MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 6 / MAY 22, 2016
AUTODROMO DEL MUGELLO / TUSCANY, ITALY
P86
solid 10th; Cal Crutchlow (LCR
Honda) a cautious 11th, deter-
mined at least to get a solid finish
after a nightmare season so far.
Hector Barbera (Avintia Ducati)
was a lone 12th; Eugene Laverty
(Aspar Ducati) eventually pre-
vailed over Stefan Bradl's Aprilia
after a long battle for 13th; Pol
Espargaro (Monster Yamaha)
after the race that arm-pump had
spoiled his pace. Vinales was up
to sixth, still a couple of seconds
adrift, but clear of top satellite
rider Smith, seventh marking his
best of the year.
Petrucci took eighth off Espar-
garo with four laps to go, and had
left him trailing by the end. Ducati
wild card Michele Pirro was a
fight was over, with Iannone now
third, Pedrosa tailing him over the
line by less than two-tenths.
Iannone set fastest lap of the
race on the last lap, and pro-
nounced himself happy with the
podium, but disappointed with his
bad start. "I had the pace to fight
for the win today," he said.
Dovi held on to fifth, explaining
