2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Marc Márquez, the defending riders' champion.

The 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season is the 67th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Marc Márquez will start the season as the defending riders' champion, having won his second consecutive title in Japan.

Grands Prix

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme released an 18-race official calendar on 26 September 2014.^[1]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	29 March	Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar[2]	Losail International Circuit, Doha
2	12 April	Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas[3]	Circuit of the Americas, Austin
3	19 April	Gran Premio Red Bull de la Repứblica Argentina[4]	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero
4	3 May	Gran Premio de España[5]	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera
5	17 May	Grand Prix de France[6]	Le Mans Bugatti, Maine
6	31 May	Gran Premio d'Italia[7]	Mugello Circuit, Mugello
7	14 June	Gran Premi de Catalunya[8]	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8	27 June	TT Assen[9]	TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9	12 July	Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[10]	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10	9 August	Indianapolis Grand Prix[1]	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
11	16 August	Grand Prix České republiky[1]	Masaryk Circuit, Brno
12	30 August	British Grand Prix[11]	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone[12][13]
13	13 September	Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini[14]	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14	27 September	Gran Premio de Aragón[15]	Motorland Aragón, Alcañiz
15	11 October	Grand Prix of Japan[16]	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
16	18 October	Australian Grand Prix[17]	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17	25 October	Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix[18]	Sepang International Circuit, Selangor
18	8 November	Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana[19]	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

Calendar changes

• The British Grand Prix had been scheduled to return to Donington Park for the first time since 2009, ahead of a planned move to the brand-new Circuit of Wales in 2016.^[11] However, Donington Park pulled out of hosting the event on 10 February 2015, citing financial delays.^[12] The following day, it was announced that Silverstone would host the British Grand Prix in 2015 and 2016.^[13]

Teams and riders

A provisional entry list was released by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme on 23 October 2014.^[20] An updated entry list was released on 2 February 2015.^[21]

Factory entries Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Ducati Team Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP15 04 Andrea Dovizioso[22] 1–4 29 Andrea Iannone[23] 1–4 Repsol Honda Team Honda Honda RC213V 7 Hiroshi Aoyama[24] 2–4 26 Dani Pedrosa[25] 1 93 Marc Márquez[26] 1–4 Pramac Racing Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP14[27] 9 Danilo Petrucci[28] 1–4 68 Yonny Hernández[29] 1–4 Octo IodaRacing Team ART ART 15 Alex de Angelis[30] 1–4 Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia[31] Aprilia RS-GP 19 Álvaro Bautista[32] 1–4 33 Marco Melandri[33] 1–4 Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP Suzuki Suzuki GSX-RR 25 Maverick Viñales[34] 1–4 41 Aleix Espargaró[34] 1–4 CWM LCR Honda Honda Honda RC213V 35 Cal Crutchlow[35] 1–4 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1 38 Bradley Smith[36] 1–4 44 Pol Espargaró[37] 1–4 Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda Honda RC213V 45 Scott Redding[38] 1–4 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1 46 Valentino Rossi[39] 1–4 99 Jorge Lorenzo[40] 1–4 Open entries Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Athinà Forward Racing Yamaha Forward Yamaha Forward 6 Stefan Bradl[41] 1–4 76 Loris Baz[42] 1–4 Avintia Racing Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP14[43] 8 Héctor Barberá[44] 1–4 63 Mike Di Meglio[20] 1–4 AB Motoracing Honda Honda RC213V-RS 17 Karel Abraham[45] 1–4 CWM LCR Honda Honda Honda RC213V-RS 43 Jack Miller[46] 1–4 Aspar MotoGP Team Honda Honda RC213V-RS 50 Eugene Laverty[47] 1–4 69 Nicky Hayden[48] 1–4

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

Team changes

• Suzuki will return to MotoGP as a constructor after a four-year hiatus.
• Aprilia will make an official return to the championship entering two factory-supported bikes with Gresini Racing. The Italian team will end its long partnership with Honda, having raced their bikes since 1997.
• Marc VDS Racing will expand its operations to enter a Honda bike in the MotoGP category, having taken on the Factory class bike previously run by Gresini.
• LCR Honda will enter a second bike in the Open category.
• Avintia Racing will leave its Kawasaki-based machinery to switch to Ducati bikes.
• Paul Bird Motorsport will leave MotoGP at the end of the 2014 season to concentrate on their British Superbike Championship campaign.^[49]

