales, Sandro Cortese, and Hector Faubel.

It was Maverick Vinales who came out on top – he eventually managed to pull out a lead of a few seconds to take victory and become the last ever 125 GP winner.

Pole sitter Danny Webb managed to lead the first lap, but he was soon surrounded by the rest of the riders and by lap 10 he had slipped back to 10th place. His race would get worse, and Webb crashed out with 12 laps to go.

125cc Race Results from Valencia:

1 Maverick VIÑALES Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing 41’44.138
2 Nicolas TEROL Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 3.216
3 Hector FAUBEL Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 7.46
4 Efren VAZQUEZ Avant-AirAsia-Ajo 14.56
5 Jonas FOLGER Red Bull Ajo MotorSport 18.451
6 Alberto MONCAYO Andalucia Banca Civica 36.472
7 Luis SALOM RW Racing GP 52.614
8 Niklas AJO TT Motion Events Racing +1’00.138
9 Luigi MORCIANO Team Italia FMI +1’00.253
10 Louis ROSSI Matteoni Racing +1’03.258
11 Manuel TATASCIORE Phonica Racing +1’09.892
12 Marcel SCHROTTER Mahindra Racing +1’12.741
13 Alessandro TONUCCI Team Italia FMI +1’18.337
14 John McPHEE Racing Steps Foundation KRP +1’18.434
15 Giulian PEDONE Phonica Racing +1’20.580
16 Sturla FAGERHAUG WTR-Ten10 Racing +1’21.155
17 Danny KENT Red Bull Ajo MotorSport +1’27.770
18 Peter SEBESTYEN Matteoni Racing +1’33.406
19 Daniel RUIZ Larresport +1’34.593
20 Jasper IWEMA Ongetta-Abbink Metaal +1’34.832
21 Marco COLANDREA WTR-Ten10 Racing 1 Lap
22 Alexis MASBOU Caretta Technology 1 Lap
23 Kevin HANUS Team Hanusch 1 Lap
24 Jakub KORNFEIL Ongetta-Centro Seta 1 Lap
25 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Airasia-Sic-Ajo 3 Laps
Adrian MARTIN Bankia Aspar Team 125cc +2’16.952

Not Classified

Taylor MACKENZIE Phonica Racing 6 Laps
Brad BINDER Andalucia Banca Civica 7 Laps
Josep RODRIGUEZ Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing 9 Laps
Sandro CORTESE Intact-Racing Team Germany 13 Laps
Danny WEBB Mahindra Racing 13 Laps
Harry STAFFORD Ongetta-Centro Seta 17 Laps
Jack MILLER Caretta Technology 21 Laps
Johann ZARCO Avant-AirAsia-Ajo 22 Laps

Britain’s Danny Webb takes his first pole position after a series of fast laps towars the end of the session. This pole position is also the first for his team, Mahindra:

1 Danny WEBB Mahindra 1’45.898
2 Louis ROSSI Aprilia 1’46.325
3 Johann ZARCO Derbi 1’48.028
4 Luis SALOM Aprilia 1’48.264
5 Alexis MASBOU KTM 1’48.283
6 Hector FAUBEL Aprilia 1’48.288
7 Sandro CORTESE Aprilia 1’48.731
8 Maverick VIÑALES Aprilia 1’48.756
9 Nicolas TEROL Aprilia 1’48.920
10 Jonas FOLGER Aprilia 1’49.438
11 Adrian MARTIN Aprilia 1’49.456
12 Jack MILLER KTM 1’49.721
13 Efren VAZQUEZ Derbi 1’49.726
14 Alberto MONCAYO Aprilia 1’49.779
15 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Derbi 1’49.794
16 Josep RODRIGUEZ Aprilia 1’50.178
17 Alessandro TONUCCI Aprilia 1’50.345
18 Danny KENT Aprilia 1’50.382
19 Niklas AJO Aprilia 1’50.583
20 Manuel TATASCIORE Aprilia 1’51.023
21 Sturla FAGERHAUG Aprilia 1’51.088
22 Luigi MORCIANO Aprilia 1’51.162
23 Marcel SCHROTTER Mahindra 1’51.667
24 Jakub KORNFEIL Aprilia 1’51.953
25 John McPHEE Aprilia 1’52.005
26 Taylor MACKENZIE Aprilia 1’52.699
27 Jasper IWEMA Aprilia 1’53.063
Peter SEBESTYEN Aprilia 1’53.313
Harry STAFFORD Aprilia 1’53.370
Giulian PEDONE Aprilia 1’53.556
Daniel RUIZ Honda 1’54.437
Juan Francisco GUEVARA Aprilia 1’54.767
Kevin HANUS Honda 1’55.262
Emil PETERSEN Honda 1’55.406
Marco COLANDREA Aprilia 1’56.230
Brad BINDER Aprilia 1’56.887

