Marquez makes more history
Now the first ever rookie to win five races in a season after he edged out teammate Dani Pedrosa at the MotoGP round at Brno, with world champion Jorge Lorenzo thirdMarc Marquez has made more MotoGP history at Brno in the Czech Republic on Sunday August 25, winning the race to become the first rookie ever to claim five victories in his maiden season. On this occasion, the Repsol Honda rider came out on top after an immensely close fight with teammate Dani Pedrosa and Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo.
Marquez’s ride was a mixture of patience, aggression and defence. The 20-year-old ran second behind Lorenzo as the reigning champion scorched off the start line. The pair would proceed to swap places on various occasions, with the final pass coming at turn three with just under four laps to go. Pedrosa also dispatched of Lorenzo, but two final tours was not enough for last year’s winner to hunt down his teammate who won by 0.3 seconds.
In fourth place, Lorenzo’s teammate Valentino Rossi ultimately came out on top after a race-long duel with GO&FUN Honda Gresini’s Alvaro Bautista, whereas LCR Honda MotoGP’s Stefan Bradl experienced a quiet ride to sixth spot from Ducati Team duo Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden, locked together once again. The top 10 was completed by Energy T.I. Pramac Racing’s Andrea Iannone and Power Electronics Aspar’s Aleix Espargaro, just one second ahead of CRT rival Colin Edwards (NGM Mobile Forward Racing) who had started in front of him. Australia’s Bryan Staring (GO&FUN Honda Gresini) was 20th.
A second lap collision between Avintia Blusens’ Hector Barbera and NGM Mobile Forward Racing’s Claudio Corti saw both riders retire, with the Italian later undergoing an x-ray to his right hand. The other two retirements were Came IodaRacing Project’s Lukas Pesek -- from his home Grand Prix -- and Tech3’s Bradley Smith, who were both out of action on the third lap. There was also frustration for pole man Crutchlow, who crashed out of fourth place on lap eight, as well as for Czech Karel Abraham (Cardion AB Motoracing) who was unable to score points at home.
The final race in the ongoing triple-header will be the Hertz British Grand Prix at Silverstone, to which Marquez heads with 213 points, 26 -- and more than the equivalent of one race win -- ahead of Pedrosa and 44 in front of Lorenzo.
In Moto2, Mika Kallio won a thriller from Takaaki Nakagami and Thomas Luthi, with championship leader Scott Redding eighth – but only 4.490 seconds behind the race winner. Redding now leads the title by 21pts ahead of Pol Espargaro, with seven rounds still remaining. Esparagro was fourth at Brno, and Australia’s Anthony West was 17th.
For full results and standings, visit www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics.
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