The world title having been acquired by Márquez during the last meeting at Motegi, it was the fight for the second place in the championship which kept the attention upon arriving at Phillip Island. At the end of the Australian Grand Prix, it is now the recovery of Vinales over Lorenzo which is observed.
And all the more so since at the end of the Australian race, the Suzuki official did not hide his ambition to finish the season in the top three. After settling the fate of Pedrosa who was unable to respond due to his broken collarbone, it was Por Fuera's turn to be in the sights of the future teammate of Red.
Un Red which solidified its place as dolphin of Márquez by pushing back Lorenzo at 24 points. But the same Majorcan is now being pursued by the one who will replace him on the M1 and who is only eleven units from his third position, two Grands Prix from the goal. It should be noted that with his second victory of the year, Crutchlow settles sixth overall to the detriment of Dovizioso.
Phillip Island MotoGP Championship: Ranking after Phillip Island
1. Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 273 points
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)
216 point (-57)
3. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 192 points (-81)
4. Maverick Vinales SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 181 points (-92)
5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 155 points (-118)
6. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 141 point
(-132)
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 137 points (-136)
8. Espargaro Pol SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 117 points (-156)
9. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 96 points (-177)
10. Hector Barbera SPA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 84 points (-189)
11. Alex Espargaro SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 82 points (-191)
12. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 73 point (-200)
13. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 71 point (-202)
14. Alvaro Bautista SPA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
67 point (-206)
15. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 65 point (-208)
16. Stefan bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 60 points (-213)
17. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 53 points (-220)
18. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)
48 point (-225)
19. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 36 points (-237)
20. Tito Rabat SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)*
29 point (-244)
21. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 24 points (-249)
22. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 20 point (-253)
23. Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 5 point (-268)
24. alex lowes GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 3 points (-270)
25. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1 points (-272)
26. Mike Jones AUS Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1 points (-272)
27. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Honda Test Rider (RC213V) 1 points (-272)
