MotoGP Czech Republic 2013: Favorites to Win Historic Race

The 2013 Czech Republic Grand Prix represents one of the integral points of the 2013 MotoGP season. 

Brno is a historic motor sport venue and played host to races since the 1930s before the official circuit was constructed in the 1980s. 

The 2013 edition of the race features big names like Alex Rins and Cal Crutchlow. Both are strong candidates to win in the Czech Republic before moving on to the British Grand Prix at the start of September. 

Here are the names who figure to emerge from the race victorious after practice runs. 

Note: All info courtesy of Moto GP's official website.

Moto3: Alex Rins

Alex Rins made his debut in the Moto3 World Championship back in 2012 and has never looked back. The Spaniard has taken the world by storm—and he is only 17 years of age. 

Rins has won three races in Moto3 so far this year, and has won the last two in a row. 

Now Rins is looking to dominate at Brno. He's off to a hot start to say the least. Bins took his third pole of the season in qualifying with a time of  2:07.622—over a half second faster than all other racers. 

Rins is easily the favorite as he continues to make things look simple on the track. Expect nothing less than a victory Sunday. 

Moto2: Takaaki Nakagami

Earlier this year, Takaaki Nakagami competed at Le Mans and earned his first pole position in Grand Prix racing. 

Fast forward to Brno, and Nakagami at 21 years of age has two pole positions to his name. 

Interestingly enough, Nakagami made the first two podium appearances of his career this year as well, the second coming more recently at Indianapolis. 

Nakagami was just as impressive as Rins in the qualifier at Brno, finishing a full 0.4 seconds faster than any other racer. He may not be as young as Rins, but he's having a breakout year and could very well be on his way to stardom as well. 

MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow 

Cal Crutchlow is not like the other favorites to win at Brno. He's 27 years old and has been down the path of success more than once. He has bounced around in prestigious tournaments such as the British Superbike Championship before bringing his talents to MotoGP. 

Saturday at Brno, Crutchlow captured his second ever pole in Moto GP with a record-breaking time of 1:55.527. 

The time left Crutchlow 0.2 seconds in front of the rest of the field and placed him in contention to win the race. Last year's winner at Brno, Dani Pedrosa, is lurking behind Crutchlow after qualifying for the second row. 

Regardless of pole position, Cructhlow would have been a favorite. He has raced professionally since 2003 and molds that experience into a serious advantage when MotoGp at Brno gets underway. 

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