MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix 2015 Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction

Jorge Lorenzo made some ground on Valentino Rossi at the 2015 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix on Sunday as he topped the standings.

The Italian finished third after being kept out by a heroic performance from Dani Pedrosa, who finished second.

As BT Sport MotoGP noted, Lorenzo is closing in on Rossi, as he gained nine points on his opponent:

According to Crash.net, the Spaniard admitted he was able to relax after compatriot Marc Marquez's crash:

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I make a good start as usual. I tried to ride at the maximum, Marc was at the limit to follow me. I didn't expect his crash and when I saw that I breathe much more deep. I couldn't open much more gap to Dani and I needed to push hard to keep this distance.

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Meanwhile, per BT Sport MotoGP, Rossi claimed he was happy with a podium finish:

Here are the full results and latest standings from the action in Spain:

Pos.	Points	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	Jorge LORENZO	SPA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	167.8	41'44.933
2	20	Dani PEDROSA	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	167.6	+2.683
3	16	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	167.6	+2.773
4	13	Andrea IANNONE	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	167.3	+7.858
5	11	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	166.2	+24.322
6	10	Aleix ESPARGARO	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	166.2	+24.829
7	9	Cal CRUTCHLOW	GBR	LCR Honda	Honda	166.1	+25.367
8	8	Bradley SMITH	GBR	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	166.1	+25.503
9	7	Pol ESPARGARO	SPA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	166.0	+26.452
10	6	Yonny HERNANDEZ	COL	Octo Pramac Racing	Ducati	164.9	+43.889
11	5	Maverick VINALES	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	Suzuki	164.9	+44.255
12	4	Scott REDDING	GBR	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	Honda	164.6	+48.176
13	3	Alvaro BAUTISTA	SPA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	164.5	+49.755
14	2	Eugene LAVERTY	IRL	Aspar MotoGP Team	Honda	164.5	+50.271
15	1	Nicky HAYDEN	USA	Aspar MotoGP Team	Honda	164.5	+50.364
16		Hector BARBERA	SPA	Avintia Racing	Ducati	164.5	+50.722
17		Loris BAZ	FRA	Forward Racing	Yamaha Forward	164.4	+51.997
18		Stefan BRADL	GER	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	164.3	+53.406
19		Jack MILLER	AUS	LCR Honda	Honda	164.1	+56.859
20		Mike DI MEGLIO	FRA	Avintia Racing	Ducati	163.9	+59.607
21		Toni ELIAS	SPA	Forward Racing	Yamaha Forward	162.9	+1'15.237

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Valentino ROSSI	Yamaha	ITA	263
2	Jorge LORENZO	Yamaha	SPA	249
3	Marc MARQUEZ	Honda	SPA	184
4	Andrea IANNONE	Ducati	ITA	172
5	Bradley SMITH	Yamaha	GBR	143
6	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Ducati	ITA	139
7	Dani PEDROSA	Honda	SPA	129
8	Danilo PETRUCCI	Ducati	ITA	93
9	Cal CRUTCHLOW	Honda	GBR	88
10	Pol ESPARGARO	Yamaha	SPA	88

Starting in second, Lorenzo raced into the lead from the outset, where he would remain for the rest of the race.

Marquez, who began on pole, was the only rider to get close to him but quickly crashed out as he slid into the gravel on the downhill Turn 12:

Andrea Iannone replaced the Spaniard in second, but Pedrosa and Rossi swiftly passed the Italian in the third and fourth laps, as the Grand Prix began at a frantic pace.

From there, an incredible 19-lap battle between Pedrosa and Rossi for second place ensured.

The Spaniard valiantly held off the relentless Italian throughout, never allowing Rossi to edge ahead for more than a second or two before roaring back into the lead as both doggedly fought one another.

The constant toing and froing continued right to the end, culminating in a sensational final lap:

Rossi is now just 14 points ahead of his Yamaha team-mate in Lorenzo in the world championship standings with just four races remaining.

Lorenzo will once again enjoy home advantage in the final race in Valencia, so it's set to go right down to the wire in what has been an incredible season of MotoGP.