Brno Moto2: Folger wins in the wet, disaster for Zarco

The German rider got a perfect start, going around the outside of polesitter Johann Zarco at Turn 1, to take the lead of the race.

Afterwards at the front, Folger was never challenged for the lead once Zarco dropped ground, with closest rival Rins 5.175s behind.

Rins himself had to work hard at the start to move past Takaaki Nakagami, but once in open air, the Spanish rider held on to second, ahead of front-row starter Sam Lowes.

Behind the top three, Mattia Pasini made big inroads in the race, starting from 17th to finish fourth, equaling his best result in the 2016 season.

Pasini is under investigation after tangling with Sandro Cortese on the final lap while fighting for fourth, the German rider crashing out, having made up eight places in the race.

Alex Marquez finished fifth, after he was overtaken by Pasini at halfway point.

Hafizh Syahrin was sixth, making up nine places in the race, with Danny Kent winning the Leopard team duel to end up seventh.

Teammate Miguel Oliveira finished ninth, with Franco Morbidelli passing the Portuguese rider in the final stages.

Anthony West charged to 10th from the back of the field, ending up just ahead of championship leader Zarco, who fought back after having dropped down outside of points at one stage. 

Elsewhere, Nakagami crashed out from seventh after he was tagged by Simone Corsi, for which the Italian received a ride-through penalty, dropping him out of points in 19th.

In the standings, Zarco now leads Rins by only 19 points, with Lowes a further 25 points adrift of the Spaniard.

Race results:

Pos	Driver	Bike	Time
1	Jonas Folger	Kalex	45'30.342
2	Alex Rins	Kalex	45'35.517
3	Sam Lowes	Kalex	45'39.363
4	Mattia Pasini	Kalex	45'45.105
5	Alex Marquez	Kalex	45'48.301
6	Hafizh Syahrin	Kalex	45'54.589
7	Danny Kent	Kalex	45'56.038
8	Franco Morbidelli	Kalex	45'56.258
9	Miguel Oliveira	Kalex	45'57.541
10	Anthony West	Suter	46'06.682
11	Johann Zarco	Kalex	46'07.096
12	Xavi Vierge	Tech 3	46'07.719
13	Julian Simon	Speed Up	46'07.798
14	Isaac Viñales	Tech 3	46'07.921
15	Xavier Simeon	Speed Up	46'08.118
16	Lorenzo Baldassarri	Kalex	46'19.353
17	Dominique Aegerter	Kalex	46'32.109
18	Marcel Schrötter	Kalex	46'39.145
19	Simone Corsi	Speed Up	46'39.877
20	Edgar Pons	Kalex	46'39.896
21	Remy Gardner	Kalex	46'47.036
22	Robin Mulhauser	Kalex	46'47.193
23	Sandro Cortese	Kalex	46'47.577
24	Jesko Raffin	Kalex	47'14.050
25	Ratthapark Wilairot	Kalex	46'24.941
	Takaaki Nakagami	Kalex	28'40.325
	Luca Marini	Kalex	23'12.444
	Axel Pons	Kalex