Retirements:

Rider Team Laps
Niklas AJO TT Motion Events Racing 1 lap
Joan PERELLO Matteoni Racing 8 laps
Jasper IWEMA Ongetta-Abbink Metaal 11 laps
Nicky DILES Aprilia RSW Racing 14 laps

125cc Qualifying Results from Phillip Island:

1. Johann Zarco Ajo Derbi 1m39.207s
2. Sandro Cortese Germany Aprilia 1m39.558s + 0.351s
3. Jonas Folger Ajo Aprilia 1m39.610s + 0.403s
4. Nico Terol Aspar Aprilia 1m39.702s + 0.495s
5. Hector Faubel Aspar Aprilia 1m39.963s + 0.756s
6. Efren Vazquez Ajo Derbi 1m40.272s + 1.065s
7. Danny Kent Ajo Aprilia 1m40.292s + 1.085s
8. Alberto Moncayo Andalucia Aprilia 1m32.317s + 1.094s
9. Maverick Vinales Blusens Aprilia 1m40.334s + 1.127s
10. Luis Salom RW Aprilia 1m40.424s + 1.217s
11. Luigi Morciano FMI Aprilia 1m40.506s + 1.299s
12. Louis Rossi Matteoni Aprilia 1m40.672s + 1.465s
13. Jakub Kornfeil Ongetta Aprilia 1m40.705s + 1.498s
14. Adrian Martin Aspar Aprilia 1m40.984s + 1.777s
15. Alexis Masbou Caretta KTM 1m41.018s + 1.811s
16. A. Tonucci FMI Aprilia 1m41.066s + 1.859s
17. Niklas Ajo TT Aprilia 1m41.380s + 2.173s
18. Harry Stafford Ongetta Aprilia 1m41.380s + 2.173s
19. Danny Webb Mahindra 1m41.517s + 2.310s
20. Marcel Schrotter Mahindra 1m41.543s + 2.336s
21. Josep Rodriguez Blusens Aprilia 1m41.963s + 2.756s
22. Manuel Tatasciori Phonica Aprilia 1m42.084s + 2.877s
23. Sturla Fagerhaug WTR Aprilia 1m42.172s + 2.965s
24. Giulian Pedone Phonica Aprilia 1m42.192s + 2.985s
25. Brad Binder Andalucia Aprilia 1m42.218s + 3.011s
26. Jasper Iwema Ongetta Aprilia 1m42.304s + 3.097s
27. Z. Khairuddin Ajo Derbi 1m42.330s + 3.123s
28. Taylor Mackenzie Phonica Aprilia 1m42.713s + 3.506s
29. Jack Miller Caretta KTM 1m42.833s + 3.626s
30. Joan Perello Matteoni Aprilia 1m44.312s + 5.105s
31. Marco Colandrea WTR Aprilia 1m44.618s + 5.411s
32. Nicky Diles RSW Aprilia 1m45.176s + 5.969s
33. Josh Hook Hook Aprilia No Time

125cc Qualifying results from Motegi:

