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2015 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix

Spain  2015 Catalan Grand Prix
Race details
Race 7 of 18 races in the
2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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Date 14 June 2015
Official name G.P. Monster Energy de Catalunya
Location Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.727 km (2.937 mi)
MotorGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Aleix Espargaró Suzuki
Time 1:40.546
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:42.219 on lap 2
Podium
First Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Second Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Third Spain Dani Pedrosa Honda
Moto2
Pole position
Rider France Johann Zarco Kalex
Time 1:45.895
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Álex Rins Kalex
Time 1:46.474 on lap 2
Podium
First France Johann Zarco Kalex
Second Spain Álex Rins Kalex
Third Spain Esteve Rabat Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Italy Enea Bastianini Honda
Time 1:50.137
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Efrén Vázquez Honda
Time 1:50.606 on lap 12
Podium
First United Kingdom Danny Kent Honda
Second Italy Enea Bastianini Honda
Third Spain Efrén Vázquez Honda
Pole position
Rider Spain Aleix Espargaró Suzuki
Time 1:40.546
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:42.219 on lap 2
Podium
First Spain Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Second Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Third Spain Dani Pedrosa Honda
Pole position
Rider France Johann Zarco Kalex
Time 1:45.895
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Álex Rins Kalex
Time 1:46.474 on lap 2
Podium
First France Johann Zarco Kalex
Second Spain Álex Rins Kalex
Third Spain Esteve Rabat Kalex
Pole position
Rider Italy Enea Bastianini Honda
Time 1:50.137
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Efrén Vázquez Honda
Time 1:50.606 on lap 12
Podium
First United Kingdom Danny Kent Honda
Second Italy Enea Bastianini Honda
Third Spain Efrén Vázquez Honda

The 2015 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló on 14 June 2015.

In the MotoGP category, Suzuki's Aleix Espargaró took the manufacturer's first pole position since returning to MotoGP, but he crashed out of the race with 5 laps remaining. Jorge Lorenzo took his fourth win in succession, ahead of Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa, who achieved his first podium of the season. Only 16 riders finished the race as amongst others, Marc Márquez, Andrea Dovizioso, Cal Crutchlow, Pol Espargaró, Yonny Hernández and Nicky Hayden retired from the race. Stefan Bradl took his first win in the Open category finishing in eighth place.



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