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Round 16 of 18 Aftermath

Australian Grand Prix 2015

Phillip Island Australia

4.445 m · 27 laps · since 1989
16.10 – 18.10.2015
Aftermath

What happened

The official result against what we predicted, race craft by phase and the start.

Race result

Pos.RiderBikeTeamTime / gapPoints
1Marc MarquezHondaRepsol Honda Team40:33.84925
2Jorge LorenzoYamahaMovistar Yamaha MotoGP+0.24920
3Andrea IannoneDucatiDucati Team+0.93016
4Valentino RossiYamahaMovistar Yamaha MotoGP+1.05813
5Daniel PedrosaHondaRepsol Honda Team+5.06211
6Maverick ViñalesSuzukiTeam SUZUKI ECSTAR+6.80010
7Cal CrutchlowHondaCWM LCR Honda+9.3759
8Pol EspargaroYamahaMonster Yamaha Tech 3+18.4018
9Aleix EspargaroSuzukiTeam SUZUKI ECSTAR+20.0397
10Bradley SmithYamahaMonster Yamaha Tech 3+20.6576
11Scott ReddingHondaEG 0,0 Marc VDS+21.8465
12Danilo PetrucciDucatiPramac Racing+22.8404
13Andrea DoviziosoDucatiDucati Team+29.1683
14Alvaro BautistaApriliaAprilia Racing Team Gresini+37.2442
15Jack MillerHondaCWM LCR Honda+40.1921
16Hector BarberaDucatiAvintia Racing+48.2630
17Yonny HernandezDucatiPramac Racing+48.5720
18Loris BazYamaha ForwardForward Racing+48.6770
19Eugene LavertyHondaAspar MotoGP Team+50.2010
20Mike Di MeglioDucatiAvintia Racing+50.2620
21Stefan BradlApriliaAprilia Racing Team Gresini+50.2770
22Toni EliasYamaha ForwardForward Racing+80.9420
23Anthony WestHondaAB Motoracing+83.4540
DNFDamian CudlinARTOcto IodaRacing TeamRetired0
DNFNicky HaydenHondaAspar MotoGP TeamRetired0

Sprint result

Pending · no data yet

Forecast vs reality

C14
ForecastFavouriteWinnerOrder (model / grid)Position error (model / calibrated grid)
Race (after the grid)Marc Marquez · 27% ✓Marc Marquez · 27% · from P10.97 / 0.972.3 / 2.3

Error: average positions off, compared with the calibrated grid (the grid turned into expected positions with a simple regression, no model). If the model does not beat it, its edge over the raw grid is only calibration.

Lap-by-lap positions: race

Position crossing the line on each lap. The top six are in colour; the rest can be switched on in the legend. When a rider retires, their line ends.

Lap-by-lap positions: sprint

Pending · no data yet

Race pace

Pending · no data yet

The race in numbers

Race

77
Overtakes
3
Lead changes
2 leaders
4/27
Laps led by the winner
Marc Marquez
0.249 s
Closest finish

Comeback of the day: Alvaro Bautista, from P18 to P14.

Longest battle: Cal Crutchlow vs Daniel Pedrosa (17 laps).

Overtakes are counted at the finish line: moves undone within the same lap are not seen. It is a measure of movement, not an official statistic.

Incidents

SessionTimeRiderWhatDetail
Race16:01:53Jump startJump start
Race16:16:06Nicky HaydenRetiredRetired
Race16:24:31Damian CudlinRetiredEntered pits and retired

Official race direction log (Session.pdf). Times are local circuit time.

The tyre gamble

Pending · no data yet

Race weather

C25
14.5 °C
Air
max 14.7 °C
56%
Humidity
Dry
Rain
13 km/h
Wind
gusts 31 km/h

Open-Meteo data at the circuit location during the race; not the track temperature.

Race weekend

As it happens

Live timing, the grid as it forms and who wins the run to turn one.

