2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

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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.

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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

2015 calendar [1]
RoundDateCircuitPole positionFastest lapRace winnerSources
12 May Flag of Spain.svg Jerez Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder [3]
3 May Flag of France.svg Enzo Boulom Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder [4]
226 June Flag of the Netherlands.svg Assen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder [5]
27 June Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder [6]
311 July Flag of Germany.svg Sachsenring Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Gutiérrez Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder [7]
12 July Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio [8]
415 August Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Brno Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Flag of Spain.svg Marc García Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio [9]
16 August Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Sasaki Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder [10]
529 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder [11]
30 August Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Sasaki Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Sasaki [12]
612 September Flag of San Marino.svg Misano Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder Flag of Spain.svg Marc García Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder [13]
726 September Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rory Skinner Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández Flag of Spain.svg Marc García [14]
27 September Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio [15]

Entry list

2015 entry list [1]
No.RiderRounds
4 Flag of Finland.svg Patrik Pulkkinen All
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert SchotmanAll
13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Gbelec2–7
14 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Ieraci1–4, 6–7
16 Flag of Argentina.svg Emanuel AguilarAll
19 Flag of Spain.svg Rufino FloridoAll
20 Flag of Italy.svg Omar BonoliAll
21 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio All
22 Flag of Ukraine.svg Mykyta KalininAll
23 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández All
27 Flag of Italy.svg Mattia CasadeiAll
29 Flag of the United States.svg Gabriel HernandezAll
37 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Walid SoppeAll
41 Flag of Spain.svg Marc GarcíaAll
44 Flag of Croatia.svg Martin VugrinecAll
45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olly Simpson All
64 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder All
67 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Toba All
69 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rory Skinner All
71 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Sasaki All
76 Flag of Russia.svg Makar Yurchenko All
81 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix ViuAll
96 Flag of Spain.svg Óscar GutiérrezAll
99 Flag of France.svg Enzo Boulom All

Championship standings

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 
Points252016131110987654321
Pos.Rider JER
Flag of Spain.svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
SAC
Flag of Germany.svg
BRN
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
MIS
Flag of San Marino.svg
ARA
Flag of Aragon.svg
Pts
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder 11111Ret21131DNS9243
2 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio 5222411Ret211Ret61194
3 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Sasaki 6Ret662Ret6531342161
4 Flag of Spain.svg Marc García98553243RetRet415151
5 Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Gutiérrez26335DNS52551088148
6 Flag of France.svg Enzo Boulom 85449684627DNS10128
7 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández 161697124374DNS226121
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olly Simpson 33RetDNS8517Ret7Ret615484
9 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Toba 4910Ret7376RetRetRet7Ret79
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rory Skinner 171715141811Ret14104163361
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert Schotman1013Ret1011910131299141161
12 Flag of Spain.svg Rufino Florido74717RetRet168RetRetRet5759
13 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Viu13118206711919Ret5DNSDNS58
14 Flag of Italy.svg Mattia CasadeiRet1014Ret1489Ret988121652
15 Flag of Russia.svg Makar Yurchenko 14141191015RetRet8614171247
16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Walid Soppe117Ret1317Ret131011715Ret2041
17 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin GbelecRet1113171411Ret101191336
18 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Ieraci1212138Ret10DNSDNS12DNS1530
19 Flag of Finland.svg Patrik Pulkkinen 15191212161312Ret151317101428
20 Flag of Italy.svg Omar BonoliRet15Ret151512151214Ret13111722
21 Flag of Croatia.svg Martin VugrinecRet2018Ret2214191513122113Ret13
Flag of Ukraine.svg Mykyta Kalinin19Ret171821Ret181618Ret2016180
Flag of the United States.svg Gabriel Hernandez1818Ret162016Ret1817Ret18RetRet0
Flag of Argentina.svg Emanuel AguilarRetRet16191918201716Ret1918190
Pos.Rider JER
Flag of Spain.svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
SAC
Flag of Germany.svg
BRN
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
MIS
Flag of San Marino.svg
ARA
Flag of Aragon.svg
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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

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