2015 Valencia – Lorenzo's last-lap pass on Marquez
Lorenzo's final-race victory seals third MotoGP title in Valencia.
The 2015 Valencian Grand Prix was the final race of the 2015 MotoGP World Championship season, where Jorge Lorenzo won the race and clinched his third MotoGP world title and fifth world title overall.
Quick Facts
- Event
- 2015 Spanish Grand Prix – MotoGP (Season finale)
- Circuit
- Ricardo Tormo Circuit
- Valencia
- Spain
- Winner
- Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing)
- Championship margin
- 1 point (Lorenzo over Marquez)
- Key moment
- Final-lap pass by Lorenzo on Marquez
- Lorenzo's motogp titles
- 3rd (2010, 2012, 2015)
Lore & Background
The championship was decided on the final race of the season for the first time since 2013. Lorenzo's victory in Valencia secured the title by five points over teammate Valentino Rossi, who finished fourth after starting from the back of the grid due to a penalty from the Sepang clash with Marc Márquez.
Reader's Guide
The race was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. Lorenzo, riding for Movistar Yamaha MotoGP, took his seventh win of the season. Rossi recovered from last place to finish fourth, while Márquez finished the season third in the championship with 242 points.
Did You Know?
- Lorenzo had the most race wins of the season with 7, but Márquez had the most pole positions (8) and fastest laps (7).
- The championship margin was 5 points between Lorenzo (330) and Rossi (325), not 1 point over Márquez.
- The correct name of the event is the Valencian Grand Prix, not the Spanish Grand Prix.
- Lorenzo's team in 2015 was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP, not Yamaha Factory Racing.
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