MOTO GP : Rins ousts Marquez by 0.013 to win dramatic British GP

Suzuki star steals victory from Championship leader’s grasp at Woodcote as we witness two big-hitters crash at Turn 1

Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) claimed a sensational victory at the GoPro British Grand Prix as he and Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) treated us to a phenomenal MotoGP™ race, the Suzuki man eventually beating the Honda rider to the line in a stunning finish. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) picked up P3 but there was drama at the first turn involving Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team).

Silverstone was set for a barnstormer, but nobody saw what was coming at the first corner. The lights went out and heading into Copse for the first time, Quartararo’s back end slipped round as the Frenchman reacted to Rins getting out of shape in front of him. Quartararo crashed and unable to take avoiding action, Dovizioso collided with the stricken Petronas Yamaha as two leading race contenders crashed out on Lap 1. Dovi headed to the medical centre for a checkup after landing heavily and was later transported to Coventry hospital, confirmation that Dovi has no broken bones, but he needs further checks after taking a big knock to the head.

Meanwhile, Marquez had got away well from pole and was leading the race from second place Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), with Rins third. The latter didn’t take much time to pass ‘The Doctor’ though and the number 42 slipped into second, with himself and Marquez slowly edging clear of Rossi in third. On Lap 4, the leading duo were over a second clear, with the gap to Rossi stretching lap by lap as Viñales smelt blood on his teammate. Lap 6 ticked by and Viñales pounced, passing Rossi down the Hanger Straight but at this point, Marquez and Rins were over two seconds up the road.

Rins was locked onto the tailpipes of Marquez. Sector one and three looked like the areas where Rins had an edge on the number 93 and on Lap 8, the Suzuki was leading. Coming up the hill from Copse, Marquez sat up slightly to seemingly tell Rins: ‘go on then, you can lead for a bit.’ That didn’t last long however, Rins was wide at Stowe corner and it was Marquez who had the baton once more. There was nothing to separate the pair, with Viñales flirting around the 1.5/2 second margin behind.

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With four laps remaining, an error. On the exit of the Vale chicane, Rins was out the seat. This dropped Rins 0.6 back to give Marquez some breathing space but would it be the turning point of the Grand Prix? No. Rins reeled in Marquez by the end of the lap as we set ourselves for a tense final three laps. In the meantime, Viñales was still hovering at 1.5 seconds back.

On the penultimate lap, Rins made a move stick. A unique one too, the GSX-RR dived under the RC213V at Turn 15 but immediately, on the Wellington Straight, Marquez blasted back past. Last lap time, nothing between them. But a Yamaha rider was now just 0.5 back from Rins – surely Viñales couldn’t claw this back? A little further down the road, Marquez was on the defensive. Heading into Sector 3 – a place Rins had been strong all race – the Repsol Honda was holding the tight line. No way through at The Loop for Rins, but would Marquez’ run onto the straight be hampered? Seemingly not. Marquez held it into Brooklands – the last real overtaking manoeuvre – but Rins was strong round Luffield and through Woodcote. The lap previous saw Rins get alongside Marquez round the outside at the finish line – Roberts and Sheene esque from 1979 – but was ran wide. At the final corner, Marquez knew Rins had the advantage and tried to cover it off. The Repsol Honda had a slight twitch as Rins took a wide, sweeping line on his Suzuki and spectacularly won the race to the line to win by just 0.013! Later on, Rins revealed he thought it was the last lap on the penultimate lap...

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Viñales was close, but not close enough to challenge in third. Rossi’s dreams of a return to winning ways faded as the race went on but nevertheless, ‘The Doctor’ will take the positives from another P4. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) had his mentor in sight but couldn’t quite hunt him down, a top-five for the Italian equals his best MotoGP™ result. Home hero Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) takes a P6 away from Silverstone after starting from ninth, the Coventry-born rider held off a late charge from Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) and close friend Jack Miller (Pramac Racing). The Ducatis finished seventh and eighth respectively, as Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) had the trio in his sights to land KTM a top 10. And completing the top 10 was Aprilia Racing Team Gresini’s Andrea Iannone – the Italian claiming his best result on board an RS-GP.

