2015 Japanese Grand PrixRace details Date 11 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) Rider
Jorge Lorenzo
Yamaha Time
1:43.790
Rider
Jorge Lorenzo
Yamaha Time
1:54.867 on lap 3
First
Dani Pedrosa
Honda Second
Valentino Rossi
Yamaha Third
Jorge Lorenzo
Yamaha
Rider
Johann Zarco
Kalex Time
1:50.339
Rider
Jonas Folger
Kalex Time
2:04.166 on lap 2
First
Johann Zarco
Kalex Second
Jonas Folger
Kalex Third
Sandro Cortese
Kalex
Rider
Romano Fenati
KTM Time
1:56.484
Rider
Isaac Viñales
KTM Time
2:07.602 on lap 9
First
Niccolò Antonelli
Honda Second
Miguel Oliveira
KTM Third
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]
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, Esteve 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.
Classification [ ]
MotoGP [ ]
Pos.
No.
Rider
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid
Points
1
26
Dani Pedrosa
Repsol Honda Team
Honda
24
46:50.767
6
25
2
46
Valentino Rossi
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
24
+8.573
2
20
3
99
Jorge Lorenzo
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
24
+12.127
1
16
4
93
Marc Márquez
Repsol Honda Team
Honda
24
+27.841
3
13
5
4
Andrea Dovizioso
Ducati Team
Ducati
24
+35.085
4
11
6
35
Cal Crutchlow
LCR Honda
Honda
24
+37.263
8
10
7
38
Bradley Smith
Monster Yamaha Tech 3
Yamaha
24
+37.667
9
9
8
21
Katsuyuki Nakasuga
Yamaha Factory Racing Team
Yamaha
24
+44.654
15
8
9
8
Héctor Barberá
Avintia Racing
Ducati
24
+48.572
18
7
10
45
Scott Redding
EG 0,0 Marc VDS
Honda
24
+50.121
12
6
11
41
Aleix Espargaró
Team Suzuki ECSTAR
Suzuki
24
+1:00.535
7
5
12
72
Takumi Takahashi
Team HRC with Nissin
Honda
24
+1:01.211
19
4
13
69
Nicky Hayden
Aspar MotoGP Team
Honda
24
+1:11.261
21
3
14
68
Yonny Hernández
Octo Pramac Racing
Ducati
24
+1:13.896
14
2
15
63
Mike Di Meglio
Avintia Racing
Ducati
24
+1:15.421
24
1
16
19
Álvaro Bautista
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
Aprilia
24
+1:20.507
16
17
50
Eugene Laverty
Aspar MotoGP Team
Honda
24
+1:31.224
20
18
6
Stefan Bradl
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
Aprilia
24
+1:46.833
13
19
64
Kousuke Akiyoshi
AB Motoracing
Honda
24
+2:00.072
26
20
24
Toni Elías
Forward Racing
Yamaha Forward
23
+1 lap
25
Ret
44
Pol Espargaró
Monster Yamaha Tech 3
Yamaha
22
Accident
11
Ret
43
Jack Miller
LCR Honda
Honda
16
Accident
22
Ret
25
Maverick Viñales
Team Suzuki ECSTAR
Suzuki
13
Accident
10
Ret
76
Loris Baz
Forward Racing
Yamaha Forward
13
Handling
23
Ret
29
Andrea Iannone
Ducati Team
Ducati
10
Engine
5
Ret
9
Danilo Petrucci
Octo Pramac Racing
Ducati
8
Accident
17
DNS
15
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.
