Movistar Yamaha's Lorenzo Takes MotoGP Motegi Grand Prix Win, Rossi 3rd

	Grand Prix of Japan   Lorenzo Reigns at Motegi 14:00 Local time GMT+9 Cloudy Air 19°C Track 27°C Humidity 57%
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	Twin Ring Motegi Circuit (Motegi, Japan), 12th October 2014 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo dominated at the Twin Ring Motegi for the second year in a row, taking a perfect victory at the Grand Prix of Japan. Teammate Valentino Rossi also shone, making it a double podium for Yamaha with a strong third place. Lorenzo had a good start to the 24 lap race when he launched off the second row of the grid to arrive at the first corner in third place. He soon overtook Andrea Dovizioso to follow teammate Rossi, who snatched the holeshot into turn one  from a second place start position on the grid. Rossi worked to build a gap of just over 0.404 seconds over the first two laps, but Lorenzo was quick to arrive at the back of the Doctor’s YZR-M1. Feeling the heat from Dovizioso and Marc Marquez behind him, Lorenzo took the lead from his teammate on the fourth lap and cleared off at the front to set a new lap record of 1’45.350 four laps later. Lorenzo was then able to create a gap of nearly 2.7 seconds to take the flag and score his second consecutive Motegi race victory. This result means Lorenzo equals five-time 500cc World Champion Mick Doohan's record of 54 victories in his Grand Prix career, moving him up in the all-time winners list to a joint fifth place. Teammate Rossi’s Motegi race was focused on fighting hard to fend off Marquez. On lap 10 Marquez made a first attempt in passing the nine-time World Champion, but Rossi refused to give up his position, immediately retaking second place in the last corner. He was unable to answer the next pass by Marquez before the hairpin, but was determined not to let his rival out of his sight, hoping for another opportunity to keep the championship open for the next race. While the threat came from behind as Dani Pedrosa started to close down the gap, Rossi pushed to the limit and was able to hold on to third place over the line. Todays’ 25-point gain sees Lorenzo remain in fourth position in the championship standings, increasing his championship points total to 227. This leaves him just three points behind Rossi, who rises to second place with 230 championship points.
	Jorge Lorenzo 1st / 42'21.259 / 24 laps “It’s unbelievable! It has been a very difficult year but Yamaha has been improving the bike little by little and we’re getting better every race. In Aragón, because of the 'flag to flag' we were able to win. We were lucky under the circumstances and I also improved in the race compared to the practice. Here we expected to get more and more strong for the race and be able to fight for the win but we didn’t expect to lead by this much and have a gap of 2.7 seconds in the middle of the race. I’m very happy to win the race for the second time in a row. We are happy for Marc that he won the title. This year he was the best in general, so we want to say congratulations. The good thing about this year was that the four top riders were very similar. We had very strong races that were consistent and equal, so for the next races I expect a lot of fights. We are very close to the second position and that’s our goal. We are going to try.”
	Valentino Rossi 3rd / +2.602 / 24 laps “From one side I’m very satisfied because the race had a high level. We had a high race pace and were braking the lap record. We rode like this from the beginning to the end and I felt good with the bike. From the other side it’s a shame that I was unable to keep the championship open for another week. I tried to get back on Marc, but unfortunately he had something more than me, so he arrived in front of me. I have to say that he deserves this championship. He worked well and was the stronger man this year. Congratulations to him.”
	Massimo Meregalli “It’s very special to again come here to our rival’s home and take a second consecutive victory. Jorge rode a perfect race again and showed his skills in managing from the front. Vale was also very strong and definitely didn't make it easy for Marc, so deserved his podium finish. I’m satisfied with the weekend, the team worked hard from the first day and we have shown we can be competitive in all situations. We are now going to two more tracks where we know we can be strong so we look forward to fighting to continue this winning streak for the remainder of the season. Congratulations to Marc for his title victory, he rode an impressive season.”