1. Johann Zarco Ajo Derbi 1m57.888s
2. Hector Faubel Aspar Aprilia 1m58.130s + 0.242s
3. Nicolas Terol Aspar Aprilia 1m58.248s + 0.360s
4. Maverick Vinales Blusens Aprilia 1m58.458s + 0.570s
5. Alberto Moncayo Andalucia Aprilia 1m58.937s + 1.049s
6. Efren Vazquez Ajo Derbi 1m59.002s + 1.114s
7. Sandro Cortese Germany Aprilia 1m59.178s + 1.290s
8. Jonas Folger Ajo Aprilia 1m59.210s + 1.322s
9. Adrian Martin Aspar Aprilia 1m59.418s + 1.530s
10. Alessandro Tonucci Italia FMI Aprilia 1m59.917s + 2.029s
11. Luigi Morciano Italia FMI Aprilia 1m59.977s + 2.089s
12. Luis Salom RW Aprilia 1m59.978s + 2.090s
13. Jakub Kornfeil Ongetta Aprilia 2m00.143s + 2.255s
14. Josep Rodriguez Blusens Aprilia 2m00.164s + 2.276s
15. Jasper Iwema Ongetta Aprilia 2m00.367s + 2.479s
16. Marcel Schrotter Mahindra 2m00.413s + 2.525s
17. Louis Rossi Matteoni Aprilia 2m00.510s + 2.622s
18. Danny Kent Ajo Aprilia 2m00.514s + 2.626s
19. Danny Webb Mahindra 2m00.781s + 2.893s
20. Giulian Pedone Phonica Aprilia 2m00.939s + 3.051s
21. Alexis Masbou Caretta KTM 2m01.003s + 3.115s
22. Niklas Ajo TT Motion Aprilia 2m01.149s + 3.261s
23. Zulfahmi Khairuddin Ajo Derbi 2m01.234s + 3.346s
24. Harry Stafford Ongetta Aprilia 2m01.286s + 3.398s
25. Hikari Ookubo Garage Honda 2m01.422s + 3.534s
26. Jack Miller Caretta KTM 2m01.442s + 3.554s
27. Brad Binder Civica Aprilia 2m01.682s + 3.794s
28. Taylor Mackenzie Phonica Aprilia 2m01.914s + 4.026s
29. Joan Perello Matteoni Aprilia 2m01.939s + 4.051s
30. Sturla Fagerhaug WTR-Ten10 Aprilia 2m02.141s + 4.253s
31. Hyuga Watanabe Project u Honda 2m02.234s + 4.346s
32. Shun’ya Mori Phonica Aprilia 2m02.247s + 4.359s
33. Takehiro Yamamoto Nobby Honda 2m04.112s + 6.234s
34. Jun Ohnishi Project u Honda 2m04.551s + 6.663s
35. Luca Fabrizio WTR-Ten10 Aprilia 2m05.631s + 7.743s

Terol was mostly unchallenged throughout the race and the main action happened behind him in the battle for second place which was strongly contested between Faubel and Zarco.

As soon as it was clear that he had no real chance of victory, Faubel went into ‘team mode’ and did his best to make life difficult for Johann Zarco, and for the majority of the race he was successful.

Both riders exchanged places multiple times, but by the final lap, Zarco had the lead on Faubel. Faubel pushed hard to take by second place and made a lunge on the final turn – Faubel was unable to wash off his excess speed in the pass and lost control and slid into the gravel (almost taking Zarco with him).

Zarco was left to cruise home into a second place finish, with Maverick Vinales taking a lonely 3rd.

