Traditional MotoGP™ Island battles: what’s your favourite?

Thrills, huge-title spills and unexpected battles. The 2019 Pramac Generac Australian Bike Colossal Prix used to be yet every other go to endure in thoughts at Phillip Island as Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) and Maverick Viñales (Monster Vitality Yamaha MotoGP) went head-to-head for victory. Nevertheless how did this go evaluation to some diversified Island classics?

2004: Valentino Rossi vs Sete Gibernau

Two gigantic opponents went toe-to-toe at Phillip Island in 2004 as Gibernau aimed to rather damage Rossi and Yamaha’s title celebrations. The duo used to be 10 seconds certain of the realm, but in the cease – after a sensational final lap scrap – it used to be ‘The Physician’ who infamous his fourth premier class title with a make a choice. Smartly marvelous 0.097 splitting them at the line.

2005: Rossi beats Nicky Hayden

The Italian and the slack, gigantic American had been embroiled in an intense fight for many of the go, but the Yamaha man fair had the sting on his Honda rival to dispute his fifth-straight Australian GP victory.

2015: Championship tensions come up 

A four-rider scrap for Phillip Island supremacy in 2015 unfolded, and it used to be a pivotal go for the Championship. Repsol Honda’s Marquez took on Yamaha title opponents Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, with Ducati’s Andrea Iannone mixing it with the trio in an extremely intense go.

2017: Marquez vs the Yamahas

Two years later, Repsol Honda’s Marquez had to fend off a triple threat from Yamaha. Rossi, Viñales and Johann Zarco – in the cease – didn’t rather delight in ample to beat the number 93 on that day because the conclude four accomplished within two seconds of every diversified.

2019: a Marquez, Viñales classic

This twelve months’s fight used to be ethical up there with the handiest. Marquez and Viñales had been in yet every other league on go day, while an not probably three-manufacturer combat unravelled in the support of.