The weekend, session by session

FP1 · 16.10
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Jorge Lorenzo01:30.047—12330.6
2Marc Marquez01:30.395+0.34815336.3
3Valentino Rossi01:30.572+0.52515328.8
4Daniel Pedrosa01:30.669+0.62212328.0
5Jack Miller01:30.712+0.66515329.4
6Cal Crutchlow01:30.782+0.73519338.5
7Bradley Smith01:30.902+0.85517333.6
8Andrea Iannone01:30.967+0.92015339.4
9Pol Espargaro01:31.111+1.06418333.9
10Maverick Viñales01:31.240+1.19315329.7
11Aleix Espargaro01:31.260+1.21313329.7
12Andrea Dovizioso01:31.385+1.33816341.9
13Nicky Hayden01:31.506+1.45918327.7
14Danilo Petrucci01:31.670+1.62315332.3
15Mike Di Meglio01:31.670+1.62313329.8
16Hector Barbera01:31.702+1.65511324.3
17Scott Redding01:31.772+1.72515328.7
18Yonny Hernandez01:32.121+2.07416338.7
19Alvaro Bautista01:32.173+2.12615328.0
20Eugene Laverty01:32.589+2.54215323.8
21Loris Baz01:32.756+2.70915324.7
22Toni Elias01:32.959+2.91214326.9
23Stefan Bradl01:33.558+3.51116325.3
24Anthony West01:33.790+3.74320321.1
25Damian Cudlin01:36.091+6.04412307.9
FP2 · 16.10
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Marc Marquez01:29.383—19336.4
2Jorge Lorenzo01:29.433+0.05018331.4
3Maverick Viñales01:29.518+0.13520330.4
4Andrea Iannone01:29.544+0.16119346.1
5Cal Crutchlow01:29.579+0.19620337.5
6Daniel Pedrosa01:29.876+0.49319328.4
7Danilo Petrucci01:30.021+0.63821335.9
8Bradley Smith01:30.032+0.64920334.3
9Valentino Rossi01:30.041+0.65821332.5
10Aleix Espargaro01:30.113+0.73020327.5
11Jack Miller01:30.127+0.74420331.5
12Nicky Hayden01:30.184+0.80121328.5
13Hector Barbera01:30.278+0.89520331.8
14Andrea Dovizioso01:30.451+1.06819343.4
15Pol Espargaro01:30.552+1.16920333.8
16Yonny Hernandez01:30.660+1.27719341.2
17Scott Redding01:30.773+1.39019330.6
18Eugene Laverty01:30.910+1.52720330.3
19Alvaro Bautista01:31.260+1.87721326.6
20Mike Di Meglio01:31.339+1.95618330.1
21Stefan Bradl01:31.577+2.19421328.4
22Toni Elias01:32.122+2.73921327.5
23Loris Baz01:32.309+2.92616322.7
24Anthony West01:32.592+3.20919323.7
25Damian Cudlin01:34.479+5.09615314.5
FP3 · 17.10
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Marc Marquez01:29.081—20338.9
2Cal Crutchlow01:29.509+0.42819338.5
3Jorge Lorenzo01:29.520+0.43918332.4
4Scott Redding01:29.675+0.59419335.9
5Maverick Viñales01:29.715+0.63418329.7
6Andrea Iannone01:29.755+0.67422344.6
7Valentino Rossi01:29.815+0.73420331.3
8Bradley Smith01:29.877+0.79622337.1
9Andrea Dovizioso01:29.962+0.88120348.0
10Aleix Espargaro01:29.982+0.90118331.6
11Jack Miller01:30.034+0.95318333.9
12Hector Barbera01:30.163+1.08219331.0
13Pol Espargaro01:30.193+1.11221334.4
14Danilo Petrucci01:30.295+1.21419337.2
15Nicky Hayden01:30.351+1.27019328.9
16Alvaro Bautista01:30.404+1.32320330.8
17Yonny Hernandez01:30.414+1.33320339.9
18Daniel Pedrosa01:30.505+1.42420326.7
19Eugene Laverty01:30.766+1.68518329.8
20Loris Baz01:31.145+2.06418327.6
21Mike Di Meglio01:31.176+2.09517332.3
22Stefan Bradl01:31.419+2.33820329.0
23Anthony West01:31.898+2.81719325.1
24Toni Elias01:31.913+2.83221332.5
25Damian Cudlin01:34.302+5.22115314.9
FP4 · 17.10
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Marc Marquez01:29.245—15338.9
2Jorge Lorenzo01:29.864+0.61914332.4
3Andrea Iannone01:29.871+0.62614343.5
4Aleix Espargaro01:29.956+0.71111327.3
5Pol Espargaro01:30.099+0.85415335.4
6Valentino Rossi01:30.108+0.86317333.1
7Daniel Pedrosa01:30.157+0.91216327.7
8Andrea Dovizioso01:30.212+0.96713345.3
