Marc Marquez, the season before be became the first rookie since Kenny Roberts Sr. to win the premier class title.

Romano Fenati won his first Moto3 race. After the loud welcome Spanish ridder Luis Salom received from the local crowd for his 2nd place finish, Fenati noticed the relative silence he, the race winner, received.

Pol Espargaro received a warmer welcome as the Moto2 race winner, even though he’d beaten Marc Marquez.

You’ve heard about the fan enthusiasm at Jerez? This fellow supplies 50% of that energy all by himself. The portable PA system over his shoulder helps, of course.

For the MotoGP race, resistance was, once again, futile, given that no one’s ambition had outweighed his talent, as in 2011.

Photographs: ©2012 by Scott Jones / PHOTO.GP – All Rights Reserved
Jerez MotoGP 2012

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