Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix 2018-10-28

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Event
Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix

Date
Sun 28th October 2018 (UTC)

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00:00:00 UTC

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League
MotoGP

Season
2018

Round
17

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Location
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

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Description

The Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. From 1997 to the present day, it is run at the scenic Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit south of Melbourne, Victoria. Prior to 1997 the event was held at a number of different venues, the first two Australian GPs ever held were at Phillip Island, and the premier class races in both those years was won by home rider Wayne Gardner. The Australian GP was then held at Eastern Creek for six successive years from 1991 to 1996, before returning to Phillip Island in 1997 where it has since remained.

The 2018 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Phillip Island on 28 October 2018.

Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) ended Yamaha’s 26-race MotoGP winless streak with a solid victory at the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island Circuit. Viñales’ convincing win also ended a personal run of 29 races without a victory. Pre-race favorite Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) won a tough battle for second over Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team).
Pole man and 2018 MotoGP World Champion Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda Team) was involved in a high-speed collision early with Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and was forced to retire due to extensive damage to Márquez’ motorcycle.

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Result List

Result Description
Pos./Rider/Team/Bike/Time/Gap/ Points

1/Maverick VIÑALES/Movistar Yamaha MotoGP/Yamaha/40'51.081/25
2/Andrea IANNONE/Team SUZUKI ECSTAR/Suzuki/+1.543/20
3/Andrea DOVIZIOSO/Ducati Team/Ducati/+1.832/16
4/Alvaro BAUTISTA/Ducati Team/Ducati/+4.072/13
5/Alex RINS/Team SUZUKI ECSTAR/Suzuki/+5.017/11
6/Valentino ROSSI/Movistar Yamaha MotoGP/Yamaha/+5.132/10
7/Jack MILLER/Alma Pramac Racing/Ducati/+6.756/9
8/Franco MORBIDELLI/EG 0,0 Marc VDS/Honda/+21.805/8
9/Aleix ESPARGARO/Aprilia Racing Team Gresini/Aprilia/+22.904/7
10/Bradley SMITH/Red Bull KTM Factory Racing/KTM/+22.940/6
11/Karel ABRAHAM /Angel Nieto Team/Ducati/+34.386/5
12/Danilo PETRUCCI/Alma Pramac Racing/Ducati/+35.025/4
13/Scott REDDING/Aprilia Racing Team Gresini/Aprilia/+36.348/3
14/Takaaki NAKAGAMI/LCR Honda IDEMITSU/Honda/+36.389/2
15/Xavier SIMEON/Reale Avintia Racing/Ducati/+44.214/1
16/Thomas LUTHI/EG 0,0 Marc VDS/Honda/+48.226
17/Jordi TORRES/Reale Avintia Racing/Ducati/+1'04.965
18/Mike JONES/Angel Nieto Team/Ducati/+1'19.817
Not Classified
Pol ESPARGARO/Red Bull KTM Factory Racing/KTM/5 Laps
Hafizh SYAHRIN/Monster Yamaha Tech 3 /Yamaha/9 Laps
Dani PEDROSA/Repsol Honda Team/Honda/16 Laps
Marc MARQUEZ/Repsol Honda Team/Honda/22 Laps
Johann ZARCO/Monster Yamaha Tech 3/Yamaha/22 Laps

Championship standings

1/Marc MARQUEZ/296
2/Andrea DOVIZIOSO/210
3/Valentino ROSSI/195
4/Maverick VIÑALES/180
5/Cal CRUTCHLOW /148
6/Danilo PETRUCCI /137
7/Johann ZARCO/133
8/Andrea IANNONE/133
9/Jorge LORENZO/130
10/Alex RINS/129

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