125cc Race results from Aragon

1. Nicolas Terol (18) – Bankia Aspar Team 125cc – 40.26.726
2. Johann Zarco (5) – Avant-AirAsia-Ajo +6.771
3. Maverick Vinales (25) – Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing +18.929
4. Luis Salom (39) – RW Racing GP +27.469
5. Efren Vazquez (7) – Avant-AirAsia-Ajo +27.472
6. Sandro Cortese (11) – Intact-Racing Team Germany +27.740
7. Danny Kent (52) – Red Bull Ajo MotorSport +27.750
8. Alberto Moncayo (23) – Andalucia Banca Civica +27.778
9. Adrian Martin (26) – Bankia Aspar Team 125cc +43.009
10. Jonas Folger (94) – Red Bull Ajo MotorSport +49.090
11. Marcel Schrotter (77) – Mahindra Racing +53.876
12. Luigi Morciano (3) – Team Italia FMI +56.395
13. Jakub Kornfeil (84) – Ongetta-Centro Seta +57.513
14. Alessandro Tonucci (19) – Team Italia FMI +1.07.215
15. Danny Webb (99) – Mahindra Racing +1.14.906
16. Sturla Fagerhaug (50) – WTR-Ten10 Racing +1.31.226
17. Manuel Tatasciore (60) – Phonica Racing +1.36.871
18. Giulian Pedone (30) – Phonica Racing +1.40.668
19. Damien Raemy (90) – Caretta Technology +1.58.898
20. Pedro Rodriguez (37) – Turismo de Aragon – DVJ +1 lap
21. Zulfahmi Khairuddin (63) – Airasia-Sic-Ajo +2 laps

Full 125cc Qualifying results from Aragon:

1 Hector FAUBEL Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 1’59.222
2 Maverick VIÑALES Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing 1’59.231
3 Nicolas TEROL Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 1’59.365
4 Johann ZARCO Avant-AirAsia-Ajo 1’59.598
5 Danny KENT Red Bull Ajo MotorSport 1’59.814
6 Luis SALOM RW Racing GP 1’59.902
7 Sandro CORTESE Intact-Racing Team Germany 2’00.011
8 Alberto MONCAYO Andalucia Banca Civica 2’00.316
9 Efren VAZQUEZ Avant-AirAsia-Ajo 2’00.432
10 Jonas FOLGER Red Bull Ajo MotorSport 2’00.447
11 Adrian MARTIN Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 2’00.697
12 Josep RODRIGUEZ Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing 2’00.720
13 Louis ROSSI Matteoni Racing 2’00.786
14 Jakub KORNFEIL Ongetta-Centro Seta 2’00.845
15 Marcel SCHROTTER Mahindra Racing 2’00.853
16 Miguel OLIVEIRA Andalucia Banca Civica 2’01.118
17 Jasper IWEMA Ongetta-Abbink Metaal 2’01.492
18 Niklas AJO TT Motion Events Racing 2’01.504
19 Luigi MORCIANO Team Italia FMI 2’02.064
20 Alexis MASBOU Caretta Technology 2’02.082
21 Harry STAFFORD Ongetta-Centro Seta 2’02.119
22 Alessandro TONUCCI Team Italia FMI 2’02.375
23 Danny WEBB Mahindra Racing 2’02.400
24 Giulian PEDONE Phonica Racing 2’02.796
25 Francesco MAURIELLO WTR-Ten10 Racing 2’02.881
26 Sturla FAGERHAUG WTR-Ten10 Racing 2’02.963
27 Manuel TATASCIORE Phonica Racing 2’03.153
28 Taylor MACKENZIE Phonica Racing 2’03.284
29 Joan PERELLO Matteoni Racing 2’04.010
30 Kevin HANUS Team Hanusch 2’04.653
31 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Airasia-Sic-Ajo 2’04.654
32 Pedro RODRIGUEZ Turismo de Aragon – DVJ 2’04.886
33 Damien RAEMY Caretta Technology 2’04.926

Both riders looked impressive fromt he start and soon proved that they had a race pace beyone the rest of the riders and with 6 laps to go Terol and Zarco had over a 6 second advantage on third placed Vasquez.

With 5 laps the real battle for victory commenced, and Zarco, who had been trailing Terol and trying to put him under pressure, made his move on Terol to take the lead.

