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Lorenzo Back On The Podium, DNF For Spies

Spanish Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo was back on the podium today, finishing behind his fellow compatriot Dani Pedrosa to take second place in the Indianapolis Grand Prix. His American team mate, Ben Spies, had a good start, leading the field for a couple of laps, before suffering an engine failure.

The Spaniard dropped a couple of places from the start then worked to get behind Spies in second. After the Texan’s unfortunate mechanical issue, Lorenzo was promoted to second and began chasing down Pedrosa’s lead. Lacking the pace to stay with the leader, the championship leader settled for second, taking 20 valuable points.

Spies was denied his chance to shine in front of his local crowd following an engine failure early in the race. Spies, who had shown impressive pace all weekend, made a superb start to today’s race, blasting past pole man Pedrosa to take the lead on the second lap. Having then allowed the Spanish Repsol Honda rider past and tucked in behind disaster struck with an engine failure on lap six.

Jorge Lorenzo
"We thought that the soft tyre could finish the race well so we took a risk with it. At the beginning it wasn’t so bad and I could follow Ben and Dani. Then Ben had his engine failure, which was lucky for my position, but I am so sorry for him. Dani was a little step forward today and had a tyre advantage in the end. Anyway, second was the best we could do today which is very good for the Championship."

Ben Spies
"Today was unfortunate again. We had a big crash yesterday and I honestly didn’t know if I could ride at 100% today. I got a lot of sleep and great physio from the clinic guys who did an amazing job. We got off to a good start and felt great. When Dani passed me I could see he was using the rear tyre more than I was so the plan was to let him get a maximum three seconds ahead and start reeling him back in at the end. As soon as he passed me the bike started to slow down, I wasn’t sure what was happening then all of a sudden it blew up so I tried to get off the line as quickly as possible. I’m disappointed not just for me but for the team, I think we definitely had second place and possibly the win."

Press release courtesy of Yamaha Factory Racing.

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2025 F1 Championship Standings (as of April 13)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Lando NorrisMcLaren77
2Oscar PiastriMcLaren74
3Max VerstappenRed Bull69
4George RussellMercedes63
5Charles LeclercFerrari32
6Andrea AntonelliMercedes30
7Lewis HamiltonFerrari25
8Alexander AlbonWilliams18
9Esteban OconHaas14
10Lance StrollAston Martin10
11Nico HülkenbergKick Sauber6
12Oliver BearmanHaas6
13Pierre GaslyAlpine6
14Yuki TsunodaRed Bull5
15Isack HadjarRacing Bulls4
16Carlos SainzWilliams1
17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0
18Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber0
19Jack DoohanAlpine0
20Liam LawsonRacing Bulls0
PTeamPoints
1McLaren F1 Team151
         Poles: 3       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 3
2Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team93
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3Oracle Red Bull Racing71
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
4Scuderia Ferrari HP57
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
5MoneyGram Haas F1 Team20
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Atlassian Williams Racing19
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team10
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Visa Cash App Racing Bulls7
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10BWT Alpine F1 Team6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2025 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of April 13)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo123
2Alex MarquezGresini Racing106
3Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo97
4Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR4678
5Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR4648
6Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR38
7Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing32
8Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha30
9Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing29
10Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol26
11Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM24
12Brad BinderRed Bull KTM22
13Enea BastianiniKTM Tech321
14Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing20
15Jack MillerPramac Racing19
16Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha14
17Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol10
18Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech38
19Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing5
20Augusto FernandezPramac Racing3
21Miguel OliveiraPramac Racing2
22Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing1
23Somkiat ChantraIdemitsu Honda LCR0
24Jorge MartinAprilia Racing0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team220
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 4       GP wins: 4
2BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP126
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team126
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing46
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP44
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Honda LCR MotoGP38
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Honda HRC Castrol36
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Trackhouse MotoGP Team34
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Aprilia Racing33
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Red Bull KTM Tech329
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Prima Pramac Racing24
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0