With the Bennetts British Superbike championship coming to its nail-biting conclusion and the clocks going back, it's easy to think that the biking season is coming to an end, but don't be disheartened – there's still loads of MotoGP action left and this weekend the eyes of the world head down-under and the scenic Phillip Island circuit for the Pramac Australian GP.
While the MotoGP crown is safely stashed away in casa-Marquez, the fight for the two remaining podium places continues with Andrea Dovizioso, Alex Rins, Maverick Viñales, Danilo Petrucci and Fabio Quartararo all mathematically able to take the runner-up spot.
In case you missed last weekend's action from Motegi, here are how the races finished:
Pos |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Marc Marquez (SPA) |
Repsol Honda Team |
42'41.492 |
2 |
Fabio Quartararo (FRA) |
Petronas Yamaha SRT |
+0.870 |
3 |
Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) |
Ducati Team |
+1.325 |
4 |
Maverick Viñales (SPA) |
Monster Energy Yamaha |
+2.608 |
5 |
Cal Crutchlow (GBR) |
LCR Honda Castrol |
+9.140 |
Fastest Race Lap – Marc Marquez – Lap 5 – 1'45.766
Pos |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Luca Marini (ITA) |
SKY Racing Team VR46 |
40'57.279 |
2 |
Thomas Luthi (SWI) |
Dynavolt Intact GP |
+0.560 |
3 |
Jorge Martin (SPA) |
Red Bull KTM Ajo |
+3.593 |
4 |
Lorenzo Baldassarri (ITA) |
Flexbox HP40 |
+3.999 |
5 |
Jorge Novarro (SPA) |
Beta Tools Speed Up |
+5.236 |
Fastest Race Lap – Jorge Martin – Lap 19 – 1'50.834
Pos |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Lorenzo Dalla Porta (ITA) |
Leopard Racing |
39'34.866 |
2 |
Albert Arenas (SPA) |
Gaviota Angel Nieto Team |
+0.094 |
3 |
Celestino Vietti (ITA) |
Sky Racing Team VR46 |
+0.198 |
4 |
Tatsuki Suzuki (JPN) |
SIC59 Squadra Corse |
+0.289 |
5 |
Sergio Garcia (SPA) |
Estrella Galicia 0,0 |
+0.437 |
Fastest Race Lap – Lorenzo Dalla Porta – Lap 6 – 1'57.790
After the action of Motegi, here's how the all-important tables stand. There's still all to play for in Moto2 and Moto3 with 75 points still up for grabs over the next three races. There's still one more MotoE race to come at the final round in Valencia, so any of the top four riders in that class could be declared champion.
Pos |
Rider |
Bike |
Points |
To Next |
To Top |
1 |
Marc Marquez |
Honda |
350 |
- |
- |
2 |
Andrea Dovizioso |
Ducati |
231 |
119 |
119 |
3 |
Alex Rins |
Suzuki |
176 |
55 |
174 |
4 |
Maverick Viñales |
Yamaha |
176 |
- |
174 |
5 |
Danilo Petrucci |
Ducati |
169 |
7 |
181 |
6 |
Fabio Quartararo(↑1) |
Yamaha |
163 |
6 |
187 |
7 |
Valentino Rossi(↓1) |
Yamaha |
145 |
18 |
205 |
8 |
Jack Miller |
Ducati |
125 |
20 |
225 |
9 |
Cal Crutchlow |
Honda |
113 |
12 |
237 |
10 |
Franco Morbidelli |
Yamaha |
100 |
13 |
250 |
Pos |
Rider |
Bike |
Points |
To Next |
To Top |
1 |
Alex Marquez |
Kalex |
234 |
- |
- |
2 |
Thomas Luthi (↑2) |
Kalex |
198 |
36 |
36 |
3 |
Augusto Fernandez (↓1) |
