MotoGP - Round17 - Malaysia

[Big Gordy]

SHELL MALAYSIA MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIXMotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2015 (http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2015/MAL/MotoGP/FP1/Classification.pdf?v1_408774e2)

Sepang, Friday, October 23, 2015


Pos.
Num.
Rider
Nation
Team
Bike
Km/h
Time
Gap 1st/Prev.


1
26
Dani PEDROSA (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Dani+Pedrosa)
SPA
Repsol Honda Team
Honda
330.3
2'00.412



2
99
Jorge LORENZO (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Jorge+Lorenzo)
SPA
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
326.0
2'00.622
0.210 / 0.210


3
93
Marc MARQUEZ (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Marc+Marquez)
SPA
Repsol Honda Team
Honda
331.6
2'00.736
0.324 / 0.114


4
46
Valentino ROSSI (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Valentino+Rossi)
ITA
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
328.4
2'00.915
0.503 / 0.179


5
45
Scott REDDING (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Scott+Redding)
GBR
EG 0,0 Marc VDS
Honda
323.7
2'01.218
0.806 / 0.303


6
35
Cal CRUTCHLOW (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Cal+Crutchlow)
GBR
LCR Honda
Honda
329.4
2'01.235
0.823 / 0.017


7
29
Andrea IANNONE (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Andrea+Iannone)
ITA
Ducati Team
Ducati
335.0
2'01.421
1.009 / 0.186


8
8
Hector BARBERA (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Hector+Barbera)
SPA
Avintia Racing
Ducati
321.1
2'01.616
1.204 / 0.195


9
41
Aleix ESPARGARO (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Aleix+Espargaro)
SPA
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR
Suzuki
323.7
2'01.741
1.329 / 0.125


10
4
Andrea DOVIZIOSO (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Andrea+Dovizioso)
ITA
Ducati Team
Ducati
334.5
2'01.917
1.505 / 0.176


11
9
Danilo PETRUCCI (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Danilo+Petrucci)
ITA
Octo Pramac Racing
Ducati
326.4
2'01.957
1.545 / 0.040


12
25
Maverick VIÑALES (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Maverick+Viñales)
SPA
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR
Suzuki
326.2
2'02.258
1.846 / 0.301


13
44
Pol ESPARGARO (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Pol+Espargaro)
SPA
Monster Yamaha Tech 3
Yamaha
329.1
2'02.259
1.847 / 0.001


14
6
Stefan BRADL (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Stefan+Bradl)
GER
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
Aprilia
320.5
2'02.314
1.902 / 0.055


15
38
Bradley SMITH (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Bradley+Smith)
GBR
Monster Yamaha Tech 3
Yamaha
330.0
2'02.323
1.911 / 0.009


16
69
Nicky HAYDEN (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Nicky+Hayden)
USA
Aspar MotoGP Team
Honda
320.1
2'02.590
2.178 / 0.267


17
68
Yonny HERNANDEZ (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Yonny+Hernandez)
COL
Octo Pramac Racing
Ducati
328.0
2'03.072
2.660 / 0.482


18
43
Jack MILLER (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Jack+Miller)
AUS
LCR Honda
Honda
321.7
2'03.136
2.724 / 0.064


19
19
Alvaro BAUTISTA (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Alvaro+Bautista)
SPA
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
Aprilia
319.6
2'03.228
2.816 / 0.092


20
63
Mike DI MEGLIO (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Mike+Di+Meglio)
FRA
Avintia Racing
Ducati
322.9
2'03.394
2.982 / 0.166


21
76
Loris BAZ (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Loris+Baz)
FRA
Forward Racing
Yamaha Forward
318.7
2'03.429
3.017 / 0.035


22
50
Eugene LAVERTY (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Eugene+Laverty)
IRL
Aspar MotoGP Team
Honda
320.7
2'03.938
3.526 / 0.509


23
24
Toni ELIAS (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Toni+Elias)
SPA
Forward Racing
Yamaha Forward
324.3
2'04.496
4.084 / 0.558


24
13
Anthony WEST (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Anthony+West)
AUS
AB Motoracing
Honda
320.8
2'05.793
5.381 / 1.297


25
55
Damian CUDLIN (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Damian+Cudlin)
AUS
E-Motion IodaRacing Team
ART
308.3
2'07.552
7.140 / 1.759


Weather Conditions: | Track Condition: Dry| Air: 30º| Humidity: 69%| Ground: 33ºRecords:

Fastest Lap:
Lap: 3
Dani PEDROSA (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Dani+Pedrosa)
2'00.412
165.7 Km/h


Circuit Record Lap:
2014
Marc MARQUEZ (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Marc+Marquez)
2'01.150
164.7 Km/h


Best Lap:
2014
Marc MARQUEZ (http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Marc+Marquez)
1'59.791
166.5 Km/h

[Big Gordy]

So so result for me......88 points. Now in 354th place overall with 1792 points.

[zimbo]

So so result for me......88 points. Now in 354th place overall with 1792 points.

I got 92 points, now in 1024th with 1726 points.
...so what you think about "..the clash" then big man?

[Big Gordy]

Not seen it yet......I'll watch it tonight and give you my thoughts tomorrow :p
Not heard from Alan yet so don't know how he got on :yawn:

[Big Gordy]

Well........that was all a bit silly from Vale :frown: I know he's a bit pee'd off with Marquez right now but he didn't have to make it soooooooooooo obvious did he. Think that's him blown his chance of winning the title now, starting from the back next race, and he only has himself to blame....sad that someone with so much tallent felt he needed to resort to that to prove a point. I feel a bit let down by him to be honest. Thought he was better than that.

[Angib]

I think it was a rash move that went wrong and that made it much worse. What I though happened was:

- Rossi thought he would push Marquez up to, or even off, the side of the track, to make a point. It was fascinating that Pedrosa said up to that point Rossi had done nothing wrong, since he was free to take whatever cornering line he wanted (ie, in reality, pushing another competitor over the track edge is only a crime if it looks intentional).
- As Rossi pushed Marquez, Marquez banged into him - impossible to tell if this was an instinctive balancing action by Marquez or maybe intentional (one for the conspiracy theorists).
- When banged into, Rossi instinctively put his knee out to push Marquez off him - this too is instinctive when riding as two bikes cannot stay in contact and remain balanced.
- Putting his knee out Rossi hit Marquez's brake lever and so knocked him off.

I don't suggest Rossi was blameless, but I saw nothing to suggest that knocking Marquez off was intentional, so the penalty seems fair - though applying the penalty to the next race looks like the stewards not being willing to decide the championship on the result of their actions.