2015 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 11 of 18 races in the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | 16 August 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | bwin Grand Prix České republiky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Masaryk Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
 Jorge Lorenzo
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Yamaha | |
| Time | 1:54.989 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
Marc Márquez
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Honda | |
| Time | 1:56.048 on lap 4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Jorge Lorenzo
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Yamaha | |
| Second |
Marc Márquez
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Honda | |
| Third |
 Valentino Rossi
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Yamaha | |
| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
 Johann Zarco
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Kalex | |
| Time | 2:01.614 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
 Thomas Lüthi
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Kalex | |
| Time | 2:02.422 on lap 5 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Johann Zarco
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Kalex | |
| Second |
Esteve Rabat
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Kalex | |
| Third |
Álex Rins
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Kalex | |
| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
Niccolò Antonelli
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Honda | |
| Time | 2:07.667 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
 Miguel Oliveira
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KTM | |
| Time | 2:08.466 on lap 3 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Niccolò Antonelli
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Honda | |
| Second |
Enea Bastianini
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Honda | |
| Third |
 Brad Binder
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KTM | |
The 2015 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2015 MotoGP season. It was held at the Masaryk Circuit in Brno on 16 August 2015.
In the premier class, Jorge Lorenzo took his second pole position of the season and ultimately his fifth win of the season, ahead of Marc Márquez and Valentino Rossi. Andrea Iannone finished fourth, while fifth place was contested by Andrea Dovizioso and Dani Pedrosa, with Pedrosa ultimately coming out on top by 0.075 seconds. Cal Crutchlow, Maverick Viñales, Alex de Angelis, and Eugene Laverty all crashed out of the race before the halfway mark. With these results, Lorenzo's win gave him the championship lead over Rossi, by virtue of more wins at that point.
In the junior classes, Moto2 championship leader Johann Zarco extended his lead in the championship, winning ahead of Esteve Rabat and Álex Rins. In a restarted Moto3 race, Gresini Racing rider Niccolò Antonelli took his first victory ahead of Enea Bastianini and Brad Binder, with the top nine riders being split by 1.42 seconds at the finish.
The first attempt to run the race was interrupted following two separate accidents involving multiple riders. For the restart, the race distance was reduced from 19 to 12 laps.
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