Second place in the Open class for Baz in home race

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Second place in the Open class for Baz in home #race


The French Grand Prix ends up with a smile on the face of Loris Baz and the Athinà Forward Racing team. The Frenchman, racing at home in the premier class of motorcycle racing for the first time, made the most of this Sunday, crossing the line in 12th position as the second Open Bike just behind Hayden.

Baz, racing with a special livery, was very consistent in the race and was able to stay close to the group in front of him to chase points.

His teammate Stefan Bradl withdrawn prematurely due to a fall on the second lap. The German, who started from 16th place, lost the front at turn six and ended up on the ground.



Loris Baz

12th / + 1'00.617 / 28 laps

"I'm really happy with this result. I did not think I could be so fast in the race and so consistent. I made a good start, I immediately went hunting for the other Open and managed to maintain a good pace until the end. We did a great job with the guys, we're going in the right direction and I am happy with this second place. I cannot think of a better way to celebrate the home race other than this."






Stefan Bradl

DNF / -27 laps

"It was not an easy weekend for me. I had a good start, the pace was really good and I could regain several positions. Unfortunately, the race ended earlier than expected: on the second lap I lost the front while braking at turn 6. Too bad, we have worked to be ready for the race and I can say that we managed to make a good step forward. We ara analyze the data and get our motivation back for Mugello."




2015 MotoGP France

Le Mans 17/05/2015

race I
1 Jorge Lorenzo
Yamaha
ESP 43'44.143
2 Valentino Rossi
Yamaha
ITA 0'03.820
3 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati ITA 0'12.380
4 Marc Marquez Honda ESP 0'19.890
5 Andrea Iannone Ducati ITA 0'20.237
6 Bradley Smith
Yamaha
GBR 0'21.145
7 Pol Espargaro
Yamaha
ESP 0'35.493
8 Yonny Hernandez Ducati COL 0'39.601
9 Maverick Viñales Suzuki ESP 0'41.571
10 Danilo Petrucci Ducati ITA 0'42.789
11 Nicky Hayden Honda USA 0'53.636
12 Loris Baz
Yamaha
FRA 1'00.617
13 Hector Barbera Ducati ESP 1'04.272
14 Eugene Laverty Honda GBR 1'05.259
15 Alvaro Bautista Aprilia ESP 1'05.515


MotoGP World Standing

Rider Standings After Race 5 of 18

1. Valentino Rossi
Yamaha
ITA 102
2. Jorge Lorenzo
Yamaha
ESP 87
3. Andrea Dovizioso Ducati ITA 83
4. Marc Marquez Honda ESP 69
5. Andrea Iannone Ducati ITA 61
6. Cal Crutchlow Honda GBR 47
7. Bradley Smith
Yamaha
GBR 46
8. Pol Espargaro
Yamaha
ESP 35
9. Aleix Espargaro Suzuki ESP 31
10. Maverick Viñales Suzuki ESP 27
11. Danilo Petrucci Ducati ITA 25
12. Yonny Hernandez Ducati COL 20
13. Scott Redding Honda GBR 13
14. Hector Barbera Ducati ESP 13
15. Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 10
16. Nicky Hayden Honda USA 8
17. Loris Baz
Yamaha
FRA 6
22. Stefan Bradl
Yamaha
DE 1



Circuit Length:
4180
Weather:
Dry
Lap Record:
1'33.678
(Valentino Rossi, 1-1-2005)
Fastest Lap Ever:
1'32.042
(Marc Marquez, 18-5-2014)
Last Years Winner:
Marc Marquez