The 2015 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 2015 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, consisting of the

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and

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classes. It was held at the

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in Motegi on 11 October 2015. In the premier class, the race began in damp conditions but dried out over the course of the race.

Jorge Lorenzo Jorge Lorenzo Guerrero (; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racing, motorcycle racer. He is a five-time World Champion, with three List of 500cc/MotoGP Motorcycle World Champions, MotoGP World Championships ...

had started on pole but faded to third with tyre issues, and it was

Dani Pedrosa Daniel Pedrosa Ramal (born 29 September 1985) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer who retired from regular competition after the season. He grew up in Castellar del Vallès, a village near Sabadell. He is a ...

that achieved his first victory since the 2014 Czech Republic Grand Prix, and as a result, became the eighth rider to record 50 victories at World Championship level.

Valentino Rossi Valentino Rossi ( ; ; born 16 February 1979) is an Italian racing driver, former professional motorcycle road racer and nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion. Nicknamed "the Doctor", Rossi is widely considered one of the greate ...

extended his championship lead to eighteen with a second-place finish, ahead of Lorenzo. During free practice,

Alex de Angelis Alex de Angelis (born 26 February 1984) is a Sammarinese retired motorcycle road racer. Career 125cc World Championship Born in Rimini, de Angelis made his debut at world championship level in 1999 in the 125 cc class; his first full season was ...

crashed heavily and was taken to hospital in a critical but stable condition. De Angelis missed the remainder of the season as a result of the crash. In the intermediate Moto2 class, Tito Rabat pulled out of the weekend due to injury and as a result,

Johann Zarco Johann Sylvain Pierre Zarco (born 16 July 1990) is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racer, best known for winning the and Moto2 World Championships with his 2015 triumph being a record points total for the intermediate class. He is a MotoGP rac ...

won his first World Championship title, and the first by a French rider in the intermediate class since

Olivier Jacque Olivier Jacque (born 29 August 1973 in Villerupt, France) is a French former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Career He was second in the 250cc European Championship in 1994, before moving on to the 250cc World Championship. He ...

in . Zarco went on to win the shortened race ahead of German duo

Jonas Folger Jonas Folger (born 13 August 1993) is a German professional motorcycle racer who most recently regularly competed in the 2021 Superbike World Championship. He was named as a replacement rider from April 2023 for Pol Espargaró, injured in March d ...

and

Sandro Cortese Alessandro "Sandro" Cortese (born 6 January 1990) is a retired German motorcycle racer, who last competed in 2020 World Superbike Championship for Team Pedercini. Cortese won his first world title in the Moto3 class, in , and his second in the Su ...

. In the Moto3 race also shortened by weather delays,

Niccolò Antonelli Niccolò Antonelli (born 23 February 1996) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer set to compete in the 2023 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship for Team MMR. He most recently competed in the 2022 Moto2 World Cham ...

took his second win of the season ahead of

Miguel Oliveira Miguel Ângelo Falcão de Oliveira (; born 4 January 1995) is a Portuguese professional motorcycle racer who competes in the MotoGP World Championship for Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP, getting the step up from KTM Tech3,Jorge Navarro Jorge Navarro Sanchez (born 3 February 1996) is a Spanish motorcycle racer currently competing in the Supersport World Championship, for Ducati's Orelac Racing Verdnatura team. He has previously raced in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes during his Gra ...

, while championship leader

Danny Kent Danny Ray Kent (born 25 November 1993) is an English motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2015 Moto3 World Championship. In doing so he became Great Britain's first Grand Prix solo motorcycle world champion since Barry Sheene in , as we ...

maintained his points lead with sixth place. Dani Pedrosa 2015 Motegi 3

Classification

MotoGP

Moto2

Due to weather conditions which caused delays in the schedule, the race distance was reduced from 23 to 15 laps.

Moto3

Due to weather conditions which caused delays in the schedule, the race distance was reduced from 20 to 13 laps.

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fifteen has concluded. ;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

{{MotoGP 2010–19

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