At the 14th round of the 2014 MotoGP, which took place on September 28th at the Motorland Aragón, Jorge Lorenzo of the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP racing team, which is sponsored by EXEDY, obtained his first victory for this racing season.
Lorenzo, who placed seventh in the preliminaries, got off to a good start in the race by moving up to fourth during the 1st lap. On the 8th lap, he was able to move all the way up to first, after which the rest of the race developed into a fiercer and fiercer competition; however, as rain began to fall more intensely, Lorenzo, during the last four laps, had to exchange his motorcycle for one more suitable to wet racing conditions, which was done while the other leading racers continued the race. This decision was a great success, and as the other racers fell off their bikes one by one, Lorenzo made his way back to the top, snagging first place, which was his first for the season. As for Valentino Rossi, regrettable though it may be, he dropped out of the race as a result of falling off his bike during the 4th lap.
Jorge Lorenzo (right) on the winners podium
Race | Date | Jorge Lorenzo |
Valentino Rossi |
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1st Round | Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar | March 23rd | 2nd Place | Dropped Out |
2nd Round | Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas | April 13th | 8th Place | 10th Place |
3rd Round | Gran Premio Red Bull de la República Argentina | April 27th | 4th Place | 3rd Place |
4th Round | Gran Premio bwin de España | May 4th | 2nd Place | 4th Place |
5th Round | Monster Energy Grand Prix de France | May 18th | 2nd Place | 6th Place |
6th Round | Gran Premio d'Italia TIM | June 1st | 3rd Place | 2nd Place |
7th Round | Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya | June 15th | 2nd Place | 4th Place |
8th Round | Iveco Daily TT Assen | June 28th | 5th Place | 13th Place |
9th Round | Eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland | July 13th | 4th Place | 3rd Place |
10th Round | Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix | August 10th | 3rd Place | 2nd Place |
11th Round | Bwin Grand Prix ?eské republiky | August 17th | 3rd Place | 2nd Place |
12th Round | Hertz British Grand Prix | August 31st | 3rd Place | 2nd Place |
13th Round | GP TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini | September 14th | 1st Place | 2nd Place |
14th Round | Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón | September 28th | Dropped Out | 1st Place |
15th Round | Motul Grand Prix of Japan | October 12th | ||
16th Round | Tissot Australian Grand Prix | October 19th | ||
17th Round | Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix | October 26th | ||
18th Round | Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana | November 9th |
For more detail, visit the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP official website.
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