	RACE RESULT
	1. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 42'21.259 2. Marc Marquez (SPA) Repsol Honda Team + 1.638 3. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP + 2.602 4. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team + 3.157 5. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Ducati Team + 14.353 6. Andrea Iannone (ITA) Pramac Racing + 16.653 7. Stefan Bradl (GER) LCR Honda MotoGP + 19.531 8. Pol Espargarò (SPA) Monster Yamaha Tech3 + 19.815 9. Bradley Smith (GBR) Monster Yamaha Tech3 + 23.575 10. Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Go&Fun Honda Gresini + 35.687 11. Aleix Espargaro (SPA) NGM Forward Racing + 40.668 12. Katsuyuki Nakasuga (JPN) YAMALUBE Racing Team with YSP + 51.027 13. Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN) Drive M7 Aspar + 51.093 14. Nicky Hayden (USA) Drive M7 Aspar + 55.792 15. Hector Barbera (SPA) Avintia Racing + 59.089 16. Scott Redding (GBR) Go&Fun Honda Gresini + 59.508 17. Alex De Angelis (RSM) NGM Forward Racing + 1'16.547 18. Michael Laverty (GBR) Paul Bird Motorsport + 1'28.021 19. Mike Di Meglio (FRA) Avintia Racing + 1'29.470 20. Brok Parkes (AUS) Paul Bird Motorsport + 1'33.253 21. Yonny Hernandez (COL) Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Not classified (1 laps) 22. Karel Abraham (CZE) Cardion AB Motoracing Not classified (10 laps) 23. Danilo Petrucci (ITA) Octo IodaRacing Team Not classified (20 laps) 24. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) Ducati Team Not classified (23 laps)
	CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
	1. Marc Marquez (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 312 2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 230 3. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 230 4. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 227 5. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Ducati Team 153 6. Aleix Espargaro (SPA) NGM Forward Racing 117 7. Pol Espargarò (SPA) Monster Yamaha Tech3 116 8. Andrea Iannone (ITA) Pramac Racing 102 9. Stefan Bradl (GER) LCR Honda MotoGP 96 10. Bradley Smith (GBR) Monster Yamaha Tech3 92 11. Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Go&Fun Honda Gresini 79 12. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) Ducati Team 63 13. Scott Redding (GBR) Go&Fun Honda Gresini 61 14. Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN) Drive M7 Aspar 54 15. Yonny Hernandez (COL) Energy T.I. Pramac Racing 39 16. Nicky Hayden (USA) Drive M7 Aspar 37 17. Karel Abraham (CZE) Cardion AB Motoracing 33 18. Michele Pirro (ITA) Ducati Team 11 19. Colin Edwards (USA) NGM Forward Racing 11 20. Danilo Petrucci (ITA) Octo IodaRacing Team 9 21. Brok Parkes (AUS) Paul Bird Motorsport 7 22. Alex De Angelis (RSM) NGM Forward Racing 7 23. Katsuyuki Nakasuga (JPN) YAMALUBE Racing Team with YSP 4 24. Mike Di Meglio (FRA) Avintia Racing 4 25. Hector Barbera (SPA) Avintia Racing 3 26. Michael Laverty (GBR) Paul Bird Motorsport 2 27. Leon Camier (GBR) Drive M7 Aspar 1
	CIRCUIT INFORMATION
	Technical Informations Circuit Motegi Location Motegi, Japan Length (m) 4801 Width (m) 15 Turns 14 Turns righ 8 Turns left 6 Pole position left Record Lap Time 1'45.350 Rider J.Lorenzo Bike Yamaha Year 2014 Best Lap Time 1'44.502 Rider A.Dovizioso Bike Ducati Year 2014 2013 Results 1st J.Lorenzo (Yamaha): 42'34.291 2nd M.Marquez (Honda): +3.188 3rd D.Pedrosa (Honda): +4.592
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