Zarco managed to hold the position until with 2 laps to go, Terol dived up the inside to reclaim the lead. Zarco struck back on turn 4 on the final lap

A frantic final lap followed with both Terol and Zarco practically swapping paint as they went in for turns side-by-side. Zarco had the advantage when both riders were approaching the finish line, but as he looked back Terol nipped past to claim victory by only 0.022 of a second.

125cc Race Results from Misano:

1 Nicolas TEROL Bankia Aspar Team 40’02.164
2 Johann ZARCO Avant-AirAsia-Ajo 0.022
3 Efren VAZQUEZ Avant-AirAsia-Ajo 4.932
4 Sandro CORTESE Intact-Racing Team Germany 9.322
5 Hector FAUBEL Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 9.964
6 Danny KENT Red Bull Ajo MotorSport 12.1
7 Maverick VIÑALES Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing 12.324
8 Sergio GADEA Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing 12.556
9 Jonas FOLGER Red Bull Ajo MotorSport 21.489
10 Miguel OLIVEIRA Andalucia Banca Civica 30.678
11 Alberto MONCAYO Andalucia Banca Civica 31.321
12 Jakub KORNFEIL Ongetta-Centro Seta 31.552
13 Miroslav POPOV Ellegi Racing 32.637
14 Luigi MORCIANO Team Italia FMI 52.542
15 Marcel SCHROTTER Mahindra Racing 53.85
16 Kevin CALIA MGP Racing 53.917
17 Alessandro TONUCCI Team Italia FMI 58.742
18 Manuel TATASCIORE Phonica Racing +1’03.723
19 Alessandro GIORGI VFT Racing +1’04.113
20 Alexis MASBOU Caretta Technology +1’04.956
21 Danny WEBB Mahindra Racing +1’08.795
22 Taylor MACKENZIE Phonica Racing +1’08.846
23 Giulian PEDONE Phonica Racing +1’17.719
24 Jack MILLER Caretta Technology +1’18.752
25 Joan PERELLO Matteoni Racing +1’36.950
26 Adrian MARTIN Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 2 Laps
27 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Airasia-Sic-Ajo 3 Laps

Not Classified
Sturla FAGERHAUG WTR-Ten10 Racing 6 Laps
Jasper IWEMA Ongetta-Abbink Metaal 13 Laps
Massimo PARZIANI Faenza Racing 13 Laps
Luis SALOM RW Racing GP 16 Laps
Francesco MAURIELLO WTR-Ten10 Racing 20 Laps
Harry STAFFORD Ongetta-Centro Seta 0 Lap
Louis ROSSI Matteoni Racing 0 Lap

Cortese sat at the top of the timesheets for the majority of the session until Zarco pushed to take pole with minutes to go. A late challenge from Terol was subsequently snatched back immediately by Zarco to take his second pole position of the season.

125cc Qualifying results from Misano:

1 Johann ZARCO Avant-AirAsia-Ajo 1’43.247
2 Hector FAUBEL Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 1’43.440
3 Nicolas TEROL Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 1’43.604
4 Sandro CORTESE Intact-Racing Team Germany 1’43.605
5 Danny KENT Red Bull Ajo MotorSport 1’44.240
6 Miroslav POPOV Ellegi Racing 1’44.255
7 Jonas FOLGER Red Bull Ajo MotorSport 1’44.266
8 Luis SALOM RW Racing GP 1’44.275
9 Miguel OLIVEIRA Andalucia Banca Civica 1’44.327
10 Maverick VIÑALES Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing 1’44.351
11 Efren VAZQUEZ Avant-AirAsia-Ajo 1’44.617
12 Alberto MONCAYO Andalucia Banca Civica 1’44.651
13 Sergio GADEA Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing 1’44.740
14 Luigi MORCIANO Team Italia FMI 1’44.940
15 Marcel SCHROTTER Mahindra Racing 1’45.034
16 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Airasia-Sic-Ajo 1’45.102
17 Jakub KORNFEIL Ongetta-Centro Seta 1’45.169
18 Adrian MARTIN Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 1’45.193
19 Danny WEBB Mahindra Racing 1’45.524
20 Harry STAFFORD Ongetta-Centro Seta 1’45.527
21 Jasper IWEMA Ongetta-Abbink Metaal 1’45.639
22 Alessandro TONUCCI Team Italia FMI 1’45.833
23 Louis ROSSI Matteoni Racing 1’45.840
24 Massimo PARZIANI Faenza Racing 1’46.081
25 Alessandro GIORGI VFT Racing 1’46.083
26 Alexis MASBOU Caretta Technology 1’46.256
27 Manuel TATASCIORE Phonica Racing 1’46.316
28 Kevin CALIA MGP Racing 1’46.345
29 Sturla FAGERHAUG WTR-Ten10 Racing 1’46.634
30 Jack MILLER Caretta Technology 1’47.031
31 Francesco MAURIELLO WTR-Ten10 Racing 1’47.198
32 Giulian PEDONE Phonica Racing 1’47.625
33 Joan PERELLO Matteoni Racing 1’48.376
34 Taylor MACKENZIE Phonica Racing 1’48.893
Simone GROTZKYJ Phonica Racing

