MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 13 / OCTOBER 18, 2015
PHILLIP ISLAND / PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA
P78
There is still a maximum of 50
available. Marquez is thus not
quite safe in third on 222, with
Iannone on 188. Pedrosa (165) is
fifth. CN
1. Marc Marquez (Hon)
2. Jorge Lorenzo (Yam)
3. Andrea Iannone (Duc)
4. Valentino Rossi (Yam)
5. Dani Pedrosa (Hon)
6. Maverick Vinales (Suz)
7. Cal Crutchlow (Hon)
8. Pol Espargaro (Yam)
9. Aleix Espargaro (Suz)
10. Bradley Smith (Yam)
I was able to move up to 16th
and then we started having an
electronics problem. The bike
finally stopped. It's not like we
were doing an amazing race
or anything. A lot of electrical
problems, I can't really say any
more."
The rest trailed in, with Abra-
ham's replacement rider Anthony
West, on the AB Motoracing
Honda, 23rd and last, but less
than three seconds off Forward
Yamaha's Toni Elias, credible
enough for a first attempt.
The title is in the balance,
even more than before—Rossi
has 296 points, Lorenzo 285.
to be "satisfied. Okay, it's only
15th, but no one crashed: it was
one of those races."
With only two retirements–
Nicky Hayden stopped his Aspar
Honda trackside with electronic
gremlins and de Angelis replace-
ment Damien Cudlin retired to
the pits.
Former circuit lap record
holder Hayden said, "It was a
very disappointing end. The
team did a good job. We were
better this morning, espe-
cially on used tires. In the race
I messed up qualifying but was
able to make up some positions.
I had a decent feeling going and
The race winning
pass: Marquez's
last was a lap of
the gods.
