MotoGP race cancelled at Phillip Island due to rain

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 06:20 · Archive

The final Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island was cancelled due to rain and poor visibility.

The final Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island was cancelled on race day due to persistent rain and poor visibility making conditions unsafe. Organisers pulled the plug despite a sell-out crowd. The Moto3 and Moto2 races were also called off. This marked an inglorious end to nearly three decades of racing at the waterfront circuit, two hours from Melbourne.

Marc Márquez of Ducati was denied the chance to stretch his championship lead. His fellow Spaniard Jorge Martin of Aprilia, who was ruled out with a fractured forearm sustained in Saturday's sprint, inadvertently benefited from the cancellation. Martin had been facing the prospect of losing further ground to Márquez with only four legs of the season remaining, starting next week in Malaysia. Instead he will leave Australia just ten points adrift.

Aprilia confirmed that Martin's injury was not as severe as initially thought and he would not require surgery in Spain. The team said he had sustained a non-displaced fracture of the distal radius and would undergo treatment over the coming days. Bezzecchi, also of Aprilia, is third in the standings, fifty points behind Márquez.

Phillip Island, which has hosted the Australian Grand Prix since 1997, will be replaced by a street circuit in Adelaide from next year.

How it is being reported

• Weather causes cancellation of MotoGP in AustraliaSunday's MotoGP race in Australia is cancelled because of bad weather at Phillip Island.BBC Sport · 25 Oct, 07:00
• Inglorious end as rain cancels final MotoGP race at Phillip Island in setback for MárquezTreacherous conditions put end to nearly three decades at venue Australian race will relocate to Melbourne street circuit next year Marc Márquez was denied the chance to stretch his world championship lead over injured Jorge Martin with the last Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island cancelled due to treacherous conditions. Organisers pulled the plug despite a sell-out crowd with persistent rain and poor visibility making racing unsafe. The Moto3 and Moto2 races were also called off. “Limited visibility has resulted in the cancellation of the Australian MotoGP,” organisers said. Continue…Guardian Sport · 25 Oct, 05:45
• MotoGP race suspended after adorable wallaby makes way onto trackMotoGP’s final Australian Grand Prix in Phillip Island was suspended during practice after a wallaby made it onto the track.New York Post · 23 Oct, 18:21

In this story: Phillip Island · Marc Márquez · Jorge Martin · Marco Bezzecchi · Adelaide · Ducati · Aprilia · Malaysia

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