Marc Marquez put in MotoGP, after recording a second consecutive victory, this time on the track "Laguna Seca".

Stephen Brandon drove from pole position and held leadership positions in more than half the race. Marquez made a relatively slow start and had to fight with Valentino Rossi. Brandon had a lead of 1.6 seconds. before his pursuer, but the factory Honda Marquez quickly catch up. There was a long battle, eventually Marquez took top maneuver after the last turn. Brandon quietly recorded his first podium in MotoGP, after finishing second behind Marquez. The latter already has a lead of 16 point lead in the standings. Rossi had to settle for third place. Doctor cope with stress, which shall give Alvaro Bautista. Both ended in contrast to only 6 hundredths to each other.

Marquez's rivals in the title race Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo finished in fifth and sixth place, which can be considered a success, given the fact that both run after injuries suffered.