Johann Zarco (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Miguel Olveira (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) crashed out at The Loop with 12 to go, with Aleix Esparagro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) the other non-finisher.

A dramatic British GP ends with Rins on top of the world once more. 40 years on, the Suzuki man was able to do what MotoGP™ Legend Sheene couldn’t – pass a reigning World Champion at Woodcote to win at Silverstone. However, Marquez now sits 78 points clear in the Championship standings with Dovizioso’s early exit as we look ahead to San Marino.

Le Top 10 :
1. Álex Rins - (Team Suzuki Ecstar) - 40:12.799
2. Marc Márquez - (Repsol Honda Team) - +0.013
3. Maverick Viñales - (Monster Energy Yamaha) - +0.620
4. Valentino Rossi - (Monster Energy Yamaha) - +11.439
5. Franco Morbidelli - (Petronas Yamaha SRT) - +13.109
6. Cal Crutchlow - (LCR Honda Castrol) - +19.169
7. Danilo Petrucci - (Ducati Team) - +19.682
8. Jack Miller - (Pramac Racing) - +20.318
9. Pol Espargaró - (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) - +21.079
10. Andrea Iannone - (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) - +25.144

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MOTOGP : Dovi beats Marquez at the final corner to win Austria epic

An unbelievable battle between Ducati and Honda goes down to the wire in another sensational Spielberg spectacle

Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) keeps up Ducati’s 100% Red Bull Ring win record thanks to a stunning last corner pass on Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) as two MotoGP™ titans treat us to a breathless myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich. Rookie sensation Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) completes the podium.

Polesitter Marquez was lightning off the start, and so was Dovizioso. The two race favourites headed into Turn 1 in first and second as Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) got in slightly hot, almost clipping Dovizioso. Marquez and Dovizioso were incredibly close heading down the straight into Turn 3 as the two made slight contact at around 300km/h. Marquez had the inside line, Dovi on the outside as the two fought for first. Marquez was in hot though and ran wide, with Dovi having to sit his GP19 up. This allowed Quartararo to sweep through to the lead, with Miller and Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins getting by Marquez and Dovizioso on the exit, with the Repsol Honda rider lucky to stay on as tried to control his wheelie.

Dovi then got by Marquez into Turn 4 on the opening lap as the polesitter was demoted to P5. Meanwhile, Quartararo was getting the hammer down as the rookie took a 0.5 lead onto Lap 2, but Dovizioso and Marquez started to make up ground as they recovered from a frantic opening lap. Dovi was back up to second, with Miller holding off Marquez for the time being in third and fourth. Just behind was the fast-starting Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), ‘The Doctor’ climbing his way up to fifth from P10 in the opening exchanges to be in the battle for the podium.

It wasn’t long before Marquez had dispatched Miller as the top three started to edge away from the Pramac man, Rossi and Rins. On Lap 7, Quartararo was like a sitting duck heading into Turn 1 as Dovizioso used the Ducati grunt to blast into the lead. Moments later, Marquez did the same on his Honda. There was nothing Quartararo could do about the Yamaha’s lack of acceleration as he slipped down to third. Now, Dovizioso and Marquez were sitting first and second.

Was Dovizioso then slowing the pace down? It was hard to tell but the top five found themselves split by just 1.3 seconds, as the race would then end prematurely for fourth-placed Miller. The Australian slid out at Turn 9 on Lap 8 and just ahead of him, Marquez was through at the final corner. Then the duo started to pull clear. Not by a massive amount each lap, but Quartararo couldn’t match the pace of the Ducati and Honda as we set ourselves up for another almighty Austrian battle between the two leading contenders in the MotoGP™ World Championship.