9Maverick Viñales01:30.246+1.00115328.1
10Cal Crutchlow01:30.262+1.01716338.9
11Danilo Petrucci01:30.402+1.15717336.1
12Jack Miller01:30.491+1.24616331.6
13Scott Redding01:30.547+1.30216334.3
14Bradley Smith01:30.597+1.35212333.8
15Eugene Laverty01:30.814+1.56913330.4
16Yonny Hernandez01:30.875+1.63015337.1
17Hector Barbera01:30.921+1.67614328.6
18Loris Baz01:31.105+1.86013324.0
19Alvaro Bautista01:31.519+2.27411325.3
20Nicky Hayden01:31.586+2.34114328.8
21Mike Di Meglio01:31.676+2.43111332.3
22Stefan Bradl01:31.851+2.60613328.4
23Toni Elias01:32.132+2.88711330.0
24Anthony West01:32.514+3.26914326.9
25Damian Cudlin01:34.036+4.7916316.3
Q1 · 17.10
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Pol Espargaro01:29.647—3331.5
2Aleix Espargaro01:29.697+0.0507330.3
3Danilo Petrucci01:29.918+0.2717335.4
4Hector Barbera01:30.064+0.4178334.5
5Jack Miller01:30.104+0.4578335.6
6Eugene Laverty01:30.105+0.4586328.7
7Yonny Hernandez01:30.135+0.4887339.3
8Alvaro Bautista01:30.147+0.5008332.1
9Loris Baz01:30.173+0.5266329.4
10Nicky Hayden01:30.376+0.7297327.8
11Stefan Bradl01:30.634+0.9878331.1
12Mike Di Meglio01:30.959+1.3128329.7
13Anthony West01:31.205+1.5588328.3
14Toni Elias01:31.837+2.1907330.9
15Damian Cudlin01:33.884+4.2376314.7
Q2 · 17.10
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Marc Marquez01:28.364—8337.8
2Andrea Iannone01:28.680+0.3169346.5
3Jorge Lorenzo01:28.680+0.3168333.1
4Daniel Pedrosa01:28.712+0.3487332.3
5Cal Crutchlow01:28.912+0.5487340.0
6Maverick Viñales01:28.932+0.5688328.3
7Valentino Rossi01:29.014+0.6507334.5
8Aleix Espargaro01:29.015+0.6513330.7
9Pol Espargaro01:29.222+0.8587339.5
10Andrea Dovizioso01:29.267+0.9037347.1
11Scott Redding01:29.499+1.1357337.6
12Bradley Smith01:29.626+1.2629336.7
Warm Up · 18.10
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Marc Marquez01:29.344—13335.6
2Jorge Lorenzo01:29.503+0.15913334.7
3Andrea Iannone01:29.611+0.26713346.4
4Daniel Pedrosa01:29.676+0.33213331.6
5Pol Espargaro01:29.863+0.51913338.6
6Valentino Rossi01:29.907+0.56312334.1
7Cal Crutchlow01:29.912+0.56811339.1
8Maverick Viñales01:30.015+0.67113329.6
9Scott Redding01:30.195+0.85111336.0
10Andrea Dovizioso01:30.402+1.05812343.5
11Hector Barbera01:30.448+1.10411331.8
12Danilo Petrucci01:30.564+1.22013335.1
13Yonny Hernandez01:30.622+1.27813337.5
14Bradley Smith01:30.716+1.37211335.2
15Nicky Hayden01:30.768+1.42413329.0
16Jack Miller01:30.826+1.48212331.5
17Alvaro Bautista01:30.882+1.53813331.2
18Mike Di Meglio01:31.089+1.74513328.9
19Aleix Espargaro01:31.125+1.7819325.9
20Stefan Bradl01:31.186+1.84213330.4
21Eugene Laverty01:31.201+1.85713329.1
22Loris Baz01:31.309+1.96513324.4
23Toni Elias01:31.764+2.42011328.8
24Anthony West01:32.328+2.98413327.4
25Damian Cudlin01:33.654+4.3109309.2
Race · 18.10
Pos.RiderTime / gapPointsLaps
1Marc Marquez40:33.8492527
2Jorge Lorenzo+0.2492027
3Andrea Iannone+0.9301627
4Valentino Rossi+1.0581327
5Daniel Pedrosa+5.0621127
6Maverick Viñales+6.8001027
7Cal Crutchlow+9.375927
8Pol Espargaro+18.401827
9Aleix Espargaro+20.039727
10Bradley Smith+20.657627
11Scott Redding+21.846527
12Danilo Petrucci+22.840427
13Andrea Dovizioso+29.168327
14Alvaro Bautista+37.244227
15Jack Miller+40.192127
16Hector Barbera+48.263027
17Yonny Hernandez+48.572027
18Loris Baz+48.677027
19Eugene Laverty+50.201027
20Mike Di Meglio+50.262027
21Stefan Bradl+50.277027
22Toni Elias+80.942027
23Anthony West+83.454027
RetiredDamian Cudlin09
RetiredNicky Hayden09

