MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 12 / AUGUST 2-4, 2019
AUTOMOTODROM BRNO / BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC
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a couple of goes to get by, but
once done, he could escape.
The strongest ride behind
them came from Cal Crutchlow
(LCR Honda) who had been 11th
on the grid after getting bam-
boozled by the wet qualifying.
He finished the first lap eighth,
quickly set about Danilo Pe-
trucci's factory Ducati, and then
tailed Rossi past Espargaro. By
lap eight he was ahead of the
Yamaha and even closing on the
lead group, but they were too far
away until the fading Rins came
(Above) Valentino Rossi had Cal Crutchlow hounding him for the first 10 laps until the
Brit made his way past. (Below) Johann Zarco's dream front-row start marked another
disappointing race with the Frenchman ending up 14th.
