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2015 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2015 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, consisting of the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 classes. It was held at the Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi on 11 October 2015.[4][5]

Japan  2015 Japanese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 15 of 18 races in the
2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date11 October 2015
Official nameMotul Grand Prix of Japan[1][2][3]
LocationTwin Ring Motegi
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.801 km (2.983 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Time 1:43.790
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Time 1:54.867 on lap 3
Podium
First Spain Dani Pedrosa Honda
Second Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Third Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider France Johann Zarco Kalex
Time 1:50.339
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Jonas Folger Kalex
Time 2:04.166 on lap 2
Podium
First France Johann Zarco Kalex
Second Germany Jonas Folger Kalex
Third Germany Sandro Cortese Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Italy Romano Fenati KTM
Time 1:56.484
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Isaac Viñales KTM
Time 2:07.602 on lap 9
Podium
First Italy Niccolò Antonelli Honda
Second Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM
Third Spain Jorge Navarro Honda

In the premier class, the race began in damp conditions but dried out over the course of the race. Jorge Lorenzo had started on pole but faded to third with tyre issues, and it was Dani Pedrosa that achieved his first victory since the 2014 Czech Republic Grand Prix,[6] and as a result, became the eighth rider to record 50 victories at World Championship level.[7] Valentino Rossi extended his championship lead to eighteen with a second-place finish, ahead of Lorenzo.[6]

During free practice, Alex de Angelis crashed heavily and was taken to hospital in a critical but stable condition.[8] De Angelis missed the remainder of the season as a result of the crash.

In the intermediate Moto2 class, Tito Rabat pulled out of the weekend due to injury and as a result, Johann Zarco won his first World Championship title,[9] and the first by a French rider in the intermediate class since Olivier Jacque in 2000.[10] Zarco went on to win the shortened race ahead of German duo Jonas Folger and Sandro Cortese.[11] In the Moto3 race also shortened by weather delays, Niccolò Antonelli took his second win of the season ahead of Miguel Oliveira and Jorge Navarro, while championship leader Danny Kent maintained his points lead with sixth place.[12]

Dani Pedrosa, celebrating on the podium after winning the MotoGP race.

Classification edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 26   Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 24 46:50.767 6 25
2 46   Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 24 +8.573 2 20
3 99   Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 24 +12.127 1 16
4 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 24 +27.841 3 13
5 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 24 +35.085 4 11
6 35   Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Honda 24 +37.263 8 10
7 38   Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 24 +37.667 9 9
8 21   Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha Factory Racing Team Yamaha 24 +44.654 15 8
9 8   Héctor Barberá Avintia Racing Ducati 24 +48.572 18 7
10 45   Scott Redding EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 24 +50.121 12 6
11 41   Aleix Espargaró Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 24 +1:00.535 7 5
12 72   Takumi Takahashi Team HRC with Nissin Honda 24 +1:01.211 19 4
13 69   Nicky Hayden Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 24 +1:11.261 21 3
14 68   Yonny Hernández Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 24 +1:13.896 14 2
15 63   Mike Di Meglio Avintia Racing Ducati 24 +1:15.421 24 1
16 19   Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 24 +1:20.507 16
17 50   Eugene Laverty Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 24 +1:31.224 20
18 6   Stefan Bradl Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 24 +1:46.833 13
19 64   Kousuke Akiyoshi AB Motoracing Honda 24 +2:00.072 26
20 24   Toni Elías Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 23 +1 lap 25
Ret 44   Pol Espargaró Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 22 Accident 11
Ret 43   Jack Miller LCR Honda Honda 16 Accident 22
Ret 25   Maverick Viñales Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 13 Accident 10
Ret 76   Loris Baz Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 13 Handling 23
Ret 29   Andrea Iannone Ducati Team Ducati 10 Engine 5
Ret 9   Danilo Petrucci Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 8 Accident 17
DNS 15   Alex de Angelis E-Motion IodaRacing Team ART Did not start
Sources: [13][14][15]

Moto2 edit

Due to weather conditions which caused delays in the schedule, the race distance was reduced from 23 to 15 laps.[16]

