The 2010 Indianapolis Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of August 27–29, 2010 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway .
During a support event for MotoGP, the second of two United States Grand Prix Racer Union 250cc (age 12–18) races during the race meet on August 29, 13-year-old Peter Lenz was killed during the warmup lap before the start. It was the first competitor fatality at the Speedway during a race since 1973 .[ 4]
Dani Pedrosa, spraying the champagne on the podium after winning the MotoGP race.
MotoGP classification
Moto2 classification
An eight-motorcycle crash in the Snake Pit at the start (#34 R. Hayden, #29 Iannone, #2 Talmácsi, #52 Pešek, #61 Ivanov, #3 Corsi, #48 Tomizawa, #56 Ranseder) led to a red flag and two retirements (Tomizawa and Ranseder) immediately. It was later restarted, with the distance shortened to 17 laps.[ 8]
Pos.
No.
Rider
Manufacturer
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid
Points
1
24
Toni Elías
Moriwaki
17
30:27.480
6
25
2
60
Julián Simón
Suter
17
+0.405
1
20
3
45
Scott Redding
Suter
17
+4.227
3
16
4
29
Andrea Iannone
Speed Up
17
+5.978
25
13
5
3
Simone Corsi
Motobi
17
+7.058
4
11
6
40
Sergio Gadea
Pons Kalex
17
+9.432
8
10
7
12
Thomas Lüthi
Moriwaki
17
+9.815
16
9
8
2
Gábor Talmácsi
Speed Up
17
+10.141
15
8
9
42
Jason DiSalvo
FTR
17
+17.564
26
7
10
8
Anthony West
MZ-RE Honda
17
+17.592
5
6
11
77
Dominique Aegerter
Suter
17
+17.618
20
5
12
63
Mike Di Meglio
Suter
17
+20.527
21
4
13
71
Claudio Corti
Suter
17
+26.008
13
3
14
80
Axel Pons
Pons Kalex
17
+28.353
27
2
15
68
Yonny Hernández
BQR-Moto2
17
+30.480
22
1
16
25
Alex Baldolini
I.C.P.
17
+30.538
19
17
34
Roger Lee Hayden
Moriwaki
17
+31.860
28
18
53
Valentin Debise
ADV
17
+32.255
30
19
9
Kenny Noyes
Promoharris
17
+32.500
29
20
52
Lukáš Pešek
Moriwaki
17
+32.529
14
21
39
Robertino Pietri
Suter
17
+44.569
32
22
5
Joan Olivé
Promoharris
17
+44.956
35
23
41
Arne Tode
Suter
17
+52.993
31
24
88
Yannick Guerra
Moriwaki
17
+57.481
38
25
44
Roberto Rolfo
Suter
17
+1:16.404
18
26
72
Yuki Takahashi
Tech 3
14
+3 laps
12
Ret
95
Mashel Al Naimi
BQR-Moto2
12
Retirement
37
Ret
16
Jules Cluzel
Suter
11
Accident
17
Ret
14
Ratthapark Wilairot
Bimota
8
Retirement
7
Ret
35
Raffaele De Rosa
Tech 3
6
Retirement
10
Ret
65
Stefan Bradl
Suter
5
Retirement
9
Ret
4
Ricard Cardús
Bimota
2
Accident
34
Ret
11
Yusuke Teshima
Motobi
2
Accident
36
Ret
55
Héctor Faubel
Suter
1
Accident
2
Ret
6
Alex Debón
FTR
1
Accident
33
Ret
61
Vladimir Ivanov
Moriwaki
1
Accident
24
DNS
48
Shoya Tomizawa
Suter
0
Accident in first start
23
DNS
56
Michael Ranseder
Suter
0
Accident in first start
11
DNS
10
Fonsi Nieto
Moriwaki
Injured
DNS
17
Karel Abraham
FTR
Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT
125 cc classification
Marc Márquez was given a 20-second penalty after the race for cutting the track.[ 9]
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eleven has concluded.[ 10]
Riders' Championship standings
Constructors' Championship standings
Note : Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
^ "2010 Indianapolis MotoGP" . June 13, 2017.
^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2010 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project" . www.progcovers.com .
^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Indianapolis Motor Speedway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project" . www.progcovers.com .
^ "Teen rider killed during warmup lap" . The Indianapolis Star . August 29, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2015 .
^ "2010 Indianapolis MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database" . June 13, 2017.
^ "motogp.com · RED BULL INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2010" . www.motogp.com .
^ "Classification" (PDF) . resources.motogp.com . 2010.
^ "Indianapolis delivers third straight Elías win" . motogp.com . Dorna Sports . August 29, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010 .
^ "Terol takes first career back-to-back victories with Indy win" . motogp.com . Dorna Sports . August 29, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010 .
^ "Standings" (PDF) . resources.motogp.com . 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2019 .
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