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2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the ninth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. After the selection event held from 14 to 16 October 2014 at Circuito Guadix in Spain and pre-season testing, held in April 2015 in Aragon, the season began at Jerez on 2 May and ended on 27 September at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón after 13 races.[1] The races, for the third year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, were held at seven meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar.

Dutch rider Bo Bendsneyder won the championship, securing the title after the Misano race.[2] Bendsneyder started the season with five successive victories, establishing a healthy championship lead. Ultimately, Bendsneyder won eight races during the season, and only finished off the podium on three occasions. Bendsneyder won the championship by 49 points ahead of Italy's Fabio Di Giannantonio, who was a three-time race winner at the Sachsenring, Brno and Aragon. Third place in the championship was decided in the final Aragon race between Silverstone winner Ayumu Sasaki, Marc García – who won the weekend's opening race – and Óscar Gutiérrez. Sasaki finished second to Di Giannantonio in the race to seal third in the championship, while García's fifth place to an eighth place for Gutiérrez ensured fourth in the final standings.

Calendar

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2015 calendar[1]
Round Date Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Race winner Sources
1 2 May Spain Jerez Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder [3]
3 May France Enzo Boulom Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder [4]
2 26 June Netherlands Assen Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder [5]
27 June Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder [6]
3 11 July Germany Sachsenring Spain Óscar Gutiérrez Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder [7]
12 July Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio [8]
4 15 August Czech Republic Brno Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Spain Marc García Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio [9]
16 August Japan Ayumu Sasaki Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder [10]
5 29 August United Kingdom Silverstone Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Spain Raúl Fernández Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder [11]
30 August Japan Ayumu Sasaki Japan Ayumu Sasaki [12]
6 12 September San Marino Misano Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder Spain Marc García Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder [13]
7 26 September Aragon Aragon United Kingdom Rory Skinner Spain Raúl Fernández Spain Marc García [14]
27 September Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio [15]

Entry list

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2015 entry list[1]
No. Rider Rounds
4 Finland Patrik Pulkkinen All
9 Netherlands Robert Schotman All
13 Czech Republic Martin Gbelec 2–7
14 Italy Bruno Ieraci 1–4, 6–7
16 Argentina Emanuel Aguilar All
19 Spain Rufino Florido All
20 Italy Omar Bonoli All
21 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio All
22 Ukraine Mykyta Kalinin All
23 Spain Raúl Fernández All
27 Italy Mattia Casadei All
29 United States Gabriel Hernandez All
37 Netherlands Walid Soppe All
41 Spain Marc García All
44 Croatia Martin Vugrinec All
45 Australia Olly Simpson All
64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder All
67 Japan Kaito Toba All
69 United Kingdom Rory Skinner All
71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki All
76 Russia Makar Yurchenko All
81 Spain Aleix Viu All
96 Spain Óscar Gutiérrez All
99 France Enzo Boulom All

Championship standings

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Points were awarded to the top fifteen riders, provided the rider finished the race.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Rider JER
Spain 		ASS
Netherlands 		SAC
Germany 		BRN
Czech Republic 		SIL
United Kingdom 		MIS
San Marino 		ARA
Aragon 		Pts
1 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 1 3 1 DNS 9 243
2 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio 5 2 2 2 4 1 1 Ret 2 11 Ret 6 1 194
3 Japan Ayumu Sasaki 6 Ret 6 6 2 Ret 6 5 3 1 3 4 2 161
4 Spain Marc García 9 8 5 5 3 2 4 3 Ret Ret 4 1 5 151
5 Spain Óscar Gutiérrez 2 6 3 3 5 DNS 5 2 5 5 10 8 8 148
6 France Enzo Boulom 8 5 4 4 9 6 8 4 6 2 7 DNS 10 128
7 Spain Raúl Fernández 16 16 9 7 12 4 3 7 4 DNS 2 2 6 121
8 Australia Olly Simpson 3 3 Ret DNS 8 5 17 Ret 7 Ret 6 15 4 84
9 Japan Kaito Toba 4 9 10 Ret 7 3 7 6 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 79
10 United Kingdom Rory Skinner 17 17 15 14 18 11 Ret 14 10 4 16 3 3 61
11 Netherlands Robert Schotman 10 13 Ret 10 11 9 10 13 12 9 9 14 11 61
12 Spain Rufino Florido 7 4 7 17 Ret Ret 16 8 Ret Ret Ret 5 7 59
13 Spain Aleix Viu 13 11 8 20 6 7 11 9 19 Ret 5 DNS DNS 58
14 Italy Mattia Casadei Ret 10 14 Ret 14 8 9 Ret 9 8 8 12 16 52
15 Russia Makar Yurchenko 14 14 11 9 10 15 Ret Ret 8 6 14 17 12 47
16 Netherlands Walid Soppe 11 7 Ret 13 17 Ret 13 10 11 7 15 Ret 20 41
17 Czech Republic Martin Gbelec Ret 11 13 17 14 11 Ret 10 11 9 13 36
18 Italy Bruno Ieraci 12 12 13 8 Ret 10 DNS DNS 12 DNS 15 30
19 Finland Patrik Pulkkinen 15 19 12 12 16 13 12 Ret 15 13 17 10 14 28
20 Italy Omar Bonoli Ret 15 Ret 15 15 12 15 12 14 Ret 13 11 17 22
21 Croatia Martin Vugrinec Ret 20 18 Ret 22 14 19 15 13 12 21 13 Ret 13
Ukraine Mykyta Kalinin 19 Ret 17 18 21 Ret 18 16 18 Ret 20 16 18 0
United States Gabriel Hernandez 18 18 Ret 16 20 16 Ret 18 17 Ret 18 Ret Ret 0
Argentina Emanuel Aguilar Ret Ret 16 19 19 18 20 17 16 Ret 19 18 19 0
Pos. Rider JER
Spain 		ASS
Netherlands 		SAC
Germany 		BRN
Czech Republic 		SIL
United Kingdom 		MIS
San Marino 		ARA
Aragon 		Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap
Source:[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rookies set to thrill and learn again in 2015". redbull.com. Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Bendsneyder wins race and Cup in Misano". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Gran Premio bwin de España – Rookies Cup  – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Gran Premio bwin de España – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 2" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Motul TT Assen – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 1" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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  7. ^ "GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland – Rookies Cup  – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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  9. ^ "bwin Grand Prix České Republiky – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 1" (PDF). redbull.com. Dorna Sports. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  10. ^ "bwin Grand Prix České Republiky – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 2" (PDF). redbull.com. Dorna Sports. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Octo British Grand Prix – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 1" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Octo British Grand Prix – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 2" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  13. ^ "GP TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini – Rookies Cup  – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 1" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón – Rookies Cup  – Race Nr. 2" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  16. ^ "Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón – Rookies Cup  – Championship Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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