2015 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

  2015 Catalan Grand Prix
Race details
Race 7 of 18 races in the
2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date14 June 2015
Official nameGran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya
LocationCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.727 km (2.937 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Aleix Espargaró Suzuki
Time 1:40.546
Fastest lap
Rider Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:42.219 on lap 2
Podium
First Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha
Second Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Third Dani Pedrosa Honda
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Johann Zarco Kalex
Time 1:45.895
Fastest lap
Rider Álex Rins Kalex
Time 1:46.474 on lap 2
Podium
First Johann Zarco Kalex
Second Álex Rins Kalex
Third Tito Rabat Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Enea Bastianini Honda
Time 1:50.137
Fastest lap
Rider Efrén Vázquez Honda
Time 1:50.606 on lap 12
Podium
First Danny Kent Honda
Second Enea Bastianini Honda
Third Efrén Vázquez Honda

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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