US MotoGP, Laguna Seca - Race Results
Moment of the race was when Marc Marquez overtook Valentino Rossi around the outside at the top of the Corkscrew, on lap 4 of 32.
The rookie held on as he ran over the kerb and onto the gravel during the downhill plunge - almost a carbon copy of Rossi's 2008 pass on Casey Stoner.
Marquez then reeled in pole sitter Stefan Bradl and took the lead from the German shortly after the halfway mark.
Title contenders Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo were returning from collarbone injuries at last weekend's German round.
Andrea Iannone was ruled out after dislocating his shoulder and is not replaced. Iannone's long-injured team-mate Ben Spies was replaced by Moto2 rider Alex de Angelis.
American Blake Young was due to make his second wild-card appearance of the year with Attack Performance Racing, but withdrew after heavy damage to the bike on Friday.
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1.Marc MarquezESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)44m 0.695s
2.Stefan BradlGER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V)44m 2.993s
3.Valentino RossiITA Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)44m 5.193s
4.Alvaro BautistaESP Go&Fun Honda Gresini (RC213V)44m 5.252s
5.Dani PedrosaESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)44m 9.952s
6.Jorge LorenzoESP Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)44m 13.665s
7.Cal CrutchlowGBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)44m 15.999s
8.Nicky HaydenUSA Ducati Team (GP13)44m 34.658s
9.Andrea DoviziosoITA Ducati Team (GP13)44m 34.824s
10.Hector BarberaESP Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)*45m 3.064s
11.Alex De AngelisRSM Ignite Pramac Racing (GP13)45m 3.299s
12.Colin EdwardsUSA NGM Forward Racing (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)*45m 4.288s
13.Danilo PetrucciITA Came IodaRacing Project (Suter-BMW CRT)*45m 21.145s
14.Karel AbrahamCZE Cardion AB Motoracing (ART CRT)+1 lap
15.Yonny HernandezCOL Paul Bird Motorsport (ART CRT)+1 lap
16.Hiroshi AoyamaJPN Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)*+1 lap
17.Bryan StaringAUS Go&Fun Honda Gresini (FTR-Honda CRT)+l lap
18.Lukas PesekCZE Came IodaRacing Project (Suter-BMW CRT)*+1 lapBradley SmithGBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)DNF
Aleix EspargaroESP Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT)DNF
Randy De PunietFRA Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT)DNF
Claudio CortiITA NGM Forward Racing (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)*DNF
Michael LavertyGBR Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART CRT)*DNF
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Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
