2013 German motorcycle Grand Prix

Germany  2013 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 18 races in the
2013 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date14 July 2013
Official nameeni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[1][2][3]
LocationSachsenring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.671 km (2.281 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:21.311
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:22.066 on lap 16
Podium
First Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Second United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Yamaha
Third Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Belgium Xavier Siméon Kalex
Time 1:24.665
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Julián Simón Kalex
Time 1:24.809 on lap 5
Podium
First Spain Jordi Torres Suter
Second Italy Simone Corsi Speed Up
Third Spain Pol Espargaró Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Spain Álex Rins KTM
Time 1:27.300
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Luis Salom KTM
Time 1:27.183 on lap 4
Podium
First Spain Álex Rins KTM
Second Spain Luis Salom KTM
Third Spain Maverick Viñales KTM

The 2013 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2013 MotoGP season. It was scheduled to be held at the Sachsenring in Hohenstein-Ernstthal on 14 July 2013.

In Moto2, Kalex rider Xavier Siméon secured his first pole position, the first for a Belgian rider since Didier de Radiguès took pole position in the 250cc class at the 1989 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix.[4]

In MotoGP, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa were forced out of the event due to injuries.

Cal Crutchlow, Marc Márquez and Valentino Rossi, celebrating on the podium after finishing second, first and third in the MotoGP race.
  1. ^ "2013 German MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2013 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Sachsenring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Maiden pole position for Simeon at Sachsenring". MotoGP.com. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.