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Movistar Yamaha MotoGP DominatesCatalunya

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP‘s Jorge Lorenzo gave a sensational performance this afternoon, claiming hisfourth GP victory in a row at the seventh round at GP Monster Energy de Catalunya. Teammate

Valentino Rossi was equally stunning, starting from seventh on the grid to take second position, givingthe team its fourth consecutive double podium of the season.

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Grand Prix of CatalunyaRACE ­ Montmeló, Spain, 14th June 2015

14:00 LOCAL TIME GMT+2 AIR 28°C / TRACK 49°C

1st JORGE LORENZO42'53.208 / 25 LAPS 2nd VALENTINO ROSSI

+0.885 / 25 LAPS

Montmeló (Spain), 14th June 2015

Jorge Lorenzo took a sensational fourth consecutive win for the first time in his career in front of a massivehome crowd at Montmeló this afternoon. Similar to the previous round, he led the race from start to finish,which means he set a new record for consecutive laps led in the MotoGP class with an incredible total of 103laps.

Teammate Valentino Rossi also put in a brave performance at the slippery and greasy Circuit de Barcelona­Catalunya to finish second, making it a perfect weekend for the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team.

Lorenzo had a strong launch from third on the grid to take the holeshot. Leading the race from Marquez heput the hammer down in an effort to break away from the field, but was unable to shake off his compatriot.Unfazed by the pressure from his rival, Lorenzo kept his riding smooth and consistent, which proved to be thekey to success. With 23 laps to go, Marquez made a mistake in turn ten, nearly clipping Lorenzo‘s YZR­M1 inthe process, and crashed out of the race.

The dramatic crash put Lorenzo in his favorite racing position; completely in control at the front, with a cleartrack as far as the eye could see, and a growing gap to the rider in second, which was none other than histeammate. Rossi wasn‘t able to threaten until the last six laps, but Lorenzo managed the gap perfectly andheld on to claim the victory in front of his home fans, with a 0,855s margin over the line. Accompanied on thepodium by Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd's President, Hiroyuki Yanagi, Lorenzo got to step onto the top step for thefourth time in a row for the first time in his career.

The Doctor started his Catalunya attack well, but found himself in seventh place going into turn one.Determined to score a top result he overtook Aleix Espargarò and Bradley Smith before the end of the first lap.Pol Espargarò in fourth was soon to follow, as Rossi continued to hunt down Andrea Dovizioso, passing himon lap four.

As Marquez crashed out a lap earlier, The Doctor was riding in second place and gave all he had to reelinLorenzo, who was 1,5s ahead, but the Spaniard was quick to respond. Rossi kept his head down and wasable to reduce the gap to nearly a second in the final stages of the race, but came just short. He went on toclaim second on the podium, with a 18.570 second gap to Dani Pedrosa in third.

Lorenzo‘s win delivers 25 points, keeping him in second position in the championship standings with a 137points total, just one point behind Rossi. The Doctor's podium scored him 20 points and keeps him in the leadin the overall standings, now on 138 points.

The MotoGP riders will be back on the Catalunya track tomorrow for an official test before visiting Aragon for aprivate test. They will then head to the Netherlands for the next GP held at the iconic Assen TT circuit onSaturday the 27th of June.

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JORGE LORENZOThis was my hardest win of the season, but Qatar, Austin and Argentina were tougher when it comes to

racing. To be honest, the last ten laps of today‘s race were probably one of the most hard and intense lapsof my career. Valentino was very fast and knowing that the track was really hot and there was less gripthan yesterday, I‘m happy with the results. My bike was working a bit worse than yesterday when I wasable to ride 1‘41s, but that wasn‘t possible today. For Valentino it was the opposite, he almost always

reaches this incredible level of performance on Sunday. When he reduced the gap from 2.0s to 1.4s I wasreally worried that I would lose this race. I needed to push and risk more while the bike was already moving

a lot, which is what I did on the last ten laps. After yesterday‘s practice I expected, maybe not an easyvictory, but more distance between me and the rider in second from the middle of the race onwards. I was

able to keep my rhythm and stay focused and I really want to thank the team for their efforts andcongratulate them with the fourth consecutive victory.

PROFILE

VALENTINO ROSSIThroughout my career I always thought that when you take 20 points, it has been a good race. I enjoyedthis weekend, which was an important one, because I came from three races where I struggled a lot and Idon‘t like to arrive in third when Jorge wins. This time we found a good setting and balance on Friday so weworked for the race, which I know I‘m stronger in. I was good in the beginning when I was overtaking and Iwas fast, but it was not enough, because when I arrived to the second position Jorge already had a 1.5sgap. It‘s a great shame because I had the pace to fight with him and I could have been very strong in abattle, because I was very strong in braking. I‘m still in front in the championship, but this race was

important because we made a step forward and now we have to keep working like this and improve ourqualifying. The key is the tyre rule, because Jorge is better than me in qualifying and he can position all thebikes with the extra soft tyres between me and him on the grid. It‘s a shame because yesterday I had the

potential to be in the top five but it gives me great motivation to try again in two weeks in Assen.

