2015 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas
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| Race 2 of 18 races in the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | April 12, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
 Marc Márquez
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Honda | |
| Time | 2:02.135 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
 Andrea Iannone
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Ducati | |
| Time | 2:04.251 on lap 4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Marc Márquez
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Honda | |
| Second |
Andrea Dovizioso
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Ducati | |
| Third |
Valentino Rossi
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Yamaha | |
| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
 Xavier Siméon
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Kalex | |
| Time | 2:09.888 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
 Sam Lowes
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Speed Up | |
| Time | 2:10.578 on lap 18 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Sam Lowes
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Speed Up | |
| Second |
 Johann Zarco
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Kalex | |
| Third |
Álex Rins
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Kalex | |
| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
Danny Kent
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Honda | |
| Time | 2:15.344 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
 Miguel Oliveira
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KTM | |
| Time | 2:17.559 on lap 8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Danny Kent
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Honda | |
| Second |
Fabio Quartararo
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Honda | |
| Third |
Efrén Vázquez
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Honda | |
The 2015 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas was the second round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Elroy on April 12, 2015.
In the MotoGP class, Repsol Honda's Marc Márquez took his first pole position of the season, and he ultimately went on to win the race, his third victory in as many years at the circuit. For the first time since the 2014 Aragon Grand Prix, three different manufacturers were represented on the podium; behind Márquez was Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso, who prevailed in a battle with Yamaha's Valentino Rossi, who finished in third place. In his 200th premier class start, local hero Nicky Hayden could only finish in thirteenth, while numerous riders retired from the race – Pol Espargaró collided with Scott Redding, with caused both riders to retire from the race, while Yonny Hernández, Mike Di Meglio and Stefan Bradl all crashed before the halfway mark.
The race start was delayed due to a water spillage at Turn 3, and ultimately started at 14:37 local time.
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