250: Debon wins Czech cracker.
Alex Debon his won his second 250cc grand prix of the season after a thrilling con💦clusion to Sunday's Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno.
In marked contrast to his runaway win at Le Mans, the 32-year-old Spaniard snatched victory from world championship leader Marco Simoncelli with a skilful outbraking effort into the very final chicane, while Simoncelli's attempts to resist the Lotus Aprilia rider allowed Alvaro Bautista🐠 to also edge ahead.
Alex Debon his won his second 250cc grand prix of the season after a thrilling 🀅conclusion to Sunday's Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno.
In marked contrast to his runaway win at Le Mans, the 32-year-old Spaniard snatched victory from world championship leader Marco Simoncelli with a skilful outbraking effort into the very final chicane, while Simoncelli's attempts to resist the Lotus Aprilia rider all🗹o🃏wed Alvaro Bautista to also edge ahead.
But it wasn't all bad 💞news for Simoncelli, whose third place finish marked his seventh podium in a row for Metis Gilera and extends his title lead to 16 points over Mika Kallio, who crossed the line at the back of the lead group in⛎ fifth position for KTM.
Race results - Brno:
1. Debon (Aprilia)
2. Bautista (Aprilia) +0.280secs
3. Simoncelli (Gilera) +0.325secs
4. Barbera (Aprilia) +0.827secs
5. Kallio (KTM) +1.249secs
6. Takahashi (Honda) +13.713secs
7. Pasini (Aprilia) +13.826secs
8. Faubel (Aprilia) +16.026secs
9. Locatelli (Gilera) +19.084secs
10. Espargaro (Aprilia) +20.692secs
16. Laverty (Aprilia) +46.564secs
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