2015 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2015 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Misano Adriatico on 13 September 2015.[4]

San Marino  2015 San Marino Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 18 races in the
2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date13 September 2015
Official nameGran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini[1][2][3]
LocationMisano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.226 km (2.626 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Time 1:32.146
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Time 1:33.273 on lap 4
Podium
First Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Second United Kingdom Bradley Smith Yamaha
Third United Kingdom Scott Redding Honda
Moto2
Pole position
Rider France Johann Zarco Kalex
Time 1:36.754
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Jonas Folger Kalex
Time 1:37.422 on lap 10
Podium
First France Johann Zarco Kalex
Second Spain Tito Rabat Kalex
Third Japan Takaaki Nakagami Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Italy Enea Bastianini Honda
Time 1:42.486
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Niccolò Antonelli Honda
Time 1:42.841 on lap 3
Podium
First Italy Enea Bastianini Honda
Second Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM
Third Italy Niccolò Antonelli Honda

The MotoGP race started in dry conditions but as the race progressed, rain started to fall, forcing most of the riders to change to bikes with wet tyres. The rain eventually stopped halfway through the race and the final laps were completed in relatively dry track conditions. Factory Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo took his third pole position of the season but it was Marc Márquez who won the race after making a crucial second bike change before Valentino Rossi and Lorenzo.[5] Bradley Smith and Scott Redding became the first pair of British riders to stand on a premier class podium since Barry Sheene and Tom Herron at the 1979 Venezuelan Grand Prix.[6] Smith made a risky yet successful decision to stay on dry tyres for the whole duration of the race and achieved his second premier class podium in second place, while Redding achieved his maiden MotoGP podium with a third-place finish despite crashing earlier in the race.[7]

Lorenzo and Rossi stayed out on wet tyres for a few laps longer than Márquez; this resulted in a fifth-place finish for Rossi and Lorenzo crashed out with eight laps remaining.[8] Yonny Hernández and Alex de Angelis also crashed out while Pol Espargaró and wildcard Michele Pirro both retired. Loris Baz took his fourth victory in the Open category with a fourth-place finish. Although Rossi only managed to finish in fifth position, Lorenzo's retirement extended the championship gap between the two riders to 23 points.[9]

In the junior classes, both pole-sitters won their respective races; Johann Zarco won his sixth race of the season in Moto2, while Enea Bastianini took his first Grand Prix victory in Moto3 after a final-lap pass on Miguel Oliveira.[10]

Classification edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 28 48:23.819 2 25
2 38   Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 28 +7.288 6 20
3 45   Scott Redding EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 28 +18.793 13 16
4 76   Loris Baz Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 28 +26.427 16 13
5 46   Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 28 +33.196 3 11
6 9   Danilo Petrucci Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 28 +35.087 9 10
7 29   Andrea Iannone Ducati Team Ducati 28 +36.527 7 9
8 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 28 +37.434 8 8
9 26   Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 28 +39.516 4 7
10 41   Aleix Espargaró Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 28 +39.692 10 6
11 35   Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Honda 28 +41.995 11 5
12 43   Jack Miller LCR Honda Honda 28 +46.075 17 4
13 63   Mike Di Meglio Avintia Racing Ducati 28 +48.381 22 3
14 25   Maverick Viñales Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 28 +52.325 14 2
15 19   Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 28 +53.348 20 1
16 6   Stefan Bradl Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 28 +58.828 19
17 69   Nicky Hayden Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 28 +1:02.649 23
18 8   Héctor Barberá Avintia Racing Ducati 28 +1:04.768 18
19 50   Eugene Laverty Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 28 +1:05.677 21
20 71   Claudio Corti Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 27 +1 lap 24
21 17   Karel Abraham AB Motoracing Honda 27 +1 lap 25
Ret 44   Pol Espargaró Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 26 Electronics 12
Ret 99   Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 Accident 1
Ret 68   Yonny Hernández Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 9 Accident 15
Ret 15   Alex de Angelis E-Motion IodaRacing Team ART 9 Accident 26
Ret 51   Michele Pirro Ducati Team Ducati 9 Retirement 5
Sources: [1][11][12]