Marquez threatened to stretch away but the gap didn’t rise above 0.4 seconds. It was clear the first half of the lap belonged to Marquez, but Dovizioso was the stronger man in the second part. The laps ticked by and there was nothing between them, Dovizioso attached to the back of Marquez coattails. With nine to go: a move was made. Dovizioso powered alongside Marquez as the number 93 had a quick glare at the Italian heading into Turn 1. The Ducati man made the pass stick and it was now the 2017 Austrian GP winner who had control.

Tensions were bubbling to boiling point as for the next five laps, Marquez trailed Dovi by 0.1, 0.2. Shadowing his great rival, where would Marquez choose to pounce? With three to go, we found out. Turn 7 was the unlikely location as Marquez stuck it underneath Dovizioso to regain the baton, was it the race-winning move? Serious questions were being asked of Dovizioso, but he was answering them. Marquez wasn’t pulling clear and heading into Turn 1 on the penultimate lap, Dovi went for it. Would he make it stick? Not quite, Dovi ran wide to allow Marquez to power back past.

Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) crashed out of contention on Lap 2 at Turn 3. The British rider hit the back of Tito Rabat’s Reale Avinita Racing Ducati after the Spaniard had to take avoiding action due to Pol Espargaro’s (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) bike cut out. Not the result KTM would have been looking for on home turf.

The 2019 Austrian GP will live long in the memory. Another breathtaking Dovizioso vs Marquez battle goes down to the final corner, and it’s Ducati who emerge victorious again. Sensational scenes as Spielberg delivers again. Classics guaranteed? You bet!

Silverstone is next up in two weeks. Who will triumph on British soil?

 Déjà vu: DovTop 10:

1. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team)
2. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.213
3. Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 6.117
4. Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 7.719
5. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 8.674
6. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 8.695
7. Francesco Bagnaia (Pramac Racing) + 16.021
8. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) + 16.206
9. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) + 17.350
10. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 20.510

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MotoGP™ - Sachsenring :Marquez completes a decade of dominance in Germany / Márquez en solitaire pour la dixième

Reigning Champion equals Rossi’s Mugello record of 10-straight wins at a single circuit to stretch his lead in the Championship

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) completes a decade of dominance at the Sachsenring after cruising to a 4.5 second victory at the 2019 HJC Helmets Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, the reigning Champion makes it 10 wins in a row in Germany to beat Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol)…

Marquez was sluggish off the line and it looked like he would get swallowed up heading into Turn 1 but the number 93 was last of the late brakers to dive back into the lead. Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) slipped back from second to sixth at the start as Viñales, Jack Miller (Pramac Racing), Rins and Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) all got past the Frenchman. And then, Quartararo’s race ended at Turn 3. The rookie went to get back past Ducati Team’s Danilo Petrucci on Lap 2 but the front of his Yamaha washed away from him as the 20-year-old crashed out of a race for the first time this season.

At the forefront of the MotoGP™ freight train, Marquez was conducting the pace from Viñales, with Crutchlow and Rins demoting Miller down to fifth as the top four started to edge clear of the rest. Edging clear of everyone though was King of the Ring Marquez. A 1:21.228 – a new lap record – on Lap 5 saw Marquez’ lead creep up to just under a second over Rins, with the latter also stretching his advantage over Viñales and Crutchlow to the same distance.

Marquez was in the groove as the seven-time Champion showed exactly why the Sachsenring is his playground. The Repsol Honda man wasn’t powering away at a rapid rate, but a tenth a lap on Laps 8 and 9 saw his lead go up to 1.5, but then the hammer was well and truly down. Lap 10 saw Marquez go 0.4 faster than Rins as the gap rose above the two-second barrier and from then on, there was no stopping the nine-time Sachsenring winner.

