MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo Takes Third-Straight Win Of Season At Mugello
Andrea Wilson | May 31, 2015
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
Movistar Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo kept his win streak alive, taking his third-straight MotoGP win of the season at Mugello. Lorenzo won in Lorenzo fashion—taking the lead early and checking out, even lapping the competition at times by over a second. His win at the Italian Grand Prix also helped his championship bid, closing his gap on his teammate, championship leader, Valentino Rossi to within six points.
While Lorenzo checked out, the battle for second waged on between Ducati’s Andrea Iannone and fellow Italian Rossi. Iannone held off the multi-time World Champion in spite of his still ailing shoulder.
Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa was fourth ahead of the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 teammates—Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro. In seventh was Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Maverick Vinales. And then it was more Ducatis: factory test rider Michele Pirro in eighth and Pramac Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci and Yonny Hernandez rounding out the top 10.
Marc Marquez made an impressive start from 13th to battle for a podium position, but ultimately crashed out of the race.
2015 Mugello MotoGP Results
1. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)
2. Andrea Iannone (Ducati)
3. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha)
4. Dani Pedrosa (Honda)
5. Bradley Smith (Yamaha)
6. Pol Espargaro (Yamaha)
7. Maverick Vinales (Suzuki)
8. Michele Pirro (Ducati)
9. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati)
10. Yonny Hernandez (Ducati)
Andrea Wilson | Managing Editor
Andrea has been shooting everything from flat track to road racing in her job as a professional freelance photographer, but she's made the move to a full-time staff position at Cycle News where her love of all things motorcycling will translate well. Wilson has proven her worth as more than a photographer as she migrates to the written word with everything from race coverage to interviews.
