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The pilot gets his rosin world's second victory of his debut

Maverick, winner at Assen

The pilot Maverick Viñales Roses (Aprilia) was the smartest and agossarat all 125 cc drivers, when it began to rain at Assen, Holland. When the first drops have fallen has enough pull in front of the stage to escape from the group of four riders who commanded the race. So when the race direction stopped the race was declared champion of his second Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

On leaving, how could it be otherwise, the faster has been the best time of testing, the Viñales itself, followed by the Basque Efren Vazquez, followed by French and Mallorcan Johan Zarco Luis Salom, here Assen has achieved his best result at the world championship.

Before the end of the first round, Sergio Gadea, Viñales teammate has been at the forefront of the race in a spectacular passing three riders in a row.

But the race had done nothing more than start and a group of fourteen riders have fought to the last millimeter of the position, so the test has experienced spectacular moments with constant lead changes in each curve.

In the twelfth round, the rain has begun to make an appearance and the first doubts have arisen among members of the group leading the race, which has stood Maverick Viñales taking much risk, while Sergio Gadea and Sandro Cortese raised their hand to his goal step by alerting the organization that track conditions worsened.

Was imminent arrest of the race, but the regulations in hand must be met for two thirds of the same race can be given for valid and not have to make a second output, so that the direction of career endured best to reach the fourteen full turns and when only eight pilots had gone through the finish line of the fifteenth round, career guidance taught to give the red flag ended the race.

Thus, as Maverick Viñales has happened in the first position by the finish line, was proclaimed champion of Grand Prix of Holland.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION OF RACE 125 CC:

1. Maverick Viñales (ESP / Aprilia) in 25:04.147
2. Luis Salom (ESP / Aprilia) 2555
3. Sergio Gadea (ESP / Aprilia) 2655
4. Sandro Cortese (GER / Aprilia) 3670
5. Johann Zarco (FRA / Aprilia) 3903
6. Danny Kent (GBR / Aprilia) 4469