2015 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas

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Flag of the United States.svg   2015 Grand Prix of the Americas
Race details
Race 2 of 18 races in the
2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Austin circuit.svg
Date12 April 2015
Official name Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas [1] [2] [3]
Location Circuit of the Americas
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.513 km (3.426 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Honda
Time 2:02.135
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Iannone Ducati
Time 2:04.251 on lap 4
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Honda
Second Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Third Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Siméon Kalex
Time 2:09.888
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes Speed Up
Time 2:10.578 on lap 18
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes Speed Up
Second Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Kalex
Third Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Kent Honda
Time 2:15.344
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira KTM
Time 2:17.559 on lap 8
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Kent Honda
Second Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Honda
Third Flag of Spain.svg Efrén Vázquez Honda

The 2015 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas was the second round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. [4] It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Elroy on April 12, 2015.

Contents

In the MotoGP class, Repsol Honda's Marc Márquez took his first pole position of the season, and he ultimately went on to win the race, his third victory in as many years at the circuit. [5] For the first time since the 2014 Aragon Grand Prix, three different manufacturers were represented on the podium; behind Márquez was Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso, who prevailed in a battle with Yamaha's Valentino Rossi, who finished in third place. In his 200th premier class start, local hero Nicky Hayden could only finish in thirteenth, while numerous riders retired from the race – Pol Espargaró collided with Scott Redding, with caused both riders to retire from the race, while Yonny Hernández, Mike Di Meglio and Stefan Bradl all crashed before the halfway mark. In the Moto3 race, a young Fabio Quartararo achieved his first ever World Championship podium in his second race in debut season.

Classification

MotoGP

The race start was delayed due to a water spillage at Turn 3, and ultimately started at 14:37 local time.

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
193 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 2143:47.150125
24 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 21+2.354220
346 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 21+3.120416
499 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 21+6.682313
529 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Iannone Ducati Team Ducati 21+7.584711
638 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 21+10.5571010
735 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow CWM LCR Honda Honda 21+16.96759
841 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 21+19.02588
925 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 21+38.570127
109 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Pramac Racing Ducati 21+41.796116
117 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Aoyama Repsol Honda Team Honda 21+47.199185
128 Flag of Spain.svg Héctor Barberá Avintia Racing Ducati 21+47.339134
1369 Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hayden Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 21+56.484223
1443 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller CWM LCR Honda Honda 21+56.731192
1519 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 21+57.372231
1650 Flag of Ireland.svg Eugene Laverty Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 21+58.89817
1776 Flag of France.svg Loris Baz Athinà Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 21+1:08.78720
1815 Flag of San Marino.svg Alex de Angelis Octo IodaRacing Team ART 21+1:22.23624
Ret17 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Abraham AB Motoracing Honda 16Retirement21
Ret33 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Melandri Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 10Retirement25
Ret68 Flag of Colombia.svg Yonny Hernández Pramac Racing Ducati 6Accident15
Ret63 Flag of France.svg Mike Di Meglio Avintia Racing Ducati 6Accident16
Ret45 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Redding EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 5Retirement6
Ret6 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl Athinà Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 3Accident14
Ret44 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 0Accident9
Sources: [6] [7] [8]
Andrea Dovizioso, Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi, celebrating on the podium after they finished second, first and third at the MotoGP race. Andrea Dovizioso, Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi 2015 Austin.jpeg
Andrea Dovizioso, Marc Márquez and Valentino Rossi, celebrating on the podium after they finished second, first and third at the MotoGP race.

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
122 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes Speed Up 1941:45.565225
25 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Kalex 19+1.999420
340 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Kalex 19+4.622816
41 Flag of Spain.svg Tito Rabat Kalex 19+8.975313
521 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Kalex 19+12.976511
655 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 19+14.1681510
795 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony West Speed Up 19+17.271139
836 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Kallio Kalex 19+17.513118
960 Flag of Spain.svg Julián Simón Speed Up 19+17.68977
1030 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 19+17.76466
113 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Corsi Kalex 19+17.982125
1212 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Kalex 19+24.824174
1323 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Tech 3 19+26.016103
1411 Flag of Germany.svg Sandro Cortese Kalex 19+27.456162
1573 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Kalex 19+28.568231
1694 Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Folger Kalex 19+29.88919
1788 Flag of Spain.svg Ricard Cardús Tech 3 19+36.40520
1877 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominique Aegerter Kalex 19+38.6939
1925 Flag of Malaysia.svg Azlan Shah Kalex 19+40.58124
2070 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Robin Mulhauser Kalex 19+41.50425
214 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Randy Krummenacher Kalex 19+50.47118
2296 Flag of France.svg Louis Rossi Tech 3 19+1:08.82522
2310 Flag of Thailand.svg Thitipong Warokorn Kalex 19+1:10.99026
242 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jesko Raffin Kalex 19+1:11.13829
2566 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Alt Suter 19+1:19.44227
267 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 19+1:25.40521
2739 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom Kalex 19+1:32.87614
Ret19 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Siméon Kalex 15Accident1
Ret51 Flag of Malaysia.svg Zaqhwan Zaidi Suter 12Retirement28
DNS49 Flag of Spain.svg Axel Pons Kalex Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
152 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Kent Honda 1841:32.287125
220 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Honda 18+8.532620
37 Flag of Spain.svg Efrén Vázquez Honda 18+8.6521616
433 Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Honda 18+8.811813
541 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder KTM 18+9.5561111
617 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John McPhee Honda 18+13.8691510
755 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Locatelli Honda 18+20.44239
85 Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fenati KTM 18+20.611198
932 Flag of Spain.svg Isaac Viñales Husqvarna 18+20.86377
1098 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Hanika KTM 18+20.913206
1184 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Kornfeil KTM 18+21.249235
1216 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Migno KTM 18+23.725224
1365 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Öttl KTM 18+32.218323
1431 Flag of Finland.svg Niklas Ajo KTM 18+36.702212
1512 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrari Mahindra 18+37.283241
1610 Flag of France.svg Alexis Masbou Honda 18+47.02710
176 Flag of Spain.svg María Herrera Husqvarna 18+59.25731
182 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Remy Gardner Mahindra 18+1:03.74827
1991 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 18+1:04.61130
2063 Flag of Malaysia.svg Zulfahmi Khairuddin KTM 18+1:16.96828
2119 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Tonucci Mahindra 18+1:27.39726
2222 Flag of Spain.svg Ana Carrasco KTM 18+1:40.40933
2323 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Antonelli Honda 18+1:43.8414
2429 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Manzi Mahindra 18+1:46.10525
2511 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Livio Loi Honda 17+1 lap14
Ret24 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 17Retirement29
Ret44 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira KTM 10Accident2
Ret21 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 9Accident9
Ret9 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Navarro Honda 9Accident5
Ret88 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Mahindra 8Retirement12
Ret76 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Ono Honda 6Accident17
Ret95 Flag of France.svg Jules Danilo Honda 5Accident18
Ret40 Flag of South Africa.svg Darryn Binder Mahindra 1Accident34
Ret58 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Francisco Guevara Mahindra 0Accident13
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round two has concluded. [9]

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