Starting from pole, Terol got a solid start and managed to stretch his lead to a few bike lengths within the first few corners.

Terol set continuous fast laps, and by the halfway point he was so far out in front that his 11 second lead made it look like he was on an American Roadtrip with no other traffic visible on the road behind him.

The action was left to Zarco, Vinales, Gadea, and Cortese, who all battled hard for second place.

Johann Zarco and Maverick Vinales fought hard for supremacy on the track, and just as the battle was really heating up Zarco almost came off track at the last corner coming on to the long Indy straight. Maverick Vinales made the most of the incident and pulled ahead into a comfortable second place, however his gap didn’t last long as Sandro Cortese closed him down and passed him with 4 laps to go. Both riders exchanged positions in the last few laps, but it was Vinales that claimed second and Cortese had to make do with third.

Meanwhile, Zarco put on a solid comeback to take 5th place by beating his team-mate by a fraction of a second as they both appeared to cross the finish line side by side.

125cc Race Results from Indianapolis:

1 Nicolas TEROL Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 42’11.978
2 Maverick VIÑALES Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing 3.633
3 Sandro CORTESE Intact-Racing Team Germany 3.737
4 Sergio GADEA Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing 4.227
5 Johann ZARCO Avant-AirAsia-Ajo 14.186
6 Efren VAZQUEZ Avant-AirAsia-Ajo 14.2
7 Hector FAUBEL Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 18.477
8 Miguel OLIVEIRA Andalucia Banca Civica 23.992
9 Jonas FOLGER Red Bull Ajo MotorSport 24.239
10 Jakub KORNFEIL Ongetta-Centro Seta 38.748
11 Simone GROTZKYJ Phonica Racing 39.194
12 Louis ROSSI Matteoni Racing 40.203
13 Danny KENT Red Bull Ajo MotorSport 44.088
14 Alexis MASBOU Caretta Technology 45.201
15 Luigi MORCIANO Team Italia FMI 46.037
16 Jasper IWEMA Ongetta-Abbink Metaal 58.451
17 Brad BINDER RW Racing GP +1’12.015
18 Francesco MAURIELLO WTR-Ten10 Racing +1’12.898
19 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Airasia-Sic-Ajo +1’14.294
20 Joan PERELLO Matteoni Racing +1’23.947
21 Taylor MACKENZIE Phonica Racing +1’29.369
22 Peter SEBESTYEN Caretta Technology +1’29.813
23 Alessandro TONUCCI Team Italia FMI +1’34.296
24 Giulian PEDONE Phonica Racing 2 Laps

Not Classified
Marcel SCHROTTER Mahindra Racing 1 Lap
Adrian MARTIN Bankia Aspar Team 125cc 3 Laps
Sturla FAGERHAUG WTR-Ten10 Racing 12 Laps
Niklas AJO TT Motion Events Racing 16 Laps
Harry STAFFORD Ongetta-Centro Seta 16 Laps