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| Race 6 of 18 races in the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 31 May 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Gran Premio d'ItaliaTIM[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mugello Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2015 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.[4] It was held at theMugello Circuit inScarperia on 31 May 2015.
In the MotoGP class,Ducati'sAndrea Iannone took his first pole position. However,Jorge Lorenzo won his third consecutive race ahead of Iannone andValentino Rossi,[5] who started from eighth on the grid. Honda'sMarc Márquez was also running towards the front of the race, but he crashed out of the race at the three-quarter distance mark,[6] whileAndrea Dovizioso – third in the championship – was also forced to retire from the race, just after the halfway mark.
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 99 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 23 | 41:39.173 | 2 | 25 | |
| 2 | 29 | Ducati Team | Ducati | 23 | +5.563 | 1 | 20 | |
| 3 | 46 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 23 | +6.661 | 8 | 16 | |
| 4 | 26 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 23 | +9.978 | 7 | 13 | |
| 5 | 38 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 23 | +15.284 | 11 | 11 | |
| 6 | 44 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 23 | +15.665 | 10 | 10 | |
| 7 | 25 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 23 | +23.805 | 9 | 9 | |
| 8 | 51 | Ducati Team | Ducati | 23 | +29.152 | 6 | 8 | |
| 9 | 9 | Octo Pramac Racing | Ducati | 23 | +32.008 | 14 | 7 | |
| 10 | 68 | Octo Pramac Racing | Ducati | 23 | +34.571 | 12 | 6 | |
| 11 | 45 | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 23 | +38.553 | 17 | 5 | |
| 12 | 76 | Athinà Forward Racing | YamahaForward | 23 | +42.158 | 18 | 4 | |
| 13 | 8 | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 23 | +44.801 | 15 | 3 | |
| 14 | 19 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 23 | +50.435 | 21 | 2 | |
| 15 | 50 | Aspar MotoGP Team | Honda | 23 | +53.060 | 24 | 1 | |
| 16 | 63 | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 23 | +1:15.265 | 22 | ||
| 17 | 17 | AB Motoracing | Honda | 23 | +1:15.381 | 20 | ||
| 18 | 33 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 23 | +1:41.840 | 26 | ||
| Ret | 35 | CWM LCR Honda | Honda | 20 | Accident | 4 | ||
| Ret | 93 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 17 | Accident | 13 | ||
| Ret | 4 | Ducati Team | Ducati | 13 | Retirement | 3 | ||
| Ret | 6 | Athinà Forward Racing | YamahaForward | 3 | Accident | 16 | ||
| Ret | 69 | Aspar MotoGP Team | Honda | 3 | Accident | 19 | ||
| Ret | 41 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 2 | Accident | 5 | ||
| Ret | 43 | CWM LCR Honda | Honda | 2 | Accident | 23 | ||
| Ret | 15 | E-Motion IodaRacing Team | ART | 2 | Retirement | 25 | ||
| Sources:[7][8][9] | ||||||||
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round six has concluded.[10]
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