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2010 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix

11th round of the 2010 FIM Road Racing World Championship season

2010 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix

11th round of the 2010 FIM Road Racing World Championship season

FieldValue
Grand PrixIndianapolis
flagUnited States
Official_NameRed Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix
LocationIndianapolis Motor Speedway
Course_mi2.620
Course_km4.216
Race_No11
Season_No18
DateAugust 29,
Year2010
ImageIndianapolis Moto GP.svg
Pole_Rider_MotoGPBen Spies
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_CountryUSA
Pole_Time_MotoGP1:40.105
Fast_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Fast_Time_MotoGP1:40.896
First_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
First_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_MotoGPBen Spies
Second_Rider_MotoGP_CountryUSA
Third_Rider_MotoGPJorge Lorenzo
Third_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_Moto2Julián Simón
Pole_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
Pole_Time_Moto21:46.139
Fast_Rider_Moto2Julián Simón
Fast_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
Fast_Time_Moto21:46.580
First_Rider_Moto2Toni Elías
First_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_Moto2Julián Simón
Second_Rider_Moto2_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_Moto2Scott Redding
Third_Rider_Moto2_CountryUK
Pole_Rider_125Marc Márquez
Pole_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Pole_Time_1251:48.124
Fast_Rider_125Marc Márquez
Fast_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Fast_Time_1251:48.672
First_Rider_125Nicolás Terol
First_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_125Sandro Cortese
Second_Rider_125_CountryGermany
Third_Rider_125Pol Espargaró
Third_Rider_125_CountrySpain

The 2010 Indianapolis Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of August 27–29, 2010 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

During a support event for MotoGP, the second of two United States Grand Prix Racer Union 250cc (age 12–18) races during the race meet on August 29, 13-year-old Peter Lenz was killed during the warmup lap before the start. It was the first competitor fatality at the Speedway during a race since 1973.

Dani Pedrosa, spraying the champagne on the podium after winning the MotoGP race.

MotoGP classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213RetRetRetRetSources:
26ESP **Dani Pedrosa****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**2847:31.6155**25**
11USA **Ben Spies****Monster Yamaha Tech 3****Yamaha**28+3.5751**20**
99ESP **Jorge Lorenzo****Fiat Yamaha Team****Yamaha**28+6.8122**16**
46ITA **Valentino Rossi****Fiat Yamaha Team****Yamaha**28+12.6337**13**
4ITA **Andrea Dovizioso****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**28+21.8854**11**
69USA **Nicky Hayden****Ducati Team****Ducati**28+35.1383**10**
58ITA **Marco Simoncelli****San Carlo Honda Gresini****Honda**28+36.7408**9**
19ESP **Álvaro Bautista****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**28+36.82511**8**
41ESP **Aleix Espargaró****Pramac Racing Team****Ducati**28+44.90514**7**
40ESP **Héctor Barberá****Páginas Amarillas Aspar****Ducati**28+51.36816**6**
65ITA **Loris Capirossi****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**28+55.38610**5**
7JPN **Hiroshi Aoyama****Interwetten Honda MotoGP****Honda**28+57.90313**4**
14FRA **Randy de Puniet****LCR Honda MotoGP****Honda**28+1:04.13917**3**
36FIN Mika KallioPramac Racing TeamDucati18Accident15
5USA Colin EdwardsMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha16Retirement9
27AUS Casey StonerDucati TeamDucati7Accident6
33ITA Marco MelandriSan Carlo Honda GresiniHonda2Accident12

Moto2 classification

An eight-motorcycle crash in the Snake Pit at the start (#34 R. Hayden, #29 Iannone, #2 Talmácsi, #52 Pešek, #61 Ivanov, #3 Corsi, #48 Tomizawa, #56 Ranseder) led to a red flag and two retirements (Tomizawa and Ranseder) immediately. It was later restarted, with the distance shortened to 17 laps.

