2014 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix: Difference between revisions

| Official_Name = [[Tissot]] Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2014-australian-motogp|title=2014 Australian MotoGP|date=13 June 2014|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|accessdateaccess-date=24 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/motogp2014.html|title=Magazine Programme Covers|website=Progcovers.com|accessdateaccess-date=3 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/phillipisland.html|title=Phillip Island Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|first=Malcolm|last=Mitchell|website=Progcovers.com|accessdateaccess-date=24 May 2018}}</ref>

In his 250th premier class start, [[Valentino Rossi]] took his second victory of the season, after benefitting from an accident for [[Marc Márquez]], while he was leading the race. It was Rossi's sixth win at the circuit, after five successive wins from [[2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2001]] to [[2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2005]]. Second place went to Rossi's teammate [[Jorge Lorenzo]] finished in second place, while [[Tech 3]]'s [[Bradley Smith (motorcyclist)|Bradley Smith]] finished in third place, recording his first premier class podium, after [[Ducati]]'s [[Cal Crutchlow]] crashed out late on. As a result, it was the first all-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] podium since the [[2008 French motorcycle Grand Prix|2008 French Grand Prix]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motorsport/29679710|title=Valentino Rossi wins as Marc Marquez exits|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=19 October 2014|accessdateaccess-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> and the first time since the [[2011 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|2011 Australian Grand Prix]] where all three riders on the podium were of the same manufacturer. For the first time since the [[2009 Dutch TT]], both [[Repsol Honda]] riders failed to finish the race; further to Márquez's accident, [[Dani Pedrosa]] collided with [[Andrea Iannone]], causing both riders to retire from the race.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedweek.com/motogp/news/65366/Phillip-Island-Schwarzer-Sonntag-fuer-Honda.html|title=Schwarzer Sonntag für Honda|language=Germande|trans-title=Black Sunday for Honda|date=20 October 2014|accessdateaccess-date=30 December 2014|first=Günther|last=Wiesinger|work=Speedweek|publisher=Red Bulletin Schweiz AG}}</ref> [[Karel Abraham]], [[Stefan Bradl]] and [[Pol Espargaró]] also crashed out of the race, and only 14 of the 23 starters reached the finish.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/MotoGP+Australia+Race+Rossi|title=Rossi takes 82nd premier class victory in incident packed race|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=[[Dorna Sports]]|date=19 October 2014|accessdateaccess-date=30 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=MGPrace>{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2014/AUS/MotoGP/RAC/Classification.pdf|format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]|title=Tissot Australian Grand Prix&nbsp;– MotoGP&nbsp;– Race classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=[[Dorna Sports]]|date=19 October 2014|accessdateaccess-date=30 December 2014}}</ref>

In the support categories, [[Maverick Viñales]] took his third win of the season in Moto2, ahead of [[Thomas Lüthi]] and championship leader [[Esteve Rabat]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/Moto2+Australia+Race+Viales|title=Viñales takes the win in exciting Australian contest|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=[[Dorna Sports]]|date=19 October 2014|accessdateaccess-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> In Moto3, [[Jack Miller (motorcyclist)|Jack Miller]] took his fifth win of the season on home soil, in a photo finish; he finished just clear of Estrella Galicia 0,0 teammates [[Álex Márquez]] (the championship leader) and [[Álex Rins]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/Miller+shows+determination+and+skill+for+classy+win|title=Miller shows determination and skill for classy win|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=[[Dorna Sports]]|date=20 October 2014|accessdateaccess-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> The top six riders were covered by just under a quarter of a second at the finish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2014/AUS/Moto3/RAC/Classification.pdf|format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]|title=Tissot Australian Grand Prix&nbsp;– Moto3&nbsp;– Race classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=[[Dorna Sports]]|date=19 October 2014|accessdateaccess-date=27 December 2014}}</ref>

| {{flagicon|COL}} '''[[Yonny Hernández (motorcyclist)|Yonny Hernández]]'''

| '''Energy TIT.I. Pramac Racing'''

| '''[[AvintiaEsponsorama Racing|Avintia]]'''

!colspan=9| Sources: <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2014-australian-motogp|title=2014 Australian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=13 June 2017|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|accessdateaccess-date=4 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2014/AUS/MotoGP/RAC|title=TISSOT AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2014|website=Motogp.com|accessdateaccess-date=4 October 2018}}</ref><ref name=MGPrace/>

| '''[[Tech3|Tech 3]]'''

| [[Tech3|Tech 3]]

| [[NTS (constructor)Co., Ltd.|NTS]]

| [[CaterhamEskil Moto Racing TeamSuter|Caterham]] [[Eskil Suter|Suter]]

| [[CaterhamEskil Moto Racing TeamSuter|Caterham]] [[Eskil Suter|Suter]]

| {{flagicon|PRT}} '''[[Miguel Oliveira (motorcyclist)|Miguel Oliveira]]'''

| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[DaniJorge PedrosaLorenzo]]

| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[JorgeDani LorenzoPedrosa]]

| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Forward Racing|Forward]] [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]