Heroic Lorenzo wins chaotic 800th premier class Grand Prix2014-09-28 09:40Jorge Lorenzo took victory in a chaotic dry-wet race at Aragon, ahead of Aleix Espargaro and Cal Crutchlow on the podium. The race saw drama as Italians Valentino Rossi and Andrea Iannone both suffered big crashes in the dry before Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa went down after the rain began to fall. Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) took victory by over 10 seconds as he judged the conditions better than his rivals, changing bikes with four laps to go, with Espargaro (NGM Forward Racing) just beating Crutchlow (Ducati Team) to the line to complete the podium. The riders were forced to change to wet set-ups in the final stages after the rain began to fall heavily – having started the race on a drying track. The tricky conditions caused Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) to crash out before swapping to his wet bike and he was taken to the medical centre for checks on a hip trauma. Repsol Honda teammates Pedrosa and Marquez took a risk staying out in the wet on slick tyres in the final laps. Pedrosa fell and remounted to take 14th with Marquez crashing later and finishing 13th after eventually swapping to his wet bike too. The top five was completed by Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP) and Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech3) as they took advantage of the crashes ahead of them. Smith just beat his teammate Pol Espargaro (Monster Yamaha Tech3) to the line by 0.203s. The top ten was completed by Alvaro Bautista (GO&FUN Honda Gresini), Hiroshi Aoyama (Drive M7 Aspar), Nicky Hayden (Drive M7 Aspar) and Scott Redding (GO&FUN Honda Gresini). Before the rain had fallen Iannone (Pramac Racing) crashed as he ran wide having led for the opening laps. He looked as though he might stay upright but wet grass sent him skyward. Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) had a similar incident, running wide and touching the grass resulting in a vicious highside. He was taken to the medical center but deemed ok, before being taken to hospital for precautionary head scans. Karel Abraham (Cardion AB Motoracing) retired with a mechanical problem early in the race. MotoGP™ Race Classification 1- Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha 44'20.406 2- Aleix Espargaro SPA Forward-Yamaha +10.295 3- Cal Crutchlow GBR Ducati +10.132 Moto2™: Marvellous Viñales takes runaway victory in front of Spanish fans Maverick Viñales scored an impressive victory at the Gran Premio Movistar de Aragon, with Tito Rabat and Johann Zarco also on the rostrum. Related Photos M.Viñales (SPA) Podium Maverick Viñales scored an impressive victory at the Gran Premio Movistar de Aragon, with Tito Rabat and Johann Zarco also on the rostrum. Viñales (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) had qualified on pole for the first time since moving up to the Moto2™ class and he registered his second win of an excellent rookie season so far, beating Rabat (Marc VDS Racing Team) to the finish line by 1.285s. Rabat extended his title advantage to 33 points by taking second position, with Zarco in third and Rabat’s teammate and championship rival Mika Kallio finishing in seventh place - having led in the early stages. Thomas Luthi (Interwetten Sitag) and Franco Morbidelli (Italtrans Racing Team) were fourth and fifth respectively, crossing the finish line +5.033s and +5.960s behind race winner Viñales. The top ten was completed by Dominique Aegerter (Technomag carXpert), Kallio, Jordi Torres (Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2), Sam Lowes (Speed Up) and Marcel Schrotter (Tech 3). Jonas Folger (AGR Team) had his second ride through penalty in as many races after a jump start, eventually finishing 23rd. Anthony West (QMMF Racing Team) was the first rider to fall from the race, able to briefly rejoin before retiring to the pits. Both Xavier Simeon (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) and Kenny Noyes (Teluru Team JiR Webike) pulled into the pits with technical problems. Axel Pons (AGR Team) crashed while fighting for the top ten. All riders were OK. Moto2™ Race Classification 1- Maverick Viñales SPA Kalex 40'16.321 2- Tito Rabat SPA Kalex +1.285 3- Johann Zarco FRA Caterham Suter +5.033 Moto3™: Last-gasp victory for Fenati in challenging wet-drying conditions Romano Fenati judged the conditions best to take victory in the Moto3™ race in tricky conditions at the Gran Premio Movistar de Aragon, with Alex Marquez and Danny Kent and also on the podium. Source: MotoGP Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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