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.
Note: Only the top five positions are included for all standings.
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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 2015 British Grand PrixRace detailsRace 12 of 18 races in the2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasonDate30 August 2015Official nameOcto British Grand Prix 1 2 3 LocationSilverstone CircuitCoursePermanent racing facility5 900 km 3 666 mi MotoGPPole positionRiderMarc MarquezHondaTime2 00 234Fastest lapRiderValentino RossiYamahaTime2 16 486 on lap 9PodiumFirstValentino RossiYamahaSecondDanilo PetrucciDucatiThirdAndrea DoviziosoDucatiMoto2Pole positionRiderSam LowesSpeed UpTime2 06 345Fastest lapRiderFlorian AltSuterTime2 13 742 on lap 18PodiumFirstJohann ZarcoKalexSecondAlex RinsKalexThirdTito RabatKalexMoto3Pole positionRiderJorge NavarroHondaTime2 12 440Fastest lapRiderDanny KentHondaTime2 33 508 on lap 3PodiumFirstDanny KentHondaSecondJakub KornfeilKTMThirdNiccolo AntonelliHondaIn the premier class Marc Marquez 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 Hernandez crashed out of the race at Turn 1 of the first lap while Stefan Bradl and Pol Espargaro 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 Contents 1 Classification 1 1 MotoGP 1 2 Moto2 1 3 Moto3 2 Championship standings after the race MotoGP 3 ReferencesClassification EditMotoGP Edit The race start was delayed due to weather conditions and ultimately started at 13 25 local time Pos No Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 46 nbsp Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 46 15 617 4 252 9 nbsp Danilo Petrucci Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 20 3 010 18 203 4 nbsp Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 20 4 117 12 164 99 nbsp Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 5 726 2 135 26 nbsp Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 20 11 132 3 116 45 nbsp Scott Redding EG 0 0 Marc VDS Honda 20 25 467 7 107 38 nbsp Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 20 26 717 6 98 29 nbsp Andrea Iannone Ducati Team Ducati 20 29 393 9 89 41 nbsp Aleix Espargaro Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 20 38 815 10 710 19 nbsp Alvaro Bautista Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 20 41 712 20 611 25 nbsp Maverick Vinales Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 20 44 776 13 512 69 nbsp Nicky Hayden Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 20 52 489 21 413 8 nbsp Hector Barbera Avintia Racing Ducati 20 1 11 211 17 314 63 nbsp Mike Di Meglio Avintia Racing Ducati 20 1 15 292 22 215 15 nbsp Alex de Angelis E Motion IodaRacing Team ART 20 1 17 863 25 116 76 nbsp Loris Baz Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 20 1 19 310 1517 50 nbsp Eugene Laverty Aspar MotoGP Team Honda 20 1 19 735 1918 71 nbsp Claudio Corti Forward Racing Yamaha Forward 20 1 58 086 2319 17 nbsp Karel Abraham AB Motoracing Honda 19 1 lap 24Ret 44 nbsp Pol Espargaro Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 14 Accident 5Ret 93 nbsp Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 12 Accident 1Ret 6 nbsp Stefan Bradl Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 12 Accident 14Ret 35 nbsp Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Honda 4 Accident Damage 8Ret 43 nbsp Jack Miller LCR Honda Honda 2 Collision 16Ret 68 nbsp Yonny Hernandez Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 0 Accident 11Sources 8 9 10 Moto2 Edit Pos No Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 5 nbsp Johann Zarco Kalex 18 42 53 674 3 252 40 nbsp Alex Rins Kalex 18 3 360 2 203 1 nbsp Tito Rabat Kalex 18 5 527 4 164 73 nbsp Alex Marquez Kalex 18 6 489 9 135 94 nbsp Jonas Folger Kalex 18 8 228 7 116 22 nbsp Sam Lowes Speed Up 18 28 261 1 107 95 nbsp Anthony West Speed Up 18 33 902 22 98 11 nbsp Sandro Cortese Kalex 18 33 939 10 89 12 nbsp Thomas Luthi Kalex 18 34 889 5 710 88 nbsp Ricard Cardus Suter 18 35 084 23 611 23 nbsp Marcel Schrotter Tech 3 18 38 814 18 512 4 nbsp Randy Krummenacher Kalex 18 39 190 14 413 77 nbsp Dominique Aegerter Kalex 18 47 780 11 314 30 nbsp Takaaki Nakagami Kalex 18 57 103 6 215 49 nbsp Axel Pons Kalex 18 1 00 071 13 116 55 nbsp Hafizh