Lorenzo over Marquez in Jerez
His winning margin of 5.576s was an indication of just how much he was in control of the race, as he even had time to salute the fans on his final lap before crossing the line to take the checkered flag.
Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez rode valiantly with his broken finger and even managed to hold off a charging Valentino Rossi (+11.586s) at the end of the race to claim second. Rossi was 2 seconds behind Marquez with 10 laps to go, and the Spaniard must have had a feeling of déjàvu when his pit board said Rossi had closed the gap to a second with only seven laps left.
Unlike in Argentina he managed to respond to keep the Italian at bay with Rossi eventually crossing the line in third, a further six seconds back, to claim his 200th World Championship podium.
CWM LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow secured a rather lonely 4th place to finish as the leading satellite rider 3.8s ahead of Pol Espargaro on the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 M1. Ducati Team’s Andrea Iannone won a hard fought battle for sixth against Aleix Espargaro on the Team Suzuki Ecstar GSX-RR.
Bradley Smith finished in eighth, while Andrea Dovizioso (9th) had to ride through the field after running wide a twice during the opening laps and finding himself down in 25th.
Pramac Racing’s Yonny Hernandez completed the top ten with Hector Barbera finishing as the top Open class rider in 14th, just ahead of Aprilia Racing Team Gresini’s Alvaro Bautista (15th) who claimed the final Championship point.
Rossi (82pts) now has a 15-point advantage over Andrea Dovizioso (67pts) in the MotoGP World Championship standings whilst Jorge Lorenzo (62pts) has moved into third at the expense of Marquez (56pts).
Results
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
| 1 | LORENZO Jorge | 99 | SPA | 25 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 44'57.246 |
| 2 | MARQUEZ Marc | 93 | SPA | 20 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | +5.576 |
| 3 | ROSSI Valentino | 46 | ITA | 16 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | +11.586 |
| 4 | CRUTCHLOW Cal | 35 | GBR | 13 | CWM LCR Honda | Honda | +22.727 |
| 5 | ESPARGARO Pol | 44 | SPA | 11 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | +26.620 |
| 6 | IANNONE Andrea | 29 | ITA | 10 | Ducati Team | Ducati | +27.021 |
| 7 | ESPARGARO Aleix | 41 | SPA | 9 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | +35.445 |
| 8 | SMITH Bradley | 38 | GBR | 8 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | +36.296 |
| 9 | DOVIZIOSO Andrea | 4 | ITA | 7 | Ducati Team | Ducati | +41.933 |
| 10 | HERNANDEZ Yonny | 68 | COL | 6 | Pramac Racing | Ducati | +51.072 |
| 11 | VINALES Maverick | 25 | SPA | 5 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | +51.674 |
| 12 | PETRUCCI Danilo | 9 | ITA | 4 | Pramac Racing | Ducati | +52.421 |
| 13 | REDDING Scott | 45 | GBR | 3 | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | +53.052 |
| 14 | BARBERA Hector | 8 | SPA | 2 | Avintia Racing | Ducati | +53.200 |
| 15 | BAUTISTA Alvaro | 19 | SPA | 1 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | +57.344 |
| 16 | BRADL Stefan | 6 | GER | 0 | Athina Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha | +59.018 |
| 17 | HAYDEN Nicky | 69 | USA | 0 | Aspar MotoGP Team | Honda | +1'01.506 |
| 18 | LAVERTY Eugene | 50 | IRE | 0 | Aspar MotoGP Team | Honda | +1'03.163 |
| 19 | MELANDRI Marco | 33 | ITA | 0 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | +1'06.895 |
| 20 | MILLER Jack | 43 | AUS | 0 | CWM LCR Honda | Honda | +1'14.182 |
| 21 | DE ANGELIS Alex | 15 | RSM | 0 | Athina Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha | +1'26.832 |
| 22 | DI MEGLIO Mike | 63 | FRA | 0 | Avintia Racing | Ducati | +1 lap |
| 23 | AOYAMA Hiroshi | 7 | JPN | 0 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | DNF |
| 24 | BAZ Loris | 76 | FRA | 0 | Athina Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha | DNF |
| 25 | ABRAHAM Karel | 17 | CZE | 0 | AB Motoracing | Honda | DNF |
Rider Standings
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor |
| 1 | ROSSI Valentino | 46 | ITA | 82 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
| 2 | DOVIZIOSO Andrea | 4 | ITA | 67 | Ducati Team | Ducati |
| 3 | LORENZO Jorge | 99 | SPA | 62 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha |
| 4 | MARQUEZ Marc | 93 | SPA | 56 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
| 5 | IANNONE Andrea | 29 | ITA | 50 | Ducati Team | Ducati |
| 6 | CRUTCHLOW Cal | 35 | GBR | 47 | CWM LCR Honda | Honda |
| 7 | SMITH Bradley | 38 | GBR | 36 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha |
| 8 | ESPARGARO Aleix | 41 | SPA | 31 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki |
| 9 | ESPARGARO Pol | 44 | SPA | 26 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha |
| 10 | VINALES Maverick | 25 | SPA | 20 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki |
| 11 | PETRUCCI Danilo | 9 | ITA | 19 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
| 12 | REDDING Scott | 45 | GBR | 13 | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda |
| 13 | HERNANDEZ Yonny | 68 | COL | 12 | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
| 14 | PEDROSA Dani | 26 | SPA | 10 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
| 15 | BARBERA Hector | 8 | SPA | 10 | Avintia Racing | Ducati |
| 16 | MILLER Jack | 43 | AUS | 6 | CWM LCR Honda | Honda |
| 17 | AOYAMA Hiroshi | 7 | JPN | 5 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda |
| 18 | HAYDEN Nicky | 69 | USA | 3 | Aspar MotoGP Team | Honda |
| 19 | BAZ Loris | 76 | FRA | 2 | Athina Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha |
| 20 | BAUTISTA Alvaro | 19 | SPA | 2 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia |
| 21 | BRADL Stefan | 6 | GER | 1 | Athina Forward Racing | Forward Yamaha |