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Thursday, 22 October 2015

MotoGP: Round #17 Repsol Honda Race Preview – Sepang



Sepang Circuit Shot Repsol Honda Press Release: With Marc Marquez’ victory in Phillip Island, and Dani Pedrosa’s win in Motegi, the Repsol Honda Team are headed to Sepang, Malaysia looking to complete a hat-trick of victories in the fly away races. The Malaysia GP is the penultimate round of the season and Sepang is a circuit that the MotoGP riders know very well, as pre-season testing takes place there each February. The 2,300 acre Sepang International Circuit is one of the World’s best motorsport facilities, holding its first Grand Prix in April 1999 and setting the standard for race circuits Worldwide. With four slow corners following two long straights and ten medium to high-speed corners, the wide track is particularly favorable to overtaking maneuvers and plenty of open throttle. One of the longest laps in MotoGP is made all the more grueling for riders by intense heat and humidity. Sepang is located around 50km south of Kuala Lumpur city. Marc has been victorious here in 2014 (MotoGP) and 2010 (125cc), but has also scored two DNF’s (2012 and 2009). Despite crashing out last year, Dani has enjoyed great success at the Malaysian circuit achieving nine podiums including four victories – 2013, 2012 (MotoGP), 2004 (250cc), 2003 (125cc). Marc Marquez Race Action Shot Marc Marquez #93 Championship Standing: 3rd - 222 points "After a wonderful victory in Australia we are on our way to Malaysia and hoping to continue this good run for Honda, and end the season on a high. We do a lot of testing at Sepang and it’s a circuit I enjoy and where our bike tends to work well. As always, getting the best setup is key especially in the braking so we will have to work hard on Friday and Saturday to prepare for the race." Dani Pedrosa Race Action Shot Dani Pedrosa #26: Championship Standing: 5th - 165 points "I’m reasonably happy with the result in Phillip Island but now we are on our way to Sepang and hoping to step back on the podium. Obviously we all know this track very well from the testing we do there each year, and understand how physically demanding it is due to the intense weather. This track has a bit of everything - fast and slow corners, hard braking and long straights - so it will be important to get a good setup to give ourselves the best chance come Sunday." MotoGP 2015 Tuesday, October 20th 2015 - Rider Standings: 1     ROSSI Valentino 46     ITA     296     Movistar Yamaha MotoGP     Yamaha 2     LORENZO Jorge     99     SPA     285     Movistar Yamaha MotoGP     Yamaha 3     MARQUEZ Marc     93     SPA     222     Repsol Honda Team     Honda 4     IANNONE Andrea     29     ITA     188     Ducati Team     Ducati 5     PEDROSA Dani     26     SPA     165     Repsol Honda Team     Honda 6     SMITH Bradley     38     GBR     158     Monster Yamaha Tech 3     Yamaha 7     DOVIZIOSO Andrea 4     ITA     153     Ducati Team     Ducati 8     CRUTCHLOW Cal     35     GBR     107     LCR Honda     Honda 9     PETRUCCI Danilo 9     ITA     97     Pramac Racing     Ducati 10     ESPARGARO Pol     44     SPA     96     Monster Yamaha Tech 3     Yamaha 11     ESPARGARO Aleix 41     SPA     88     Team Suzuki Ecstar     Suzuki 12     VINALES Maverick 25     SPA     84     Team Suzuki Ecstar     Suzuki 13     REDDING Scott     45     GBR     78     Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS     Honda 14     HERNANDEZ Yonny 68     COL     49     Pramac Racing     Ducati 15     BARBERA Hector     8     SPA     30     Avintia Racing     Ducati 16     BAZ Loris     76     FRA     28     Athina Forward Racing     Forward Yamaha 17     BAUTISTA Alvaro 19     SPA     28     Aprilia Racing Team Gresini     Aprilia 18     MILLER Jack     43     AUS     17     LCR Honda     Honda 19     HAYDEN Nicky     69     USA     16     Aspar MotoGP Team     Honda 20     BRADL Stefan     6     GER     11     Aprilia Racing Team Gresini     Aprilia 21     LAVERTY Eugene     50     IRE     9     Aspar MotoGP Team     Honda 22     NAKASUGA Katsuyuki     21     JPN     8     Yamaha Factory Racing Team     Yamaha 23     PIRRO Michele     51     ITA     8     Ducati Team     Ducati 24     DI MEGLIO Mike     63     FRA     8     Avintia Racing     Ducati 25     AOYAMA Hiroshi     7     JPN     5     AB Motoracing     Honda 26     TAKAHASHI Takumi 72     JPN     4     Team HRC with NISSIN     Honda 27     DE ANGELIS Alex 15     RSM     2     E-Motion IodaRacing Team     ART For more information: www.hondaracingcorporation.com 562355987b47a9.88653585 5623558f34a290.64960501 562358b03b84d6.45533153

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