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Lorenzo on top on Friday in Australia despite crash in incident packed session

MotoGP™ FP2 at Phillip Island saw Jorge Lorenzo set the pace on the first day of the Tissot Australian Grand Prix despite a crash in a session which saw several front end spills. Aleix Espargaro and Marc Marquez joined Lorenzo at towards the head of the combined timesheet.

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Three Australian Grand Prix stars honoured at the Island

Three of Australia’s greatest ever Grand Prix motorcycle racing stars will now be permanently associated with the island which was the backdrop for some of their finest performances.

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Stoner on testing again with Honda and achievements of Marquez

Former MotoGP™ World Champion, six-time Phillip Island winner and ex-Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner is attending the Tissot Australian Grand Prix this weekend.

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Tyre strategy key after new material introduced at Phillip Island

With a new asymmetric front tyre introduced this weekend by Bridgestone and new rear tyres provided for the teams - further to the preseason test at Phillip Island - the riders had plenty to try on Friday at Phillip Island.

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Lorenzo shows Saturday morning pace

Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) was the leading rider in MotoGP™ FP3 at the Tissot Australian Grand Prix, joined in the top three by Marc Marquez and Andrea Iannone – despite a late crash for Iannone. Dani Pedrosa dropped to 11th overall and must therefore go into Q1.

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Phillip Island pole for champion Marquez

The MotoGP™ Q2 session at Phillip Island saw 2014 World Champion Marc Marquez take pole, with Cal Crutchlow and Jorge Lorenzo also securing front row starts for Sunday’s Tissot Australian Grand Prix race.

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Marquez ready to fight for victory at Phillip Island

With pole position secured, Marc Marquez was happy with his pace in FP4 and the Repsol Honda rider believes he can fight for victory on Sunday at the Tissot Australia Grand Prix.

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Eighth row one grid result of 2014 for Lorenzo

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Jorge Lorenzo secured third on the grid at the Tissot Australian Grand Prix, out-qualifying his rivals for second place in the championship.

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First Ducati front row for Crutchlow

Cal Crutchlow put his Ducati second on the grid for Sunday’s Tissot Australian Grand Prix race, with a solid performance in Q2.

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Pedrosa comes through Q1 to secure fifth

Dani Pedrosa will start from the second row in fifth position at the Tissot Australian Grand Prix, having had his first experience of Q1 on Saturday at Phillip Island.

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Fine margins in qualifying as Smith places fourth

Bradley Smith steered his Monster Yamaha Tech3 YZR-M1 to fourth position on the grid for Sunday’s Tissot Australian Grand Prix in a closely fought Q2 - which saw the Englishman lap just 0.014s off the pace of compatriot Cal Crutchlow, who was second.

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Marquez in front in morning Warm Up

In Warm Up at the Tissot Australian Grand Prix pole man and World Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was the pace setter, with Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo also on the pace.

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Rossi takes 82nd premier class victory in incident packed race

The MotoGP™ race at the Tissot Australian Grand Prix saw Valentino Rossi take his second win of 2014, with Jorge Lorenzo and Bradley Smith also on the podium. Marc Marquez crashed out of an incident packed race whilst leading and Dani Pedrosa was forced to retire after being clipped by Andrea Iannone.

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Rossi delighted to win again at Phillip Island

Despite having started from eighth on the grid, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi took victory in a hectic Tissot Australian Grand Prix.

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Lorenzo: ‘Probably the luckiest second place of my life’

A crash strewn Tissot Australian Grand Prix saw Jorge Lorenzo overcome problems to secure second on his Movistar Yamaha MotoGP machine, helping Yamaha lock out the podium.

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Maiden MotoGP™ podium for diligent Smith

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Bradley Smith rode a careful race to finish third at the Tissot Australian Grand Prix, claiming his best finish in the premier class.

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Day to forget for Repsol Honda at Phillip Island

A double DNF at the Tissot Australian Grand Prix, after Dani Pedrosa was collided into and Marc Marquez crashed while leading, made it a difficult day for Repsol Honda at Phillip Island on Sunday.

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Barbera stays cool to finish in fifth place

Avintia Racing’s Hector Barbera finished fifth at the Tissot Australian Grand Prix in a crash effected race, securing his best result to date in the premier class.

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Fourth place for Dovizioso as Crutchlow crashes on last lap

Andrea Dovizioso finished fourth in the Tissot Australian Grand Prix, round 16 of the 2014 MotoGP™ World Championship, whilst his teammate Cal Crutchlow suffered an unfortunate crash on the very last lap when running in second place.

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Difficult weekend for Bradl at Phillip Island

Having qualified in 11th place for the Tissot Australian Grand Prix Stefan Bradl crashed out of the race when battling for a top five result.

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