 Luthi is Switzerland's first 125cc champion since 1966 |
Switzerland's Thomas Luthi won the 125cc world championship after finishing ninth in the final race of the season in Valencia. Mika Kallio, the only person who could have denied Luthi the title, won the race with a daring last-lap overtake, but Luthi's ninth place proved enough.
Hungarian Gabor Talmacsi finished in second place and Italy's Mattia Pasini crossed the line third.
Kallio's KTM team took some consolation by winning the manufacturers' title.
Valencia 125cc Grand Prix result (Sun):
1 Mika Kallio (Fin) KTM 40:26.640
2 Gabor Talmacsi (Hng) KTM 40:26.877
3 Mattia Pasini (It) Aprilia 40:27.007
4 Hector Faubel (Sp) Aprilia 40:39.041
5 Marco Simoncelli (It) Aprilia 40:43.649
6 Tomoyoshi Koyama (Jpn) Honda 40:47.275
125cc world championship final standings:
1 Thomas Luethi (Swi) Honda 242
2 Mika Kallio (Fin) KTM 237
3 Gabor Talmacsi (Hng) KTM 198
4 Mattia Pasini (It) Aprilia 183
5 Marco Simoncelli (It) Aprilia 177
6 Fabrizio Lai (It) Honda 141
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