The following table shows the points and championship position at the midway stage of the 2015 MotoGP season compared with this time last year. The biggest difference is a drop of 111 points for reigning champion Marc Marquez, who had won all nine races this time last year but has only taken two wins - and suffered three DNFs - in 2015. The next biggest points loss if for Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa, no surprise given he has missed three rounds due to arm pump surgery. The biggest increase is by Movistar Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo, who has gained 69 points, followed by a 56 point rise for new factory Ducati rider Andrea Iannone. Iannone's Pramac replacement Danilo Petrucci has also...
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