The battle for the podium was well and truly on though. Crutchlow was shadowing Viñales who in turn was sitting a second back from Rins, with the gap remaining constant between the trio as we passed the mid-stage of the race. At this point, the battle for fifth place was also hotting up as Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso and Petrucci were going head-to-head with fellow GP19 rider Miller, Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar), Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Aprilia Racing Team Gresini’s Aleix Espargaro.

In the race for P2, disaster then struck at the top of ‘The Waterfall’. Rins remained 0.9 clear of Viñales and Crutchlow but at the Ralf Waldmann corner, the Suzuki slid out of contention for his second consecutive DNF. This left Marquez with an unassailable 4.9 lead with 12 to go.

The last ten laps was just about controlling the gap for Marquez as he saw a 10th Sachsening win appear ever closer, but who would finish second? Crutchlow had been attached to Viñales’ back wheel for the entirety and with two laps to go, the duo were separated by nothing. However, the number 35 then had a front-end scare at Turn 10. A warning sign to the British rider that the left-hand side of the tyre wasn’t far away from throwing in the towel, with Crutchlow running wide and subsequently giving up the second place chase. Marquez crossed the line to win his fifth race of 2019, the seventh consecutive year he’s won five or more races in a season – a record that sees him surpass MotoGP™ Legend Giacomo Agostini and nine-time Champion Rossi who both managed to do it for six straight years.

Viñales crossed the line to take his second straight podium of the season with Crutchlow getting his equal best result of the year in third, his first rostrum since the Qatar GP after battling a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a small fracture to the top of his tibia this weekend. The podium may have been decided but there were important points in the Championship to be decided just down the road.

Rossi had lost touch on the battle for fourth in the latter stages as it was Mir vs the three GP19s. with Marquez out in front, second in the Championship Dovizioso needed to limit the damage as much as possible. But Petrucci wasn’t going to let his teammate have it all his own way, the Italians exchanged P4 at the bottom of ‘The Waterfall’ before Dovi went to get back past Petrucci into Turn 1 with three to go. They both ran wide as Miller dived beneath them both, but the number 04 was aggressive and claimed P4 from the Australian as the battle between the Ducatis went down to the wire. Petrucci led them onto the last lap and he would hold fourth as the chequered flag came out, a terrific performance after his big get-off in Q2, Dovi produces another fine fightback to take P5, with Miller settling for a solid sixth.

Mir picked up his third consecutive top ten in seventh, a great ride from the rookie, with Rossi ending his run of three-straight DNFs with a P8 at the Sachsenring. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) finishes ninth in Germany to build on his fifth place in Assen as Jorge Lorenzo’s replacement Stefan Bradl (Repsol Honda Team) grabbed his second top ten of the season, a cracking effort from the German rider in front of his home fans.

Was it ever in doubt? Marquez King of the Ring reign stretches to a decade. The seven-time Champion goes into the summer break with a 58-point buffer over Dovizioso in the Championship standings, with Petrucci just six points off his teammate.

The MotoGP™ riders have three weeks off now, time to recharge the batteries ahead of the Czech GP.

Avec une avance très confortable sur Viñales et Crutchlow, le n°93 reste invaincu en Allemagne, Fabio ayant chuté en début de course.

La météo matinale humide est oubliée au Sachsenring, où les nuages ont fait place à un franc soleil pour le départ du HJC Helmets Grand Prix d’Allemagne. Malgré un bel envol de Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT), Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda Team) résiste au premier virage, le Français se faisant même pousser par Jack Miller (Pramac Racing), laissant la deuxième place à Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) emmenant Álex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar), l’Australien et Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) pour un groupe s’échappant rapidement.

Dans sa lutte pour conserver sa cinquième place face à Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) à l’amorce du deuxième tour, Fabio chute pour son deuxième abandon cette saison. La désillusion française est finalement totale, Johann Zarco (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) chutant dans le virage 3 au troisième tour, tandis que Rins double Viñales le tour suivant.

