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125cc125ccIndianapolisMisanoAragonMOTEGIAfter a non-finish at Brno, Nicolas Terol reasserted hisauthority on the 125cc championship with a dominant winat Indianapolis.Ten-seconds clear by the middle of the race, Terol(Aprilia) eventually backed off to secure his sixth victory ofthe season by 3.6sec from rookie Maverick Vinales (Aprilia).Terol and Vinales used the KR149D front in partnershipwith the KR133F rear to tame the abrasive new tracksurface. Third-place Sandro Cortese (Aprilia) was theonly rider to choose the ‘H’ spec front compound, whichprovided greater endurance.Terol was 7.2sec faster than his own race-winning 2010time and set a new lap record on lap six of 23.Johann Zarco saw yet another debut grand prix win slipthrough his fingers, when title leader Nico Terol poweredpast the Frenchman on the run to the line at Misano.With the full range of Dunlop tyre options provingcompetitive, Terol (Aprilia) used the KR149D and KR133Cto claim his seventh victory of the season by just 0.022sec,while Zarco and third-placed Derbi team-mate EfrenVazquez opted for the F spec rear.Zarco now trailed Terol by 31 points with five roundsremaining in the final season of 125cc grand prix racing.Nico Terol made it three wins in a row for the second timein 2011 with a runaway home win at Aragon.The Aspar Aprilia rider was untouchable for all 20 laps,while title rival Johann Zarco (Derbi) spent much of the racelocked in a tight fight for second with Terol’s team-mateHector Faubel.That battle ended when Faubel crashed out trying topass Terol at the very final turn, putting rookie MaverickVinales (Aprilia) into a surprise third place.Cooler conditions on race day, relative to practice andqualifying, accelerated rear tyre wear, but the favoured ‘D’spec front tyre held up superbly.After numerous near misses, Johann Zarco (Derbi) finallybecame a 125cc grand prix winner at Motegi in Japan. TheFrenchman broke free from Nico Terol to win by almostsix-seconds and reduce Terol’s title lead to 31 points.Dunlop’s trusty D spec front was once again thepreferred choice of the podium finishers, although Zarcodiffered from Aspar Aprilia team-mates Terol and HectorFaubel by choosing the F spec rear.Rookie Maverick Vinales (Aprilia) used the D-F tyrecombination to charge from last to fourth after a problemon the grid, while fifth place Sandro Cortese (Aprilia) wasthe leading rider with the H-spec front.Race Front Tyre Rear Tyre Championship PointsRace Front Tyre Rear Tyre Championship PointsRace Front Tyre Rear Tyre Championship PointsRace Front Tyre Rear Tyre Championship Points1. Nicolas Terol DunlopKR149 DDunlop KR133F1. Nicolas Terol - 1911. Nicolas Terol DunlopKR149 DDunlopKR133 C1. Nicolas Terol - 2161. Nicolas Terol DunlopKR149 DDunlopKR133 F1. Nicolas Terol - 2411. Johann Zarco DunlopKR149 DDunlopKR133 F1. Nicolas Terol - 2612. MaverickVinalesDunlopKR149 DDunlop KR133F2. Johann Zarco - 1652. Johann Zarco DunlopKR149 DDunlopKR133 F2. Johann Zarco - 1852. Johann Zarco DunlopKR149 DDunlopKR133 F2. Johann Zarco - 2052. Nicolas Terol DunlopKR149 DDunlopKR133 C2. Johann Zarco - 2303. SandroCorteseDunlopKR149 HDunlop KR133F3. Maverick Vinales - 1523. Efren Vazquez DunlopKR149 DDunlopKR133 F3. Maverick Vinales - 1613. Maverick Vinales DunlopKR149 DDunlopKR133 C3. Maverick Vinales - 1773. Hector Faubel DunlopKR149 DDunlopKR133 C3. Maverick Vinales - 190