MotoGP – Round 4 Race Results

Another race in 2015 delivers, bringing another potential title challenger into the mix.  Jorge Lorenzo, world champion in 2010 and 2012, dominated the event by leading the race from the green light to the chequered flag.

Asked if this was the Jorge Lorenzo that we could expect for the rest of 2015, he answered that getting results at Jerez is always difficult, but that he felt good.

“I could take profit of my speed and of my talent.” he said, wiping sweat from his face in the post race interview.

Marc Marquez admitted that his finger injury began hurting severely as the race progressed, making his left arm weaker as a result.  At one point, Valentino Rossi was just over a second behind him, threatening to repeat the events of Argentina two weeks ago and steal his 2nd place.  Marquez responded with three blistering laps that added to the gap, forcing Rossi to call off his attack.

“Marc was fast, and for sure I could not follow” said Rossi, who complained that his front tire was losing grip towards the end.  Marquez, holding an ice pack to his finger in the post-race interview, downplayed the late surge of speed, but it was a masterful demonstration of race control.

Both Ducati riders did poorly, despite strong qualifying positions.  Andrea Iannone went backwards from 3rd to a long battle for 6th position, while Andrea Dovizioso, who started the race second in the title standings, made several mistakes and at one point was running dead last.  He eventually came back to finish 9th.

The next race is at the LeMans circuit in France in two weeks.

Race Results

Overall Standings