Official classification of each session (Dorna). Best lap and the tyres used on it: official FIM PDFs. Long-run pace: median of the clean laps in long runs (5 flying laps or more); blank if the rider did none. Every rider runs their own programme and fuel load, so long-run pace only compares within the same session.

Long-run pace in practice

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Who will make it to Q2

C21a
Pred.RiderP(through)Actual in Q1
1Aleix Espargaro70%2 ✓
2Danilo Petrucci50%3
3Jack Miller38%5
4Pol Espargaro16%1 ✓
5Hector Barbera14%4
6Nicky Hayden4%10
7Alvaro Bautista8%8
8Yonny Hernandez0%7
9Eugene Laverty0%6
10Loris Baz0%9
11Mike Di Meglio0%12
12Stefan Bradl0%11
13Anthony West0%13
14Toni Elias0%14
15Damian Cudlin0%15

Forecast after Practice for the riders going to Q1. Two go through. Q1 is fairly predictable, but 55% for the favourite still means a miss almost half the time.

Grid penalties

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Sprint forecast

C13s

Win and podium chances in Saturday’s sprint, based on the grid.

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Race forecast

C13

Forecast based on the starting grid.

RiderGridWinPodiumTop 5Top 10P(DNF)Final
Marc Marquez127%56%71%81%16%1
Andrea Iannone219%47%62%75%23%3
Jorge Lorenzo317%49%71%90%7%2
Daniel Pedrosa412%39%63%85%9%5
Cal Crutchlow56%23%42%66%29%7
Maverick Viñales66%23%44%77%15%6
Valentino Rossi75%20%41%83%7%4
Aleix Espargaro83%14%29%68%18%9
Pol Espargaro92%8%19%59%26%8
Andrea Dovizioso101%7%18%66%9%13
Scott Redding111%5%13%57%13%11
Bradley Smith121%3%10%50%11%10
Danilo Petrucci130%2%5%34%26%12
Hector Barbera140%2%4%33%15%16
Jack Miller150%1%2%18%39%15
Eugene Laverty160%1%2%20%15%19
Yonny Hernandez170%0%1%11%29%17
Alvaro Bautista180%0%1%9%19%14
Loris Baz190%0%1%7%16%18
Nicky Hayden200%0%0%5%14%—
Stefan Bradl210%0%0%3%24%21
Mike Di Meglio220%0%0%2%18%20
Anthony West230%0%0%2%19%23
Toni Elias240%0%0%1%18%22
Damian Cudlin250%0%0%0%43%—

What the sprint changed

C13b

Who rises and who drops in the race forecast after the sprint.

Pending · no data yet

Sprint pace

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Preview

Before the race

What to expect this weekend: race and qualifying outlook, the weight of the grid and the weather.

Who rules each sector

C6
S1 · M. MarquezS2 · MartinS3 · ViñalesS4 · Martin

Finish line S1 S2 S3 S4 · 4,454 m per lap

Approximate sectors: estimated from the time spent in each sector (typical error 5 to 10% of a lap) until we have the official split points.

© OpenStreetMap contributors

Fastest per sector: 2018–2026

Median gap to the fastest rider in each sector within each session, across all seasons at this circuit; active riders only. The name on the layout is the sector leader. Sector split points on the map are approximate.

A track for grid position, or an open one?

C15

An open track: the grid decides less here and there are more comebacks.

5/100
Position index
0%
Pole wins
44%
Front row on the podium
0.71
Grid ↔ result

When two teammates disagree between pace and grid, pace wins 29% of the time (between 8% and 64%; 7 cases).

Descriptive, over 6 races (2018–2025). 100 = the track where the grid matters most; 0 = the most open. Within a team, practice pace tells who will finish ahead 7 times in 10, but when the faster teammate qualifies behind, they finish behind 6 times in 10: grid position weighs more than pace.

The last race here in numbers

2014 edition

82
Overtakes
1
Lead changes
2 leaders
10/27
Laps led by the winner
Valentino Rossi
10.836 s
Closest finish

Comeback of the day: Alex De Angelis, from P23 to P9.

Longest battle: Broc Parkes vs Mike Di Meglio (13 laps).

Overtakes are counted at the finish line: moves undone within the same lap are not seen. It is a measure of movement, not an official statistic.

Race pace at the last edition

C1
Pending · no data yet

Winners here

  • 2025Raul FernandezAprilia
  • 2024Marc MarquezDucati
  • 2023Johann ZarcoDucati
  • 2022Alex RinsSuzuki
  • 2019Marc MarquezHonda
  • 2018Maverick ViñalesYamaha
  • 2017Marc MarquezHonda
  • 2016Cal CrutchlowHonda

Attrition here

Average here 17% · global 19%
YearDNFs%
20254/2218%
20242/2110%
20232/2110%
20224/2417%
20195/2124%
20185/2322%

Tyres at the last edition

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