Third successive Triumph For Marquez
As
the race at Termas de Rio Hondo got underway Marquez got caught up in the crowd
on lap one but played it patiently, picking off his opponents to get into
second - eventually hunting down early leader Lorenzo, with his winning move
coming 8 laps from the end.
It
was a good day for the Repsol Honda team as Pedrosa stayed in the chase
throughout the race, eventually overtaking Lorenzo on the penultimate lap for
second.
Lorenzo’s
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP teammate Valentino Rossi was briefly into second early
on, but ran wide twice and dropped to seventh before fighting his way back up
to fourth.
Solid
runs from Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP) and Andrea Iannone (Pramac Racing)
saw them finish fifth and sixth – and they were 15s and 19s respectively back
on Marquez.
Monster
Yamaha Tech3 teammates Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro were safely inside the
top ten, which was completed by Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) and top ‘Open’
rider Hiroshi Aoyama (Drive M7 Aspar) – the Japanese competitor crossing the
line 0.073s in front of colleague Nicky Hayden.
Aleix
Espargaro (NGM Forward Racing) was 15th after an early crash, whilst there was
another DNF for Alvaro Baustista (GO&FUN Honda Gresini) who crashed on the
first lap, as did Danilo Petrucci (IodaRacing Project).
1. Marc MARQUEZ - Honda - 75 poin
2. Dani PEDROSA - Honda - 56 poin
3. Valentino ROSSI - Yamaha - 41 poin
4. Andrea DOVIZIOSO - Ducati - 34 poin
5. Andrea IANNONE - Ducati - 25 poin
6. Stefan BRADL - Honda - 24 poin
7. Jorge LORENZO - Yamaha - 22 poin
8. Aleix ESPARGARO - Forward Yamaha - 21 poin
9. Bradley SMITH - Yamaha - 20 poin
10. Pol ESPARGARO - Yamaha - 18 poin
11. Nicky HAYDEN - Honda - 18 poin
12. Hiroshi AOYAMA - Honda - 15 poin
13. Scott REDDING - Honda - 11 poin
14. Yonny HERNANDEZ - Ducati - 11 poin
15. Cal CRUTCHLOW - Ducati - 10 poin
16. Karel ABRAHAM - Honda - 8 poin
17. Colin EDWARDS - Forward Yamaha - 7 poin
18. Danilo PETRUCCI - ART - 2 poin
19. Hector BARBERA - Avintia - 1 poin
20. Broc PARKES - PBM - 1 poin
2. Dani PEDROSA - Honda - 56 poin
3. Valentino ROSSI - Yamaha - 41 poin
4. Andrea DOVIZIOSO - Ducati - 34 poin
5. Andrea IANNONE - Ducati - 25 poin
6. Stefan BRADL - Honda - 24 poin
7. Jorge LORENZO - Yamaha - 22 poin
8. Aleix ESPARGARO - Forward Yamaha - 21 poin
9. Bradley SMITH - Yamaha - 20 poin
10. Pol ESPARGARO - Yamaha - 18 poin
11. Nicky HAYDEN - Honda - 18 poin
12. Hiroshi AOYAMA - Honda - 15 poin
13. Scott REDDING - Honda - 11 poin
14. Yonny HERNANDEZ - Ducati - 11 poin
15. Cal CRUTCHLOW - Ducati - 10 poin
16. Karel ABRAHAM - Honda - 8 poin
17. Colin EDWARDS - Forward Yamaha - 7 poin
18. Danilo PETRUCCI - ART - 2 poin
19. Hector BARBERA - Avintia - 1 poin
20. Broc PARKES - PBM - 1 poin
