MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 17/OCTOBER 26, 2014
SEPANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT/SEPANG MALAYSIA
P58
race, with Aoyama 11th. NGM
Forward Yamaha's Alex de An-
gelis had been with Redding, but
retired on the last lap. Karel Abra-
ham had crashed out earlier.
Hayden's crash took him by
surprise, after he had closed up
on Aoyama.
"When I let off the brakes for
turn nine, the front folded and I
couldn't save it," Hayden said.
"No excuses – it was my mistake.
I felt good on the bike today, so
that was a shame. I think we
could have had at least a top-10
finish."
The high rate of attrition left
points for the usual back mark-
ers, with PBM ART's Michael La-
verty only two seconds off Aoya-
ma, Mike di Meglio on the Avintia
Kawasaki another 10 down, and
14th-placed Broc Parkes – still
suffering the after-effects of his
heavy Phillip Island tumble –
more than 15 seconds adrift.
Marquez now has 337 points,
and even a win at Valencia won't
see him equal Lorenzo's 2010
record of 383. More importantly,
Rossi's hopes of second were
boosted with 275 points to Lo-
renzo's 263. Pedrosa's fourth
place is set, 230 points; like-
wise Dovizioso's fifth on 174. But
there's a good battle for sixth,
between Pol and Aleix Espargaro
(126 and 117), sandwiching Smith
on 119.
Honda secured the Construc-
tors' title, though Yamaha gained
valuable ground in the Teams'
title, where both riders' points
are totaled. With Pedrosa's no-
score, Movistar Yamaha is now
29 points adrift. And in spite of
a non-finish, Aleix Espargaro is
now unassailable as Open cat-
egory champion. CN
MOTOGP
1. Marc Marquez (Honda)
2. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha)
3. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)
4. Stefan Bradl (Honda)
5. Bradley Smith (Yamaha)
6. Pol Espargaro (Yamaha)
7. Yonny Hernandez (Ducati)
8. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati)
9. Hector Barbera (Ducati)
10. Scott Redding (Honda)
Marquez won his
12
th
Grand Prix of
the season, which
tied Mick Doohan for
the most in a single
season. The Spaniard
will go for win number
13 in two weeks in
Valencia, Spain.
