MotoGP Aragon - Race Results
Jorge Lorenzo takes a lights to flag victory in the Aragon MotoGP after main rival Marc Marquez crashed out - for the fifth time this season - while chasing the Yamaha rider on lap 2.
Title leader Valentino Rossi rode swiftly from sixth to third, then spent most of the race tucked in behind second place Dani Pedrosa.
Rossi and Pedrosa passed each other repeatedly during the final laps, Pedrosa just holding on to second, meaning Rossi's championship lead over Lorenzo has been cut from 23 to 14 points with four rounds remaining.
Andrea Iannone recently re-dislocated his left shoulder in training, Nicky Hayden broke was riding with a broken right thumb, while Toni Elias has taken over from Claudio Corti at Forward Racing...
1.Jorge LorenzoESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)41m 44.933s2.Dani PedrosaESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)41m 47.616s3.Valentino RossiITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)41m 47.706s4.Andrea IannoneITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15)41m 52.791s5.Andrea DoviziosoITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15)42m 9.255s6.Aleix EspargaroESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)42m 9.762s7.Cal CrutchlowGBR LCR Honda (RC213V)42m 10.300s8.Bradley SmithGBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)42m 10.436s9.Pol EspargaroESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)42m 11.385s10.Yonny HernandezCOL Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)42m 28.822s11.Maverick Vi?alesESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*42m 29.188s12.Scott ReddingGBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)42m 33.109s13.Alvaro BautistaESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)42m 34.688s14.Eugene LavertyIRL Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)*42m 35.204s15.Nicky HaydenUSA Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)42m 35.297s16.Hector BarberaESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open)42m 35.655s17.Loris BazFRA Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)*42m 36.930s18.Stefan BradlGER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)42m 38.339s19.Jack MillerAUS LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)*42m 41.792s20.Mike Di MeglioFRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open)42m 44.540s21.Toni EliasSPA Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)43m 0.170s
Karel AbrahamCZE AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS)DNF
Danilo PetrucciITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)DNF
Alex De AngelisRSM E-Motion IodaRacing (ART)DNF
Marc MarquezESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)DNF
Blue Name = Factory - Official MotoGP ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.
20 litres of race fuel, 5 engine changes for the season. All engines identical throughout the year within the same team (development freeze).Black Name = Factory (with concessions) - Official MotoGP ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.
Applicable to Factory entries by a manufacturer that did not achieve a dry win in 2013 (Ducati) or any new MotoGP manufacturers (Suzuki and Aprilia).
22 litres of race fuel for Ducati, 24 litres for Suzuki and Aprilia. Same 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and extra testing opportunities as the Open Category. Fuel and soft tyre can change depending on top three results.Red Name = Open - Full official MotoGP ECU, hardware and software.
24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and greater testing opportunities relative to Factory.* Rookie
Marquez crashes while chasing down leader Lorenzo! #AragonGP #MotoGP race pic.twitter.com/jJNF1Wsr1G-- Crash.net MotoGP (@crash_motogp) September 27, 2015