was 18th, behind Xavier Simeon
(Reale Avintia Ducati) and ahead
of Scott Redding (Aprilia). Sime-
on's teammate Jordi Torres did
not start, after breaking bones
in his hand in a practice crash;
Karel Abraham (Angel Nieto
Ducati) stopped out on track with
a mechanical failure.
Ducati tester Michele Pirro,
riding Jorge Lorenzo's bike, was
another crash victim of the last
hairpin.
With Marquez already cham-
pion, his score now up to
321, Rossi's zero-score meant
Dovizioso is safe in second
overall at 220. Rossi has 195,
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replacement Stefan Bradl (LCR
Castrol Honda) to take 13th, and
Bradley Smith (Red Bull KTM) to
fall behind Takaaki Nakagami's
LCR Honda, for the last point.
The still pointless second EG-
VDS rider Thomas Luthi was
16th again, missing out by two
seconds. A remounted Rossi
