2015 British motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:British
Flag:Great Britain
Official Name:Octo British Grand Prix[1] [2] [3]
Location:Silverstone Circuit
Course Mi:3.666
Course Km:5.900
Race No:12
Season No:18
Date:30 August
Year:2015
Pole Rider Motogp:Marc Márquez
Pole Rider Motogp Country:ESP
Pole Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Time Motogp:2:00.234
Fast Rider Motogp:Valentino Rossi
Fast Rider Motogp Country:ITA
Fast Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Fast Time Motogp:2:16.486 on lap 9
First Rider Motogp:Valentino Rossi
First Rider Motogp Country:ITA
First Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Second Rider Motogp:Danilo Petrucci
Second Rider Motogp Country:ITA
Second Rider Motogp Bike:Ducati
Third Rider Motogp:Andrea Dovizioso
Third Rider Motogp Country:ITA
Third Rider Motogp Bike:Ducati
Pole Rider Moto2:Sam Lowes
Pole Rider Moto2 Country:GBR
Pole Rider Moto2 Bike:Speed Up
Pole Time Moto2:2:06.345
Fast Rider Moto2:Florian Alt
Fast Rider Moto2 Country:DEU
Fast Rider Moto2 Bike:Suter
Fast Time Moto2:2:13.742 on lap 18
First Rider Moto2:Johann Zarco
First Rider Moto2 Country:FRA
First Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Second Rider Moto2:Álex Rins
Second Rider Moto2 Country:ESP
Second Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Third Rider Moto2:Tito Rabat
Third Rider Moto2 Country:ESP
Third Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Pole Rider Moto3:Jorge Navarro
Pole Rider Moto3 Country:ESP
Pole Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Pole Time Moto3:2:12.440
Fast Rider Moto3:Danny Kent
Fast Rider Moto3 Country:GBR
Fast Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Fast Time Moto3:2:33.508 on lap 3
First Rider Moto3:Danny Kent
First Rider Moto3 Country:GBR
First Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Second Rider Moto3:Jakub Kornfeil
Second Rider Moto3 Country:CZE
Second Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Third Rider Moto3:Niccolò Antonelli
Third Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
Third Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda

The 2015 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 30 August 2015.[4] The MotoGP and Moto3 races were held in wet conditions, while the Moto2 race was in dry conditions with cloudy weather.

In the premier class, Marc Márquez took his sixth pole position of the season and recorded the fastest lap by a motorcycle since Silverstone was renovated, with a 2:00.234 lap time. In the race, he battled with Valentino Rossi for first place, but he crashed out of the race with 8 laps remaining.[5] Rossi led home an all-Italian podium for his fourth victory of the season,[6] and his first at Silverstone. Danilo Petrucci finished in second place and recorded his first MotoGP podium, while Andrea Dovizioso finished in third place. Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa had good starting positions, but they dropped back into 4th and 5th places respectively. Both LCR Honda riders failed to complete the race; after Jack Miller collided with his teammate Cal Crutchlow,[7] who later retired from the race after a second crash. Yonny Hernández crashed out of the race at Turn 1 of the first lap, while Stefan Bradl and Pol Espargaró also crashed out of the race before the halfway mark. Rossi extended his lead in the championship standings to 12 points from his teammate, Lorenzo.

In the smaller classes, championship leaders Johann Zarco (Moto2) and Danny Kent (Moto3) won their respective races, to extend their championship leads.

Classification

MotoGP

The race start was delayed due to weather conditions, and ultimately started at 13:25 local time.

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiMovistar Yamaha MotoGPYamaha2046:15.617425
29 Danilo PetrucciOcto Pramac RacingDucati20+3.0101820
34 Andrea DoviziosoDucati TeamDucati20+4.1171216
499 Jorge LorenzoMovistar Yamaha MotoGPYamaha20+5.726213
526 Dani PedrosaRepsol Honda TeamHonda20+11.132311
645 Scott ReddingEG 0,0 Marc VDSHonda20+25.467710
738 Bradley SmithMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha20+26.71769
829 Andrea IannoneDucati TeamDucati20+29.39398
941 Aleix EspargaróTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki20+38.815107
1019 Álvaro BautistaAprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia20+41.712206
1125 Maverick ViñalesTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki20+44.776135
1269 Nicky HaydenAspar MotoGP TeamHonda20+52.489214
138 Héctor BarberáAvintia RacingDucati20+1:11.211173
1463 Mike Di MeglioAvintia RacingDucati20+1:15.292222
1515 Alex de AngelisE-Motion IodaRacing TeamART20+1:17.863251
1676 Loris BazForward RacingYamaha Forward20+1:19.31015
1750 Eugene LavertyAspar MotoGP TeamHonda20+1:19.73519
1871 Claudio CortiForward RacingYamaha Forward20+1:58.08623
1917 Karel AbrahamAB MotoracingHonda19+1 lap24
Ret44 Pol EspargaróMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha14Accident5
Ret93 Marc MárquezRepsol Honda TeamHonda12Accident1
Ret6 Stefan BradlAprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia12Accident14
Ret35 Cal CrutchlowLCR HondaHonda4Accident Damage8
Ret43 Jack MillerLCR HondaHonda2Collision16
Ret68 Yonny HernándezOcto Pramac RacingDucati0Accident11
Sources:[8] [9] [10]