PROFILE

MASSIMO MEREGALLITEAM DIRECTOR

Today has been a fantastic result, and one we have worked towards since the beginning of the weekend.The race went as we expected and hoped, because we worked hard to prepare, determined to achieve the

maximum possibility. This is our fourth double podium of the year and Jorge‘s fourth consecutive racevictory. The race was very tough, with a lot of crashes so a tense time until the final lap. We knew that bothour riders wanted to win and their performance shows this. Jorge‘s ride was flawless from the opening lap,he is really at the top of his game right now. Vale also really showed his skill and ability to come from downon the grid to just under a second at the line. I have to thank both the riders for their performance and alsothe team for their hard work throughout the weekend to make the double podium possible. Tomorrow wetest and try to improve more and then we go to Netherlands in the best way possible in full fighting spirit.

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GRAND PRIX OF CATALUNYA ­ RACERESULTS

1. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 42'53.208

2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP + 00.885

3. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team + 19.455

4. Andrea Iannone (ITA) Ducati Team + 24.925

5. Bradley Smith (GBR) Monster Yamaha Tech3 + 27.782

6. Maverick Viñales (SPA) Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP + 29.559

7. Scott Redding (GBR) Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS + 36.424

8. Stefan Bradl (GER) Athinà Forward Racing + 42.103

9. Danilo Petrucci (ITA) Pramac Racing + 49.350

10. Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Aprilia Racing Team Gresini + 52.569

11. Jack Miller (AUS) CWM LCR Honda + 53.666

12. Eugene Laverty (IRL) Aspar Team MotoGP + 55.765Athinà Forward Racing

13. Loris Baz (FRA) + 55.832

14. Mike Di Meglio (FRA) Avintia Racing + 1'09.037

15. Alex De Angelis (RSM) Octo IodaRacing Team + 1'25.263

16. Hector Barbera (SPA) Avintia Racing After 1 laps

17. Aleix Espargarò (SPA) Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP N.C. (5 laps)

18. Nicky Hayden (USA) Aspar Team MotoGP N.C. (12 laps)

19. Marco Melandri (ITA) Aprilia Racing Team Gresini N.C. (19 laps)

20. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Ducati Team N.C. (19 laps)

21. Pol Espargarò (SPA) Monster Yamaha Tech3 N.C. (21 laps)

22. Marc Marquez (SPA) Repsol Honda Team N.C. (22 laps)

23. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) CWM LCR Honda N.C. (22 laps)

24. Yonny Hernandez (COL) Pramac Racing N.C. (23 laps)

GRAND PRIX OF CATALUNYA ­ RACERACE­GRAPH

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONRIDER

1. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 138

2. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 137

3. Andrea Iannone (ITA) Ducati Team 94

4. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Ducati Team 83

5. Marc Marquez (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 69

6. Bradley Smith (GBR) Monster Yamaha Tech3 68

7. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) CWM LCR Honda 47

8. Maverick Viñales (SPA) Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP 46

9. Pol Espargarò (SPA) Monster Yamaha Tech3 45

10. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 39

11. Danilo Petrucci (ITA) Pramac Racing 39

12. Aleix Espargarò (SPA) Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP 31

13. Scott Redding (GBR) Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 27

14. Yonny Hernandez (COL) Pramac Racing 26

15. Hector Barbera (SPA) Avintia Racing 16

16. Loris Baz (FRA) Athinà Forward Racing 13

17. Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 11

18. Jack Miller (AUS) CWM LCR Honda 11

19. Stefan Bradl (GER) Athinà Forward Racing 9

20. Nicky Hayden (USA) Aspar Team MotoGP 8

21. Eugene Laverty (IRL) Aspar Team MotoGP 7

22. Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN) Repsol Honda Team 5

23. Mike Di Meglio (FRA) Avintia Racing 2

24. Alex De Angelis (RSM) Octo IodaRacing Team 1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONCONSTRUCTOR

1. Yamaha 166

2. Ducati 119

3. Honda 114

4. Suzuki 57

5. Forward Yamaha 18

6. Aprilia 11

7. ART 1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONTEAM

1. Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 275

2. Ducati Team 177

3. Monster Yamaha Tech3 113

4. Repsol Honda Team 113

5. Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP 77

6. Pramac Racing 65

7. CWM LCR Honda 58

8. Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 27

9. Athinà Forward Racing 22

10. Avintia Racing 18

11. Aspar Team MotoGP 15

12. Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 11

13. Octo IodaRacing Team 1

CIRCUIT INFORMATION

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Circuit: Montmeló

Location: Montmeló, Spain

Length (m): 4727

Width (m): 12

Pole position: left

Turns: 13

Turns right: 8

Turns left: 5

CIRCUIT TELEMETRY MAP

RECORD LAP

Time: 1'42.182

Rider: M.Marquez

Bike: Honda

Year: 2014

NEW BEST LAP

Time: 1'40.546

Rider: A.Espargarò

Bike: Suzuki

Year: 2015

2014 RESULTS

M.Marquez (Honda) 42'56.914

V.Rossi ( Yamaha) +00.512

D.Pedrosa (Honda +1.834