Rider changes

• Stefan Bradl will leave the LCR Honda team and move to Forward Racing.
• Cal Crutchlow will leave the Ducati Team to take Bradl's place at LCR Honda.
• Andrea Iannone will fill the seat vacated by Crutchlow with the Ducati factory team.
• Scott Redding will leave Gresini Racing and return to Marc VDS Racing for their MotoGP campaign.
• Moto3 rider Jack Miller will skip the Moto2 category and make his MotoGP debut with LCR Honda.
• Colin Edwards retired from racing at the end of the 2014 season.
• Loris Baz makes his MotoGP debut with Forward Racing.
• After competing the final half of 2014 with Forward Racing, Alex de Angelis will replace Danilo Petrucci at the IodaRacing Project.
• Danilo Petrucci will move from the IodaRacing Project to join Pramac Racing.
• Aleix Espargaró will move from Forward Racing to join the factory Suzuki team, with Maverick Viñales making the move from Moto2 to partner him.
• Eugene Laverty will return to the championship—having last competed in 2008 in the 250cc class—racing with the Aspar Racing Team.
• Marco Melandri will return to MotoGP with Gresini Racing, the same team he competed with during his last appearance in the category in 2010.
• Hiroshi Aoyama will move from the Aspar Racing Team to become a test rider for HRC. He will replace Dani Pedrosa for the races in Austin, Texas and Argentina, as Pedrosa elected to undergo surgery to alleviate issues with arm-pump.^[24]

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning constructor	Report
1	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	Andrea Dovizioso	Valentino Rossi	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report
2	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	Marc Márquez	Andrea Iannone	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
3	Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Valentino Rossi	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report

Riders' standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Pos Rider Bike QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1 3 1 66 2 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 2 2 2 60 3 Andrea Iannone Ducati 3 5 4 40 4 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 4 4 5 37 5 Marc Márquez Honda 5 1 Ret 36 6 Cal Crutchlow Honda 7 7 3 34 7 Bradley Smith Yamaha 8 6 6 28 8 Aleix Espargaró Suzuki 11 8 7 22 9 Pol Espargaró Yamaha 9 Ret 8 15 10 Maverick Viñales Suzuki 14 9 10 15 11 Danilo Petrucci Ducati 12 10 11 15 12 Dani Pedrosa Honda 6 10 13 Scott Redding Honda 13 Ret 9 10 14 Héctor Barberá Ducati 15 12 13 8 15 Yonny Hernández Ducati 10 Ret Ret 6 16 Jack Miller Honda Ret 14 12 6 17 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 11 Ret 5 18 Nicky Hayden Honda 17 13 16 3 19 Loris Baz Yamaha Forward 22 17 14 2 20 Stefan Bradl Yamaha Forward 16 Ret 15 1 21 Álvaro Bautista Aprilia Ret 15 19 1 Eugene Laverty Honda 18 16 17 0 Mike Di Meglio Ducati 19 Ret 18 0 Alex de Angelis ART 20 18 22 0 Marco Melandri Aprilia 21 Ret 20 0 Karel Abraham Honda Ret Ret 21 0 Pos Rider Bike QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturers' standings

Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	AME	ARG	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Yamaha	1	3	1																66
2	Ducati	2	2	2																60
3	Honda	5	1	3																52
4	Suzuki	11	8	7																22
5	Yamaha Forward	16	17	14																2
6	Aprilia	21	15	19																1
	ART	20	18	22																0
Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	AME	ARG	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

Teams' standings

Pos Team Bike No. QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 46 1 3 1 103 99 4 4 5 2 Ducati Team 04 2 2 2 100 29 3 5 4 3 Repsol Honda 7 11 Ret 51 26 6 93 5 1 Ret 4 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 38 8 6 6 43 44 9 Ret 8 5 CWM LCR Honda 35 7 7 3 40 43 Ret 14 12 6 Team Suzuki Ecstar 25 14 9 10 37 41 11 8 7 7 Pramac Racing 9 12 10 11 21 68 10 Ret Ret 8 Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 45 13 Ret 9 10 9 Avintia Racing 8 15 12 13 8 63 19 Ret 18 10 Aspar MotoGP Team 50 18 16 17 3 69 17 13 16 11 Athinà Forward Racing 6 16 Ret 15 3 76 22 17 14 12 Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 19 Ret 15 19 1 33 21 Ret 20 Octo IodaRacing Team 15 20 18 22 0 AB Motoracing 17 Ret Ret 21 0 Pos Team Bike No. QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

References

External links

• The official website of Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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