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Johann ZarcoKalex1842:53.674325
240 Álex RinsKalex18+3.360220
31 Tito RabatKalex18+5.527416
473 Álex MárquezKalex18+6.489913
594 Jonas FolgerKalex18+8.228711
622 Sam LowesSpeed Up18+28.261110
795 Anthony WestSpeed Up18+33.902229
811 Sandro CorteseKalex18+33.939108
912 Thomas LüthiKalex18+34.88957
1088 Ricard CardúsSuter18+35.084236
1123 Marcel SchrötterTech 318+38.814185
124 Randy KrummenacherKalex18+39.190144
1377 Dominique AegerterKalex18+47.780113
1430 Takaaki NakagamiKalex18+57.10362
1549 Axel PonsKalex18+1:00.071131
1655 Hafizh SyahrinKalex18+1:02.26812
1739 Luis SalomKalex18+1:04.38917
1860 Julián SimónSpeed Up18+1:04.80616
1925 Azlan ShahKalex18+1:07.91020
2036 Mika KallioKalex18+1:08.59419
212 Jesko RaffinKalex18+1:10.95025
2297 Xavi ViergeTech 318+1:11.35424
2370 Robin MulhauserKalex18+1:39.47128
2466 Florian AltSuter18+1:51.32529
2519 Xavier SiméonKalex17+1 lap21
2664 Federico CaricasuloKalex17+1 lap30
2796 Louis RossiTech 316+2 laps26
Ret10 Thitipong WarokornKalex16Accident27
Ret7 Lorenzo BaldassarriKalex13Accident Damage8
Ret3 Simone CorsiKalex13Accident Damage15
Ret28 Bradley RayFTR2Accident31
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
152 Danny KentHonda1744:13.623325
284 Jakub KornfeilKTM17+8.4921320
323 Niccolò AntonelliHonda17+13.1891816
420 Fabio QuartararoHonda17+50.0181113
511 Livio LoiHonda17+51.7552811
617 John McPheeHonda17+53.7261210
758 Juan Francisco GuevaraMahindra17+1:01.086199
848 Lorenzo Dalla PortaHusqvarna17+1:06.158278
97 Efrén VázquezHonda17+1:08.63447
1024 Tatsuki SuzukiMahindra17+1:13.589336
1110 Alexis MasbouHonda17+1:18.96165
125 Romano FenatiKTM17+1:27.46284
1344 Miguel OliveiraKTM17+1:31.21093
1463 Zulfahmi KhairuddinKTM17+1:37.523292
1516 Andrea MignoKTM17+1:38.004171
1665 Philipp ÖttlKTM17+1:40.37624
172 Remy GardnerMahindra17+1:50.48822
1826 Luke HedgerKalex KTM17+2:30.58236
1966 Taz TaylorKTM16+1 lap35
2076 Hiroki OnoHonda16+1 lap31
Ret21 Francesco BagnaiaMahindra15Accident15
Ret33 Enea BastianiniHonda15Accident7
Ret29 Stefano ManziMahindra15Accident26
Ret55 Andrea LocatelliHonda14Accident20
Ret40 Darryn BinderMahindra14Accident Damage25
Ret19 Alessandro TonucciMahindra12Accident30
Ret88 Jorge MartínMahindra10Accident16
Ret95 Jules DaniloHonda8Accident23
Ret41 Brad BinderKTM8Accident10
Ret98 Karel HanikaKTM6Accident2
Ret32 Isaac ViñalesKTM6Accident Damage5
Ret6 María HerreraHusqvarna6Brakes14
Ret22 Ana CarrascoKTM6Accident34
Ret12 Matteo FerrariMahindra1Brakes32
Ret9 Jorge NavarroHonda0Accident1
Ret91 Gabriel RodrigoKTM0Accident21
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round twelve has concluded.[11]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi236
2 Jorge Lorenzo224
3 Marc Márquez159
4 Andrea Iannone150
5 Andrea Dovizioso120
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Yamaha277
2 Honda215
3 Ducati187
4 Suzuki89
5 Aprilia22
Teams' Championship standings
TeamPoints
1 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP460
2 Ducati Team270
3 Repsol Honda Team266
4 Monster Yamaha Tech 3196
5 Team Suzuki Ecstar127

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 British MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 25 May 2018.
  2. Web site: 2015 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 5 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Silverstone Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 25 May 2018.
  4. News: British Grand Prix to run at Silverstone. 12 February 2015. 30 August 2015. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
  5. News: Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Marquez: Title fight over as 'floating' returns. 30 August 2015. 21 December 2015.
  6. News: Rain-master Rossi rules at Silverstone. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 30 August 2015. 21 December 2015.
  7. News: Miller apologises to Crutchlow for wipe out. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 31 August 2015. 21 December 2015.
  8. Web site: 2015 British MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 5 October 2018.
  9. Web site: OCTO BRITISH GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2015. Motogp.com. 5 October 2018.
  10. Web site: 2015 British MotoGp : Race Classifications. PDF. Resources.motogp.com. 2 October 2018.
  11. Web site: Standings . 2015. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-26.

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