WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a crazy crashed filled race , VR46 taking the win, both Reps out, poor Cal who made it to P2 crashed
BSmith first podium for him!
Rossi takes 82nd premier class victory in incident packed race
Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) started from eighth on the grid in his 250th appearance in the premier class and was there to take advantage as Marquez crashed out of the race lead with 10 laps to go.
It is Rossi’s 108th career win and his 82nd in the top class of Grand Prix racing. The result is also the first all Yamaha podium since Le Mans 2008.
His teammate Lorenzo took second place even though his pace faded towards the end, with Cal Crutchlow crashing out ahead of him when in second on the last lap. Monster Yamaha Tech3’s Smith got his first MotoGP podium as nine riders either crashed or failed to finish, many of them frontrunners in the race.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) crossed the line fourth, with Hector Barbera (Avintia Racing) as high as fifth. In his 200th Grand Prix race Alvaro Bautista (GO&FUN Honda Gresini) was sixth and his teammate Scott Redding seventh.
Hiroshi Aoyama (Drive M7 Aspar), Alex de Angelis (NGM Forward Racing) and Nicky Hayden (Drive M7 Aspar) completed the top ten.
With the pressure off and the MotoGP™ title retained last weekend in Japan, Marquez had fired away at the front looking for a 12th win of the year and attempting to equal Mick Doohan’s record from 1997 for most premier-class GP wins in a single season. But Marquez’s race ended as he lost the front end coming out of Lukey Heights when he led by four seconds.
Karel Abraham (Cardion AB Motoracing) was an early faller. Also early on Iannone (Pramac Racing) came into contact with the rear of Pedrosa’s bike, ending his race. The contact resulted in Pedrosa entering the pits due to bike damage.
Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP) clashed with the rear of Aleix Espargaro’s bike, causing the German to fall unhurt. Espargaro (NGM Forward Racing) was forced to stop off several corners later due to the damage to his bike. Broc Parks (Paul Bird Motorsport) entered the pits and retired at mid race distance.
Late on Pol Espargaro (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) lost the front at turn four while rapidly gaining on Lorenzo, attempting to claim his first MotoGP podium. With just half a lap to go Crutchlow (Ducati Team) fell from an almost guaranteed second place.
After the race Bradl was given one penalty point by Race Direction for his collision with Aleix Espargaro at Turn 4. Smith also receives a penalty point for overtaking under yellow flags in the wake of the Marquez incident. The collision between Iannone and Pedrosa will be reviewed by Race Direction in Sepang as Iannone is still undergoing treatment after his crash.
Rossi delighted to win again at Phillip Island
Rossi started his 250th premier class Grand Prix on Sunday looking for crucial points in the battle for the runner up spot in the 2014 MotoGP™ World Championship. A crash filled race allowed the Italian to mark this historic event with his second win of 2014.
He made steady progress in the opening laps, catching teammate Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) and engaging in a heated battle for several laps. Eventually getting the better of the Spaniard, Rossi settled into second as Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) had a two second advantage ahead of him.
Lap 17 saw the 2014 MotoGP World Champion crash out of a comfortable lead, promoting Rossi to first. By the race finale a huge gap of 10.836s saw Rossi clinch his 82nd premier class win ahead of Lorenzo. Rossi last won at Phillip Island in 2005.
Second in the championship, Rossi now has 255 points, eight more than Lorenzo, who is third. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) suffered a DNF and is 25 points behind the Italian in fourth.
An elated Rossi explained, “It’s a fantastic day. An amazing result coming after a great race. Sadly I had to start behind but I knew my pace and setting were quite good for the race. On the second corner I saw Marc and Jorge already ahead and I was sixth, I thought this will be hard! I was fast enough to overtake the other riders quickly.”
“I focused on just gaining on Jorge and I got there a little by little. We then had a great battle. Marc wasn’t too far, just two seconds but I settled for second to fight for the championship position. Then Marquez crashed and it was great after that. I came back to victory here almost ten years after my last win, a great achievement at one of the most beautiful tracks of the year,” he concluded.
Race Results:
1 25 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 176.7 40'46.405
2 20 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 175.9 +10.836
3 16 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 175.8 +12.294
4 13 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 175.6 +14.893
5 11 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing Ducati 174.5 +30.089
6 10 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 174.5 +30.154
7 9 45 Scott REDDING GBR GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 174.5 +30.158
8 8 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Drive M7 Aspar Honda 174.3 +33.166
9 7 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 174.3 +33.577
10 6 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Drive M7 Aspar Honda 174.2 +34.144
11 5 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Ducati 173.9 +39.468
12 4 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Octo IodaRacing Team ART 172.7 +56.684
13 3 70 Michael LAVERTY GBR Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 171.6 +1'12.813
14 2 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Avintia Racing Avintia 170.5 +1'28.050
Not Classified
35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Ducati Team Ducati 176.4 1 Lap
44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 175.9 3 Laps
41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 175.7 7 Laps
6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 175.7 8 Laps
93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 177.4 10 Laps
23 Broc PARKES AUS Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 170.2 14 Laps
26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 171.5 21 Laps
29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 173.9 22 Laps
17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Honda 170.6 23 Laps
Updated points:
Current points
1 Marc MARQUEZ Honda SPA 312
2 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha ITA 255
3 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha SPA 247
4 Dani PEDROSA Honda SPA 230
5 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati ITA 166
6 Aleix ESPARGARO Forward Yamaha SPA 117
7 Pol ESPARGARO Yamaha SPA 116
8 Bradley SMITH Yamaha GBR 108
9 Andrea IANNONE Ducati ITA 102
10 Stefan BRADL Honda GER 96