Ajo Motorsport rider Johann Zarco found his way to the front early at the Rio Hondo track and after early battles with Sam Lowes and Xavier Simeon, the Frenchman pulled away and lapped at a fast, consistent pace to ease out a gap of 2.7 seconds to win his first Moto2 race, just the second race victory of his career. Zarco celebrated his win with a back flip off the fence in front of the crowd. The last French rider to win in the class was Jules Cluzel back in 2010 at the British Grand Prix. The Kalex rider now leads the championship standings with 53 points, a gap of just four points to Alex Rins, who also finished the race in second place. The Paginas Amarillas HP 40 rider was again...
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