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Johann Zarco Kalex 15 31:17.900 1 25
2 94   Jonas Folger Kalex 15 +4.505 3 20
3 11   Sandro Cortese Kalex 15 +15.433 9 16
4 25   Azlan Shah Kalex 15 +17.348 12 13
5 55   Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 15 +22.858 6 11
6 88   Ricard Cardús Suter 15 +24.970 17 10
7 3   Simone Corsi Kalex 15 +25.759 16 9
8 22   Sam Lowes Speed Up 15 +27.024 4 8
9 23   Marcel Schrötter Tech 3 15 +27.485 21 7
10 4   Randy Krummenacher Kalex 15 +28.062 18 6
11 40   Álex Rins Kalex 15 +30.768 5 5
12 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 15 +32.685 10 4
13 71   Tomoyoshi Koyama NTS 15 +33.995 29 3
14 72   Yuki Takahashi Moriwaki 15 +36.582 25 2
15 36   Mika Kallio Speed Up 15 +43.672 20 1
16 60   Julián Simón Speed Up 15 +48.256 14
17 2   Jesko Raffin Kalex 15 +49.421 28
18 73   Álex Márquez Kalex 15 +51.712 15
19 57   Edgar Pons Kalex 15 +1:20.982 24
20 96   Louis Rossi Tech 3 15 +1:31.219 26
21 66   Florian Alt Suter 15 +1:36.116 30
22 30   Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 15 +1:41.127 7
23 70   Robin Mulhauser Kalex 13 +2 laps 22
Ret 39   Luis Salom Kalex 9 Accident 13
Ret 10   Thitipong Warokorn Kalex 8 Accident 19
Ret 12   Thomas Lüthi Kalex 7 Accident Damage 2
Ret 19   Xavier Siméon Kalex 5 Front Tyre Wear 11
Ret 97   Xavi Vierge Tech 3 4 Accident 27
Ret 49   Axel Pons Kalex 4 Retirement 8
Ret 16   Joshua Hook Kalex 3 Accident 23
DNS 1   Tito Rabat Kalex Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3 edit

Due to weather conditions which caused delays in the schedule, the race distance was reduced from 20 to 13 laps.[16]

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 23   Niccolò Antonelli Honda 13 28:03.391 2 25
2 44   Miguel Oliveira KTM 13 +1.053 5 20
3 9   Jorge Navarro Honda 13 +8.529 6 16
4 32   Isaac Viñales KTM 13 +11.074 7 13
5 63   Zulfahmi Khairuddin KTM 13 +13.043 15 11
6 52   Danny Kent Honda 13 +15.224 4 10
7 33   Enea Bastianini Honda 13 +15.873 3 9
8 98   Karel Hanika KTM 13 +17.563 19 8
9 17   John McPhee Honda 13 +18.153 24 7
10 7   Efrén Vázquez Honda 13 +18.556 27 6
11 88   Jorge Martín Mahindra 13 +19.896 23 5
12 84   Jakub Kornfeil KTM 13 +20.892 11 4
13 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 13 +25.145 20 3
14 55   Andrea Locatelli Honda 13 +28.455 34 2
15 21   Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 13 +28.849 10 1
16 91   Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 13 +29.988 25
17 41   Brad Binder KTM 13 +30.719 9
18 29   Stefano Manzi Mahindra 13 +31.949 21
19 95   Jules Danilo Honda 13 +32.146 28
20 16   Andrea Migno KTM 13 +35.048 17
21 58   Juan Francisco Guevara Mahindra 13 +47.242 14
22 96   Manuel Pagliani Mahindra 13 +48.796 18
23 65   Philipp Öttl KTM 13 +49.372 13
24 48   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Husqvarna 13 +56.860 16
25 27   Keisuke Kurihara Honda 13 +59.731 35
26 6   María Herrera Husqvarna 13 +1:07.035 26
27 40   Darryn Binder Mahindra 13 +1:19.621 30
28 5   Romano Fenati KTM 13 +1:29.664 1
29 22   Ana Carrasco KTM 13 +1:52.305 33
Ret 2   Remy Gardner Mahindra 10 Accident 29
Ret 11   Livio Loi Honda 4 Accident Damage 8
Ret 76   Hiroki Ono Honda 2 Accident 12
Ret 34   Ryo Mizuno Honda 1 Accident 32
Ret 10   Alexis Masbou Honda 1 Accident 22
Ret 19   Alessandro Tonucci Mahindra 1 Retirement 31
DNS 20   Fabio Quartararo Honda Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP) edit

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fifteen has concluded.[17]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References edit

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  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Twin Ring Motegi - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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  6. ^ a b "Peerless Pedrosa takes his 50th GP victory at Motegi". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Pedrosa: "It has been a long time since my last one"". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Alex de Angelis' condition stabilizing". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Tito Rabat withdraws, Johann Zarco wins championship". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Johann Zarco is 2015 Moto2 world champion". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  11. ^ Lewis, Lisa (11 October 2015). "Champion Zarco powers to damp Motegi win". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  12. ^ Lewis, Lisa (11 October 2015). "Antonelli dominates for wet Motegi win". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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  14. ^ "MOTUL GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN · MotoGP Race Classification 2015". Motogp.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  15. ^ "2015 Japanese MotoGp : Race Classifications" (PDF). Resources.motogp.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Moto2 Japan – Warm-up Results". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2015. Retrieved 2019-08-26.


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