2015 Indianapolis MotoGP Review

Review of the round ten of the 2015 MotoGP season at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the outskirts of Indianapolis, USA.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP champion Marc Márquez on his works Honda RC213V. Second place was the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was seven tenths of a second behind Márquez at the end. While, the other Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was six seconds behind Márquez at the end.

In Open class (Full control ECU system, hardware and software), Avintia Racing rider Héctor Barberá won Open class and finished fifteenth place overall on his open spec Ducati Desmosedici GP14, he was sixty-four seconds behind Márquez at the end of the race.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Paginas Amarillas HP 40 rider Álex Rins on the Kalex. Second was Ajo Motorsport rider Johann Zarco on the Kalex, he was five tenths of a second behind Rins at the end. While, third was Italtrans Racing Team rider Franco Morbidelli on the Kalex, he was nine tenths of a second behind Rins at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by RW Racing GP rider Livio Loi on the Honda. Second was SaxoPrint–RTG rider John McPhee on the Honda, he was thirty-nine seconds behind Loi at the end. While, third was Schedl GP Racing rider Philipp Öttl on the KTM, he was fifty-eight seconds behind Loi at the end.

Also, it was confirmed on Friday (7/8/15) that Pol Espargaró will remain with Monster Yamaha Tech 3 in 2016 after signing a one-year contract extension. No word on Pol Espargaró's team-mate at Monster Yamaha Tech 3 next season, I will guess who would be Pol Espargaró's team-mate in the weeks to come.

End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.