2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the ninth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. After the selection event held from 14 to 16 October 2014 at Circuito Guadix in Spain and pre-season testing, held in April 2015 in Aragon, the season began at Jerez on 2 May and ended on 27 September at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón after 13 races.[1] The races, for the third year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, were held at seven meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar.

Dutch rider Bo Bendsneyder won the championship, securing the title after the Misano race.[2] Bendsneyder started the season with five successive victories, establishing a healthy championship lead. Ultimately, Bendsneyder won eight races during the season, and only finished off the podium on three occasions. Bendsneyder won the championship by 49 points ahead of Italy's Fabio Di Giannantonio, who was a three-time race winner at the Sachsenring, Brno and Aragon. Third place in the championship was decided in the final Aragon race between Silverstone winner Ayumu Sasaki, Marc García – who won the weekend's opening race – and Óscar Gutiérrez. Sasaki finished second to Di Giannantonio in the race to seal third in the championship, while García's fifth place to an eighth place for Gutiérrez ensured fourth in the final standings.

Calendar

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2015 calendar[1]
Round Date Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Race winner Sources
1 2 May   Jerez   Bo Bendsneyder   Fabio Di Giannantonio   Bo Bendsneyder [3]
3 May   Enzo Boulom   Bo Bendsneyder [4]
2 26 June   Assen   Bo Bendsneyder   Fabio Di Giannantonio   Bo Bendsneyder [5]
27 June   Bo Bendsneyder   Bo Bendsneyder [6]
3 11 July   Sachsenring   Óscar Gutiérrez   Bo Bendsneyder   Bo Bendsneyder [7]
12 July   Fabio Di Giannantonio   Fabio Di Giannantonio [8]
4 15 August   Brno   Fabio Di Giannantonio   Marc García   Fabio Di Giannantonio [9]
16 August   Ayumu Sasaki   Bo Bendsneyder [10]
5 29 August   Silverstone   Bo Bendsneyder   Raúl Fernández   Bo Bendsneyder [11]
30 August   Ayumu Sasaki   Ayumu Sasaki [12]
6 12 September   Misano   Bo Bendsneyder   Marc García   Bo Bendsneyder [13]
7 26 September   Aragon   Rory Skinner   Raúl Fernández   Marc García [14]
27 September   Fabio Di Giannantonio   Fabio Di Giannantonio [15]

Entry list

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2015 entry list[1]
No. Rider Rounds
4   Patrik Pulkkinen All
9   Robert Schotman All
13   Martin Gbelec 2–7
14   Bruno Ieraci 1–4, 6–7
16   Emanuel Aguilar All
19   Rufino Florido All
20   Omar Bonoli All
21   Fabio Di Giannantonio All
22   Mykyta Kalinin All
23   Raúl Fernández All
27   Mattia Casadei All
29   Gabriel Hernandez All
37   Walid Soppe All
41   Marc García All
44   Martin Vugrinec All
45   Olly Simpson All
64   Bo Bendsneyder All
67   Kaito Toba All
69   Rory Skinner All
71   Ayumu Sasaki All
76   Makar Yurchenko All
81   Aleix Viu All
96   Óscar Gutiérrez All
99   Enzo Boulom All

Championship standings

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Points were awarded to the top fifteen riders, provided the rider finished the race.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Rider JER
 
ASS
 
SAC
 
BRN
 
SIL
 
MIS
 
ARA
 
Pts
1   Bo Bendsneyder 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 1 3 1 DNS 9 243
2   Fabio Di Giannantonio 5 2 2 2 4 1 1 Ret 2 11 Ret 6 1 194
3   Ayumu Sasaki 6 Ret 6 6 2 Ret 6 5 3 1 3 4 2 161
4   Marc García 9 8 5 5 3 2 4 3 Ret Ret 4 1 5 151
5   Óscar Gutiérrez 2 6 3 3 5 DNS 5 2 5 5 10 8 8 148
6   Enzo Boulom 8 5 4 4 9 6 8 4 6 2 7 DNS 10 128
7   Raúl Fernández 16 16 9 7 12 4 3 7 4 DNS 2 2 6 121
8   Olly Simpson 3 3 Ret DNS 8 5 17 Ret 7 Ret 6 15 4 84
9   Kaito Toba 4 9 10 Ret 7 3 7 6 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 79
10   Rory Skinner 17 17 15 14 18 11 Ret 14 10 4 16 3 3 61
11   Robert Schotman 10 13 Ret 10 11 9 10 13 12 9 9 14 11 61
12   Rufino Florido 7 4 7 17 Ret Ret 16 8 Ret Ret Ret 5 7 59
13   Aleix Viu 13 11 8 20 6 7 11 9 19 Ret 5 DNS DNS 58
14   Mattia Casadei Ret 10 14 Ret 14 8 9 Ret 9 8 8 12 16 52
15   Makar Yurchenko 14 14 11 9 10 15 Ret Ret 8 6 14 17 12 47
16   Walid Soppe 11 7 Ret 13 17 Ret 13 10 11 7 15 Ret 20 41
17   Martin Gbelec Ret 11 13 17 14 11 Ret 10 11 9 13 36
18   Bruno Ieraci 12 12 13 8 Ret 10 DNS DNS 12 DNS 15 30
19   Patrik Pulkkinen 15 19 12 12 16 13 12 Ret 15 13 17 10 14 28
20   Omar Bonoli Ret 15 Ret 15 15 12 15 12 14 Ret 13 11 17 22
21   Martin Vugrinec Ret 20 18 Ret 22 14 19 15 13 12 21 13 Ret 13
  Mykyta Kalinin 19 Ret 17 18 21 Ret 18 16 18 Ret 20 16 18 0
  Gabriel Hernandez 18 18 Ret 16 20 16 Ret 18 17 Ret 18 Ret Ret 0
  Emanuel Aguilar Ret Ret 16 19 19 18 20 17 16 Ret 19 18 19 0
Pos. Rider JER
 
ASS
 
SAC
 
BRN
 
SIL
 
MIS
 
ARA
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap
Source:[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rookies set to thrill and learn again in 2015". redbull.com. Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Bendsneyder wins race and Cup in Misano". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Gran Premio bwin de España – Rookies Cup  – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Gran Premio bwin de España – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 2" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Motul TT Assen – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 1" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Motul TT Assen – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 2" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  7. ^ "GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland – Rookies Cup  – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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  9. ^ "bwin Grand Prix České Republiky – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 1" (PDF). redbull.com. Dorna Sports. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  10. ^ "bwin Grand Prix České Republiky – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 2" (PDF). redbull.com. Dorna Sports. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Octo British Grand Prix – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 1" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Octo British Grand Prix – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 2" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  13. ^ "GP TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini – Rookies Cup  – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 1" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 2" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  16. ^ "Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón – Rookies Cup  – Championship Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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