Jorge Lorenzo wins Czech MotoGP Sunday Aug 16,2015

 

Jorge Lorenzo(Spain) has won the Czech Grand Prix for his fifth triumph of the season, tightening the MotoGP championship fight with his Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi.

Race result (top 10):
1. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha - 42:53.042
2. Marc Marquez (Spain) Honda - 42:57.504
3. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha - 43:03.439
4. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Ducati - 43:06.113
5. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda - 43:08.692
6. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati - 43:08.767
7. Bradley Smith (Britain) Yamaha - 43:14.863
8. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Yamaha - 43:16.282
9. Aleix Espargaro (Spain) Suzuki - 43:36.826
10. Danilo Petrucci (Italy) Ducati - 43:38.303


The Spaniard, with the Movistar Yamaha team, covered 22 laps of the 5.403km Brno circuit in 42 minutes, 53.042 seconds for his 38th overall MotoGP victory

Lorenzo and Rossi sit joint top of the standings with 211 points and seven races to go

1.  Jorge Lorenzo - 211 

2.  Valentino Rossi - 211 

3.  Marc Marquez - 159 

4.  Andrea Iannone - 142 

5.  Bradley Smith - 106 

6.  Andrea Dovizioso - 104 

7.  Dani Pedrosa - 91  

8.  Pol Espargaro - 81  

9.  Cal Crutchlow - 74  

10. Danilo Petrucci - 63

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Defending champion Marc Marquez is 52 points behind the duo.