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crash four laps later. Ecstar Su-
zuki's Aleix Espargaro had been
unable to do more than push for
a while; and Dovizioso's team-
mate Andrea Iannone was now
fading off the back.
Here comes another charger:
E-G Marc VDS Honda's Scott
Redding had qualified seventh
but finished lap one 14th, feeling
most uneasy with his bike. By
half-distance that had changed,
and he sliced through the lot of
them to take a career-best sixth.
Smith was over a second
behind; while Iannone got ahead
of the fading Aleix.
Another battle for the final
points: won going away at the
end by Alvaro Bautista, whose
Aprilia teammate Stefan Bradl
had crashed out of the gang.
Second Suzuki rider Maver-
ick Vinales came through at the
(Left) Scott Redding
was the top Brit in
sixth place.
(Above) Nicky
Hayden ended the
day as the top Open
class finisher in 12
th
.