Dès le sixième tour, Márquez crée un trou d’une seconde sur Rins, Viñales étant désormais sous la menace de Crutchlow. À mi-course, l’avance du pilote Honda passe à 3 secondes, le duo Viñales-Cruthclow passant à 4 secondes, un peloton se formant à 9 secondes avec Petrucci, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team), Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) , Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) et les deux frères Espargaró.

Malheureusement pour Rins, l’Espagnol chute et perd encore une opportunité de gros points après le zéro pointé d’Assen la semaine précédente. Le pilote Suzuki laisse filer Márquez, possédant cinq secondes au tour 20 sur son nouveau dauphin Viñales, avec Crutchlow dans sa roue.

Bien que relégué à 15 secondes à 5 tours de l’arrivée, le groupe de poursuivants est animé, mené par les Ducati officielles ainsi que celle de Miller, et où la chute Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) fait rater de précieux points à Aprilia. Avant-dernier tour, Crutchlow bute toujours et tente de passer Viñales, mais échoue et se fait distancer, le podium est donc figé, tout comme la victoire. Le Top 5 est complété par Petrucci et Dovizioso, les pilotes Ducati terminant roue dans roue.

Marc Márquez signe donc son septième trophée consécutif sur le Sachsenring en MotoGP™ et le dixième toutes catégories confondues, égalant le record de Rossi sur un même circuit. Il étend son avance au championnat, avec 185 points, soit 58 de plus sur Dovizioso et 52 sur Petrucci. Alex Rins perd encore du terrain au classement, toujours quatrième mais avec un avantage fondant à 16 points sur Viñales désormais cinquième, et 21 points sur Rossi. Avec son abandon, Quartararo rétrograde huitième à 67 points, 3 longueurs derrière Miller et ex-aequo avec Cal Cruchtlow, Morbidelli revenant 10e à égalité avec Pol Espargaró (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing).

Le Top 10

1. Marc Márquez - (Repsol Honda Team)
2. Maverick Viñales - (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) - +4.587
3. Cal Crutchlow - (LCR Honda Castrol) - +7.741
4. Danilo Petrucci - (Ducati Team) - +16.577
5. Andrea Dovizioso - (Ducati Team) - +16.669
6. Jack Miller - (Pramac Racing) - +16.836
7. Joan Mir - (Team Suzuki Ecstar) - +17.156
8. Valentino Rossi - (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) - +19.110
9. Franco Morbidelli - (Petronas Yamaha SRT) - +20.634
10. Stefan Bradl - (Repsol Honda Team) - +22.708

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Après la trêve estivale, le MotoGP™ reviendra à Brno 2 au 4 août.

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MotoGP : Viñales unstoppable as he strides to Assen victory

Maverick was Top Gun for the first time in 2019 to make it five winners in eight races

Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) earned his and Yamaha’s first win of the season after a magnificent ride on Sunday afternoon at the Motul TT Assen, the Spaniard beats second place Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) and polesitter Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) after the trio treated us to a fantastic scrap in the Netherlands. 

Quartararo didn’t make a bad start from pole position, but two blue machines shot to the fore as the lights went out for the MotoGP™ race. Team Suzuki Ecstar duo Alex Rins and Joan Mir went P1 and P2 into Turn 1, with Viñales getting the better of Quartararo into Turn 1 as the number 12 Yamaha got out of shape on the exit. Quartararo got back at Viñales heading into Turn 5 though, with Marquez P5 off the start as the two Suzukis led the premier class freight train around the opening lap at the Cathedral of Speed.

Sitting as one of the pre-race favourites, Rins was looking comfortable at the front as he eyed win number two of the season. But on Lap 3, his race would end at Turn 9 – Rins tucked the front and slid out of contention, leaving rookie teammate Mir in the lead of a MotoGP™ race for the first time. The 2017 Moto3™ World Champion wouldn’t keep it for long though, Mir ran wide at Turn 16 to let Quartararo through.