Rider
Manufacturer
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid
Points
1
5
Johann Zarco
Kalex
15
31:17.900
1
25
2
94
Jonas Folger
Kalex
15
+4.505
3
20
3
11
Sandro Cortese
Kalex
15
+15.433
9
16
4
25
Azlan Shah
Kalex
15
+17.348
12
13
5
55
Hafizh Syahrin
Kalex
15
+22.858
6
11
6
88
Ricard Cardús
Suter
15
+24.970
17
10
7
3
Simone Corsi
Kalex
15
+25.759
16
9
8
22
Sam Lowes
Speed Up
15
+27.024
4
8
9
23
Marcel Schrötter
Tech 3
15
+27.485
21
7
10
4
Randy Krummenacher
Kalex
15
+28.062
18
6
11
40
Álex Rins
Kalex
15
+30.768
5
5
12
7
Lorenzo Baldassarri
Kalex
15
+32.685
10
4
13
71
Tomoyoshi Koyama
15
+33.995
29
3
14
72
Yuki Takahashi
Moriwaki
15
+36.582
25
2
15
36
Mika Kallio
Speed Up
15
+43.672
20
1
16
60
Julián Simón
Speed Up
15
+48.256
14
17
2
Jesko Raffin
Kalex
15
+49.421
28
18
73
Álex Márquez
Kalex
15
+51.712
15
19
57
Edgar Pons
Kalex
15
+1:20.982
24
20
96
Louis Rossi
Tech 3
15
+1:31.219
26
21
66
Florian Alt
Suter
15
+1:36.116
30
22
30
Takaaki Nakagami
Kalex
15
+1:41.127
7
23
70
Robin Mulhauser
Kalex
13
+2 laps
22
Ret
39
Luis Salom
Kalex
9
Accident
13
Ret
10
Thitipong Warokorn
Kalex
8
Accident
19
Ret
12
Thomas Lüthi
Kalex
7
Accident Damage
2
Ret
19
Xavier Siméon
Kalex
5
Front Tyre Wear
11
Ret
97
Xavi Vierge
Tech 3
4
Accident
27
Ret
49
Axel Pons
Kalex
4
Retirement
8
Ret
16
Joshua Hook
Kalex
3
Accident
23
DNS
1
Esteve Rabat
Kalex
Did 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.
Rider
Manufacturer
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid
Points
1
23
Niccolò Antonelli
Honda
13
28:03.391
2
25
2
44
Miguel Oliveira
KTM
13
+1.053
5
20
3
9
Jorge Navarro
Honda
13
+8.529
6
16
4
32
Isaac Viñales
KTM
13
+11.074
7
13
5
63
Zulfahmi Khairuddin
KTM
13
+13.043
15
11
6
52
Danny Kent
Honda
13
+15.224
4
10
7
33
Enea Bastianini
Honda
13
+15.873
3
9
8
98
Karel Hanika
KTM
13
+17.563
19
8
9
17
John McPhee
Honda
13
+18.153
24
7
10
7
Efrén Vázquez
Honda
13
+18.556
27
6
11
88
Jorge Martín
Mahindra
13
+19.896
23
5
12
84
Jakub Kornfeil
KTM
13
+20.892
11
4
13
24
Tatsuki Suzuki
Mahindra
13
+25.145
20
3
14
55
Andrea Locatelli
Honda
13
+28.455
34
2
15
21
Francesco Bagnaia
Mahindra
13
+28.849
10
1
16
91
Gabriel Rodrigo
KTM
13
+29.988
25
17
41
Brad Binder
KTM
13
+30.719
9
18
29
Stefano Manzi
Mahindra
13
+31.949
21
19
95
Jules Danilo
Honda
13
+32.146
28
20
16
Andrea Migno
KTM
13
+35.048
17
21
58
Juan Francisco Guevara
Mahindra
13
+47.242
14
22
96
Manuel Pagliani
Mahindra
13
+48.796
18
23
65
Philipp Öttl
KTM
13
+49.372
13
24
48
Lorenzo Dalla Porta
Husqvarna
13
+56.860
16
25
27
Keisuke Kurihara
Honda
13
+59.731
35
26
6
María Herrera
Husqvarna
13
+1:07.035
26
27
40
Darryn Binder
Mahindra
13
+1:19.621
30
28
5
Romano Fenati
KTM
13
+1:29.664
1
29
22
Ana Carrasco
KTM
13
+1:52.305
33
Ret
2
Remy Gardner
Mahindra
10
Accident
29
Ret
11
Livio Loi
Honda
4
Accident Damage
8
Ret
76
Hiroki Ono
Honda
2
Accident
12
Ret
34
Ryo Mizuno
Honda
1
Accident
32
Ret
10
Alexis Masbou
Honda
1
Accident
22
Ret
19
Alessandro Tonucci
Mahindra
1
Retirement
31
DNS
20
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]
Note : Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References [ ]