MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 1/MARCH 29, 2015
LOSAIL INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT/LOSAIL QATAR
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Crutchlow's young team-
mate Jack Miller had both
been ahead of Laverty, but
a desperate lunge by Miller
on the last lap took both of
them out.
Marco Melandri was
saved from coming last in
his Aprilia return when new
boy Loris Baz on the other
Athina Forward Yamaha
pitted for a tire change,
finishing three laps down.
Second Aprilia rider Bau-
tista retired at the end of
lap one, his front brake
damaged when Marquez
had come scything past
him.
It was a promising start
to the year. Ducati is back.
Marquez and Honda will
need to play catch-up. And
the evergreen Rossi leads
on points. CN
MotoGP
1. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha)
2. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati)
3. Andrea Iannone (Ducati)
4. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)
5. Marc Marquez (Honda)
6. Dani Pedrosa (Honda)
7. Cal Crutchlow (Honda)
8. Bradley Smith (Yamaha)
9. Pol Espargaro (Yamaha)
10.Yonny Hernandez (Ducati)
HERO OF
THE WEEKEND
Gigi Dall'Igna took over at Ducati at the start of
last year, and said it would take a year to get the
faltering race department back on track. First he
had to sort out the organization, and only then re-
design the bike. Dovizioso's pole position showed
how much progress had been made; second
and third in the race underlined the quality of that
progress. He has turned red into gold.
Gigi Dall'Igna looks to have righted
the Ducati ship.
An overjoyed Ducati team celebrated its double podium finish
with riders Dovizioso (center) and Iannone (right of center).
