Race 15 of 18 races in the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider
Jorge Lorenzo
Yamaha
Time
1:43.790
Fastest lap
Rider
Jorge Lorenzo
Yamaha
Time
1:54.867 on lap 3
Podium
First
Dani Pedrosa
Honda
Second
Valentino Rossi
Yamaha
Third
Jorge Lorenzo
Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider
Johann Zarco
Kalex
Time
1:50.339
Fastest lap
Rider
Jonas Folger
Kalex
Time
2:04.166 on lap 2
Podium
First
Johann Zarco
Kalex
Second
Jonas Folger
Kalex
Third
Sandro Cortese
Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider
Romano Fenati
KTM
Time
1:56.484
Fastest lap
Rider
Isaac Viñales
KTM
Time
2:07.602 on lap 9
Podium
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, Tito 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.
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