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2015 British motorcycle Grand Prix

United Kingdom  2015 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 12 of 18 races in the
2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Silverstone Circuit moto nat pits.svg
Date 30 August 2015
Official name Octo British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.900 km (3.666 mi)
MotorGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 2:00.234
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Time 2:16.486 on lap 9
Podium
First Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Second Italy Danilo Petrucci Ducati
Third Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Speed Up
Time 2:06.345
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Florian Alt Suter
Time 2:13.742 on lap 18
Podium
First France Johann Zarco Kalex
Second Spain Álex Rins Kalex
Third Spain Esteve Rabat Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Navarro Honda
Time 2:12.440
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Danny Kent Honda
Time 2:33.508 on lap 3
Podium
First United Kingdom Danny Kent Honda
Second Czech Republic Jakub Kornfeil KTM
Third Italy Niccolò Antonelli Honda
Pole position
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 2:00.234
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Time 2:16.486 on lap 9
Podium
First Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Second Italy Danilo Petrucci Ducati
Third Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Speed Up
Time 2:06.345
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Florian Alt Suter
Time 2:13.742 on lap 18
Podium
First France Johann Zarco Kalex
Second Spain Álex Rins Kalex
Third Spain Esteve Rabat Kalex
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Navarro Honda
Time 2:12.440
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Danny Kent Honda
Time 2:33.508 on lap 3
Podium
First United Kingdom Danny Kent Honda
Second Czech Republic Jakub Kornfeil KTM
Third Italy Niccolò Antonelli Honda

The 2015 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 30 August 2015. The MotoGP and Moto3 races were held in wet conditions, while the Moto2 race was in dry conditions with cloudy weather.

In the premier class, Marc Márquez took his sixth pole position of the season and recorded the fastest lap by a motorcycle since Silverstone was renovated, with a 2:00.234 lap time. In the race, he battled with Valentino Rossi for first place, but he crashed out of the race with 8 laps remaining. Rossi led home an all-Italian podium for his fourth victory of the season, and his first at Silverstone. Danilo Petrucci finished in second place and recorded his first MotoGP podium, while Andrea Dovizioso finished in third place. Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa had good starting positions, but they dropped back into 4th and 5th places respectively. Both Team LCR riders failed to complete the race; after Jack Miller collided with his team-mate Cal Crutchlow, who later retired from the race after a second crash. Yonny Hernández crashed out of the race at Turn 1 of the first lap, while Stefan Bradl and Pol Espargaró also crashed out of the race before the halfway mark. Rossi extended his lead in the championship standings to 12 points from his team-mate, Lorenzo.

In the smaller classes, championship leaders Johann Zarco (Moto2) and Danny Kent (Moto3) won their respective races, to extend their championship leads.

The race start was delayed due to weather conditions, and ultimately started at 13:25 local time.


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