Syahrin Kalex 18 1 02 268 1217 39 nbsp Luis Salom Kalex 18 1 04 389 1718 60 nbsp Julian Simon Speed Up 18 1 04 806 1619 25 nbsp Azlan Shah Kalex 18 1 07 910 2020 36 nbsp Mika Kallio Kalex 18 1 08 594 1921 2 nbsp Jesko Raffin Kalex 18 1 10 950 2522 97 nbsp Xavi Vierge Tech 3 18 1 11 354 2423 70 nbsp Robin Mulhauser Kalex 18 1 39 471 2824 66 nbsp Florian Alt Suter 18 1 51 325 2925 19 nbsp Xavier Simeon Kalex 17 1 lap 2126 64 nbsp Federico Caricasulo Kalex 17 1 lap 3027 96 nbsp Louis Rossi Tech 3 16 2 laps 26Ret 10 nbsp Thitipong Warokorn Kalex 16 Accident 27Ret 7 nbsp Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 13 Accident Damage 8Ret 3 nbsp Simone Corsi Kalex 13 Accident Damage 15Ret 28 nbsp Bradley Ray FTR 2 Accident 31OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORTMoto3 Edit Pos No Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 52 nbsp Danny Kent Honda 17 44 13 623 3 252 84 nbsp Jakub Kornfeil KTM 17 8 492 13 203 23 nbsp Niccolo Antonelli Honda 17 13 189 18 164 20 nbsp Fabio Quartararo Honda 17 50 018 11 135 11 nbsp Livio Loi Honda 17 51 755 28 116 17 nbsp John McPhee Honda 17 53 726 12 107 58 nbsp Juan Francisco Guevara Mahindra 17 1 01 086 19 98 48 nbsp Lorenzo Dalla Porta Husqvarna 17 1 06 158 27 89 7 nbsp Efren Vazquez Honda 17 1 08 634 4 710 24 nbsp Tatsuki Suzuki Mahindra 17 1 13 589 33 611 10 nbsp Alexis Masbou Honda 17 1 18 961 6 512 5 nbsp Romano Fenati KTM 17 1 27 462 8 413 44 nbsp Miguel Oliveira KTM 17 1 31 210 9 314 63 nbsp Zulfahmi Khairuddin KTM 17 1 37 523 29 215 16 nbsp Andrea Migno KTM 17 1 38 004 17 116 65 nbsp Philipp Ottl KTM 17 1 40 376 2417 2 nbsp Remy Gardner Mahindra 17 1 50 488 2218 26 nbsp Luke Hedger Kalex KTM 17 2 30 582 3619 66 nbsp Taz Taylor KTM 16 1 lap 3520 76 nbsp Hiroki Ono Honda 16 1 lap 31Ret 21 nbsp Francesco Bagnaia Mahindra 15 Accident 15Ret 33 nbsp Enea Bastianini Honda 15 Accident 7Ret 29 nbsp Stefano Manzi Mahindra 15 Accident 26Ret 55 nbsp Andrea Locatelli Honda 14 Accident 20Ret 40 nbsp Darryn Binder Mahindra 14 Accident Damage 25Ret 19 nbsp Alessandro Tonucci Mahindra 12 Accident 30Ret 88 nbsp Jorge Martin Mahindra 10 Accident 16Ret 95 nbsp Jules Danilo Honda 8 Accident 23Ret 41 nbsp Brad Binder KTM 8 Accident 10Ret 98 nbsp Karel Hanika KTM 6 Accident 2Ret 32 nbsp Isaac Vinales KTM 6 Accident Damage 5Ret 6 nbsp Maria Herrera Husqvarna 6 Brakes 14Ret 22 nbsp Ana Carrasco KTM 6 Accident 34Ret 12 nbsp Matteo Ferrari Mahindra 1 Brakes 32Ret 9 nbsp Jorge Navarro Honda 0 Accident 1Ret 91 nbsp Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 0 Accident 21OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORTChampionship standings after the race MotoGP EditBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round twelve has concluded 11 Riders Championship standingsPos Rider Points1 nbsp Valentino Rossi 2362 nbsp Jorge Lorenzo 2243 nbsp Marc Marquez 1594 nbsp Andrea Iannone 1505 nbsp Andrea Dovizioso 120 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 nbsp Yamaha 2772 nbsp Honda 2153 nbsp Ducati 1874 nbsp Suzuki 895 nbsp Aprilia 22 Teams Championship standingsPos Team Points1 nbsp Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 4602 nbsp Ducati Team 2703 nbsp Repsol Honda Team 2664 nbsp Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1965 nbsp Team Suzuki Ecstar 127 Note Only the top five positions are included for all standings References Edit 2015 British MotoGP Motorsportmagazine com 13 June 2017 Retrieved 25 May 2018 Mitchell Malcolm 2015 MotoGP Class FIM Grand Prix World Championship Programmes The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project Progcovers com Retrieved 5 October 2018 Mitchell Malcolm Silverstone Circuit The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project Progcovers com Retrieved 25 May 2018 British Grand Prix to run at Silverstone MotoGP com Dorna Sports 12 February 2015 Retrieved 30 August 2015 Marquez Title fight over as floating returns Crash net Crash Media Group 30 August 2015 Retrieved 21 December 2015 Rain master Rossi rules at Silverstone MotoGP com Dorna Sports 30 August 2015 Retrieved 21 December 2015 Miller apologises to Crutchlow for wipe out Crash net Crash Media Group 31 August 2015 Retrieved 21 December 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