2015 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

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

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]

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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. Dani Pedrosa 2015 Motegi 3.jpeg
Dani Pedrosa, celebrating on the podium after winning the MotoGP race.

Classification

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
126 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 2446:50.767625
246 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 24+8.573220
399 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 24+12.127116
493 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 24+27.841313
54 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 24+35.085411
635 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Honda 24+37.263810
738 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 24+37.66799
821 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha Factory Racing Team Yamaha 24+44.654158
98 Flag of Spain.svg Héctor Barberá Avintia Racing Ducati 24+48.572187
1045 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Redding EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 24+50.121126
1141 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 24+1:00.53575
1272 Flag of Japan.svg Takumi Takahashi Team HRC with Nissin Honda 24+1:01.211194
1369 Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hayden Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 24+1:11.261213
1468 Flag of Colombia.svg Yonny Hernández Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 24+1:13.896142
1563 Flag of France.svg Mike Di Meglio Avintia Racing Ducati 24+1:15.421241
1619 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 24+1:20.50716
1750 Flag of Ireland.svg Eugene Laverty Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 24+1:31.22420
186 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 24+1:46.83313
1964 Flag of Japan.svg Kousuke Akiyoshi AB Motoracing Honda 24+2:00.07226
2024 Flag of Spain.svg Toni Elías Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 23+1 lap25
Ret44 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 22Accident11
Ret43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller LCR Honda Honda 16Accident22
Ret25 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 13Accident10
Ret76 Flag of France.svg Loris Baz Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 13Handling23
Ret29 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Iannone Ducati Team Ducati 10Engine5
Ret9 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 8Accident17
DNS15 Flag of San Marino.svg Alex de Angelis E-Motion IodaRacing Team ART Did not start
Sources: [13] [14] [15]

Moto2

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

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Kalex 1531:17.900125
294 Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Folger Kalex15+4.505320
311 Flag of Germany.svg Sandro Cortese Kalex15+15.433916
425 Flag of Malaysia.svg Azlan Shah Kalex15+17.3481213
555 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizh Syahrin Kalex15+22.858611
688 Flag of Spain.svg Ricard Cardús Suter 15+24.9701710
73 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Corsi Kalex15+25.759169
822 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes Speed Up 15+27.02448
923 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Tech 3 15+27.485217
104 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Randy Krummenacher Kalex15+28.062186
1140 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Kalex15+30.76855
127 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex15+32.685104
1371 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoyoshi Koyama NTS 15+33.995293
1472 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Takahashi Moriwaki 15+36.582252
1536 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Kallio Speed Up15+43.672201
1660 Flag of Spain.svg Julián Simón Speed Up15+48.25614
172 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jesko Raffin Kalex15+49.42128
1873 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Kalex15+51.71215
1957 Flag of Spain.svg Edgar Pons Kalex15+1:20.98224
2096 Flag of France.svg Louis Rossi Tech 315+1:31.21926
2166 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Alt Suter15+1:36.11630
2230 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami Kalex15+1:41.1277
2370 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Robin Mulhauser Kalex13+2 laps22
Ret39 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom Kalex9Accident13
Ret10 Flag of Thailand.svg Thitipong Warokorn Kalex8Accident19
Ret12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Kalex7Accident Damage2
Ret19 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Siméon Kalex5Front Tyre Wear11
Ret97 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi Vierge Tech 34Accident27
Ret49 Flag of Spain.svg Axel Pons Kalex4Retirement8
Ret16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Hook Kalex3Accident23
DNS1 Flag of Spain.svg Tito Rabat KalexDid not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

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

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
123 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Antonelli Honda 1328:03.391225
244 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira KTM 13+1.053520
39 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Navarro Honda 13+8.529616
432 Flag of Spain.svg Isaac Viñales KTM 13+11.074713
563 Flag of Malaysia.svg Zulfahmi Khairuddin KTM 13+13.0431511
652 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Kent Honda 13+15.224410
733 Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Honda 13+15.87339
898 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Hanika KTM 13+17.563198
917 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John McPhee Honda 13+18.153247
107 Flag of Spain.svg Efrén Vázquez Honda 13+18.556276
1188 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Mahindra 13+19.896235
1284 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Kornfeil KTM 13+20.892114
1324 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 13+25.145203
1455 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Locatelli Honda 13+28.455342
1521 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 13+28.849101
1691 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 13+29.98825
1741 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder KTM 13+30.7199
1829 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Manzi Mahindra 13+31.94921
1995 Flag of France.svg Jules Danilo Honda 13+32.14628
2016 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Migno KTM 13+35.04817
2158 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Francisco Guevara Mahindra 13+47.24214
2296 Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Pagliani Mahindra 13+48.79618
2365 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Öttl KTM 13+49.37213
2448 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Dalla Porta Husqvarna 13+56.86016
2527 Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Kurihara Honda 13+59.73135
266 Flag of Spain.svg María Herrera Husqvarna 13+1:07.03526
2740 Flag of South Africa.svg Darryn Binder Mahindra 13+1:19.62130
285 Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fenati KTM 13+1:29.6641
2922 Flag of Spain.svg Ana Carrasco KTM 13+1:52.30533
Ret2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Remy Gardner Mahindra 10Accident29
Ret11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Livio Loi Honda 4Accident Damage8
Ret76 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Ono Honda 2Accident12
Ret34 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Mizuno Honda 1Accident32
Ret10 Flag of France.svg Alexis Masbou Honda 1Accident22
Ret19 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Tonucci Mahindra 1Retirement31
DNS20 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Honda Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

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

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