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNSDNSDNS[OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT](https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2010/INP/Moto2/RAC/Classification.pdf)
24ESP **Toni Elías****Moriwaki**1730:27.4806**25**
60ESP **Julián Simón****Suter**17+0.4051**20**
45GBR **Scott Redding****Suter**17+4.2273**16**
29ITA **Andrea Iannone****Speed Up**17+5.97825**13**
3ITA **Simone Corsi****Motobi**17+7.0584**11**
40ESP **Sergio Gadea****Pons Kalex**17+9.4328**10**
12CHE **Thomas Lüthi****Moriwaki**17+9.81516**9**
2HUN **Gábor Talmácsi****Speed Up**17+10.14115**8**
42USA **Jason DiSalvo****FTR**17+17.56426**7**
8AUS **Anthony West****MZ-RE Honda**17+17.5925**6**
77CHE **Dominique Aegerter****Suter**17+17.61820**5**
63FRA **Mike Di Meglio****Suter**17+20.52721**4**
71ITA **Claudio Corti****Suter**17+26.00813**3**
80ESP **Axel Pons****Pons Kalex**17+28.35327**2**
68COL **Yonny Hernández****BQR-Moto2**17+30.48022**1**
25ITA Alex BaldoliniI.C.P.17+30.53819
34USA Roger Lee HaydenMoriwaki17+31.86028
53FRA Valentin DebiseADV17+32.25530
9USA Kenny NoyesPromoharris17+32.50029
52CZE Lukáš PešekMoriwaki17+32.52914
39VEN Robertino PietriSuter17+44.56932
5ESP Joan OlivéPromoharris17+44.95635
41DEU Arne TodeSuter17+52.99331
88ESP Yannick GuerraMoriwaki17+57.48138
44ITA Roberto RolfoSuter17+1:16.40418
72JPN Yuki TakahashiTech 314+3 laps12
95QAT Mashel Al NaimiBQR-Moto212Retirement37
16FRA Jules CluzelSuter11Accident17
14THA Ratthapark WilairotBimota8Retirement7
35ITA Raffaele De RosaTech 36Retirement10
65DEU Stefan BradlSuter5Retirement9
4ESP Ricard CardúsBimota2Accident34
11JPN Yusuke TeshimaMotobi2Accident36
55ESP Héctor FaubelSuter1Accident2
6ESP Alex DebónFTR1Accident33
61UKR Vladimir IvanovMoriwaki1Accident24
48JPN Shoya TomizawaSuter0Accident in first start23
56AUT Michael RansederSuter0Accident in first start11
10ESP Fonsi NietoMoriwakiInjured
17CZE Karel AbrahamFTRDid not start

125 cc classification

Marc Márquez was given a 20-second penalty after the race for cutting the track.

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718RetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNS[OFFICIAL 125CC REPORT](https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2010/INP/125cc/RAC/Classification.pdf)
40ESP **Nicolás Terol****Aprilia**2342:19.2232**25**
11DEU **Sandro Cortese****Derbi**23+4.9954**20**
44ESP **Pol Espargaró****Derbi**23+10.8565**16**
7ESP **Efrén Vázquez****Derbi**23+15.4026**13**
12ESP **Esteve Rabat****Aprilia**23+19.91210**11**
99GBR **Danny Webb****Aprilia**23+20.09311**10**
35CHE **Randy Krummenacher****Aprilia**23+20.70213**9**
23ESP **Alberto Moncayo****Aprilia**23+26.79715**8**
94DEU **Jonas Folger****Aprilia**23+27.66612**7**
93ESP **Marc Márquez****Derbi**23+39.8401**6**
53NLD **Jasper Iwema****Aprilia**23+46.15318**5**
39ESP **Luis Salom****Aprilia**23+52.5567**4**
14FRA **Johann Zarco****Aprilia**23+54.3548**3**
84CZE **Jakub Kornfeil****Aprilia**23+54.40217**2**
32ITA **Lorenzo Savadori****Aprilia**23+1:07.20820**1**
72ITA Marco RavaioliLambretta23+1:24.11724
15ITA Simone GrotzkyjAprilia23+1:25.89014
87ITA Luca MarconiAprilia23+1:53.61825
71JPN Tomoyoshi KoyamaAprilia14Retirement9
38GBR Bradley SmithAprilia12Accident3
26ESP Adrián MartínAprilia12Retirement19
63MYS Zulfahmi KhairuddinAprilia11Retirement22
78DEU Marcel SchrötterHonda8Accident16
55ESP Isaac ViñalesLambretta3Accident21
69FRA Louis RossiAprilia1Retirement23
5FRA Alexis MasbouApriliaDid not start
90USA Kristian Lee TurnerApriliaDid not start

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eleven has concluded.

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1ESP Jorge Lorenzo251
2ESP Dani Pedrosa183
3ITA Andrea Dovizioso126
4AUS Casey Stoner119
5ITA Valentino Rossi114

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Yamaha260
2JPN Honda220
3ITA Ducati159
4JPN Suzuki56
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 2009 Indianapolis Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2011 Indianapolis Grand Prix

References

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  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Indianapolis Motor Speedway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
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