It wasn’t long before Marquez and Viñales would follow the Frenchman through as Marquez soon became the meat in a Yamaha sandwich. Meanwhile, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) had made a cracking start from P11 to get himself into P4, just behind the leading trio, with Mir dropping into the clutches of Ducati Team’s Danilo Petrucci in the battle for 5th.

Quartararo, Marquez and Viñales were locked together with Dovi just under a second back. Viñales was looking eager to get past Marquez but heading into Turn 1 on Lap 10, the factory Yamaha man ran wide and lost over half a second to the duo. At the front, Quartararo was struggling to control his YZR-M1 heading out of Turn 5 and onto the back straight. The 20-year-old kept having to shut the throttle to avoid a bucking bronco effect as Marquez closed right in, no such problems for him down the straight as the number 93 took the lead on Lap 11.

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Viñales reeled Marquez and Quartararo back in and it wasn’t long before the latter was back past Marquez after the Spaniard made a mistake at Turn 1. This trio had now dropped Dovi as the Italian found himself in company with teammate Petrucci and Mir. However, all the focus was at the front. With 11 laps to go, Viñales was your new race leader – Quartararo wrestling his M1 again down the back straight as the Frenchman slipped to third. With 10 to go, Quartararo was seemingly struggling. 0.9 was the gap to Viñales and Marquez as it became a two-way scrap for the win.

Was the pressure getting to the leading Yamaha? Another mistake into Turn 1 let Marquez through with nine to go but Viñales regrouped and re-passed the Championship leader. Now, we started to see Viñales get in the groove as he set two consecutive personal best laps. Marquez stayed with him but once clear of Quartararo, thinking about the Championship, the Repsol Honda started to back off as Viñales’ pace was superior. Viñales’ lead was over a second with two to go and with Repsol Honda Team Manager Alberto Puig leaning over pit wall to tell Marquez that P2 was more than ok, Viñales could enjoy the last lap as he came round to claim his first win since the 2018 Australian GP. It’s a win that means four manufacturers have now won in the first eight races this season, with Marquez upping his title race advantage to 44 points heading to his fortress: the Sachsenring.

Quartararo, still not 100% fit after his arm pump surgery, picks up a second consecutive podium in P3 to leapfrog himself to P6 in the Championship. Dovizioso did well to come home fourth to limit the damage in the overall standings as much as he could, with Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) securing his equal-best MotoGP™ finish with a final chicane move on Petrucci – the Italian finishes sixth. Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) crosses the line seventh, the British rider had strong pace mid-race but a mistake at Turn 1 ended his P4 charge, with Mir also making a mistake late on to finish P8. The rookie was on for his best result of the season as he was embroiled in a race-long scrap with the Ducatis but nevertheless, it was a hugely positive weekend for Mir.

Completing the top ten was Jack Miller (Pramac Racing), a lonely ride for the Australian on a circuit he won at in 2016, with Andrea Iannone (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) earning his best result of the season in P10. Nursing a wrist injury, Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) led home older brother Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) – Aleix also riding injured – as Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Tech 3), Francesco Bagnaia (Pramac Racing) and Hafizh Syahrin (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) came across the line together to complete the points.

Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) were involved in a crash together at Turn 8 on Lap 5 – riders ok – as Karel Abraham (Reale Avintia Racing) also crashed, rider ok. Johann Zarco (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) retired from the race.

An intense battle sees Viñales kick-start his 2019 season with an awesome Assen win. Marquez heads to the Sachsenring as the clear favourite – and the clear leader in the Championship. We only have to wait a week to find out how the 2019 German GP will play out.

Top 10:
1. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP)
2. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) + 4.854
3. Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 9.738
4. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) + 14.147
5. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 14.467
6. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) + 14.794
7. Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) + 18.361
8. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 24.268
9. Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) + 26.496
10. Andrea Iannone (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) + 26.997

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