Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez stamped his authority on the delayed Austin MotoGP to claim his third straight premier class victory at the Circuit of the Americas. The Repsol Honda rider was back on the top step after finishing in an unfamiliar fifth place in race one in Qatar following a first-corner mistake, battling back from last place at Losail.
The race start was delayed due to water leaking onto the track under a bridge at Turn 3. Once dried, the race was held over the full 21 laps. Marquez, who started from pole, tailed Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso until the fifth lap before making his move on the RC213V, gradually pulling away at the front at a circuit where the Spaniard has proven unbeatable in MotoGP.
Movistar Yamaha's Valentino Rossi moved through to second place to take up the running behind Marquez but the Qatar race winner was unable to make any inroads and dropped back into the clutches of Dovizioso in the final part of the race. The Ducati rider pushed Rossi back to third place on lap 16 and managed to keep the Yamaha M1 at bay to clinch a second consecutive runner-up finish on the GP15, with Rossi bagging more solid points in third.
Jorge Lorenzo found a second wind on the second of the Movistar Yamahas on the final laps as he reeled in and passed Ducati's Andrea Iannone to take fourth place, with Bradley Smith finishing as the top Open class rider in sixth on the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine, one place ahead of CWM LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow. Suzuki pair Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales were eighth and ninth respectively, with the top 10 completed by Pramac Ducati's Danilo Petrucci.
There was huge disappointment for Scott Redding, with the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda rider crashing out on the first lap and collecting Pol Espargaro. It was a disastrous outcome for the young British rider, who had qualified in an excellent sixth place on row two in Texas. Meanwhile, HRC test rider Hiroshi Aoyama who is replacing Dani Pedrosa for Austin GP, Only could finished at 11th place, Leaving huge dissapointment for Honda Fans.
MotoGP COTA Austin 2015 - Race Results
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 43m 47.150s
2. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 43m 49.504s
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 43m 50.270s
4. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 43m 53.832s
5. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 43m 54.734s
6. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 43m 57.707s
7. Cal Crutchlow GBR CWM LCR Honda (RC213V) 44m 4.117s
8. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 44m 6.175s
9. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 44m 25.720s
10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.1) 44m 28.946s
11. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 44m 34.349s
12. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 44m 34.489s
13. Nicky Hayden USA Aspar (RC213V-RS) 44m 43.634s
14. Jack Miller AUS CWM LCR Honda (RC213V-RS) 44m 43.881s
15. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 44m 44.522s
16. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar (RC213V-RS) 44m 46.048s
17. Loris Baz FRA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 44m 55.937s
18. Alex De Angelis RSM Octo IodaRacing (ART) 45m 9.386s
Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS) DNF
Marco Melandri ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) DNF
Yonny Hernandez COL Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) DNF
Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) DNF
Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) DNF
Stefan Bradl GER Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) DNF
Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) DNF
2015 MotoGP World Championship Standings
Rossi continues to lead the world championship ahead of next weekend's Argentina MotoGP with 41 points, but his advantage is only one point over Dovizioso, with Marquez now five points behind in third place.
1. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 41 points
2. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 40 points (-1)
3. Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 36 points (-5)
4. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 27 points (-14)
5. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 26 points (-15)
6. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 18 points (-23)
7. Cal Crutchlow GBR CWM LCR Honda (RC213V) 18 points (-23)
8. Aleix Espargaro SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 13 points (-28)
9. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 10 points (-31)
10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.1) 10 points (-31)
11. Maverick Viñales SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 9 points (-32)
12. Pol Espargaro SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 7 points (-34)
13. Yonny Hernandez COL Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 6 points (-35)
14. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 5 points (-36)
15. Hector Barbera SPA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 5 points (-36)
16. Nicky Hayden USA Drive M7 Aspar (RC213V-RS) 3 points (-38)
17. Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 3 points (-38)
18. Jack Miller AUS CWM LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)* 2 points (-39)
19. Alvaro Bautista SPA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1 points (-40)
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