{"id":236925,"date":"2014-03-23T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/motogp-rossi-takes-fantastic-2nd-as-lorenzo-crashes-out-photos\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T01:54:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T23:54:02","slug":"motogp-rossi-takes-fantastic-2nd-as-lorenzo-crashes-out-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/blog\/motogp-rossi-takes-fantastic-2nd-as-lorenzo-crashes-out-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"MotoGP: Rossi takes fantastic 2nd as Lorenzo crashes out + photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Movistar Yamaha\u2019s <b>Valentino Rossi<\/b> has opened the 2014 MotoGP season by taking his second consecutive second place finish at the Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar this evening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The nine-time world champion made strong start from tenth on the grid, quickly closing down and passing several riders to take fifth by the end of the first lap. With rival Dani Pedrosa in pursuit, Rossi kept the pace up over the following laps, eventually passing Bradley Smith for fourth on the brakes going into turn one with 17 laps to go. Alvaro Bautista was the next to go as a determined Rossi moved up to third, keeping pole man Marc Marquez in his sights and engaging in the first of many fights with the young Spaniard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One lap later race leader Stefan Bradl crashed out, promoting the two battling riders. Rossi then took the lead with a pass on Marquez on turn 15. The two remained less than half a second apart, with Marquez regaining the lead with nine laps remaining. He was unable to shake his rival off, Rossi keeping within a couple of tenths until the final laps where he made several attempts to snatch glory. A final move on turn four on the penultimate lap was quickly taken back by Marquez, leaving Rossi to cross the line in second, just 0.259 seconds behind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The result gives Rossi 20 points and second place in the standings as the championship starts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Teammate <b>Jorge Lorenzo<\/b> had a disastrous start to his 2014 Championship tonight, crashing out of the Qatar Grand Prix on the first lap. Lorenzo made a trademark stunning start from fifth on the grid to grab the holeshot into turn one, leading the GP pack. His luck was not to last, a cold front tyre causing a low side crash just a couple of turns later and ending his race. 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