2014 Motegi MotoGP Results

2014 Motegi MotoGP Results

Spoiler Alert: 2014 MotoGP results from Twin Ring Motegi in Japan listed below.

One story trumped all heading into the 2014 Grand Prix of Japan at Twin Ring Motegi – the possible title clinch by Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez.

The 21-year-old Spaniard needed one of two scenarios to work at round 15 of 18 – either win, or finish second or third ahead of Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa.

After the 24-lap race at the technical Motegi circuit, the latter scenario played out for the Repsol Honda rider. Marquez finished second behind Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Jorge Lorenzo, and was able to clinch the title with three rounds remaining. Taking the final podium position was Lorenzo’s teammate Rossi.

This was Marquez’s second-straight title; he won 11 of 15 rounds so far in 2014 MotoGP, and becomes the youngest rider in history to win two consecutive premier-class championships. This was also the third World Championship for Marquez in three years after success in Moto2, and his fourth in five years, since he won his first title in the 125cc class at 17-years old.

“I am very happy to have sealed this second consecutive World Championship, because although it is difficult to maintain this level, in the end we succeeded! Today is the time to enjoy this title,” Marquez says.

“In the race I had a very clear objective, which was to finish ahead of Valentino and Dani ‒the other riders did not matter to me so much today. I just had one goal in mind and the important thing is that I was able to achieve it. I want to dedicate this title to all the people who have helped me ‒they know who they are‒ and especially to my family and the team, who are the foundation for all of this.”

It wasn’t an easy second place for Marquez, though. Starting from fourth on the grid, Marquez didn’t get the best start. But he quickly passed Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Pol Espargaro, teammate Dani Pedrosa, and Pramac Racing Ducati’s Andrea Iannone.

Marquez then chased down the front runners – Lorenzo, Rossi and pole man Andrea Dovizioso. The Honda RC213V pilot made quick work of Dovi, and then overtook Rossi on lap nine for second.

Marquez attempted to catch the leader Lorenzo, but raced smartly, knowing he could clinch the title by finishing second ahead of Rossi and Pedrosa.

Marquez eventually crossed the finish line 1.638 seconds behind Lorenzo. Rossi finished third, 2.602 seconds behind. Pedrosa finished fourth, 3.157 seconds back, followed by Dovizioso, who was 14.353 seconds behind Lorenzo.

Andrea Iannone (Pramac Racing), Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP), Pol Espargaro (Monster Yamaha Tech3), Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech3) and Alvaro Bautista (GO&FUN Honda Gresini) completed the top 10.

The man who took his first podium of 2014 MotoGP at Aragon, Ducati Team’s Cal Crutchlow, was the first to crash. Also crashing in the second half of the race were Cardion AB Motoracing’s Karel Abraham and Energy T.I. Pramac Racing’s Yonny Hernandez; all three crashes were not injured.

Danilo Petrucci (Octo Iodaracing Team) also suffered a DNF after he was forced to retire due to technical problems.

The 2014 MotoGP Championship takes no break, and heads straight to Phillip Island in Australia for the second race in three back-to-back rounds.

2014 Motegi MotoGP Results:

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	99	Jorge LORENZO	SPA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	163.2	42’21.259
2	20	93	Marc MARQUEZ	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	163.1	+1.638
3	16	46	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	163.0	+2.602
4	13	26	Dani PEDROSA	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	163.0	+3.157
5	11	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	162.3	+14.353
6	10	29	Andrea IANNONE	ITA	Pramac Racing	Ducati	162.1	+16.653
7	9	6	Stefan BRADL	GER	LCR Honda MotoGP	Honda	161.9	+19.531
8	8	44	Pol ESPARGARO	SPA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	161.9	+19.815
9	7	38	Bradley SMITH	GBR	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	161.7	+23.575
10	6	19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	SPA	GO&FUN Honda Gresini	Honda	160.9	+35.687
11	5	41	Aleix ESPARGARO	SPA	NGM Forward Racing	Forward Yamaha	160.6	+40.668
12	4	21	Katsuyuki NAKASUGA	JPN	YAMALUBE Racing Team with YSP	Yamaha	160.0	+51.027
13	3	7	Hiroshi AOYAMA	JPN	Drive M7 Aspar	Honda	160.0	+51.093
14	2	69	Nicky HAYDEN	USA	Drive M7 Aspar	Honda	159.7	+55.792
15	1	8	Hector BARBERA	SPA	Avintia Racing	Ducati	159.5	+59.089
16		45	Scott REDDING	GBR	GO&FUN Honda Gresini	Honda	159.4	+59.508
17		15	Alex DE ANGELIS	RSM	NGM Forward Racing	Forward Yamaha	158.4	+1’16.547
18		70	Michael LAVERTY	GBR	Paul Bird Motorsport	PBM	157.7	+1’28.021
19		63	Mike DI MEGLIO	FRA	Avintia Racing	Avintia	157.6	+1’29.470
20		23	Broc PARKES	AUS	Paul Bird Motorsport	PBM	157.4	+1’33.253
Not Classified
		68	Yonny HERNANDEZ	COL	Energy T.I. Pramac Racing	Ducati	160.7	1 Lap
		17	Karel ABRAHAM	CZE	Cardion AB Motoracing	Honda	158.8	10 Laps
		9	Danilo PETRUCCI	ITA	Octo IodaRacing Team	ART	154.8	20 Laps
		35	Cal CRUTCHLOW	GBR	Ducati Team	Ducati	152.1	23 Laps

2014 MotoGP Point Standings (after 15 of 18 rounds):

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Marc MARQUEZ	Honda	SPA	312
2	Valentino ROSSI	Yamaha	ITA	230
3	Dani PEDROSA	Honda	SPA	230
4	Jorge LORENZO	Yamaha	SPA	227
5	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Ducati	ITA	153
6	Aleix ESPARGARO	Forward Yamaha	SPA	117
7	Pol ESPARGARO	Yamaha	SPA	116
8	Andrea IANNONE	Ducati	ITA	102
9	Stefan BRADL	Honda	GER	96
10	Bradley SMITH	Yamaha	GBR	92
11	Alvaro BAUTISTA	Honda	SPA	79
12	Cal CRUTCHLOW	Ducati	GBR	63
13	Scott REDDING	Honda	GBR	60
14	Hiroshi AOYAMA	Honda	JPN	54
15	Yonny HERNANDEZ	Ducati	COL	39
16	Nicky HAYDEN	Honda	USA	38
17	Karel ABRAHAM	Honda	CZE	33
18	Colin EDWARDS	Forward Yamaha	USA	11
19	Michele PIRRO	Ducati	ITA	11
20	Danilo PETRUCCI	ART	ITA	9
21	Broc PARKES	PBM	AUS	7
22	Alex DE ANGELIS	Forward Yamaha	RSM	7
23	Mike DI MEGLIO	Avintia	FRA	4
24	Katsuyuki NAKASUGA	Yamaha	JPN	4
25	Hector BARBERA	Ducati	SPA	3
26	Michael LAVERTY	PBM	GBR	2
27	Leon CAMIER	Honda	GBR	1