Moto2 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Johann Zarco Kalex 26 42:38.099 1 25
2 1   Tito Rabat Kalex 26 +3.850 3 20
3 30   Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 26 +5.388 8 16
4 3   Simone Corsi Kalex 26 +7.058 4 13
5 60   Julián Simón Speed Up 26 +9.225 10 11
6 94   Jonas Folger Kalex 26 +10.466 9 10
7 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 26 +13.784 15 9
8 11   Sandro Cortese Kalex 26 +16.334 11 8
9 39   Luis Salom Kalex 26 +17.896 12 7
10 12   Thomas Lüthi Kalex 26 +18.353 13 6
11 49   Axel Pons Kalex 26 +24.029 14 5
12 19   Xavier Siméon Kalex 26 +27.609 20 4
13 25   Azlan Shah Kalex 26 +29.037 22 3
14 4   Randy Krummenacher Kalex 26 +32.140 16 2
15 95   Anthony West Speed Up 26 +33.312 21 1
16 54   Mattia Pasini Kalex 26 +36.315 24
17 23   Marcel Schrötter Tech 3 26 +37.245 19
18 55   Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 26 +43.947 6
19 96   Louis Rossi Tech 3 26 +43.986 30
20 10   Thitipong Warokorn Kalex 26 +52.354 31
21 9   Luca Marini Kalex 26 +1:01.171 26
22 66   Florian Alt Suter 26 +1:05.168 29
23 97   Xavi Vierge Tech 3 25 +1 lap 28
24 77   Dominique Aegerter Kalex 23 +3 laps 5
Ret 64   Federico Caricasulo Kalex 18 Accident 27
Ret 22   Sam Lowes Speed Up 17 Rear Fender 7
Ret 2   Jesko Raffin Kalex 15 Engine 32
Ret 73   Álex Márquez Kalex 6 Accident 17
Ret 70   Robin Mulhauser Kalex 5 Misfire 25
Ret 36   Mika Kallio Kalex 2 Accident 23
Ret 88   Ricard Cardús Suter 2 Accident 18
DSQ 40   Álex Rins Kalex 22 Black flag 2
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 33   Enea Bastianini Honda 23 39:43.673 1 25
2 44   Miguel Oliveira KTM 23 +0.037 6 20
3 23   Niccolò Antonelli Honda 23 +0.345 4 16
4 5   Romano Fenati KTM 23 +0.584 5 13
5 41   Brad Binder KTM 23 +0.637 2 11
6 52   Danny Kent Honda 23 +8.000 3 10
7 10   Alexis Masbou Honda 23 +11.654 12 9
8 21   Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 23 +11.776 11 8
9 32   Isaac Viñales KTM 23 +11.839 10 7
10 65   Philipp Öttl KTM 23 +11.973 9 6
11 48   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Husqvarna 23 +12.187 8 5
12 11   Livio Loi Honda 23 +12.214 20 4
13 16   Andrea Migno KTM 23 +12.532 21 3
14 29   Stefano Manzi Mahindra 23 +19.260 26 2
15 88   Jorge Martín Mahindra 23 +24.296 18 1
16 76   Hiroki Ono Honda 23 +25.724 13
17 84   Jakub Kornfeil KTM 23 +25.818 32
18 40   Darryn Binder Mahindra 23 +26.148 16
19 17   John McPhee Honda 23 +26.228 25
20 91   Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 23 +26.774 17
21 98   Karel Hanika KTM 23 +29.251 23
22 19   Alessandro Tonucci Mahindra 23 +34.186 29
23 12   Matteo Ferrari Mahindra 23 +35.384 28
24 6   María Herrera Husqvarna 23 +41.319 24
25 22   Ana Carrasco KTM 23 +56.219 30
26 90   Adrián Gyutai TVR 22 +1 lap 31
Ret 58   Juan Francisco Guevara Mahindra 22 Accident 15
Ret 63   Zulfahmi Khairuddin KTM 22 Engine 22
Ret 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 15 Electrics 19
Ret 7   Efrén Vázquez Honda 14 Accident Damage 7
Ret 2   Remy Gardner Mahindra 6 Accident 27
Ret 95   Jules Danilo Honda 3 Accident 14
DNS 55   Andrea Locatelli Honda Did not start
DNS 20   Fabio Quartararo Honda Did not start
DNS 9   Jorge Navarro 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 thirteen has concluded.[13]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all standings.

References edit

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  9. ^ "MotoGP Misano: Rossi 'wanted to cry', but 'important result'". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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  11. ^ "GP TIM DI SAN MARINO E DELLA RIVIERA DI RIMINI · MotoGP Race Classification 2015". Motogp.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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