KTM此次将为 |
192 |
6 |
42 |
4 |
Jorge Navarro (↑1) |
Kalex |
186 |
6 |
48 |
5 |
Brad Binder (↓2) |
Speed Up |
184 |
2 |
50 |
6 |
Luca Marini |
Kalex |
176 |
8 |
58 |
7 |
Lorenzo Baldassarri |
Kalex |
151 |
25 |
83 |
8 |
Marcel Schrotter |
Kalex |
125 |
26 |
109 |
9 |
Fabio Di Giannantonio |
Speed Up |
99 |
26 |
135 |
10 |
Enea Bastianini |
Kalex |
95 |
4 |
139 |
Pos |
Rider |
Bike |
Points |
To Next |
To Top |
1 |
Lorenzo Dalla Porta |
Honda |
229 |
- |
- |
2 |
Aaron Canet |
KTM此次将为 |
182 |
47 |
47 |
3 |
Tony Abolino |
Honda |
161 |
21 |
68 |
4 |
Marcos Ramirez |
Honda |
144 |
17 |
85 |
5 |
John McPhee |
Honda |
136 |
8 |
93 |
6 |
Niccolo Antonelli |
Honda |
122 |
14 |
107 |
7 |
Celestino Vietti |
KTM此次将为 |
116 |
6 |
113 |
8 |
Jaume Masia |
KTM此次将为 |
105 |
11 |
124 |
9 |
Tatsuki Suzuki (↑2) |
Honda |
98 |
7 |
131 |
10 |
Dennis Foggia (↓1) |
KTM此次将为 |
92 |
6 |
137 |
Pos |
Rider |
Bike |
Points |
To Next |
To Top |
1 |
Matteo Ferrari |
Energica |
72 |
- |
- |
2 |
Hector Garzo |
Energica |
53 |
19 |
19 |
3 |
Bradley Smith |
Energica |
48 |
5 |
24 |
4 |
Mike Di Meglio |
Energica |
47 |
1 |
25 |
5 |
Xavier Simeon |
Energica |
45 |
2 |
27 |
6 |
Niccolo Canepa |
Energica |
36 |
9 |
36 |
7 |
Jesko Raffin |
Energica |
32 |
4 |
40 |
8 |
Niki Tuuli |
Energica |
26 |
6 |
46 |
9 |
Mattia Casadei |
Energica |
24 |
2 |
48 |
10 |
Sete Gibernau |
Energica |
24 |
0 |
48 |
The action continues this weekend at the Paramac Generac Australian Motorcycle GP at Phillip Island, a 2.76 mile (4.4km) circuit, nestled by the ocean, with seven left-hand and just five right-hand corners and a 2952ft (0.9km) straight.
The all-time circuit record currently belongs to Jorge Lorenzo with a time of 1'27.899 from 2013, while Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso holds the highest recorded speed through the speedtrap at 216.2mph (348kph).
Live coverage of all the Free Practice sessions, qualifying and racing is on BT Sport 2, with Highlights during the week on free-to-air Quest.
Friday and Saturday times are UK BST (GMT+1), Sunday times after 02:00 are GMT.
Thursday 24th/ Friday 25thOctober 2019 |
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LIVE- Free Practice 1 & 2 – All classes |
22:45 (Thur) – 06:30 |
BT Sport 2 |
Friday 25th/ Saturday 26thOctober 2019 |
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LIVE- Free Practice 3 – All Classes |
23:00(Fri) – 02:00 |
BT Sport 2 |
LIVE– Qualifying |
02:00 – 06:00 |
BT Sport 2 |
Saturday 26th/ Sunday 27thOctober 2019 |
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LIVE- Warm-Up |
23:30(坐)——01:15 |
BT Sport 2 |
LIVE- Moto3 Race |
01:15 – 02:00* |
BT Sport 2 |
LIVE- Moto2 Race |
02:00 – 03:30 |
BT Sport 2 |
LIVE- MotoGP Race |
03:30 – 05:00 |
BT Sport 2 |
Monday 28stOctober 2019 |
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Highlights |
18:00 – 19:00 23:00– 00:00 |
Quest |
*Clocks change during this race
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